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Pi Beta Phi Settlement School Photographs, Booklets and Other Materials

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3388

  • Staff Only

This collection houses photographs, negatives, booklets, and an obituary documenting the Pi Beta Phi Settlement School of Gatlinburg, Tennessee. The photographs and negatives depict landscapes around Gatlinburg, scenes in the Great Smoky Mountains (including Look Rock Tower and Baskins Church), classes and structures at the original Pi Beta Phi School, alumni and reunions, Wiley Oakley, and Lucinda Oakley Ogle. The booklets, published in 2005, celebrate the school's long history. An obituary for Lucinda Ogle is also included.

Dates

  • circa 1912-2005

Conditions Governing Access

Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.

Conditions Governing Use

The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet

Abstract

This collection houses photographs, negatives, booklets, and an obituary documenting the Pi Beta Phi Settlement School of Gatlinburg, Tennessee. The photographs and negatives depict landscapes around Gatlinburg, scenes in the Great Smoky Mountains (including Look Rock Tower and Baskins Church), classes and structures at the original Pi Beta Phi School, alumni and reunions, Wiley Oakley, and Lucinda Oakley Ogle. The booklets, published in 2005, celebrate the school's long history. An obituary for Lucinda Ogle is also included.

Biographical/Historical Note

The Pi Beta Phi Settlement School of Gatlinburg, Tennessee began as a one-room schoolhouse built through the support of the national Pi Beta Phi fraternity for women. The group chose the Gatlinburg region because they considered it an Appalachian site where educational, economic, and healthcare developments were desperately needed. A larger school was constructed in 1914 and continued to operate for fifty years. During the 1940s, the county education system gradually took control of the settlement school’s administration and by 1966 the fraternity had ceased funding the school.

Arrangement

This collection consists of a single folder.

Acquisition Note

This collection was donated to Special Collections.

Repository Details

Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository

Contact:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville TN 37996 USA
865-974-4480