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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460432703321

Autore

Searles P. David <1933->

Titolo

A college for Appalachia : Alice Lloyd on Caney Creek / / P. David Searles

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1995

©1995

ISBN

0-8131-5903-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (238 p.)

Disciplina

370/.092

B

Soggetti

Educators - Kentucky

Electronic books.

Appalachian Region History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. The Alice Lloyd Story and Appalachian Literature; 2. The New England Years; 3. Community Development in Knott County; 4. Higher Education Comes to Knott County; 5. Our Purpose Is to Train Leaders; 6. The Unwritten Pledge Redeemed; 7. Faith and Friends Sustain Us; 8. The Post-Lloyd Era; 9. Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Alice Spencer Geddes Lloyd was a New England woman with a mission in life. In 1916 she settled on Caney Creek in Eastern Kentucky, determined to bring higher education to this remote corner of Appalachia. The school she founded, now Alice Lloyd College, continues to serve the area and its people and to stand as a tribute to Lloyd's remarkable energy, determination, and vision.Lloyd's program combined a rigorous academic curriculum with an intense effort to instill a sense of service in the school's graduates. This education was provided free and required only that the students abide by Lloyd's