SIDNEY G. GILBREATH PAPERS

SIDNEY G. GILBREATH PAPERS
1909-38
(Predominantly 1911-25)

East Tennessee State University
University Archives
Box 70295
Johnson City, Tennessee 37614

E-mail: archives@etsu.edu
Telephone: (423) 439-4338

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INTRODUCTION

Title: Sidney G. Gilbreath Papers
Collection Number: Accession 17; Library of Congress No. MS 82-573
Physical Description: 18.5 linear feet; 37 Manuscript Boxes
Creator: Sidney G. Gilbreaath
Repository: University Archives, East Tennessee State University

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Provenance: The Sidney G. Gilbreath Papers were placed in the University Archives in June 1979. Prior to that time the documents had been stored in several locations on the East Tennessee State University campus. The papers were opened for research in January 1980.

Access: The collection is open for research.

Processing Information: The University Archives staff completed processing the collection in 1980.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Sidney Gordon Gilbreath, first president of East Tennessee State Normal School (ETSNS), was born on April 13, 1869 at Hiwassee College, Madisonville, Monroe County, Tennessee. He was the son of James Asbury and Elizabeth Brunner Gilbreath. After attending area public schools, Gilbreath began his career in education even before graduating from college. In either 1886 or 1888, he taught at New Hope public school. Subsequently, he taught at Gaines School, again at New Hope, and then assumed the position of co-principal at Morgantown Academy.

After graduation from Hiwassee College in May 1890, Gilbreath embarked upon a career in educational administration. He was elected superintendent of public schools for Monroe County in May 1891 and was reelected in 1893. Two years later, at the age of 26, Gilbreath became the youngest man ever to be appointed superintendent of schools for the State of Tennessee. He served in that capacity until 1897, when he became president of Hiwassee College, a position he relinquished two years later to take up a law practice. He did not remain in private practice for long, however, as in 1899, he assumed the position of professor of school administration at George Peabody College for Teachers, Nashville, Tennessee. Gilbreath remained at Peabody until 1903 when he was elected superintendent of Chattanooga city schools.

Gilbreath's career at East Tennessee State began on September 1, 1910 when he was selected to be the president of the new normal school which was to open in Johnson City in the fall of 1911. Interestingly, Gilbreath had been one of the major supporters and architects of the 1909 General Education Act which provided for the establishment of four normal (two year) schools to train public school teachers.

Gilbreath's tenure at East Tennessee State lasted from 1910 until his resignation in 1925. During that time he accomplished a great deal. He supervised the construction of the normal school's first five buildings and helped recruit the forty students and twenty faculty members who were present for the October 2, 1911 opening of the school. By 1925 the school had grown to include 37 faculty members, 1,238 students, and eight buildings. In 1919 the normal added a third year to its curriculum and in 1924 a fourth year. As a result, in early 1925 the school's name changed to East Tennessee State Teachers College. On March 25, 1925, Gilbreath resigned as president to accept a position with the John C. Winston Publishing Company, as southern manager of the textbook department. He held this position until his retirement in 1940 or 1941. After his retirement, Gilbreath concentrated on writing and lecturing.

Throughout his career Gilbreath was an active participant in such professional organizations as the Southern Conference for Education and Industry, Tennessee Teachers Association, East Tennessee Education Association, and the Tennessee Historical Society. Considered an expert on school law, he served regularly on the committee on school law of the Public School Officers Association.

Gilbreath married for the first time on February 9, 1893 to Norma Lavinia Henley, daughter of Charles F. and Kittie Jones Henley of Monroe County. Gilbreath and his wife had six children, all of whom survived their mother's death in 1942. On March 23, 1943 Gilbreath married again to Allie Lou Felton, a former principal of the demonstration school at Florida State College for Women. They lived in Johnson City, in a home he christened "Hiwassee Hill," after the place of his birth and his alma mater.

Gilbreath was a member of Munsey Memorial United Methodist Church in Johnson City, the Johnson City Rotary Club, and the Masons. He died on January 6, 1961 at Hiwassee Hill.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

The Gilbreath Papers comprises 18.5 linear feet of documents. The bulk of the collection consists of Gilbreath's correspondence with state and local education officials, normal school faculty members and students, business and industrial leaders, and other persons. Other materials include applications for teaching positions at East Tennessee State Normal School, minutes of faculty meetings, and Gilbreath's writings.

