Luther M. Ambrose papers
Content Description
Papers of Luther Martin Ambrose including his work as a faculty member at Berea College and as an education consultant in Eastern Kentucky and internationally. Materials include correspondence, reports, studies, committee records, and photographs.
Dates
- Creation: 1915 - 1980
Creator
- Ambrose, Luther Martin, 1898-1981 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.
Conditions Governing Use
Provided for personal research and educational purposes only. Seek permission to reproduce and/or publish from Berea College Special Collections and Archives.
Conditions Governing Use
[Box/folder no. or item name], Berea College Records: RG 9.53: Luther M. Ambrose papers. Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Berea, KY.
Extent
6.4 Cubic Feet (17 ms boxes, 1 other box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Papers of Luther Martin Ambrose including his work as a faculty member at Berea College and as an education consultant in Eastern Kentucky and internationally.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in three series:
Series 1: Berea College, professional papers, and personal correspondence (bulk: 1915-1980; 4 ms boxes, 1 other box) - Records of Ambrose's educational and professional work as a graduate student and as a faculty member at Berea College. Materials include: correspondence, annual and other reports, committee records, writings, addresses and speeches, research notes and papers, Berea College students and admissions information, subject files, other. Series also contains extensive correspondence to family and friends.
Series 2: Eastern Kentucky extension and consultation work (bulk: 1939-1950; 2 ms boxes) - Records of Ambrose's extension work in Eastern Kentucky including: reports of extension work, photographs, correspondence, workshop records, clippings, and other
Series 3: International educational consultant work (bulk: 1954-1965; 11 ms boxes) - materials related to Ambrose's work abroad as an educational advisor in countries including India, Thailand, the Philippines, Liberia, Paraguay, Pakistan, and the Sudan. Records include: correspondence, reports, research notes and studies, materials and communications for citizens living abroad, photographs, publications and print materials, writings, other
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Colleen Ambrose and family, June 2024
Bibliography
While a faculty member at Berea, he served as an instructor of Chemistry and Head of the Berea Academy Department of Science (1920-1939) and Professor (1939-1945) and Chair of the Berea College Department of Education (1945-1955). At Berea, Ambrose conducted summer workshops in teacher training in Eastern Kentucky, served on numerous committees, was Director of the Rural School Improvement Project. Ambrose also served as an educational consultant and advisor (1950-mid 1960s) to numerous United States foreign assistance programs in India, Paraguay, Thailand, Pakistan, Liberia, the Sudan, and the Philippines.
After retiring from Berea, Ambrose taught at Eastern Kentucky University and the Hazel Green Academy. He also served as an admissions consultant to Berea College. Ambrose received the Berea College Alumni Association’s distinguished alumnus award in 1970. Luther M. Ambrose passed away in Berea in 1981.
- Title
- Luther M. Ambrose papers
- Author
- Lori Myers-Steele
- Date
- 2024-07
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Berea College Special Collections and Archives Repository
Hutchins Library
100 Campus Drive
Berea Kentucky 40404 US
859.985.3262
special_collections@berea.edu