University of Kentucky Libraries Special Collections Research Center Collection on University of Kentucky University Training School/University High School
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- University of Kentucky Libraries Special Collections Research Center Collection on University of Kentucky University Training School/University High School
- Date
- 1920-2011, undated (inclusive)
- Extent
- 5.05 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Education, Higher -- Kentucky -- Lexington
- Education -- Kentucky -- History.
- Education -- Kentucky -- Lexington.
- Education -- Study and teaching.
- Education, Elementary -- Kentucky -- Lexington
- Education, Secondary -- Kentucky -- Lexington
- Motion pictures
- Photographs
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by subject and format into nine series: Clubs/Student Government/Class meetings; Correspondence, newspaper clippings, and scrapbook; Films; Publications; Reunions; Historical Collections on University High School; Collections on University High School Alumni; Students/Attendance; and School Closure.
- Preferred Citation
- 1982ua002 : [identification of item], Special Collections Research Center Collection on University of Kentucky University Training School/University High School, 1920-2011, undated, University of Kentucky Libraries Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Established in 1918, the Kentucky Model High School of the University of Kentucky was under the control of both the University of Kentucky and the Board of Education of Lexington for its first year. It was located in the building today called Frazee Hall. It provided student teaching opportunities for UK undergraduate and graduate students, as well as an avenue for faculty to explore and test various pedagogical methods. Following the school's first year, it was placed completely under the control of the Department of Education of the University of Kentucky. In 1927, a gift of $150,000 from the General Education Board of New York for a new training school building was offered to the school on the condition that the state of Kentucky matched the gift. After the General Assembly of Kentucky gathered the required funds, construction of a new building began. The new school, located on South Upper Street and renamed University High School, was completed in 1930. In June 1965, the school was closed due to financial concerns. Today, the building is called Taylor Education Building.
- Sources: 1. 2018ua018: "University High School," University Archives General Reference Subject Files, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Scope and Content
- The Special Collections Research Center collection on the University of Kentucky University Training School/University High School (dated 1920-2011, undated; 5.05 cubic feet, 19 boxes; 32.9 GB) primarily consists of publications, newspaper clippings, photographs and photograph albums, moving images, correspondence, memoranda, reports, and artifacts documenting the University of Kentucky University Training School and University High School (1920-1965), University High School reunions (1981-2009), and University High School alumni. Publications include the Purple and White, Mohian, and Uhian annuals, 1920-1965; The "U-Hi-Lights" newspaper, 1929-1961; student handbooks, 1938-1955; and other school information and event publications information and events, 1930-1964 and undated.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment
- Use Restrictions
- Property rights reside with the University of Kentucky. The University of Kentucky holds the copyright for materials created in the course of business by University of Kentucky employees. Copyright for all other materials has not been assigned to the University of Kentucky. For information about permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the Special Collections Research Center.
Contents of the Collection
Clubs/Student Government/Class meetings, 1938-1964 and undated
American Federation of Musicians event contract for dance, 1954
Application for membership to University High pep club, 1952
Beta Club (four folders), 1947-1955 and undated
Commencements and programs, 1942-1961
Commencement programs, 1938-1961
The junior student government minutes of the meetings, 1954-1955
Minutes of the senior class meetings, 1954-1955
Sophomore class, West Porter, 1950-1954 and undated
Sophomore class purchases, 1954-1955
Student teaching, 1964 and undated
Correspondence, newspaper clippings, and scrapbook, 1935-1965
Films, undated
Reel 1: The University School at Work and Play Photographed by the Science Classes. Directed by D.C. Kemper and J. L. Keffer, Science Teachers (800 feet; 16 mm; black-and-white), undated
- Box 15, reel 1
Scope and Contents
A handwritten insert describes the film as: University Orchestra; Dance of dolls; 1st grade play on their train; elementary grad has serenade; elementary in their library; elementary grade build a relief map; elementary grade practicing a play; children raise a balloon by hot air; elementary class dramatizes a story; children playing in elementary playground in elementary court; High school class science applied to nature with soil; high school lunch line; ping pong in back hall (showing Dr. Mitchell playing good game); 8th grade studying foreign lands through books; Junior high studios reading, writing, and mostly arithmetic; public speakers (mostly students) in auditorium; Mr. Anderson's high school English class; U-Hi Lights at work; Math class at work in old Math room; Latin class at work; At work on stage set; Boys play softball; Girls playing softball.
Reel 2: "349-1 B" (800 feet; 16 mm; black-and-white), undated
Reel 3: "University High/Taylor Education Building" (60 feet; 16 mm; color), undated
Reels 1-3, digitized
Publications, 1920-1965 and undated
Announcement of the University Training School, 1930-1931
Annual Honors Day program, 1958-1961
Bulletins, 1954-1964
The Mohian annual, 1920-1925, 1930
The Purple and White annual, 1946-1965
Skywriter, 1952-1955
Social Recreation Institute, 1949
Stage Door program, undated
Student handbooks, 1938-1939, 1954-1955
The Uhian annual, 1931-1932
The U-Hi-Lights (years are incomplete), 1929-1946, 1948-1949, 1953, 1955-1961
Reunions, 1981-2011
1981 Reunion
1986 Reunion
1992 Reunion
1994 Reunion
1996 Reunion
1998 Reunion
2006 Reunion
2008 Reunion
2009 Reunion
Cover of DVD copy of original 16 mm University High School films (see Film series in this collection), 2009
2011 Reunion
1990-2008 and undated reunions (two folders)
1992,1995, 2008 Reunions
Videocassette copy of original 16 mm University High films created for a reunion in the 1980s or 1990s? (see Films series in this collection)
Historical Collections on University High School, 1980s-1990s
Collected at 1980s-1990s reunions
Collected at 1986 reunion
Films, "Christmas Dance" (red container) and "basketball," U-Hi vs. Dunbar (black container) with handwritten note on titles, 1960
Miscellaneous, junior prom invitations, fan, and telegram, 1961 and undated
Class of 1961 photographs (two folders), 1958-1962 and undated
Collections on University High School Alumni, 1966-2008
Ellen Clark diploma, 1966
Items and photographs from alumni, collected for 2008 reunion?
Copy of photograph of first class of 1954-1955 with stapled list of student and teacher's names, undated
Charles Stanfield Purple and White yearbook autographed by fellow students, 1947
Hogan Yancey 1939 high school boys basketball district tournament telegram and newspaper clipping (University High School won over Henry Clay High School), 1939 March 5-6
Students/Attendance, 1953-1959
9th and 10th grades, register of attendance, 1953-1954
11th and 12th grades, register of attendance, 1953-1954
9th and 10th grades, register of attendance, 1954-1955
11th and 12th grades, register of attendance, 1954-1955
Lastinger, register of attendance, 1958-1959
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Table of Contents
- Abstract
- Descriptive Summary
- Collection Overview
- Preferred Citation
- Restrictions on Access and Use
- Contents of the Collection
- Clubs/Student Government/Class meetings, 1938-1964 and undated
- Correspondence, newspaper clippings, and scrapbook, 1935-1965
- Films, undated
- Publications, 1920-1965 and undated
- Reunions, 1981-2011
- Historical Collections on University High School, 1980s-1990s
- Collections on University High School Alumni, 1966-2008
- Students/Attendance, 1953-1959
- School closure, 1964-1967 and undated
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