Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Jakie L. Pruett letters
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Jakie L. Pruett letters
- Date
- 1974-1985, undated (inclusive)
- Creator
- Pruett, Jakie L., 1937-
- Extent
- 0.16 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- History -- Research.
- Journalists -- Correspondence.
- Letters.
- Politics
- Politicians--Correspondence.
- Politicians -- Interviews.
- Politicians -- Research -- United States.
- Politicians -- Texas
- Teachers.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged chronologically. The Wade Hall Collection of American Letters has been processed into discrete collections based on provenance.
- Preferred Citation
- 2009ms132.0324: [identification of item], Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Jakie L. Pruett letters, 1974-1985, undated, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Jakie Lee Pruett (1930-1985) was born in Luling, Texas to Jake P. Pruett (1897-1969) and Lena Edna Hurley (1901-1971). He graduated from AC Jones High School in 1949, and then attended Southwest Texas State Teachers College in San Marcos, Texas from 1950 to 1952. He was a dedicated educator and historical author.
- American Letters collector Wade Hall (1934-2015) was a native of Union Springs, Alabama. Starting in 1962, he lived in Louisville, where he taught English and chaired the English and Humanities/Arts programs at Kentucky Southern College and Bellarmine University. He also taught at the University of Illinois and the University of Florida. He held degrees from Troy State University (B.S.), the University of Alabama (M.A.), and the University of Illinois (Ph.D.). He served for two years in the U.S. Army in the mid-fifties. Dr. Hall was the author of books, monographs, articles, plays, and reviews relating to Kentucky, Alabama, and Southern history and literature. His most recent books include A Visit with Harlan Hubbard; High Upon a Hill: A History of Bellarmine College; A Song in Native Pastures: Randy Atcher's Life in Country Music; and Waters of Life from Conecuh Ridge.
- Scope and Content
- The Jakie L. Pruett letters (dated 1974-1985, undated; 0.16 cubic feet; 6 folders) comprise letters that document the research conducted by Pruett on former President Lyndon Baines Johnson in the 1970s. Pruett contacted past senators, representatives, Johnson administration officials, teachers, classmates, journalists, and friends who all knew and interacted with LBJ over the course of his life. The letters include anecdotes on interactions between LBJ and themselves or another person, their views on his handling of civil rights, the Vietnam War, and the War on Poverty; and his general demeanor towards his staff and the rest of the world. Many letters came from people who identified themselves as members of the Democratic Party, however some came from Republicans as well. Many letters do focus on Johnson's politics, but some describe Johnson prior to entering politics and working as a teacher. There are also letters in the collections between Wade Hall and Monetary Investments, LTD who sold the Pruett letters to Hall after Pruett's death.
- The Jakie L. Pruett letters are part of the Wade Hall Collection of American letters, which includes correspondence and diaries from all over North America covering the time period of the Civil to Korean Wars. The materials were collected by Wade Hall and document everyday men and women.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Contents of the Collection
Interview transcript between Jakie Pruett and Dan Quill, 1976 August 4
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