Guide to the Collection 287. Samuel Horton Collection of Papers, 1912

Guide to the Collection 287. Samuel Horton Collection of Papers, 1912 - 1979, n.d.

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Appalachian State University

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Special Collections
Carol G. Belk Library and Information Commons
Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina
28608 USA
Phone: (828) 262-4041
Fax: (828) 262-2553
Email: spcoll@appstate.edu
URL: http://www.library.appstate.edu/appcoll

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Repository:	Appalachian State University W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection
Creator:	Horton, Samuel
Title:	Collection 287. Samuel Horton Collection of Papers, 1912 - 1979, n.d.
Language of Material:	Material in English
Location:	For current information on the location of these materials, please consult Appalachian State University.
Abstract:	Samuel Horton Collection of Papers consists of Horton's photocopied high school and college documents, and correspondence from school and military life.
	This collection illustrates the experiences of a Watauga County, North Carolina native with both local and Piedmont education and military life.
Extent:	1 linear feet, 2 archival boxes

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Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

An appointment for research is required. No restrictions to access. No Inter-Library Loan.

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Copyright Notice

Standard federal copyright laws apply.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Collection 287. Samuel Horton Collection of Papers, W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, NC, USA.

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Acquisitions Information

Ruby Lanier donated this collection in December 2005. The accession number was 06-08. It was opened to the public in March 2006.

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Processing Information

Processed by Kathryn Staley, 2006

Encoded by Kathryn Staley, March 2006

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Biographical Note

Samuel Ferd Horton, son of David and Susan Horton of Sugar Grove, was born ~1895. He lived in Vilas. He attended Appalachian Training School (1912-1916) and Wake Forest College (1916-1917). He married Pearle Fuller in 1926 and had three children. He entered military service in 1918 and was stationed in Brest, France. He received a high school principal certificate by state-wide examination and received a law license in 1925. He worked at Walnut Grove School, as a principal at Union High School in Greenville, West Virginia, Wilkes County's Millers Creek High School, Oak Hill High School principal in the 1920s, and was principal of Cove Creek High School for 33 years. From 1942 to 1945, he served as Watauga County School superintendent while Howard Walker served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

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Appalachian Training School

Educator

Horton, Samuel F.

Wake Forest College

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Container List


Collection 287A. Documents Series.
Box	Folder
1	1	Wake Forest College, Appalachian Training School. (1912-1969, n.d.)

		Photocopies of 1916 general store account, Horton's 1927 high school principal certificate, 1935 Class Reunion list, Horton's 1916 Preliminary Education Blank signed by D.D. Dougherty, Transcription of "Old Gold and Black" (Wake Forest College's school song?), Horton's 1919 Walnut Grove District Teacher's Contract, Horton's 1921 North Carolina State Examinations, 1914-1916 Appalachian Training School programs, 1915-1917 Wake Forest College programs, 1912-1915 Appalachian Training School grades, 1917-1923 Wake Forest College grades, Correspondence, 1923-1969, n.d.
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1	2	West Point. (1923-1952, n.d.)

		West Point Visitors Information sheet; Fool's Gold anecdotes; 1952 Wedding Announcement between Samuel Horton and Peggy Stacy; David Horton's 4th grade 1942 Achievement Tests; 1950 Cove Creek High School Junior-Senior Banquet program; 1923 Lenoir News-Topic article "Oak Hill Closes a Successful Year"
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1	2	School Materials and Recommendations. (1920-1931, n.d.)

		Speech, n.d.; School Materials and Recommendations; Programs, 1922-1927; Correspondence, 1920-1925; Stock Certificate, 1931; B.B. Dougherty's address, n.d.; Teacher's Contracts, 1927-1929. (Speeches give information about Horton's attitudes towards education. Also included are letters from varous school officials about Horton's service.
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1	3	The Hatchet, published on the High Seas. (1919)

		January 15, 17, and 19, 1919 issues of The Hatchet.
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1	3	After World War I. (1918-1919)

		Letters from military personnel to Horton.
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1	3	Diary. (1917-1918)

		The 1917 and 1918 handwritten diaries are photocopied on the same pages. The 1917 diary contains favorite quotations and major world events as well as Watauga County deaths in 1918 and 1919. Diary entries are brief daily descriptions about Horton's experiences in Brest, France. The 1918 diary runs from April 1918 to 1918. The entries also provide information about his courtship with Ethel and Appalachian Training School experiences.
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1	4	Letters to home. (1916-1917)

		Horton wrote the letters to his parents from Wake Forest College, Brest, France, and Richmond, Virginia.
Box	Folder
1	5	Letters to home. (January - March 1918)


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1	6	Letters to home. (November 1918-1979, n.d.)
	7	Newspaper articles. (1918-c. 1980s)


287B. Audiocassette Series.
Box
2		Oral history, 13 March 1984.

		Oral history, 20 June 1984.


287C. Photograph Series.
The 35 photographs and eight negatives are of Horton's World War I experiences in Brest, France. Most of these images are of planes, bombs or sailors. Stored separately.