A college for Appalachia : Alice Lloyd on Caney Creek / P. David Searles.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Searles, P. David, 1933- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educators--Kentucky--Biography.

Educators.

Appalachian Region--History.

Appalachian Region.

Alice Lloyd College--History.

Alice Lloyd College.

Lloyd, Alice, -1962.

Lloyd, Alice.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Alice Spencer Geddes Lloyd was a New England woman with a mission in life. In 1916 she settled on Caney Creek in Eastern Kentucky, determined to bring higher education to this remote corner of Appalachia. The school she founded, now Alice Lloyd College, continues to serve the area and its people and to stand as a tribute to Lloyd's remarkable energy, determination, and vision.Lloyd's program combined a rigorous academic curriculum with an intense effort to instill a sense of service in the school's graduates. This education was provided free and required only that the students abide by Lloyd's

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. The Alice Lloyd Story and Appalachian Literature; 2. The New England Years; 3. Community Development in Knott County; 4. Higher Education Comes to Knott County; 5. Our Purpose Is to Train Leaders; 6. The Unwritten Pledge Redeemed; 7. Faith and Friends Sustain Us; 8. The Post-Lloyd Era; 9. Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8131-5903-2

OCLC:

623978224