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<\/a>Gladys Hill, c. 1929. [hill_g_bio_086_xx.jpg]<\/p><\/div>\n
CONTENTS: GLADYS HILL CORRESPONDENCE\u00a0 PART 1
\nApril 11, 1929 – September 5, 1939<\/strong><\/h3>\nNote: Letters from Gladys Hill are in her own handwriting. All others are carbon copies of typewritten letters to be placed in the PMSS Office files.\u00a0As the latter are not the originals,\u00a0they are often unsigned. The original letters would have been\u00a0signed and\u00a0sent to the\u00a0addressees.<\/em><\/p>\n1929<\/strong><\/p>\n[001] n.d.
\nAngela Melville<\/a>, Member, Executive Committee, to Miss Cora Lee, Critic Teacher in Training School, Eastern Teachers’ College, Richmond, KY: Requests information about Hill’s\u00a0ability to teach at PMSS. Completed form attached, dated April 11, 1929.<\/p>\n[002] n.d.
\nAngela Melville, Member, Executive Committee, to Roy B. Clark, Acting Head of Eng. Dept., Eastern Teachers’ College, Richmond, KY: Requests information about her ability to teach at PMSS. Completed form attached, dated April 02, 1929.<\/p>\n
[003] n.d.
\nAngela Melville, Member, Executive Committee, to Miss Eunice M. Olson, Wolfe County Health Nurse, Campton, KY: Requests information about her ability to teach at PMSS. Completed form attached, dated April 1, 1929.\u00a0[003a] April 01,1929 – reverse side of 003.<\/p>\n
[004] March 20, 1929
\nGladys Hill’s completed application blank.\u00a0[004a] Reverse side of application form.<\/p>\n
[005] Aug 31, 1929
\nMary F. McKinney, Critic, Math and Science, Eastern KY State Teachers’ College “To Whom It May Concern”: Miss Gladys Hill’s experience at the college.<\/p>\n
[006] March 13, 1929
\nGladys Hill, Principal, Campton (KY) High School to Miss Margaret Motter<\/a>, PMSS Principal: Interested in a teacher position at PMSS; describes education and training.<\/p>\n[007] March 18, 1929
\n[unsigned: “AM”] to Hill: Answers Hill’s letter to Miss Motter; encloses questionnaire and literature about the School; possible position in a nearby district school [Big Laurel].<\/p>\n
[008] March 26, 1929
\nHill to Melville: Returns completed application blank; sends her photograph and a letter of recommendation.<\/p>\n
[009] Feb 15, 1929
\nW.B. Walker, Supt., at Campton Grade and High School “To Whom It May Concern:” Confirmation that Hill is principal at Campton for 1928-9 term and has “given perfect satisfaction.”<\/p>\n
[010] April 1, 1929
\n[unsigned: “AM”] Received photograph and letter of recommendation;\u00a0salary offer.<\/p>\n
[011] April 9, 1929
\n[unsigned: “AM”] to Miss Hill: Offers a teaching position (7th and 8th grades) at Pine Mountain; salary offer.<\/p>\n
[012] April 11, 1929
\nHill to Angela Melville: Accepts position.<\/p>\n
[013] April 13, 1929
\nHill in Richmond, KY, to Melville: Will be in Louisville to attend KEA and suggests a meeting with any of the PMSS teachers.<\/p>\n
[014] April 15, 1929
\nMelville to Hill: Gives school starting date as August 21.<\/p>\n
[015] April 18, 1929
\nMelville to Hill: No one can meet her in Louisville.<\/p>\n
[016] May 31, 1929
\n[unsigned] to Hill: Reminder of school opening date; details to come from Miss\u00a0Motter;\u00a0write to Mr. Wilson Lewis of Nolansburg, KY,\u00a0to arrange for a mule.<\/p>\n
1930<\/strong><\/p>\n[017] Aug 6, 1930
