5.25 Linear Feet, 5 ft. 2 1/2 in. (12 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.), 5 reels of microfilm
Creator
Parker, Franklin, 1921-
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown,
WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
Correspondence, notes, government reports, newspaper clippings, bibliographies, news releases and other materials on education
in Zambia and northern Zimbabwe as gathered by a Benedum Professor of Education at West Virginia University. Addenda include:
1) vitae with list of writings, reprints, career scrapbook, and special journal issue authored by Parker on George Peabody.
2) Twenty-eight articles regarding mostly prominent educators, historians, politicians, scientists, etc. of the 18th, 19th,
and 20th centuries. Includes articles on: Arthurdale, West Virginia (1933); Philip Vickers Fithian (1747-1776), a "Princeton
Tutor on a Virginia Plantation"; and "General Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) and Philanthropist George Peabody (1795-1869) at White
Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, July 23 - August 30, 1869". Also includes biographical sketch regarding Franklin Parker and
research partner and wife Betty J. Parker.
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Conditions Governing Access
No special access restriction applies.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Franklin Parker, Professor of Education, Papers, A&M 2676, West Virginia
and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.