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

• Autore: Searles P. David <1933->
• Pubblicazione: Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1995; ©1995
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (238 p.)
• Disciplina: 370/.092; B
• Soggetto topico: Educators - Kentucky
• Soggetto geografico: Appalachian Region History
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: A college for Appalachia
• ISBN: 0-8131-5903-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787470603321
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