Ford, Thomas R. -- 1923-
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Appalachian Notes Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0028 SAA 027
Abstract
Dr. Drake established Appalachian Notes in 1972-1973 as a quarterly publication that primarily featured book reviews and articles about Appalachia. He served as editor until 1979. Thomas Ford and Lawrence Thompson of the University of Kentucky both served as assistant editors during those years. After Drake stepped down, Appalachian Notes continued publication under other editorship through 1985.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1973-1980
National Advisory Commission on Rural Poverty Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0016 SAA 015
Abstract
President Lyndon B. Johnson formed the National Advisory Commission on the Rural Poverty, under Executive Order Number 11306, in the 1960s to counsel him and develop recommendations concerning legislative actions to be taken as a part of his administration’s War on Poverty. This particular commission was charged with the responsibility of evaluating one of the most difficult social problems in the United States—rural poverty.
The Commission...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1966-1967