Papers, 1902-1934.

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Papers, 1902-1934.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191917741

This collection includes correspondence of Katherine Pettit from the Hindman Settlement School, and a commonplace book kept by Pettit which contain her observations and other information about the Hindman and Pine Mountain schools. The book also includes notes on Appalachian quotations and figures of speech.

.25 cubic ft.

Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky Guide Project Office

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SNAC Resource ID: 6961943

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Hindman Settlement School (Knott County, Ky.)

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Pine Mountain Settlement School (Pine Mountain, Ky.)

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Pine Mountain Settlement School was incorporated by Katherine Pettit and Ethel DeLong in 1913 and operated as a boarding school until 1949. In addition to regular academic subjects, students were involved in traditional music and dance activities, and a labor program that helped run the school and develop useful skills. In the 1930s the curriculum was refocused towards trade professions and skills for rural community living. During the 1940s, the school temporarily came under the administration ...

Pettit, Katherine, 1868-1936

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Biographical note: Katherine Pettit was born in Fayette County, Kentucky and attended the Sayre School in Lexington from 1885 to 1887. In 1902 she established the Hindman Settlement School in Knott County, Kentucky with her colleague, May Stone. In 1913 Pettit founded the Pine Mountain Settlement School in Harlan County. From the description of Papers, 1902-1934. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 191917741 ...

Stone, May, 1867-1846.

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