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| Repository: | Appalachian State University W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection |
| Creator: | Rhea School (Sullivan Co., TN) |
| Title: | Collection 264. Rhea School Collection of Papers, 1912 |
| Language of Material: | Material in English |
| Location: | For current information on the location of these materials, please consult Appalachian State University. |
| Abstract: | The Rhea School Collection of Papers consists of a March 6, 1912 Closing Exercizes Program from the Rhea School of Sullivan County, Tennessee. Also included are two pages from Thelma Barnes' Adventures in Education: Sullivan County, 1773-1983. These pages include a photograph and a description of the Rhea School. |
| This collection contains a material culture example of an early twentieth century one-room school located in Appalachian Tennessee. The program lists the names of the teacher, students and the titles of their recitations. | |
| Extent: | 0.001 linear feet, 1 archival folder |
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[Identification of item], Collection 264. Rhea School Collection of Papers, W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, NC, USA.
W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection purchased this collection from Bookworm and Silverfish in October 2005. The accession number was 05-49. It was opened to the public in 20??.
Processed by Kathryn Staley, October, 2005
Encoded by Kathryn Staley, October, 2005
The Rhea School was built in 1833 as a log building in the 23rd Common School District in Sullivan County, Tennessee. In 1911, a frame building replaced the log building. It closed in 1932.
| Education |
| Rhea School |
| Sullivan County (TN) |
| Collection 264. Rhea School Collection of Papers. | |||||||||
| Folder | |||||||||
| 1 | Photocopies of Schools and Superintendents of Sullivan County, pp. 1, 77-78. | ||||||||
| 1912 Rhea School Closing Exercizes Program. | |||||||||
