GUIDE TO THE PAPERS OF THOMAS JACKSON
COATES
1921-1928
Compiled
By
Sheri Brewer
R.G. 2-President's Office
Coates, Thomas Jackson (1867-1928)
Paper, 1921-1928
2.25 Cubic Feet
1, 450 items
5 boxes
77A2
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Thomas Jackson Coates was born on March 17, 1867, in Pikeville, Kentucky.
He received his elementary and high school training in Pikeville and went
on to State College, Lexington, and later to Southern Normal School, Bowling
Green, where he earned the B.A. degree in 1904 and the M.A. degree in 1906.
After teaching in the rural schools of Kentucky from 1883-1889, he served
successively as principal of the Greenville public schools (1889-1895)
and superintendent of schools at both Princeton (1895-1907) and Richmond
(1907-1911). Coates became state supervisor of rural schools in 1911 and
served in this capacity until his appointment in 1916 as the third president
of Eastern Kentucky State Normal School.
Well-known for lectures given at teachers institutes for many years,
Coates won acknowledgment as the primary source of Eastern's growth and
improvement. During his term as president, he secured appropriations for
construction of four major campus buildings, Cammack, Crabbe Library, Burnham
Hall and the Coates Administration Building, in addition to the purchase
of the new Stateland Farm. More importantly, Coates' administration saw
the school's standards for teacher preparation greatly improved and the
two year academic program extended to four years with a resultant increase
in the variety of course offerings and the creation of many new departments.
Coates died on March 17, 1928, while still serving as president. Homer
E. Cooper served in the interim until Herman Lee Donovan succeeded to the
presidency on June 1, 1928.
THOMAS JACKSON COATES PAPERS
Description:
The Thomas J. Coates collection is composed of six boxes of material relating
to Coates' presidency at Eastern Kentucky State Normal School (1916-1928).
The material covers only a small part of Coates' term of service, primarily
the last two years. Unfortunately, many of the records from this period
of the university's history were either destroyed or lost through the years.
The majority of the papers cover general correspondence from 1926-1928.
Also included are a fragmentary collection of business records that pre-date
and follow his presidency and student teacher record cards from 1921-1922.
The material is arranged in alphabetical order by subject, then chronologically
within each folder, except the general correspondence which is arranged
alphabetically by correspondent.
Inventory
Box 1
Business Affairs-Bids-Administration Building
Business Affairs-Bids-Administration Building
Business Affairs-Buildings and Grounds
Business Affairs-Buildings and Grounds
Business Affairs-Contractual Agreements
Business Affairs-State Bank Accounts
Business Affairs-State Bank Accounts
Business Affairs-Stateland Purchases
Business Affairs-Time Balance Book
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1926
1927
1926-1927
1924-1928
1926-1927
1921-1931
1925-1945
1922
1921-1924 |
Box 2
Business Affairs-Trial Balance Book
Business Affairs-Trial Balance Book
Faculty Contracts
Faculty Contracts
Faculty Members List
Faculty Salary Schedules
General Correspondence- Abel-Averett
General Correspondence-Babb-Birckhead
General Correspondence-Blackerby-Brock
General Correspondence-Brong-Byron
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1911-1917
1923-1924
1925-1926
1926-1927
1926-1929
1927 |
Box 3
General Correspondence-Cain-Cammack
General Correspondence-Campbell-Cool
General Correspondence-Cooper-Cummins
General Correspondence-Dailey-During
General Correspondence-Eagle-Fuson
General Correspondence- Gareissen-Gumn
General Correspondence- Hale-Hutchins
General Correspondence- Jackson-Justice
General Correspondence- Kee-Krieger
General Correspondence- Land-Lyster
General Correspondence- McAllister-Myers
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Box 4
General Correspondence- Napier-Ownsby
General Correspondence- Park-Purdom
General Correspondence- Ragon-Ryan
General Correspondence- Rhoades
General Correspondence- Sanders-Sparrow
General Correspondence- Spickard-Sweets
General Correspondence- Tapp- Tyng
General Correspondence- Waddle-Wells
General Correspondence- Wesley-Zion
Open Forum- 1927
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Box 5
Student Teacher Record Cards- A-C
Student Teacher Record Cards- C-H
Student Teacher Record Cards- I-N
Student Teacher Record Cards- N-W
Student Teacher Record Cards- W-Z
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