Thomas D. Brumett "A Short History of the Schools in the North Spencer County Area" manuscript
Collection — Folder: S2558
Identifier: S2558
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a typewritten manuscript by Thomas D. Brumett titled, "A Short History of Schools in the North Spencer County Area" (July 1976). The manuscript is divided into seven sections and relates the history of the schools of Carter, Clay, Jackson, Huff, North Hammond, Grass, and Harrison Townships and the North Spencer County School Corporation. Four appendices list the names of students graduating from Dale High School (1909-1972), Gentryville High School (1915-1947), Chrisney High School (1911-1972), and Heritage Hills High School (1973-1975).
Dates
- 1976 July
Creator
- Brumett, Thomas D., 1924-1991 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights resides with the creators of the documents or their legal heirs and assigns. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical / Historical
Thomas Dizney Brumett was born on April 21, 1924 at Carlisle, Sullivan County, Indiana to Harry and Daisey Brumett. He served in the United States Navy from January 1943 to November 1945 during World War II and married Marian Ogle in San Franciso on April 2, 1945. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the Indiana State Teachers College (now Indiana State University) and also studied an extra year at Indiana University to qualify for a school superintendent's license. He taught school in Kinmundy, Illinois and was an administrator for Fulton and Cass County, Indiana schools before becoming North Spencer County School Corporation's first superintendent in 1965. He continued in this position until his retirement in 1990 and passed away the following year at the age of 67 on October 22, 1991.
Source:
"Former NS Superintendent Dies." Spencer County Journal-Democrat (IN), October 24, 1991.
Source:
"Former NS Superintendent Dies." Spencer County Journal-Democrat (IN), October 24, 1991.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Thomas Brumett in 1977/05.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2019/03/22 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2019/03/22 by Laura Eliason.
Creator
- Brumett, Thomas D., 1924-1991 (Person)
- Title
- Thomas D. Brumett "A Short History of the Schools in the North Spencer County Area" manuscript
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
