https://digitalcollections.eku.edu/files/original/93e271a9818003f70448154a021f4008.jpg c9fe04cfa94349ae4a1f82a8b19263cb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jaggers, Richard E. Papers Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1994A002 Description An account of the resource Dr. Richard E. Jaggers's professional experience began in 1910 when he taught in a one-room schoolhouse for Hart County and the city of Marion, Kentucky. Jaggers joined the staff of Eastern Kentucky State Normal School and Teacher's College (now Eastern Kentucky University) in 1926 as principal of the normal school and also served as an instructor. In 1932, Jaggers became the state's director of Teacher Education and Certification. By the time he retired from the State Department of Education in 1946 he had attained the office of chief of the Bureau of Instruction. Jaggers later served as chairperson of the Department of Education and Psychology at the State Teachers College in Florence, Alabama, before returning to Eastern in 1952 as a professor of elementary education. Dr. Jaggers was recognized as an expert in his field and as the originator of important studies on rural education and teacher training, graduate programs at Eastern. He also started the program of pre-service training of teachers, which has been adopted in nearly every state in the country. He was constantly in demand as a speaker throughout his career, teaching as a guest professor at six universities and addressing educational concerns to groups in thirty-six states. These papers document Dr. Jaggers’ career and professional life, especially his efforts to improve the quality of rural education.<br /><br />Only a portion of this collection has been digitized. See the <a href="https://ekuprimarysources.libraryhost.com/repositories/2/resources/518">Finding Aid</a> for a description of the entire collection. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1910-1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource speeches, correspondence, minutes, publications photographs Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource text image Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Location Folder title or box and folder where image can be found. b.9/f.1 Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 8.5x10.75 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Jaggers, Richard E., Papers Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1994a002-06 Type The nature or genre of the resource image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photograph Title A name given to the resource Students and Buses in Front of the Hardyville School school buses