Papers of Reamur Coleman Stearnes [manuscript] 1830, 1890-1940, 1942.

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Papers of Reamur Coleman Stearnes [manuscript] 1830, 1890-1940, 1942.

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The papers center on Stearnes' career in public education, especially his service as secretary of the Virginia State Board of Education, 1906-1913, as Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1913-1918, and with the War Camp Community Service, 1918-1922, in Georgia. Educational topics include textbook selection, teacher certification, courses, and his controversial bid for re-election as Superintendent, 1917. Of interest are the applications of physicians for state certification, Stearnes' review of their high school education credentials, and the religious and racial implications of his decisions. Other topics include civilian war projects during World War I, local political campaigns, and family and personal matters, particularly Stearnes' teaching and further education at New York University. There are also financial and legal papers from Stearnes' business ventures and legal career. Correspondents include Edwin Anderson Alderman, Paul Brandon Barringer, R.F. Boatwright, William Cabell Bruce, Harry Flood Byrd, T.A. Cairns, Charles Corbin, Arthur Kyle Davis, George S. Denny, Murray T. Edwards, James Taylor Ellyson, Henry Delaware Flood, Minetre Folks, Edward Christian Glass, William S. Gooch, Garrard Harris, Thomas Walker Harrison, William Eldridge Hatcher, Herbert Hoover, J.L. Jarman, W.H. Keister, John Preston McConnell, Henry Read McIlwaine, Thomas Riley Marshall, Thomas Staples Martin, Mary Cooke Branch Munford, Theodore Roosevelt, Mary MAnn Page Newton Standard, Claude Augustus Swanson, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson.

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