GUIDE TO THE RICHARD ELMER JAGGERS PAPERS 1928-1965 Compiled By Tammy Jo Amsdam and Kevin Keefe Eastern Kentucky University Archives 1994
R.G. 82
Jaggers, Richard Elmer (1891-1965)
Papers, 1928-1965
4.95 cubic feet
8,250 items
11 boxes
94A2
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A Biographical Sketch
Donor Gift Agreement
Professional Activities Series
Publication Series
Subject Series
Writing Series
Richard Elmer Jaggers: A Biographical Sketch
Richard Elmer Jaggers was born on February 6, 1891, in Hart County, Kentucky, to Sarah Brown and (?) Jaggers. One of four children, Jaggers had two sisters, Roberta and May, and one half-brother, William Brown.
After receiving his diploma from Western Kentucky State Teacher's College, Jaggers obtained his post-secondary schooling at two universities. He received an A.B. degree in 1925 and a M.A. in 1926 from the University of Kentucky. Later, he attended Cornell University, where he earned his Ph.D in 1932. The main emphasis of Jaggers's studies were placed on rural education and school administration.
Dr. Jaggers's professional experience began in 1910 when he taught in a one-room schoolhouse for Hart County and the city of Marion, Kentucky. In 1932, Jaggers became the state's director of Teacher Education and Certification. By the time he retired from the State Department of Education in 1946 he had attained the office of chief of the Bureau of Instruction.
Jagger joined the staff of Eastern Kentucky State Normal School and Teacher's College (now Eastern Kentucky University) in 1926 as principal of the normal school; he also served as an instructor. Jaggers later served as chairperson of the Department of Education and Psychology at the State Teachers College in Florence, Alabama, before returning to Eastern in 1952 as a professor of elementary education.
Dr. Jaggers was recognized as an expert in his field and as the originator of important studies on rural education and teacher training, graduate programs at Eastern, and of the program of pre-service training of teachers, which has been adopted in nearly every state in the country. He was constantly in demand as a speaker throughout his career, teaching as a guest professor at six universities and addressing educational concerns to groups in thirty-six states.
R.E. Jaggers was an active participant in many education-related organizations. He was a member of the National Education Association (NEA) board of directors and repeatedly gave addresses at the group's conventions. In the organizations Jaggers belonged to, he played a leadership role more often than just being a conventional member. These positions included his role as secretary of the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification, president of the NEA Department of Rural Education, president of the Ohio River Valley Conference on Teacher Education, chairperson of the Southern Conference on Teacher Education, chairperson of the NEA Committee on Supply Preparation and Certification of Teachers, and chairperson of the Kentucky Commission on Teacher Education and Professional Standards. He also served as chairperson of the Kentucky council on Public Higher Education Advisory Committee on Teacher Education and as the council's first secretary. Jaggers was also acting secretary of the Central Kentucky Education Association (CKEA) for many years.
Dr. Jaggers's activities extended to the community as well. He served as president of the Richmond Rotary Club and was a member of the First United Methodist Church.
Jaggers published several books, produced because of his research in education. His most prominent works Kentucky Courses of Study (1931), Administering the County School System (1934), and State Department of Education-- A Forward Look (1955), the latter of which he co-wrote with four other authors.
Dr. Jaggers retired from service at Eastern Kentucky University to the position of emeritus professor in 1962.
Richard Jaggers married his wife Emma Geralds in 1912 in Hart County. They had one daughter, Frances, who married Bruce T. Dorsey, and two sons, Gerald, KEA director of publications, and retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Richard E. Jaggers Jr., who became director of the Division for Management Systems in the Kentucky Department for Human Resources. Dr. Richard Jaggers Sr. died in Richmond in 1975 and is buried in Elizaville, Kentucky.
*PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES SERIES*
DESCRIPTION: The Professional Activities Series is composed of six boxes (1-6) of working papers, conference and workshop reports, and official minutes relating to various councils or committees incorporating dates from 1933-1966.
All materials are arranged alphabetically by topic within each box. The Teacher Education Circulars are further arranged chronologically within each folder.
