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By Susie Rickert
Collection Overview
Abstract
This collection includes letters, documents, and newspaper clippings from the time in which Dr. Aughtum Howard served as a faculty memeber at both Kentucky Wesleyan College and Eastern Kentucky University.
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Dr. Aughtum Howard kept many documents and letters from her time at both Kentucky Wesleyan College and Eastern Kentucky University. Along with some interesting pieces of her life outside of teaching, including her family’s World War II ration books, Sunday School lessons, and original poetry, the collection includes letters and documents showcasing her time as a faculty member and a member of the organizations she took part in. Information can be found on Kentucky Wesleyan College reports, Dr. Howard’s time as co-sponsor of the Eastern Kentucky University Class of 1967, and meetings of the Kentucky Association of Colleges, Secondary, and Elementary Schools. A large portion of this collection relates to the Mathematical Association of America, including information on meetings, traveling speakers, mathematical papers and speeches, and contributions to the American Mathematical Monthly. There is also a significant amount of information regarding the American Association of University Professors, specifically relating to Dr. Howard’s role in the Curriculum Study Committee. Newspaper clippings involving articles on Dr. Howard, the Kentucky Wesleyan Lyceum Committee, the AAUP Powell Committee Report, and other education related topics are included in this collection as well.
Collection Historical Note
Dr. Aughtum Howard was born in 1906 in Alma, Kentucky. After earning her B.A. from Georgetown University in 1926, as well as her M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky in 1938 and 1942, Dr. Aughtum Howard was employed as an Associate Professor of Mathematics at Kentucky Wesleyan College in 1942. In September of 1958, Dr. Howard accepted a job as an Associate Professor of Mathematics at Eastern Kentucky University, where she remained teaching until her retirement in 1972. During her time at Kentucky Wesleyan and Eastern Kentucky University, she fulfilled leadership roles in numerous organizations, including the Mathematical Association of America, the American Association of University Professors, the Kentucky Association of Church-Related Colleges, and the Kentucky Association of Colleges, Secondary, and Elementary Schools.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives
Acquisition Source:
Howard, Aughtum
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- Folder 1: Sunday School Lessons, 1971
- Contains Sunday School Lessons given by Dr. Aughtum Howard in 1971. Includes the following lessons: God Gives Meaning to Life, God Heals Broken Humanity, What's the World Coming To?, and Release for the Captives.
- Folder 2: Sunday School Lessons, 1972
- Contains Sunday School Lessons given by Dr. Aughtum Howard in 1972. Includes the following lessons: What Price Discipleship, Walking with the Living Christ, Empowered by the Spirit, Sharing the Good News, Needed: Better Churches, Trusting God in Adversity, Celebrating God's Creation, Worshiping in the Congregation, New Concepts of Work and Leisure, Christian Relationships for the Races, For the Healing of a Broken World, and God's Reach for Man.
- Folder 3: Sunday School Lessons, 1973
- Contains Sunday School Lessons given by Dr. Aughtum Howard in 1973. Includes the following lessons: Turn and Live of No Alibis with God; The Shape of Things to Come; God Seeks Man; God Offers Eternal Life; God's Grace Sustains Us; Work, Rest, and Worship; and Rights and Responsibilities.
- Folder 4: Sunday School Lessons, 1974-1977
- Contains Sunday School Lessons given by Dr. Aughtum Howard in 1974-1977. Includes the following lessons: The Man of Compassion, The Master Teacher, The Way of Genuine Prayer, Called Into Covenant, and Unbelief Delays Covenenat Fulfilment.
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