\nGladys Hill (letterhead: Dr. J.W. Hill in Richmond, KY) to Miss Gaines: Asks for date of arrival to get Big Log<\/a> in order before school starts.<\/p>\n[018] Aug 12, 1930
\n[unsigned; “HH”- Hubert\u00a0H. Hadley<\/a>, Director] to Hill: Big Log is ready; arrive by August 22.<\/p>\n[019] Nov 18, 1930
\nHadley to Hill: Repair list given to Mr. Callahan; requesting wood from Mr. Moller; in favor of moving girls’ study hall to upstairs.<\/p>\n
1931 & 1932<\/strong><\/p>\n[020] June 1, 1931
\nContract between PMSS and Hill: $65.00 a month and living for school year 1931-32. Signed by Evelyn K. Wells<\/a>, Acting Director, and Hill.<\/p>\n[021] July 30, 1931
\n[unsigned; “GAM”- Glyn Morris<\/a>] Director to Hill in Richmond, KY: Scheduling meeting of housemothers before school starts.<\/p>\n[022] Aug 10, 1931
\nHill to Morris: Arrival date.<\/p>\n
[023] July 1, 1932
\nContract between Hill and PMSS for school year 1932-33 at $65.00 a month and living.<\/p>\n
1933 & 1934<\/strong><\/p>\n[024]
\nPostcards: (1) “The Sulphur Springs [WV] Greenbrier Hotel”;\u00a0(2) “Old St. Paul’s Church, Norfolk, VA.”\u00a0[024a]\u00a0[Reverse sides of postcards] (1) August 18?, 1933, Hill to Morris: Arrival plans.
\n(2) August 3, 1933, Hill to Morris: Mother is ill; returning in a few weeks.<\/p>\n
[025] Aug 7, 1933
\nMorris to Hill in Richmond, KY: Would like Hill’s return on August 18 for a meeting; housemother at Big Log is to be Miss Marion Frenyear.<\/p>\n
[026] Aug 14, 1932 (sic)
\nHill to Morris: Arrival plans.<\/p>\n
[027] Aug 4, 1934
\n[unsigned] to Hill: Please arrive on August 22 for meetings and tea at Zande House<\/a>.<\/p>\n[028] Aug 18, 1934
\nHill to Morris: Arrival plans.<\/p>\n
1935 & 1936<\/strong><\/p>\n[029] Aug 23, 1935
\nHill to Morris: Arrival plans.<\/p>\n
[030] Jan 3, 1935
\n[Letterhead: Mrs. Julius W. Hill in Richmond, KY]\u00a0Hill to Morris: Arrival plans.<\/p>\n
[031] July 16, 1935
\nM.E. Mattox, Registrar, Eastern KY State Teachers College in Richmond, KY, to Morris: Encloses form that certifies\u00a0Hill’s teaching experience.<\/p>\n
[032] July 23, 1935
\n[unsigned] July 23, 1935
\nDictated by Morris to Hill in Richmond: “You know a lot about this anyway….I expected to see Don here before this.”<\/p>\n
[033] Aug 7, 1936
\n[signature not visible] to Hill: Please arrive Aug 27.\u00a0“…Miss Jessie Munger, who gave us our chapel<\/a> in memory of her aunt, Miss Charlotte F. Hedges, has given us a pipe organ for the chapel.”<\/p>\n[034] Aug 25, 1936
\nHill to Morris: Arrival plans.<\/p>\n
1937 & 1938<\/strong><\/p>\n[035] July 19, 1937
\nMorris to Hill: School begins Aug 29; planning a guidance institute for Aug 25-28; please arrive on the 24th.<\/p>\n
[036] Aug 20, 1937
\nHill to Morris: Arrival plans.<\/p>\n
[037] Dec 31, 1937
\nDr. J. W. Hill in Richmond, KY certifies Hill’s health.<\/p>\n
[041] July 29, 1938
\n[unsigned] to Hill: Planning for next year; Hill will teach economics, history and possibly math, and maintain the Cooperative Store; suggests several books that Hill should read in preparation.\u00a0Mrs. [Alice Joy] Keith will teach science and health with assistance from Miss Goins; Miss [Edith] Cold<\/a> will teach English composition and history; all should coordinate.<\/p>\n[038] Aug 15, 1938
\n[unsigned] to Hill: Encloses a list of Erpi Sound Teaching Films, developed by the Univ of Chicago as teaching aids; please submit your order.<\/p>\n
[039] n.d.