INVENTORY
BOX 1
Alabama State Teacher's Conference, 1950-1952
Conference on Professional Education of Teachers, 1950
Professional Education in the Teacher Education Program, 1951
Tentative Guide to the Teacher Education Program, 1952
Associated Programs in Educational Administration (APEA)
KY Associated Programs in Educational Administration Second State
Conference, 1956
Associated Programs in Educational Administration, 1955-1959
"The Community School" -- nos. 1-39, 1943-1946
Council on Public Higher Education (CPHE) --
Minutes, May 6, 1935 - Dec. 7, 1939
Council on Public Higher Education (CPHE) --
Minutes, June 3, 1940 - April 10, 1965
Council on Public Higher Edu. (CPHE) -- Minutes of Advisory Committee,
April 24-25, 1959 - January 9-10, 1961
BOX 2
Council on Public Higher Edu. (CPHE) -- Minutes of Advisory Committee,
March 19, 1962 - January 25, 1965
"Jefferson County Schools" -- pages 1-101, 1953-1954
"Jefferson County Schools" -- pages 102-215
Kentucky Education Association, 1931-1959
Miscellaneous, 1946-1963
BOX 3
Teacher Education Circular (TEC) - 1-35, Aug 12, 1933 - June 17, 1965
TEC - nos. 36-64, August 28, 1941 - May 31, 1946
TEC - nos. 66-80, September 25, 1946 - February 15, 1950
TEC - nos. 81-90, January 8, 1951 - April 7, 1953
BOX 4
TEC - nos. 91-100, June 1, 1953 - October 10, 1955
TEC - nos. 101-110, April 6, 1956 - November 20, 1957
TEC - nos. 111-120, February 4, 1958 - March 5, 1959
TEC - nos. 121-130, March 26, 1959 - June 23, 1959
TEC - nos. 131-140, June 24, 1959 - April 11, 1960
TEC - nos. 141-150, April 12, 1960 - October 26, 1960
BOX 5
TEC - nos. 151-160, October 19, 1960 - April 17, 1961
TEC - nos. 161-170, May 5, 1961 - May 4, 1962
TEC - nos. 171-179, May 21, 1962 - January 21, 1963
TEC - nos. 180-190, January 11, 1963 - August 1963
TEC - nos. 191-200, October 17, 1963 - May 1, 1964
TEC - nos. 201-210, May 7, 1964 - June 14, 1965
TEC - nos. 211-224, August 13, 1964 - March 22, 1966
BOX 6
"Tentative Course of Study for Lincoln Co School Grades 1-12"
- pages 1-136, 1949
"Tentative Course of Study for Lincoln Co School Grades 1-12"
- pages 137-282, 1949
TEPS: Columbus Conference - Studies of Changes in Teacher Education -
section 1-16, 1963
TEPS: Columbus Conference - Studies of Changes in Teacher Education -
section 17-32, 1963
TEPS: Columbus Conference - Studies of Changes in Teacher Education -
Miscellaneous, 1963
Workshop for Healthful Living in School and Community, 1947
*PUBLICATIONS SERIES*
DESCRIPTION: The Publications Series is composed of two boxes (7-8) of materials incorporating dates from 1928-1965. It includes Jaggers's collection of materials published and/or compiled by various authors and organizations. All materials are arranged within the folders alphabetically by topic and author, or by title in the event that no author was given.
INVENTORY
BOX 7
Administration of Kentucky Schools, 1928-1960
Crawford, A.B. et al. "County School Administration in Kentucky,"
1928-1929
Department of Education, Bureau of Administration and Finance. "Public
School Salaries," 1960
Lexington Public Schools. "Rules Governing the Board of Education of
Lexington, Kentucky," 1960
"Educational Bulletin (E.B.)," 1935-1962
"Educational Bulletin: Problems in the Organization and Supervision of
Instruction." June 1935
"Educational Bulletin: Getting the Schools Under the Way." June 1936
"Educational Bulletin: Procuring Teachers for 1946-1947." 1946
"Educational Bulletin: Evaluating the Community School." February 1947
"Educational Bulletin: Planning for School Plant Insurance Maintenance and
Operation." March 1958
"Education Bulletin: Accrediting Standards and Courses of Study for
Kentucky Elementary and Secondary Schools." August 1959
"Educational Bulletin: Summary Report Holding Power and Graduates
Kentucky High Schools 1956-1961." March 1962
Elementary Schools, 1944-1962
Brewton, John E. et al. "Pre-Service Education of Elementary Teachers."
1944
Castine, W.J. et al. "Living and Learning Experiences in the Elementary
Schools of South Carolina." 1948
Goodlad, John I. "Some Propositions in Search of Schools." 1962
The Nation Elementary Principal.