Important subjects and correspondents covered in the papers include:

Accreditation (Education)--Societies, etc.
Ayers, Brown, 1856-1919
Bourland, Albert Pike, 1861-1927
Bourne, William R.
Brister, John Willard, 1869-
Carter, George L., 1858-1936
Claxton, Philander P.
College teachers--Selection and appointment
East Tennessee State Normal School--Buildings
East Tennessee State Normal School--Curricula
East Tennessee State Normal School--Faculty
East Tennessee State University. Office of the President--Records and Correspondence
Education--Tennessee
Frazier, Fred B. (Frederick Brennings), 1880-
Gilbreath, Sidney G. (Sidney Gordon), 1869-1961
Hanson, C. C. (Charles Clinton), 1867-
Harned, P. L. (Perry Lee), 1866-
Hooper, Ben W. (Ben Wade), 1870-1957
Hunter, James F. (James Franklin), 1856-
Insurance
Jones, R. L. (Robert Lee), 1867-
Laboratory schools
Morgan, H. A. (Harcourt Alexander), 1867-1950
Mynders, Seymour Allen, 1861-1913
Normalview Land Company
Rye, Tom C., 1863-1953
School improvement programs
School superintendents--Tennessee, East--Congresses
Schools--furniture, equipment, etc.
Schools--Tennessee
Sherrill, Samuel Wells, 1869-
Southern Conference for Education and Industry
State Teachers College (Johnson City, Tenn.)--Anniversaries, etc.
Teachers--Certification
Teachers' institutes
Teachers--Rating of
Teachers--Salaries, etc.
Thompson, Samuel Hunter, 1876-
Todd, Andrew L. (Andrew Lee), 1872-1945
United States. Army. Students' Army Training Corps
Williams, Albert W., 1889-

SERIES DESCRIPTION

Series I, CORRESPONDENCE, 1909-27, Boxes 1-34.
This series contains the correspondence of Gilbreath with state educational officials, college presidents, faculty and students at East Tennessee State Normal School, and area business and industrial leaders. The series is divided into six subseries as follows: Subseries I-A, Professional correspondence with education officials, 1911-20; Subseries I-B, Correspondence with East Tennessee State Normal School faculty, 1911-21; Subseries I-C, General correspondence with normal school students and their parents, businessmen, education and government officials, 1911-21; Subseries I-D, Topical correspondence, 1911-27; Subseries I-E, Correspondence with Tennessee county education superintendents, 1911-17; and Subseries I-F, Correspondence with the Southern Conference for Education and Industry, 1912-16.

Subseries I-A, PROFESSIONAL CORRESPONDENCE WITH EDUCATION OFFICIALS, 1911-20, Boxes 1-6. Included in subseries I-A is Gilbreath's correspondence with college presidents and Tennessee state education leaders and officials. The folders are arranged alphabetically by surname of correspondent. Within the folders, letters are arranged chronologically. Multiple folders of correspondence with the same individual have been arranged in chronological order.

Subseries I-B, CORRESPONDENCE WITH EAST TENNESSEE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL FACULTY, 1911-21, Box 6.
Included in subseries I-B is Gilbreath's correspondence with ETSNS faculty members. The materials are arranged chronologically, beginning in 1911 and ending in 1921.

Subseries I-C, GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE WITH NORMAL SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS, BUSINESSMEN, EDUCATION AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, 1909-21, Boxes 7-23. The materials in subseries I-C are arranged chronologically from 1909-1921.

Subseries I-D, TOPICAL CORRESPONDENCE, 1911-27, Boxes 24-30.
This subseries contains correspondence on particular topics. The folders are arranged alphabetically by subject.

Subseries I-E, CORRESPONDENCE WITH TENNESSEE COUNTY EDUCATION SUPERINTENDENTS, 1911-17, Boxes 31-33.
The materials in subseries I-E are arranged alphabetically by name of county.

