A&M 2676Franklin Parker, Professor of Education, Papers, 1957-2008 A&M 2676Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 08:17:06 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Franklin Parker, Professor of Education, Papers Parker, Franklin, 1921- A&M 2676 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/795 5.94 Linear Feet 5 ft. 11 1/4 in. (12 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.), (5 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each) 1957-2008 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. West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/ English . Conditions Governing Access

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China Africa Zimbabwe Zambia Arthurdale (W. Va.) Northern Rhodesia - education. Education -- Zambia Education. SEE ALSO Schools. Education -- Northern Rhodesia Zambia -- Education Arthurdale Homestead Project. Education -- Africa, Southern Kanawha County - 1975 textbook protest. West Virginia University -- Faculty West Virginia University. College of Education Parker, Franklin, 1921- Hall, Clifton L. (Clifton Landon), 1898-1987 Horton, Myles, 1905-1990 Allen, James E., Jr., 1911-1971 Peabody, George, 1795-1869 Rugg, Harold Ordway, 1886-1960