Jim D. Cherry papers

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Genre:: Photographs
Scrapbooks
Subjects:: DeKalb County School System
DeKalb County School System--Officials and employees
Fernbank Science Center (Atlanta, Ga.)
Education--Georgia
School employees
School integration--Georgia
Public schools

Finding Aid:: Finding aid available electronically
Summary:: The collection consists of the papers of Jim Cherry from 1947-1988. The papers include correspondence, personal financial records, speeches, writings, printed material, scrapbooks, photographs, clippings, and memorabilia. The papers document Jim Cherry's career as superintendent of schools, his civic activities, his broad interest in education, and honors and awards he received.
Language:: English
Language Note:: Materials entirely in English.
Physical Type/Description:: 11 linear feet (11 boxes, 1 oversized papers box (OP), and 13 oversized bound volumes (OBV))
Restrictions on Access:: Unrestricted access.
Organization and Arrangement:: Unprocessed collection.
Biographical/Historical Note:: Jim D. Cherry, nationally known educator, was superintendent of the DeKalb County, Georgia, school system for twenty-five years; led the school system through its period of initial integration; and was instrumental in the development of the Fernbank Science Center in cooperation with the school system. He retired in 1972 and died in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1980.

Catalog ID (MMSID):: 990027681350302486
OCLC Number:: 123380321
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