Subseries I-F, CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE SOUTHERN CONFERENCE FOR EDUCATION AND INDUSTRY, 1912-16, Box 34.
This subseries contains correspondence between Gilbreath and leaders of the Southern Conference for Education and Industry. The folders are arranged chronologically.

Series II, APPLICATIONS FOR TEACHING POSITIONS AT EAST TENNESSEE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, 1911-25, Boxes 34-36.
This series contains applications for faculty positions at the normal school. The series is divided into two subseries: Subseries II-A, Applications of teachers who became normal school faculty members; and Subseries II-B, Applications of those who did not become faculty members of the normal school.

Subseries II-A, APPLICATIONS OF TEACHERS WHO BECAME FACULTY MEMBERS, 1910-25, Box 34-35.
This subseries contains applications of teachers who became faculty members at ETSNS. Included is a log of applicants, 1914-15. The log has been placed first, with the applications following it. The applications are arranged alphabetically by surname of applicant.

Subseries II-B, APPLICATIONS OF TEACHERS WHO DID NOT BECOME FACULTY MEMBERS, 1911-25, Box 36.
This subseries contains applications of teachers who did not become faculty members at ETSNS. The folders are arranged alphabetically by name of the department to which the applicant applied.

Series III, MINUTES OF FACULTY MEETINGS, 1911-16, 1938, Box 37.
This series includes minutes of faculty meetings and related documents. The materials have been arranged chronologically.

Series IV, GILBREATH'S WRITINGS, undated, Box 38.
This series contains Gilbreath's writings. The writings have been arranged alphabetically by type of writing.

Non-Manuscript Materials
The following item has been removed from the collection and stored in the map cabinets, according to accession number.

1 Blueprint, Normalview Land Company, February 23, 1912.

BOX AND FOLDER LIST

Series I, CORRESPONDENCE, 1909-27, Boxes 1-34.

Subseries I-A, PROFESSIONAL CORRESPONDENCE WITH EDUCATION OFFICIALS, 1911-20, Boxes 1-6.

Box 1

1. Ayers, Brown, 1911-17.
2. Bostwick, William H., 1913-16.
3. Bourne, William, R., 1913-14.
4. Bourne, William, R., 1915-16.
5. Brister, John W., 1911.
6. Brister, John W., January-May 1912.
7. Brister, John W., June-December 1912.
8. Brister, John W., 1913.
9. Brister, John W., 1914.
10. Brister, John W., 1915.

Box 2

1. Brister, John W., 1917-18.
2. Brooks, J. L., 1911-13.
3. Bynum, R. L., 1912-16.
4. Claxton, Philander P., 1911-20.
5. Glexner, Abraham, 1915.
6. Frazier, Fred B., 1911-14.
7. Frazier, Fred B., 1915.
8. Frazier, Fred B., 1916-18.
9. Hanson, C. C., 1913-15.
10. Hanson, C. C., 1916-18.
11. Harned, P. L., 1911-13.
12. Hill, Sam E., 1919-20.
13. Hooper, Ben W., 1911-14.

Box 3

1. Huff, Annie Laurie, 1920.
2. Hunter, James F., 1911-12.
3. Jones, R. L., 1911.
4. Jones, R. L., 1912-13.
5. Jones, R. L., 1914.
6. Jones, R. L., 1915.
7. Jones, R. L., 1916.
8. Jones, R. L., 1917.
9. Jones, R. L., 1918.
10. Jones, R. L., January-August 1919.
11. Luck, Henry L., 1912-17.

Box 4

1. McKeen, Harry R., 1916-17.
2. Morgan, H. A., 1914-18.
3. Mynders, Semour, 1911-13.
4. Robinson, Mary, 1918.
5. Rye, Tom C., 1915-18.
6. Sherrill, Samuel W., April-June 1915.
7. Sherrill, Samuel W., July-December 1915.
8. Sherrill, Samuel W., January-June 1916.
9. Sherrill, Samuel W., July-December 1916.
10. Sherrill, Samuel W., 1917.

