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By Sharon Brown McConnell
Collection Overview
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Papers of Dr. Lucille Derrick, alumni and former faculty member, comprise .22 cubic feet. Although the collection is small, the warmth and vitality of the contributor is evident. These papers consist of Board of Regents minutes, class notebooks, correspondence, and memorabilia. Within each folder dated material is arranged chronologically.
Collection Historical Note
Lucille Derrick of Bellevue, Kentucky graduated from Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College in 1931. As a student she was a member of Sigma Lambda, YMCA, and the Eastern Progress Staff. Following graduation she served as secretary to Dr. W.C.. Jones, Director of Research at Eastern before going on to earn her Master of Arts degree in 1934 at George Peabody College for Teachers.
For the next few years she taught mathematics at Eastern. In 1946 she earned a Ph.D. in mathematics at the University of Chicago. She retired in 1973 as a professor off statistics from the University of Illinois, Chicago Circle. She was among the 101 Eastern graduates who received a Centennial Alumni Award in 1974. She currently lives in Chicago, Illinois.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives
Acquisition Source:
Derrick, Lucille
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
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Box 1],
[All]
- Box 1
- Barcode: 31234013798374
- Folder 1: Board of Regents
- Item 1: Executive Committee Minutes, 11 Jan 1933
- Minutes of meeting of Executive Committee Board of Regents, Eastern KY State Teachers College.
- Item 2: Board of Regents Minutes, 21 Jan 1933
- Minutes of meeting of Board of Regents of Eastern KY State Teachers College.
- Item 3: Letter to Gen. J.W. Cammack, 28 Jan 1933
- Item 4: Letter from Gen. J.W. Cammack, 4 Feb 1933
- Item 5: Letter to Mr. C.C. Weber, 21 Feb 1935
- Folder 2: Class Notebooks, 1924-1931
- This folder contains three notebooks kept by Dr. Derrick for specific classes in which she was enrolled at Eastern.
- Item 1: Latin A, 1924
- Item 2: Public Speaking, 1928-1929
- Item 3: Home Economics 101, 1931
- Folder 3: Correspondence, 1939-1946
- This series consists of business and friendly letters from members of the Eastern faculty written to Miss Derrick during the years 1941 to 1946. These letters are arranged chronologically with three undated items filed following these.
- Folder 4: Memorabilia, 1935-1974
- This folder contains mementos of Dr. Derrick's years at Eastern including programs and awards.
- Item 1: Program from dinner for Maude Gibson, 1935
- Item 2: Ted Shawn Dance program, 1936
- Item 3: Program from the Hanging of the Greens, 1942
- Item 4: Photocopy of photograph with President Martin, 1974
- Item 5: Front cover of program from the Hanging of the Greens, undated
- Item 6: Announcement of a Cooking School, undated
