Clarence L. Timberlake papers, 1914-1960

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Clarence L. Timberlake papers, 1914-1960

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Collection consists of correspondence, speeches, photographs, newspaper clippings and journal articles related to Clarence L. Timberlake from 1914 to 1960. The papers contain information on Timberlake's activities regarding African American education, civil rights and black history in Kentucky. Included with the papers are letters to members of the United States Congress, Kentucky State politicians and various educators. Significant subject files of note include those related to the Kentucky Negro Education Association, West Kentucky Industrial College and the Flood of 1937.

2.5 linear ft.

Murray State University, Waterfield Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7945198

Murray State University, Waterfield Library

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Timberlake, Clarence L., 1885-1979

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Clarence L. Timberlake was an African American activist who sought to improve and expand educational opportunities for black Kentuckians during the early and mid 20th Century. He was born in Fleming County, Kentucky in 1885. He graduated from Kentucky Normal and Industrial Institute in 1904 and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Simmons University in 1930. Timberlake established a four year high school in Madisonville and teacher training schools at Pembroke and Greenville, Kentucky. He als...

Kentucky Negro Education Association

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State Association of Colored Teachers was established Aug. 22, 1877; reorganized into the Kentucky Negro Education Association in 1913. From the description of Kentucky Negro Education Association bulletins, 1923-1956. (Kentucky State University). WorldCat record id: 70972050 ...

West Kentucky Industrial College (Paducah, Ky.)

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