William Dallas Herring papers on North Carolina education, 1957-1980 [manuscript]
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Herring, William Dallas
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William Dallas Herring, born in 1916 in Rose Hill, North Carolina, served as a member of the state Board of Education for twenty-two years and as its chairman for twenty of those years (1957-1977). He was responsible for educational initiatives that still shape the lives of North Carolina citizens. Among these were the establishment of the community college system, the initiation of a statewide curriculum study, and the development of kindergarten programs. From the description of Wi...