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Collection Overview
Abstract
Pat Wear taught at Berea College from 1950 until he retired in 1980. Dr. Wear ("Pat") served as chairman of the college's education department and was a professor of elementary education and director of secondary student teaching. He continued to teach part-time after he retired. In addition to his academic work, Wear was an avid tennis player and was a leading supporter and influence for tennis in Berea and the state of Kentucky.
Scope and Contents of the Materials
These are the papers of Dr. Pat Wear and include writings concerning education and Appalachia, clippings, teaching handbooks and guides, newsletters, and papers and reports of many of the projects and committees Wear worked on during his time at Berea College.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Berea College Special Collections and Archives Catalog
Access Restrictions:
Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.
Use Restrictions:
There are no restrictions on the collection other than federal copyright regulations.
Preferred Citation:
[Item/Folder/Box Identification], RG 09/9.55: Pat Wear Papers, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Berea, Ky.
Processing Information:
Finding aid created 2016.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
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Series 1: Writings Concerning Appalachia and Education],
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Series 2: Newspaper Clippings],
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Series 3: Handbooks and Guides],
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Series 4: Pamphlets, Brochures, and Catalogs],
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Series 5: Newsletters and Bulletins],
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Series 6: Projects and Proposals],
[Series 7: Reports, Surveys and Statistics],
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Series 8: Conferences],
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Series 9: Correspondence],
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Series 10: Miscellaneous],
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Series 11: Erie School Survey],
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Series 12: Committee for Educational Enrichment],
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Series 13: Department of Rural Education],
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Series 14: Project Opportunity],
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Series 15: Knapp Hall],
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Series 16: Berea Community School],
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All]
- Series 7: Reports, Surveys and Statistics

- Box 4

- Folder 5: Report of the Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on Special Educational Programs, Berea College, 1968

- Folder 6: Printed Materials from Appalachian Resources Project, 1972

- Folder 7: Printed Materials from Appalachian Resources Project, 1973

- Folder 8: Basic Skill Performance in Appalachian Kentucky, 1980

- Folder 9: To Find and Reach the Needy, by J. Mace Crandell, 1967

- Folder 10: Carter County, Ky: A study of an unconscionable combination of politics and education, 1963

- Folder 11: Census information on 257 mountain counties of the south, 1950-1960

- Folder 12: Committee for the White House Conference on Education, 1956, 1957

- Box 5

- Folder 1: Statistics on Education and Schools in Appalachia

- Folder 2: An Exploratory Study of Child Rearing Practices in Jackson County, KY, Roswell D. Cox

- Folder 3: Fertility Data for the Southern Appalachian Region, 1930-1960

- Folder 4: How Kentucky Ranks: KEA Research Bulletin, 1974

- Folder 5: Kentucky Commission on Human Rights

- Item 1: Status of Women in Kentucky State Agencies, 4th Report, 1979

- Item 2: Black Employment in Kentucky State Agencies, 1980

- Folder 6: Reports from Kentucky Council on Public Higher Education, 1964, 1965

- Folder 7: National Advisory Council on the Education of Disadvantaged Children: Summer Education, 1966

- Folder 8: Reports by the National Teacher Corpsmen: Harlan and Breathitt Counties, 1966

- Folder 9: Reports by rural teachers, 1956

- Folder 10: The Southern Mountaineer in Cincinnati, by Roscoe Giffin, 1954

- Folder 11: Southern Regional Education Board, 1964

- Folder 12: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1955-1962

Browse by Series:
[
Series 1: Writings Concerning Appalachia and Education],
[
Series 2: Newspaper Clippings],
[
Series 3: Handbooks and Guides],
[
Series 4: Pamphlets, Brochures, and Catalogs],
[
Series 5: Newsletters and Bulletins],
[
Series 6: Projects and Proposals],
[Series 7: Reports, Surveys and Statistics],
[
Series 8: Conferences],
[
Series 9: Correspondence],
[
Series 10: Miscellaneous],
[
Series 11: Erie School Survey],
[
Series 12: Committee for Educational Enrichment],
[
Series 13: Department of Rural Education],
[
Series 14: Project Opportunity],
[
Series 15: Knapp Hall],
[
Series 16: Berea Community School],
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All]