Box 5

1. Sherrill, Samuel W., January-May 1918.
2. Sherrill, Samuel W., June-December 1918.
3. Sherrill, Samuel W., January-March 1919.
4. Tate, W. K., 1915-17.
5. Thompson, Samuel H., June-December 1911.
6. Thompson, Samuel H., 1912.
7. Thompson, Samuel H., 1913.
8. Thompson, Samuel H., January-May 1914.
9. Thompson, Samuel H., June-July 1914.
10. Thompson, Samuel H., August-December 1914.

Box 6

1. Thompson, Samuel H., January-April 1915. J.
2. Todd, Andrew L., 1911-1915.
3. Williams, Albert W., 1917-20.

Subseries I-B, CORRESPONDENCE WITH EAST TENNESSEE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL FACULTY, 1911-21, Box 6.

Box 6

4. Faculty correspondence, 1911-13.
5. Faculty correspondence, 1914.
6. Faculty correspondence, 1915.
7. Faculty correspondence, 1916-17.
8. Faculty correspondence, Summer 1921.

Subseries I-C, GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE WITH NORMAL SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS, BUSINESSMEN, EDUCATION AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, 1909-21, Boxes 7-23.

Box 7

1. General correspondence, 1909-19.
2. General correspondence, January-July 1911.
3. General correspondence, August 1911.
4. General correspondence, September 1-14, 1911.
5. General correspondence, September 15-30, 1911.

Box 8

1. General correspondence, October 1911.
2. General correspondence, November-December 1911.
3. General correspondence, January-March 1912.
4. General correspondence, April-May 1912.
5. General correspondence, June 1912.
6. General correspondence, July 1912.

Box 9

1. General correspondence, August-September 1912.
2. General correspondence, October-November 1912.
3. General correspondence, December 1912.
4. General correspondence, January 1913.
5. General correspondence, February 1913.
6. General correspondence, March 1913.
7. General correspondence, April 1913.
8. General correspondence, May 1913.

Box 10

1. General correspondence, June 1913.
2. General correspondence, July 1913.
3. General correspondence, August-September 1913.
4. General correspondence, October 1913.
5. General correspondence, November-December 1913.
6. General correspondence, January-February 1914.
7. General correspondence, March-April 1914.

Box 11

1. General correspondence, May-June 1914.
2. General correspondence, July-August 1914.
3. General correspondence, September-October 1914.
4. General correspondence, November-December 1914.

Box 12

1. General correspondence, January 1915.
2. General correspondence, February 1915.
3. General correspondence, March 1915.
4. General correspondence, April 1915.
5. General correspondence, May 1915.

Box 13

1. General correspondence, June 1915.
2. General correspondence, July 1915.
3. General correspondence, August 1915.
4. General correspondence, September 1915.

Box 14

1. General correspondence, October 1915.
2. General correspondence, November 1915.
3. General correspondence, December 1915.
4. General correspondence, January 1916.
5. General correspondence, February 1916.
6. General correspondence, March 1916.

Box 15

1. General correspondence, April 1916.
2. General correspondence, May 1916.
3. General correspondence, June 1916.
4. General correspondence, July 1916.
5. General correspondence, August 1916.

Box 16

1. General correspondence, September 1916.
2. General correspondence, October 1916.
3. General correspondence, November 1916.
4. General correspondence, December 1916.

Box 17

1. General correspondence, January 1-15, 1917.
2. General correspondence, January 16-31, 1917.
3. General correspondence, February 1-19, 1917.
4. General correspondence, February 11-28, 1917.
5. General correspondence, March 1-19, 1917.

Box 18

1. General correspondence, March 12-31, 1917.
2. General correspondence, April 1-15, 1917.
3. General correspondence, April 16, 20, 1917.
4. General correspondence, May 1-15, 1917.
5. General correspondence, May 16-31, 1917.

Box 19

1. General correspondence, June 1-12, 1917.
2. General correspondence, June 14-30, 1917.
3. General correspondence, July 1917.
4. General correspondence, August 1917.
5. General correspondence, September 1917.
6. General correspondence, October 1917.
7. General correspondence, November 1917.
8. General correspondence, December 1917.

Box 20

1. General correspondence, January-May 1918.
2. General correspondence, June-December 1918.
3. General correspondence, January-May 1919.
4. General correspondence, June-August 1919.
5. General correspondence, September 1919.
6. General correspondence, October 1919.
7. General correspondence, November 1919.
8. General correspondence, December 1919.

