Grace Hightower papers, circa 1936-1976.

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Grace Hightower papers, circa 1936-1976.

The collection consists of the papers of Grace Hightower from 1936-1976. The papers include personal letters, correspondence relating to her published works, and letters relating to her work with the Georgia Department of Education, the Georgia Library Association, and the Southeastern Library Association. The papers also include speeches, notes and drafts of her published work on school library service, a notebook of collected materials regarding various authors, and miscellaneous articles, pamphlets, reports, pictures, and awards.

2 linear ft. (4 boxes, 4 oversized papers (OP), and 1 bound volume (BV))

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Georgia. Dept. of Education

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The Georgia Department of Education (DOE) oversees all aspects of public education in the state. Employing more than 380 people as of 2005, the department ensures that education-related laws are obeyed and that state and federal education funds are properly allocated. The department was created in 1870. The state superintendent of schools heads the DOE and reports directly to the governor. The superintendent also serves as the chief executive officer for the state's Board of Educati...

Hightower, Grace Townsend, 1893-1990

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Grace Hightower (1918- ), born in Brundidge, Alabama, was a librarian and served with the school library unit of the Georgia Department of Education from 1948-1976. From the description of Grace Hightower papers, circa 1936-1976. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173863234 ...

Georgia Library Association

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Southeastern Library Association

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