Walters Collegiate Institute Records, 1901-1980 | Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives

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Collection Overview

Title: Walters Collegiate Institute Records, 1901-1980

Primary Creator: Walters Collegiate Institute (1901-1906)

Extent: 0.44 Cubic Feet

Date Acquired: 11/21/1990

Subjects: Central University (Richmond, Ky.)--History., Eastern Kentucky State Normal School (1906-1922)--History., Education, Secondary--Kentucky., Walters Collegiate Institute--History.

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection consists of records from Walters Collegiate Institute including Articles of Incorporation from 1901-1965, checking statements, correspondence, financial statements, envelopes and notes from the bank used by the school and books and pamphlets.

Collection Historical Note

Walters Collegiate Institute was and is a corporation founded for the support of "higher education" in Richmond, Kentucky. During the five year interim between the departure of Central University in 1901 and the arrival of the State Normal School in 1906, the twenty-one trustees of the corporation established and maintained a private secondary school on the campus deserted by Central University which was sponsored by the Presbyterian Church. The Institute was a small school for boys. The teachers were, for the most part, young men who had graduated from eastern universities. The curriculum was classical: Latin, Greek, mathematics, and English.

The school was established in the dawn of the rise of free public education, and its life was short. In 1906 the Trustees of Walters were pleased to turn over their Institute and most of their property to the newly created State Normal, and the Model High School, as part of the Normal, continued the work of Walters Collegiate Institute, charging the same tuition fees and following the same curriculum.

Subject/Index Terms

Central University (Richmond, Ky.)--History.
Eastern Kentucky State Normal School (1906-1922)--History.
Education, Secondary--Kentucky.
Walters Collegiate Institute--History.

Administrative Information

Repository: Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives

Access Restrictions: None.

Acquisition Source: Brown, Frank

Box and Folder Listing

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Box 1

Barcode: 31234014045536

Folder 1: Articles of Incorporation, 1901-1965

Photo-copies of the Articles of Incorporation from 1901, 1906, and 1965 (36 pages)

Folder 2: Bank Records, 1919-1980

Cancelled checks and checking statements to Walters Collegiate Institute, from 1919-1980. (Even though the school was closed/changed in 1906)

Folder 3: Correspondence, 1902

Letter of correspondence, written Feb 4, 1902, with suggestions to the Executive Committee about the school policies.

Folder 4: Correspondence, 1921-1966

Papers that include such things as grade reports for students at school, a bank statement to the Trustees of Walters, and letters to Judge Shackleford about James White’s grades, and requesting loans, and letters keeping judges updated on how specific students are doing in classes throughout the year. 1921 to 1966 (53 pages)

Folder 5: Financial Statements, 1919-1990

Financial statements of Walters Collegiate Institute, the Walters Collegiate Fund, the Directors and the Trustees of Walters, and Judge Shackleford, and bank coupon envelopes, notes from the bank, receipts, other statements from 1919 to 1990. (75 pages)

Folder 6: Publications, 1903-1964

"Catalogue of The Walters School for Boys" 1903-1904, Walters Collegiate Institute and the Founding of Eastern by Richard A. Edwards (paper-back) from 1964, and Walters Collegiate Institute by Richard A. Edwards (hardback) from 1964.

Item 1: Catalog of the Walters School for Boys, 1904-1905: Catalog for the Walters School for Boys from the 1904-1905 school year. The catalog includes administrative information about the school including history of the institution, list of faculty, details of curriculum, list of students, and a calendar. The catalog also features images of the school and students.