Box 21

1. General correspondence, January 1920.
2. General correspondence, February 1920.
3. General correspondence, March 1920.
4. General correspondence, April 1920.
5. General correspondence, May 1920.

Box 22

1. General correspondence, June 1920.
2. General correspondence, July 1920.
3. General correspondence, August 1920.
4. General correspondence, September 1920.
5. General correspondence, October 1920.
6. General correspondence, November 1920.

Box 23

1. General correspondence, December 1920.
2. General correspondence, January 1921.
3. General correspondence, February 1921.
4. General correspondence, March 1921.
5. General correspondence, April 1921.
6. General correspondence, May 1921.
7. General correspondence, June 1921.
8. General correspondence, July 1921.

Subseries I-D, TOPICAL CORRESPONDENCE, 1911-27, Boxes 24-30.

Box 24

1. Accrediting Associations.
2. Annual (Yearbook).
3. Appropriations.
4. Athletics.
5. Bakers supplies.
6. Bells (electronic bells for change of periods)
7. Bids for coal.
8. Bulletin material.
9. Chamber of Commerce.
10. Coal bids.
11. Conference of East Tennessee Superintendents, 1912-13.
12. Conference of East Tennessee Superintendents, 1918-19.
13. Conference of East Tennessee Superintendents, 1920.
14. Conference of East Tennessee Superintendents, 1923-27.
15. Contracts.
16. Correspondence courses.
17. County institutes, 1917.
18. Courses for county superintendents, 1917.
19. Daughters of the American Revolution.
20. Debate, 1917.
21. Educational conferences.

Box 25

1. Engagements, 1921 and 1925.
2. Entertainment and Lyceum Committee.
3. Examinations.
4. Faculty committee.
5. Fraternities (Educational).
6. Form letters.
7. Former faculty, 1922-25.
8. Former students, 1925-26.

Box 26

1. High school graduate, 1917.
2. Ice bids.
3. Institutes, 1918.
4. Insurance.
5. Knights Templar education load fund.
6. Legislative, 1920.
7. Legislative letters regarding bills, 1917.
8. Letters to be referred to during the summer, 1917.
9. Library lists, 1924.
10. Library lists, 1925.
11. Lists.

Box 27

1. Manual training tools - machinery, 1920.
2. Miscellaneous.
3. New buildings.
4. Normal School bookkeeper, 1912-18.
5. Pageant, 1921 - "The Making of Tennessee".
6. Parent Teachers Association - State, 1924-27.
7. Parents file, 1922-23.
8. Parents file, 1924.
9. Parents file, 1925.
10. Pens.

Box 28

1. Printing, 1924-1926.
2. Programs.
3. Prohibition director (state).
4. Requests for temporary certificates - high school work.
5. Reports - faculty (farm report).
6. Resignations.
7. Riggs, Agnes.
8. Rural school improvement survey, 1913-14.
9. Scottish Rite of Free Masonry, 1912-14.
10. Service flag record.
11. Social committee.
12. Special, 1921.
13. State of Tennessee vs. W. B. Ellison, Mayor, 1920.
14. Student Army Training Corps - administration memos, September 1918.
15. Student Army Training Corps - administration memos, October-December 1918.

Box 29

1. Student Army Training Corps - applications, 1918.
2. Student Army Training Corps - finance circulars, 1918.
3. Student Army Training Corps - Memorandum, 1918.
4. Student Army Training Corps - quartermaster, 1918.
5. Student Army Training Corps - requisitions, miscellaneous matters, 1918-19. 6. Student Army Training Corps - special orders, 1918-19.
7. Student Army Training Corps - war department booklets, 1918.
8. Student Army Training Corps - war department booklets, 1918.

Box 30

1. Student aid, 1924-25.
2. Student loan fund.
3. Students file, 1922-23.
4. Students file, 1924.
5. Summer term, 1917.
6. Supplies - general, 1923-27.
7. Teachers Institutes, 1920-21.
8. Teachers meeting.
9. Tennessee State Board for Vocational Education, 1917-18.
10. Thrift.
11. Tuberculosis sanitorium, 1920.
12. Vocational Board Rehabilitation - students, 1925.
13. Withdrawals for spring work, April 1917.
14. Withdrawals for spring work, May 1917.
15. Withdrawals for spring work, June and July, 1917.
16. Y.W.C.A. Assistance, 1920.