"Those First School Years." vol. XL, no. 1, September 1960
Evaluations of School Systems, 1962-1964
Bureau of School Service, University of Kentucky. "Measure of a Good
School." 1964
Kreitlow, B.W. "Long-Term Study of Educational Effectiveness of Newly
Formed Centralized School Districts in Rural Areas." 1964
Miscellaneous Topics A-C, 1961-1965
Allen, Wendell C. et al. "The Assignment and Misassignment of
American Teachers." 1965
Barnes, Roberta S. "Better Principals for Our Schools." 1961
Smith, Kerry G. "Current Issues in Higher Education." 1964
Miscellaneous Topics P-T, 1950-1962
Bale, Don C. "Professional Organizations Related to Academic Subject
Areas." 1962
National Congress of Parents and Teachers. "Study-Discussed Group
Techniques for Parent Education Leaders." 1950
National Education Association of the United States. "Teacher Supply
and Demand in Public Schools, 1958." 1958
Office of Armed Forces Information and Education. "Teaching: A
Second Career." 1961
BOX 8
Using Resources, 1946-1952
Ferrell, D.T. et al. "Resources-Use Education: Report of Education
37." 1946
Full Time Workshop Staff, Alabama State Teachers College. "Using
Health Resources in Our School Program." August 1950
Full Time Workshop Staff, Alabama State Teachers College. "Using
Natural Resources in the School Program." January 1952
Full Time Workshop Staff, Alabama State Teachers College. "Using
Resources in Our School Program." 1949
*SUBJECT SERIES*
DESCRIPTION: The Subject Series consists of one box (9) which contains personal letters from the Jaggers Family, as well as letters of business correspondence, newspaper articles concerning Jaggers's contributions to education, photographs of various county schools, and various writings on topics concerning education composed by authors other than Jaggers himself.
These materials cover dates from 1910-1965 and are arranged alphabetically by subject.
BOX 9
Correspondence - Business, 1932-1964
Correspondence - Personal, 1932
Miscellaneous, undated
Newspaper Articles, ca. 1931-1933
Photographs, 1910-1921
Writing Sequence, 1948-1965
*WRITING SERIES*
DESCRIPTION: The Writing Series consists of two boxes (10-11) of various essays, reports, and papers on topics primarily related to education. The writings cover such topics as assessments of school programs, influences of various factors upon education, and suggested methods to improve the field of education.
The materials cover dates from 1927-1964 and all are arranged alphabetically by title.
INVENTORY
BOX 10
Administering the County School System: Part One, undated
Administering the County School System: Part Two, undated
Administering the County School System: Part Three, undated
Advancing Education in Kentucky: Parts One and Two, 1956
Advancing Education in Kentucky: Part Three, 1956
Aim and Purpose of Using Resources in School System: Introduction and
Chapters One and Two, undated
Aim and Purpose of Using Resources in School System: Chapters Three,
Four, and Appendix, undated
An-C, 1931-1958
An Analysis of Experiments and Studies of Methods of Cooperative
Procedures in the Education of Teachers, undated
Analyzing the Job, 1945
Applicable Philosophy Underlying Educational Advancement, undated
An Appreciation of William Cecelius Bell, 1931
Areas of Increased Emphasis, 1947
Beliefs Basic to Democratic Education, 1940
The Blessing of Liberty, 1934
Brief Summary of Discussion Held on Nov. 28, 1958, undated
Building the Country Road, undated
The Bureau of Instruction and Its Work, 1947
Business Education and Reciprocal Relations, 1940
Certification as Related to Teacher Preparation and Supply, 1946
Colleges in a World at War: Suggested Action Program, 1946
Community Schools Share in Planning, 1944
A Continuing Study of Teacher Education in Kentucky, 1943
Cooperation in the Study of Teacher Education, 1946
Cooperative Study of Uniformity and Reciprocity, 1940
Coordinating Rural Education Programs, 1935
Curriculum, 1931
BOX 11
Ho-L, 1931-1960
How Americans Have Learned to Carry People and Goods, undated
How Firm the Foundation, 1953
Images of a Teacher, 1960
Improvement of Learning Conditions in Rural Elementary Schools,
1944
In-School Children and Out-of-School Youth, 1935
Interpreting the Spirit of Democracy Through the Schools, 1944
I See the White Cliffs, 1942
Is it Patriotic to be a Teacher? Yes! 1943
Kentucky Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, 1944
Kentucky Commission on Teacher Education and Professional Standards,
undated
Kentucky Public School Organization, 1945
Kentucky Schools in War Time, 1942
Kentucky's Educational Needs, 1945
Kentucky's School Program, 1944
The King's Highway, undated
The Land is Our Bounty, 1951
A Legislator Looks at the School Program, 1945
A Long Look Ahead, undated
A Look at Teacher Supply, 1945
Looking Ahead in Kentucky, 1946
Looking Ahead with the Teacher, 1933
Lost Generation, undated
M-Pri, 1931-1952
Making Learning Make Sense, 1952
Meeting the Needs of All of Kentucky's Children, 1945
Meeting the Needs of Teachers in Service, 1945
My Selves, undated
National Trends in Teacher Education, 1940
Needed Research Facilities for Education, 1945
Newer Trends in Rural School Organization with newspaper article:
