William Knox Tate Biography By Howard O. Long - Accession 1108 - M511 (561-562)

Authors

William Knox Tate
Howard O. Long

Files

Identifier

Accession 1108 - M511 (561-562)

Inclusive Dates

1952

Restrictions

Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections

Collection Size

288 pieces

Language

English;

Scope and Content Note

This collection consists of a photocopy of a1952 dissertation by Howard O. Long for a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the George Peabody College For Teachers titled, An Abstract of a Biography Of William Knox Tate: Southern “Educational Engineer”. The dissertation includes an extensive biography on Professor William Knox, Sr. (1870-1917) who was a former State Supervisor of Rural Schools in South Carolina, Superintendent of Memminger Normal School in Charleston, SC, and was a professor at Winthrop College from 1910-1914 and at the George Peabody College for Teachers in Tennessee. The aim of the dissertation was “(1) to point out the important work and to indicate the unique contributions of professor William Knox Tate to the field of Southern education in his role as “educational engineer,” and (2) to preserve for posterity a record of the works and thoughts of a great Southern educator so that history of southern education will be more complete.”

Provenance

The William Knox Tate Biography by Howard O. Long was donated to the Archives on September 23, 2003 by Elizabeth D. Webb.

Copyright

For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.

Finding Aid Citation

Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections, Winthrop University, "William Knox Tate Biography By Howard O. Long - Accession 1108 - M511 (561-562)". Finding Aid 1256.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/1256