Pine Mountain Settlement School
Series 09: Biography – Students
Series 17: STUDENTS
Emmitt Patterson Correspondence<\/p>\n
TAGS: Emmitt Patterson, correspondence, William Emmitt Patterson, Jess Patterson, Edna Mae Metcalf Patterson, application blanks, H.R.S. Benjamin<\/span><\/p>\n 1945<\/b><\/p>\n [003] <\/b>July 28, 1945. Application blank: \u201cHOME AND PARENTS RECORD\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Father: <\/span>J.L. Patterson, age 36<\/span><\/i> Mother:<\/span> Edna Patterson, age 34<\/span><\/i> [003A] <\/b>Home and Parents Record, page 2.<\/span> [003B] <\/b>Home and Parents Record, page 3.<\/span> [004] <\/b>NO IMAGE [002] <\/b>July 30, 1945. Application blank for entry to PMSS Boarding School with handwritten entries: \u201cMY AUTOBIOGRAPHY\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n William Emmitt Patterson<\/span><\/i> [002A]<\/b> Application blank, page 2. <\/span> [002B]<\/b> Application blank, page 3.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Our house is of <\/span>painted frame<\/span><\/i>; heated by <\/span>coal<\/span><\/i> and lighted by <\/span>electric[ity<\/span><\/i>]. We have <\/span>running water<\/span><\/i> from the <\/span>city<\/span><\/i>. We have <\/span>25 <\/span><\/i>books and take these publications: <\/span>Lad[ies] Home Journal, Progressive Farms, Harlan Enterprise. <\/span><\/i>I attended <\/span>Little Laurel and Loyal<\/span><\/i> schools. …<\/span><\/p>\n [002C]<\/b> NO IMAGE<\/span><\/p>\n [002D]<\/b>\u00a0 Application blank, page 5. Attends the Christian Church in Loyall.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [005], [005A] <\/b>December 20, 1945. Two pages of a handwritten letter to <\/span>\u201cMom and Dad\u201d<\/span><\/i> (Mr. J.L. Patterson, Loyall, KY) from Emmitt, who is <\/span>\u201crequired to write this letter about how I am doing at Pine Mountain.<\/span><\/i>\u201d He is not pleased with his work in English and will <\/span>\u201dtry harder next semester\u201d<\/span><\/i>; he is <\/span>\u201cabout average\u201d<\/span><\/i> in Civics and Science, and<\/span> \u201cgood\u201d<\/span><\/i> in Woodwork. Both supervisors gave him \u201c<\/span>good work reports<\/span><\/i>\u201d; learned about the Bible in R.B.H.<\/span> [missing next page].<\/b><\/p>\n [006] <\/b>September 28, 1945. To Mr. and Mrs. Jess Patterson in Keith, KY, from [unsigned], Principal, reassuring them that Emmitt <\/span>\u201chas adjusted nicely to campus life, seems to be well satisfied, and his teachers say that a good beginning has been made in his studies and in his industrial work.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n 1946<\/b><\/p>\n [007] <\/b>April 1, 1946. To Mr. and Mrs. Jess Patterson, Pine Mountain, KY, from [unsigned, apparently Mr. H.R.S. Benjamin<\/a>, Director]. <\/span>\u201cWe are glad that you have moved back into the Pine Mountain community, and we hope that you may counsel with Emmitt about his smoking.\u201d <\/span><\/i>State law forbids smoking in a building with school children; PMSS usually dismisses such smokers. Describes Emmitt\u2019s smoking incident.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n See Also:
\nCONTENTS: EMMITT PATTERSON Correspondence<\/h3>\n
[Note: Letters from PMSS staff are carbon copies, typewritten, unsigned and meant for the Office files. The original signed copies were sent to the correspondents.]<\/span><\/h5>\n
<\/span><\/i>Birthplace: <\/span>Windsor, KY
<\/span><\/i>Education:<\/span> 8
<\/span><\/i>Occupation: <\/span>Railroad<\/span><\/i>
<\/span>Previous Occupation: <\/span>Bus driving
<\/span><\/i>Acres rented: <\/span>1\/2 acre<\/span><\/i>
<\/span>Length of time in present community: <\/span>three years<\/span><\/i>
<\/span>Other places of residence: <\/span>Pine Mt. KY<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n
<\/span>Birthplace: <\/span>Pine Mt., KY
<\/span><\/i>Education: <\/span>8
<\/span><\/i>Previous occupation: <\/span>Housework<\/span><\/i>
<\/span>Length of time in present community: <\/span>three years<\/span><\/i>
<\/span>Other places of residence: <\/span>Pine Mt., KY<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n
<\/span>Children: <\/span>William Emitt<\/span><\/i> (sic), <\/span>age 14, grade 9, Keith, KY<\/span><\/i>
<\/span><\/i>Glyn Edwin, age 3 mos. \u2026.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n
<\/span>Livestock: <\/span>2 hogs \u2026.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n
<\/span>[001]<\/b> NO IMAGE<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>Address: <\/span>Keith, KY <\/span><\/i>[Harlan Co.]<\/span>
<\/span>Born: <\/span>December 4, 1930, at Pine Mt., Harlan County, KY<\/span><\/i>
<\/span><\/i>Father:<\/span> Jess Patterson<\/a>, 36 years old, born in Windsor, KY<\/span><\/i>
<\/span><\/i>Present<\/span> occupation<\/span> railroading; <\/span><\/i>previously,<\/span> bus driving.
<\/span><\/i>Mother: <\/span>Edna Metcalf<\/span><\/i> [Patterson]<\/span><\/a>, 34 years old, born at Pine Mt., KY; completed 8 grades.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n
<\/span>Brother:<\/span> Glyn Edwin, 3 months<\/span><\/i>
<\/span><\/i>Lives <\/span>one mile<\/span><\/i> from school<\/span> and reaches it by walking.<\/span><\/p>\n
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EMMITT PATTERSON Student <\/a><\/strong>– Biography
EDNA MAE METCALF PATTERSON Staff<\/a> <\/strong>– Biography
JESS PATTERSON Staff<\/a> <\/strong>– Biography<\/p>\n
\nGALLERY: EMMITT PATTERSON Correspondence<\/h3>\n\n\t\t