Subseries I-E, CORRESPONDENCE WITH TENNESSEE COUNTY EDUCATION SUPERINTENDENTS, 1911-17, Boxes 31-33.

Box 31

1. Anderson County, 1911-16.
2. Bledsoe County, 1911-16.
3. Blount County, 1911-16.
4. Bradley County, 1911-16.
5. Campbell Count, 1911-16.
6. Carter County, 1911-16.
7. Claiborne County, 1911-16.
8. Cocke County, 1911-16.
9. Cumberland County, 1915-16.
10. Grainger County, 1911-16.

Box 32

1. Greene County, 1911-16.
2. Hamblen County, 1911-15.
3. Hamilton County, 1911-16.
4. Hancock County, 1911-16.
5. Hawkins County, 1911-16.
6. James County, 1911-16.
7. Jefferson County, 1911-16.
8. Johnson County, 1911-16.
9. Knox County, 1911-16.

Box 33

1. Loudon County, 1911-16.
2. McMinn County, 1911-16.
3. Marion County, 1911-16.
4. Meigs County, 1911-16.
5. Monroe County, 1911-16.
6. Morgan County, 1911-17.
7. Polk County, 1911-16.
8. Rhea County, 1911-16.
9. Roane County, 1911-16.
10. Scott County, 1911-16.
11. Sequatchi County, 1913-16.
12. Sevier County, 1911-16.
13. Sullivan County, 1911-16.
14. Unicoi County, 1911-16.
15. Union County, 1913-16.
16. Washington County, 1911-16.

Subseries I-F, CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE SOUTHERN CONFERENCE FOR EDUCATION AND INDUSTRY, 1912-16, Box 34.

Box 34

1. Southern Conference for Education and Industry, 1912-14.
2. Southern Conference for Education and Industry, 1915.
3. Southern Conference for Education and Industry, January- June 1916.
4. Southern Conference for Education and Industry, July- December 1916.

Series II, APPLICATIONS FOR TEACHING POSITIONS AT EAST TENNESSEE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, 1911-25, Boxes 34-36.

Subseries II-A, APPLICATIONS OF TEACHERS WHO BECAME FACULTY MEMBERS, 1910-25, Box 34-35.

Box 34

5. Log of applications, 1914-15.
6. Alexander, Fred W.
7. Anderson, Nannie
8. Armstrong, Nettie B.
9. Bailey, Elizabeth
10. Barnes, Percy
11. Burchfield, Olive P.
12. Burleson, David Sinclair
13. Carr, Elizabeth
14. Carroll, George W.
15. Clifford, Nellie

Box 35

1. Cooper, Nellie
2. Davis, Mary Moore
3. Ellis, Horace L.
4. Fennessee, Janie
5. Forman, W. O.
6. Gabbard, L. P.
7. Gollehon, S. F.
8. Gurley, Lizzie E.
9. Haworth, David R.
10. Kenaga, Katherine
11. Kennedy, Edwin W.
12. Macbrair, Bessie
13. Martin, Arda
14. Mathes, C. Hodge
15. Musslewhite, Susan M.
16. Pierce, Frances
17. Pitts, Kate C.
18. Prince, W. L.
19. Rankin, Elma L.
20. Reece, Joseph I.
21. Rhoton, A. L.
22. Roberts, Murat
23. Rogers, Christian E.
24. Schoen, Max
25. Sherrill, Samuel W.
26. Simpson, D. B.
27. Slocumb, Eliza
28. Smith, Delle Dulaney
29. Sowder, W. J.
30. Stevens, C. M.
31. Susong, Ethel J.
32. Thompson, Lea
33. Wilson, Walter C.
34. Yoakley, Ina

Subseries II-B, APPLICATIONS OF TEACHERS WHO DID NOT BECOME FACULTY MEMBERS, 1911-25, Box 36.