\n[handwritten] “Reading List,” signed by Hill.<\/p>\n
[040] Aug 18, 1938
\n[unsigned] to Hill: Ninth grade will be large this year; asked Hill and Mrs. Powell to teach them arithmetic. Students are: Bud Pennington, Henry Hendrix, Grace Lewis, Nora Begley, Fred Hoskins, Christine Turner, Emily Rose Lewis, Elizabeth Minyard, Louie Hawn, Bertha Lewis, Jack Geoge, Arlee Baker, Bill Haverly, Mary Pace, Frank Harris, Isabell Lewis.<\/p>\n
[043] Aug 22, 1938
\n[unsigned] to Hill: Arrive by September 7 for informal conferences; advised about teaching coop group.<\/p>\n
[044] Aug 29, 1938
\nHill (letterhead: J.W. Hill, M.D., Richmond, KY) to Morris: Arrival plans.<\/p>\n
[045] Oct 17, 1938
\n[unsigned; Dictated by Morris] to Hill: Please answer enclosed letter inquiring about Coop Group.<\/p>\n
[046] n.d.
\nHill to “Joan” [PMSS letterhead]: Hill’s forwarding address in Richmond, KY.<\/p>\n
1939<\/strong><\/p>\n[047] Jan 4, 1939
\nDr. J. W. Hill in Richmond, KY certifies Hill’s health.<\/p>\n
[048] Aug 21, 1939
\n[unsigned] to Hill: Arrive by September 7; currently meeting with Guidance Institute
\nconsisting of consultants and 57 county teachers for the week.<\/p>\n
[049] Sept 5, 1939
\nHill (letterhead: J.W. Hill, M.D., Richmond, KY) to Morris: Arrival plans.<\/p>\n
\nSee Also:
\nGLADYS HILL Correspondence Part 2<\/strong>, 1940-1952
\nGLADYS HILL<\/a> <\/strong>– Biography<\/p>\n
\nGALLERY: GLADYS HILL Correspondence Part I
\nApril 11, 1929 – September 5, 1939
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1929<\/strong><\/p>\n [001] n.d. [002] n.d. [003] n.d. [004] March 20, 1929 [005] Aug 31, 1929 [006] March 13, 1929 [007] March 18, 1929 [008] March 26, 1929 [009] Feb 15, 1929 [010] April 1, 1929 [011] April 9, 1929 [012] April 11, 1929 [013] April 13, 1929 [014] April 15, 1929 [015] April 18, 1929 [016] May 31, 1929 1930<\/strong><\/p>\n [017] Aug 6, 1930 [018] Aug 12, 1930 [019] Nov 18, 1930 1931 & 1932<\/strong><\/p>\n [020] June 1, 1931 [021] July 30, 1931 [022] Aug 10, 1931 [023] July 1, 1932 1933 & 1934<\/strong><\/p>\n [024] [025] Aug 7, 1933 [026] Aug 14, 1932 (sic) [027] Aug 4, 1934 [028] Aug 18, 1934 1935 & 1936<\/strong><\/p>\n [029] Aug 23, 1935 [030] Jan 3, 1935 [031] July 16, 1935 [032] July 23, 1935 [033] Aug 7, 1936 [034] Aug 25, 1936 1937 & 1938<\/strong><\/p>\n [035] July 19, 1937 [036] Aug 20, 1937 [037] Dec 31, 1937 [041] July 29, 1938 [038] Aug 15, 1938 [039] n.d. [040] Aug 18, 1938 [043] Aug 22, 1938 [044] Aug 29, 1938 [045] Oct 17, 1938 [046] n.d. 1939<\/strong><\/p>\n [047] Jan 4, 1939 [048] Aug 21, 1939 [049] Sept 5, 1939 See Also: GALLERY: GLADYS HILL Correspondence Part I
\nAngela Melville<\/a>, Member, Executive Committee, to Miss Cora Lee, Critic Teacher in Training School, Eastern Teachers’ College, Richmond, KY: Requests information about Hill’s\u00a0ability to teach at PMSS. Completed form attached, dated April 11, 1929.<\/p>\n
\nAngela Melville, Member, Executive Committee, to Roy B. Clark, Acting Head of Eng. Dept., Eastern Teachers’ College, Richmond, KY: Requests information about her ability to teach at PMSS. Completed form attached, dated April 02, 1929.<\/p>\n
