Finding Aid for the Benjamin O. Duggan Papers, 1927-1945
MS-0330 University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, September 12, 2006.
Summary Information
Benjamin O. Duggan Papers
Date/Date Range : 1927-1945
6.0 linear feet
Abstract: B.O. Duggan's papers are drawn from his files of reports and letters concerning education in Tennessee, which he kept while he was a professor at the University and a Commissioner of Education for the state.
MS-0330
University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Access and Use
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Collection is open for research.
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[Identification of Item], Benjamin O. Duggan Papers, MS-0330. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.
Arrangement
Collection consists of three boxes divided into three series: Subject File; Scrapbooks; and Reports.
Biography / History
Mr. B.O. Duggan was the State Commissioner of Education from 1939 to 1945. Prior to that time he was a professor of rural education at the University.
Collection Scope and Content Note
B.O. Duggan's papers are drawn from his files of reports and letters concerning education in Tennessee, which he kept while he was a professor at the University and a Commissioner of Education for the state. Items of particular interest include Duggan's "Personal File" as Commissioner, his education scrapbook (which contains articles about Tennessee education), and bound quarterly reports.
Subject Terms
- Duggan, Benjamin O.
- Tennessee -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950.
- Education -- Tennessee.
- University of Tennessee (Knoxville campus).
Contents List
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Series I: Subject File, 1927-1945
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Sub-Series A: Subject File: Professor of Rural Education, 1927-1936 |
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1
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Folder
A
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Subject File, 1927-1932
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1
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Folder
B
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Subject File, 1933
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1
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Folder
C
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Subject File, 1934 January-1934 August
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1
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Folder
D
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Subject File, 1934 September-1934 December
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1
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Folder
E
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Subject File, 1934
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1
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Folder
F
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Subject File, 1935
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1
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Folder
G
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Subject File, 1936
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1
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Folder
H
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Subject File, undated
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Sub-Series B: Subject File: Reports, 1933-1936 |
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2
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Folder
A
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Report on School Building
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2
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Folder
B
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MS for Aims and Obligations of Education
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2
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Folder
C
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Report of the Commission on Educational Results, 1934
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2
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Folder
D
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Report of the Commission on Control, Organization, and Administration
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2
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Folder
E
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Report of the Commission on School Finance
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2
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Folder
F
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Report of the Commission on School Curriculum
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2
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Folder
G
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Preliminary Report to the Tennessee Educational Commission, 1933
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2
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Folder
H
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Minutes of the Textbook Commission, 1936 April
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Sub-Series C: Subject File: Personal File,1938-1945 |
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3
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Folder
A
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Staff Meetings
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3
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Folder
B
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State Board of Education Summary, 1938-1940
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3
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Folder
C
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Expiration Terms, State Board Members
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3
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Folder
D
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Proposed Textbook Bills
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3
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Folder
E
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Tennessee Historical Society
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3
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Folder
F
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Suggestions by W.A. Bass
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3
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Folder
G
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Transcript of the Textbook Conference
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3
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Folder
H
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University of Tennessee
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3
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Folder
I
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UT Cooperation in Improvement of Teacher Education
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3
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Folder
J
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Vance, R.R.
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3
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Folder
K
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Vocational Rehabilitation
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3
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Folder
L
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Personnel by counties
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3
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Folder
M
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Appropriation Bill
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3
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Folder
N
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Educational Bills, Letters to the Governor
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3
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Folder
O
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Duggan, B.O.
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3
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Folder
P
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Austin Peay Normal School
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3
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Folder
Q
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Bands, Orchestra
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3
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Folder
R
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Campaign Managers
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3
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Folder
S
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Civil Service
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3
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Folder
T
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Educational Bill
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3
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Folder
U
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Governor Prentice Cooper
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3
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Folder
V
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Qualifications of Librarian
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3
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Folder
W
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Summary of Legislation, 1939
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3
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Folder
X
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Bill for Bonds of Bldge at TIS
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3
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Folder
Y
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All Steel Busses for Transportation
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3
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Folder
Z
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Division of Public Libraries
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3
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Folder
AA
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Liquor Bill
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3
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Folder
BB
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Reorganization Bill
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3
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Folder
CC
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Restoring the Power of the UT Board of Trustees
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3
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Folder
DD
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Lists
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3
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Folder
EE
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Textbook Authority
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Series II: Scrapbooks, 1939-1945
Scope Note: Six scrapbooks, unboxed and shelved flat, containing newspaper clippings of educational proceedings and events during the period.
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Series III: Reports, 1939-1944
Scope Note: Four volumes, unboxed and shelved flat, of the Quarterly Reports of the Commissioner of Education.
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