COLLEGE OF EDUCATION RECORDS
1948-81 and undated
East Tennessee State University
University Archives
P. O. Box 70295
Johnson City, Tennessee 37614
E-mail: archives@etsu.edu
Telephone: (423) 439-4338
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INTRODUCTION
Title: College of Education Records
Collection Number: Accession No. 505
Physical Description: .5 linear ft. and 1 oversize folder
Creator: College of Education
Repository: University Archives, East Tennessee State University
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Provenance: The College of Education Records were transferred to the University Archives on July 25, 1997 by Rebecca Osborne on behalf of the Office of the Dean, College of Education, ETSU.
Access: The collection was opened to researchers in July 1997.
Processing Information: N.Irwin completed processing the collection in 1997.
HISTORICAL NOTE
East Tennessee State University's College of Education (established in 1963) evolved from
the Department of Education established with the opening of the East Tennessee State
Normal School (forerunner of ETSU) in 1911. The primary purpose of the normal school and
later the College of Education was and remains to train teachers for elementary and
secondary school instruction and administration. In 1955, a School of Education was
created which administered the Departments of Education, Home Economics, Industrial Arts,
Health Education, Library Science, Music Education, Philosophy, Physical Education,
Psychology, Religion, General Science and Science Education, and the Training School
(later University School). The school became a college with a dean upon the extension of
East Tennessee State College to university status in 1963. The first dean of the college
was L. Scott Honaker, Jr. (1963-80). The following deans have succeeded Honaker: William
A. Pafford (acting, 1980-81); Charles W. Edwards (1981-86); Floyd H. Edwards (acting,
1986-87); Norma Nutter (1987-93), Martha D. Collins (1993-present).
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The College of Education Records consists of a report of the teacher education program at
then East Tennessee State College (1955), a plaque certifying ETSC membership in the
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (1948), and 15 single sheet or
multiple-sheet sets of blueprints and drawings (1966-81 and undated) of Warf-Pickel Hall
(Education Building), the early childhood playground outside Warf-Pickel Hall, the ETSU
Driving Range, and a floor plan of Brown Hall (Science Building). The materials primarily
document accreditation of the teacher education program at ETSC and the construction of a
new building (Warf-Pickel Hall) to house the College of Education.
The records are arranged in two series: Series I, Accreditation Records, 1948-55 and Series II, Blueprints and Drawings, 1966-81 and undated. Series I is arranged chronologically. Series II is arranged alphabetically by the subject of the blueprints/drawings and then chronologically with undated material filed after dated material.
Important subjects in the collection include:
East Tennessee State University--Accreditation
East Tennessee State University--Buildings--Designs and plans
East Tennessee State University. College of Education
East Tennessee State University. D. M. Brown Hall
East Tennessee State University. Warf-Pickel Hall
Teachers--Training of
SERIES DESCRIPTION
Series I, ACCREDITATION RECORDS, 1948-55, Box 1.
Series I consists of a report on the teacher education program at East Tennessee State
College (1955), which was part of the first study of the program by the American
Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (forerunner of the National Council for
Accreditation of Teacher Education), and a plaque certifying ETSC's membership in AACTE
(1948). The material documents the accreditation of the college's teacher education
program and is arranged chronologically.
Series II, BLUEPRINTS AND DRAWINGS, 1966-81 and
undated, Oversize Folder 1.
Series II consists of 15 blueprints/drawings (either single sheets or multiple-sheet sets)
documenting the construction of Warf-Pickel Hall (Education Building), the early childhood
playground outside Warf-Pickel, the ETSU Driving Range, and floor plans of D. M. Brown
Hall (Science Building). The blueprints/drawings are arranged alphabetically by subject
and then chronologically with undated materials filed after dated materials. Series II is
filed in an oversize folder in the map cabinets by accession number.
BOX AND FOLDER LIST
Series I, ACCREDITATION RECORDS, 1948-55, Box 1.
Box 1
1. American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (plaque), 1948.
2. "Teacher Preparation Programs: East Tennessee State College," 1955 (report).
Series II, BLUEPRINTS AND DRAWINGS, 1966-81 and undated, Oversize Folder 1.
Folder 1
1. Driving Range, 1974.
2. Education Building, 1966 [5 sheet set].
3. Education Building, 1966 [5 sheet set, copy of no. 2 with color codes for departments used in planning some later reorganization of the college.]
4. Education Building. Addition (not built), undated [3 sheet set].
5. Education Building. Addition (not built), undated [3 sheet set].
6-7. Education Building. Addition (not built). First Floor, 1967. [2 copies]
8. Education Building. Addition (not built). Basement, 1967.
9. Education Building. Child Study Playground, 1981.
10. Education Building. Child Study Playground Fence, 1980.
11. Education Building. First Floor, undated.
12. Education Building. Ground Floor, undated.
13. Education Building. Plot Plan and Details, 1966 [6 sheet set].
14. Education Building. Second Floor, undated.
15. Science Building (D. M. Brown Hall), undated.