\nAngela Melville, Member, Executive Committee, to Miss Eunice M. Olson, Wolfe County Health Nurse, Campton, KY: Requests information about her ability to teach at PMSS. Completed form attached, dated April 1, 1929.\u00a0[003a] April 01,1929 – reverse side of 003.<\/p>\n
\nGladys Hill’s completed application blank.\u00a0[004a] Reverse side of application form.<\/p>\n
\nMary F. McKinney, Critic, Math and Science, Eastern KY State Teachers’ College “To Whom It May Concern”: Miss Gladys Hill’s experience at the college.<\/p>\n
\nGladys Hill, Principal, Campton (KY) High School to Miss Margaret Motter<\/a>, PMSS Principal: Interested in a teacher position at PMSS; describes education and training.<\/p>\n
\n[unsigned: “AM”] to Hill: Answers Hill’s letter to Miss Motter; encloses questionnaire and literature about the School; possible position in a nearby district school [Big Laurel].<\/p>\n
\nHill to Melville: Returns completed application blank; sends her photograph and a letter of recommendation.<\/p>\n
\nW.B. Walker, Supt., at Campton Grade and High School “To Whom It May Concern:” Confirmation that Hill is principal at Campton for 1928-9 term and has “given perfect satisfaction.”<\/p>\n
\n[unsigned: “AM”] Received photograph and letter of recommendation;\u00a0salary offer.<\/p>\n
\n[unsigned: “AM”] to Miss Hill: Offers a teaching position (7th and 8th grades) at Pine Mountain; salary offer.<\/p>\n
\nHill to Angela Melville: Accepts position.<\/p>\n
\nHill in Richmond, KY, to Melville: Will be in Louisville to attend KEA and suggests a meeting with any of the PMSS teachers.<\/p>\n
\nMelville to Hill: Gives school starting date as August 21.<\/p>\n
\nMelville to Hill: No one can meet her in Louisville.<\/p>\n
\n[unsigned] to Hill: Reminder of school opening date; details to come from Miss\u00a0Motter;\u00a0write to Mr. Wilson Lewis of Nolansburg, KY,\u00a0to arrange for a mule.<\/p>\n
\nGladys Hill (letterhead: Dr. J.W. Hill in Richmond, KY) to Miss Gaines: Asks for date of arrival to get Big Log<\/a> in order before school starts.<\/p>\n
\n[unsigned; “HH”- Hubert\u00a0H. Hadley<\/a>, Director] to Hill: Big Log is ready; arrive by August 22.<\/p>\n
\nHadley to Hill: Repair list given to Mr. Callahan; requesting wood from Mr. Moller; in favor of moving girls’ study hall to upstairs.<\/p>\n
\nContract between PMSS and Hill: $65.00 a month and living for school year 1931-32. Signed by Evelyn K. Wells<\/a>, Acting Director, and Hill.<\/p>\n
\n[unsigned; “GAM”- Glyn Morris<\/a>] Director to Hill in Richmond, KY: Scheduling meeting of housemothers before school starts.<\/p>\n
\nHill to Morris: Arrival date.<\/p>\n
\nContract between Hill and PMSS for school year 1932-33 at $65.00 a month and living.<\/p>\n
\nPostcards: (1) “The Sulphur Springs [WV] Greenbrier Hotel”;\u00a0(2) “Old St. Paul’s Church, Norfolk, VA.”\u00a0[024a]\u00a0[Reverse sides of postcards] (1) August 18?, 1933, Hill to Morris: Arrival plans.