Box 36

1. Mathematics.
2. Matrons.
3. Modern languages.
4. Music.
5. Penmanship.
6. Physical education.
7. Secretary.
8. Training school.

Series III, MINUTES OF FACULTY MEETINGS, 1911-16, 1938, Box 37.

Box 37

1. Minutes, September 28, 1911-July 5, 1916.
2. Faculty papers accompanying minutes of 1911-16.
3. Minutes, September 16, 1916-July 25, 1938.

Series IV, GILBREATH'S WRITINGS, undated, Box 38.

Box 38

1. Autobiography of Sidney G. Gilbreath.
2. Education writings.
3. Newspaper writings.
4. Newspaper writings.
5. Newspaper writings.
6. Newspaper writings.
7. Newspaper writings.
8. Newspaper writings.
9. Newspaper writings.
10. Newspaper writings.
11. Newspaper writings.
12. Newspaper writings.
13. Speech celebrating 25th anniversary of East Tennessee State Teachers College, October 1936.

INDEX*

*Notation following index indicates box and folder location of indexed materials. For example, 24:6 thru 24-8 indicates that materials will be found in Box 24, folder 6 through 8.

Accrediting associations: 24-1.
Agricultural train exhibit, 1914: 11-1 thru 11-2.
Applications for teaching positions at ETSNS: 34-5 thru 34-16, 35-1 thru 35-34, 36-1 thru 36-8.
Appropriations from state legislature: 7-1, 20-3.
Associated Charities of Johnson City: 16-2.

Athletics: 6-7, 24-4.
Autobiography of Sidney G. Gilbreath: 38-1.
Ayres, Brown: 1-1, 11-3 thru 11-4.
Baxter, F. P.: 12-3, 14-2.
Bostwick, William H.: 1-2.

Bourland, A. P.: 34-1 thru 34 4.
Bourne, William R.: 1-3 thru 1-4.
Brading, J. E.: 9-1, 10-2, 10-7.
Brister, John W.: 1-5 thru 1-10.
Brooks, J. L.: 2-2.

Bynum, R. L.: 2-3.
Cargile, Charles: 11-2.
Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railroad: 11-1.
Carter County school conditions: 13-2, 16-3.
Carter County teachers examination fraud: 4-6 thru 4-9.

Certification of teachers: 5-6, 6-3.
Chautauqua of the South: 16-2 thru 16-4, 17-1, 17-3, 19-3.
Claxton, Philander P.: 2-4.
Conference of East Tennessee School Superintendents: 24-11 thru 24-14, 31-1 thru 31-10, 32-1 thru 32-9, 33-1 thru 33-16.
Construction of buildings: 7-1 thru 7-3, 27-3.

Correspondence courses: 24-16.
County Church and County School Conference: 14-6.
Cox, Thad: 12-3.
Curricula: 6-6, 7-3.
Debates: 24-20.

Dedication, October 11, 1911: 7-5.
Discipline: 8-3.
Dormitories: 12-2 thru 12-3, 16-4.
Dormitory rules: 13-4.
Dunlap school bill: 17-5, 18-1.

East Tennessee Education Association: 5-5, 16-3.
Education administration in Pennsylvania: 20-6.
Education institutes: 1-5, 5-5 thru 5-6, 6-4 thru 6-7, 7-4, 24-17.
Expenditures: 12-1, 37-4 thru 37-8.
Faculty assessment: 37-1 thru 37-2.

Faculty committees: 25-4, 37-1 thru 37-3.
Faculty correspondence: 6-4 thru 6-7.
Finances: 27-4, 37-4 thru 37-8.
Flexner, Abraham: 2-5.
Frazier, Fred B.: 2-6 thru 2-8.

Furnishings of buildings: 7-1 thru 7-5.
Genealogy of Gilbreath family: 14-1, 14-3.
Hanson, C. C.: 2-9 thru 2-10.
Harned, P. L.: 2-11.
Hill, Sam E.: 2-12.

Home Economics School Conference: 13-4, 14-1.
Hooper, Ben W.: 2-14, 11-1.
Huff, Annie Lauri: 3-1.
Hunter, James F.: 3-2, 8-1.
Insurance: 8-1, 26-4.

