Nita K. Pyburn Papers, 1822-1960
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Pyburn, Nita Katharine
- Extent:
- 2.00 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Nita K. Pyburn Papers, Special Collections and Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida.https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-90-5
Background
- Scope and content:
Correspondence, dissertation, manuscripts, and research notes related to the research and writing of Nita K. Pyburn. Correspondence subjects include Florida, public education, Florida State University, Leighton K. Johnson, Edgar W. Knight, New Orleans, North Carolina, South Carolina education, and Tennessee. The dissertation in the collection is entitled "Antecedents of the North Carolina School Law of 1839." The manuscripts cover subjects such as high schools in Monticello, Florida, public schools in Escambia County, Florida education, public schools in Mississippi, Robert Grosstest, the Bishop of Lincoln, M. R. Hinson, and Tallahassee schools. Her research notes discuss Alabama, Arkansas, common schools, comparative education, Texas, and David S. Walker. Other subjects of note include: Edwin B. Browning, Concord Missionary Baptist Church, Mary Shad Button, reading difficulties, Jacksonville, and education in Walton County.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Education
- Names:
- Pyburn, Nita Katherine
Access and use
- Restrictions:
Collection is open to all researchers.
This collection is in an offsite storage location. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu with requests for access or for more information.
- Terms of access:
All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
Nita K. Pyburn Papers, Special Collections and Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida.https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-90-5
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