\n(2) August 3, 1933, Hill to Morris: Mother is ill; returning in a few weeks.<\/p>\n
\nMorris to Hill in Richmond, KY: Would like Hill’s return on August 18 for a meeting; housemother at Big Log is to be Miss Marion Frenyear.<\/p>\n
\nHill to Morris: Arrival plans.<\/p>\n
\n[unsigned] to Hill: Please arrive on August 22 for meetings and tea at Zande House<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nHill to Morris: Arrival plans.<\/p>\n
\nHill to Morris: Arrival plans.<\/p>\n
\n[Letterhead: Mrs. Julius W. Hill in Richmond, KY]\u00a0Hill to Morris: Arrival plans.<\/p>\n
\nM.E. Mattox, Registrar, Eastern KY State Teachers College in Richmond, KY, to Morris: Encloses form that certifies\u00a0Hill’s teaching experience.<\/p>\n
\n[unsigned] July 23, 1935
\nDictated by Morris to Hill in Richmond: “You know a lot about this anyway….I expected to see Don here before this.”<\/p>\n
\n[signature not visible] to Hill: Please arrive Aug 27.\u00a0“…Miss Jessie Munger, who gave us our chapel<\/a> in memory of her aunt, Miss Charlotte F. Hedges, has given us a pipe organ for the chapel.”<\/p>\n
\nHill to Morris: Arrival plans.<\/p>\n
\nMorris to Hill: School begins Aug 29; planning a guidance institute for Aug 25-28; please arrive on the 24th.<\/p>\n
\nHill to Morris: Arrival plans.<\/p>\n
\nDr. J. W. Hill in Richmond, KY certifies Hill’s health.<\/p>\n
\n[unsigned] to Hill: Planning for next year; Hill will teach economics, history and possibly math, and maintain the Cooperative Store; suggests several books that Hill should read in preparation.\u00a0Mrs. [Alice Joy] Keith will teach science and health with assistance from Miss Goins; Miss [Edith] Cold<\/a> will teach English composition and history; all should coordinate.<\/p>\n
\n[unsigned] to Hill: Encloses a list of Erpi Sound Teaching Films, developed by the Univ of Chicago as teaching aids; please submit your order.<\/p>\n
\n[handwritten] “Reading List,” signed by Hill.<\/p>\n
\n[unsigned] to Hill: Ninth grade will be large this year; asked Hill and Mrs. Powell to teach them arithmetic. Students are: Bud Pennington, Henry Hendrix, Grace Lewis, Nora Begley, Fred Hoskins, Christine Turner, Emily Rose Lewis, Elizabeth Minyard, Louie Hawn, Bertha Lewis, Jack Geoge, Arlee Baker, Bill Haverly, Mary Pace, Frank Harris, Isabell Lewis.<\/p>\n
\n[unsigned] to Hill: Arrive by September 7 for informal conferences; advised about teaching coop group.<\/p>\n
\nHill (letterhead: J.W. Hill, M.D., Richmond, KY) to Morris: Arrival plans.<\/p>\n
\n[unsigned; Dictated by Morris] to Hill: Please answer enclosed letter inquiring about Coop Group.<\/p>\n
\nHill to “Joan” [PMSS letterhead]: Hill’s forwarding address in Richmond, KY.<\/p>\n
\nDr. J. W. Hill in Richmond, KY certifies Hill’s health.<\/p>\n
\n[unsigned] to Hill: Arrive by September 7; currently meeting with Guidance Institute
\nconsisting of consultants and 57 county teachers for the week.<\/p>\n
\nHill (letterhead: J.W. Hill, M.D., Richmond, KY) to Morris: Arrival plans.<\/p>\n
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\nGLADYS HILL Correspondence Part 2<\/strong>, 1940-1952
\nGLADYS HILL<\/a> <\/strong>– Biography<\/p>\n
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\nApril 11, 1929 – September 5, 1939
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