Intercollegiate Socialist Society: 14-5.
Italian students in Pennsylvania: 20-6.
Jarvis, J. H.: 10-2 thru 10-5.
Johnson City High School students: 10-2 thru 10-3, 10-6.
Johnson City Traction Corporation: 10-6.

Johnson, J. Fred: 9-4 thru 9-5, 11-2 thru 11-4, 12-3, 13-1, 14-5, 15-2, 15-5.
Jones, R. L.: 3-3 thru 3-10.
Joyner, J. Y.: 16-3.
Laidler, Harry W.: 14-5.
Lea, Luke: 10-6.

Luck, Henry L.: 3-11.
McBrian, Jasper L.: 10-7, 11-1.
McCarron, W. F.: 9-7, 10-1, 10-6.
McKeen, Harry R.: 4-1.
Mail delivery: 8-1, 8-3.

Medical school course requirements: 13-4.
Minutes of faculty meetings: 37-1 thru 37-3.
Mitchell, Anna Lee: 11-4, 12-4, 14-5, 15-2.
Model school: 6-7, 12-2, 27-3.
Moon, John A.: 10-7.

Morgan, H. A.: 4-2.
Mynders, Semour: 4-3.
Normalview Land Company: 2-6 thru 2-8, 19-3 thru 19-5.
Observation school: 2-9, 11-4.
Parent Teachers Association: 27-6.

Petitions by students: 16-2, 20-3.
Polish students in Pennsylvania: 20-6.
Politics: 4-8, 5-6, 6-3, 10-6, 12-2.
Powell, Mrs. J. Norment: 16-2.
Publicity: 10-2 thru 10-3.

Religious education: 16-1.
Robinson, Mary: 4-4.
Rogers, Christian E.: 12-2, 20-2, 35-23.
Rural School conditions: 11-4.
Rural school improvement: 10-2 thru 10-6, 11-4, 28-8.

Rye, Tom C.: 4-5.
School attendance law: 37-4.
Sells, Sam R.: 20-1.
Sherrill, Samuel W.: 4-6 thru 4-10, 5-1 thru 5-3, 35-25, 37-4.
Shields, John K.: 10-6.

Simpson, Buhl: 20-3, 20-6 thru 20-8, 22-2.
Smoking on campus: 20-3.
Social conditions in Pennsylvania: 20-3.
Sons of Confederate Veterans: 7-2.
Southern Conference for Education and Industry: 34-1 thru 34-4.

Southern Railway Company: 8-1 thru 8-2, 10-4 thru 10-5.
State Board of Education: 37-4 thru 37-8.
State of Franklin marker: 17-1 thru 17-2.
Student aid: 30-1.
Student Army Training Corps: 28-14 thru 28-15, 29-1 thru 29-8.

Student loan fund: 10-6, 14-1, 30-2.
Sullivan County Schools: 11-4, 12-4, 14-5, 15-2.
Superstitions of North Carolina people: 13-1.
Tate, W. K.: 5-4, 15-2.
Teachers certificate renewal: 13-2.

Teachers salaries: 4-7, 6-4, 10-6 thru 10-7, 37-5 thru 37-8.
Teachers state examinations: 4-7 thru 4-8.
Temperance instructions: 11-3, 14-4, 17-1.
Tennessee Conference of Superintendents: 31-1 thru 31-10, 32-1 thru 32-9, 33-1 thru 33-16.
Tennessee legislature: 9-7, 10-1, 17-3 thru 17-4, 26-6 thru 26-7.

Tennessee Department of Public Instruction: 3-3 thru 3-10, 4-6 thru 4-10, 5-1 thru 5-3.
Thompson, Samuel H.: 5-5 thru 5-10, 16-1.
Todd, Andrew L.: 6-2.
Train excursion: 11-2, 12-4.
Train schedule: 7-4.

Training School: 8-1 thru 8-2.
Tuberculosis sanitorium: 30-11.
United Daughters of the Confederacy: 16-2.
Williams, Albert W.: 6-3.
Williams, Samuel C.: 10-7.

Withdrawals for spring work: 30-13 thru 30-15.
Writings of Sidney G. Gilbreath: 37-4 thru 37-6, 38-1 thru 38-10.