"Rural School to be Radio Talk Subject," 1931
Old Wine in New Bottles, undated
On Human Relations, Undated
On-the-Job Training, 1946
Organization and the Work of the Division of Teacher Training and
Certification since February 1, 1933, 1933
Organization of Elementary Guides in Twelve-Grade Schools, undated
Personnel of Teaching Staff of Secondary School of Tomorrow,
1934
Philosophy of Educational Leadership, undated
The Place of Parent-Teacher Association Movement in Education, 1933
Practice Teaching Programs, 1950
Principles of Secondary Education, undated
Pro-Rep, 1929-1960
Problems in Improving Learning Conditions in Rural Elementary
Schools in KY, 1929
Elementary Schools in Kentucky, 1929
The Problems of Certification as they are Related to Teacher
Preparation and Supply, 1946
Professional Education and the Twelve Grade School, undated
Professional Growth Through In-Service Education, 1950
Program Atlanta, GA, Meeting, 1946, School Administrators, NEA:
Comprehending the Community, 1946
A Program of Rural Education in the United States, 1934
Programs of In-Service Teacher Edu Improves Instruction, undated
Process of the Cooperative Study, 1945
Public Works and Postwar Education in Kentucky, 1943
Putting the Idea to Work for Children, 1950
Quality Education Through Quality Teacher Education, 1960
Raising KY's Educational Standard Through More Functional
Educational Leadership Training, 1945
Redirecting Rural Education, 1934
Regional Standards for Teacher Education, 1940
Relationships in School Organization (chart), 1952
Report of Committee on Teacher Education, 1946
Report of KY Educational Commission, 1933
Report of Scores Given to the County Superintendent in Franklin
Co, KY, by Teachers and Principals, undated
Report on Materials: Production Projects in Cooperative Study of
Teacher Education to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1947
Report on Problems in Administration of County School Systems, 1929
Res-Sta, 1928-1959
Resource Use Education, 1948
Rural Education in Madison County: A Survey, undated
Rural Education Leadership, 1928
Rural Education on the Move, 1945
Rural Teacher Shortage--Remedies, 1942
The Rural School of Tomorrow, 1931
S. 1313 and the Nation's War Report, 1942
Scholarship in Action, 1940
School Problems and School Support, 1943
The Schools and the War Effort, 1942
The Selection of the Teachers of Tomorrow, undated
Ships of Discovery, 1932
Significant Learning: In Therapy and in Education, 1959
Social Adjustment and Parental Attitude, 1931
The Social South in Teacher Education, 1941
Some Characteristics of a Good Teacher, 1951
Some Evidences of Improvement in School Programs in KY, 1945
Some Problems to be Faced in Developing a Program as a Basis for
Issuing the Standard Elementary and the Standard Secondary
Certificate Based on the Master's Degree, undated
State and Institutional Cooperation in Preparation of Business Teachers,
1941
State Department of Education, 1944
The State Department of Education and its Function, 1945
State Supervision of Instruction, undated
State Supervision of Rural Schools, 1932
Str-Teacher Ce, 1927-1957
Straight Ahead--The Goal (Teachers Look at the Future), 1957
Suggested Adjustments in the Faculty Load, 1953
Suggested Competencies in Teacher-Edu. Curriculums in KY,
1953
Suggested Competencies Which Have Major Emphasis in Teacher
Education Curriculum at the Fifth Year Level, 1953
Summary of Conference of Classroom Teachers of Southeastern States
Held in Lexington, Kentucky, March 28, 1942, 1942
The Supervision of "Feeder Schools" by Central School, 1935
Survey of Office Space, Office Equipment, Office Personnel, & Office
Procedure in 108 Counties in Kentucky, 1927
The Teacher and the Report of the Community, undated
Teacher Certification and In-Service Education, 1940
Teacher Certification and Professionalization of Teaching, 1953
Teacher Certification by the State, 1940
Teacher Ci-Tw, 1932-1962
Teacher Education and Certification in Kentucky, 1940
Teacher Education--"Cradle to Grave Process," 1946
A Teacher for the Atomic Age, 1946
Teaching Load, undated
The Teacher in Our Midst, 1938
The Teacher in the New School, undated
Teacher Leadership in Pupil Progress, 1935
Teacher Preparation Moves Forward, 1935
Teachers and National Offense, 1944
Teacher Supply & Demand: Program of Action-- with Forward by
R.E. Jaggers, 1941
Teacher-Training from the Standpoint of the State, 1936
These are Our Institutions, 1948
These are Our People, 1948
This is Your World, undated
To the Council on Public Higher Education, 1947
Total Faculty Plans Teacher Education Program Training for
Emergency Teachers, 1947
Training for Guidance, 1962
Trends in Teacher Retirement, 1937
The Twelve Grade Principalship, 1932
U-W, 1930-1948
Unification of Public School Program Through Improvement of
Instruction in Elementary School on Basis of Scientific
Analysis, 1930
Unification Program, undated
Unified Program of Teacher Edu. and Certification in Southern
States, 1941
Uniformity and Reciprocity in Certification, 1934
Unifying Higher Education in KY Through Cooperation and
Coordination, 1946
Untitled Works, 1937-1947
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