Pine Mountain Settlement School
Series 09: BIOGRAPHY
Victor Wooten, Student 1927-1928
Victor George Wooten, Jr., 1913-?

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TAGS: Victor Wooten, Victor George Wooten, Jr., PMSS students, Record Sheets, correspondence, Katherine Pettit, reservation cards, tuition bills

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VICTOR WOOTEN Student

Student, November 1927 – January 1928

According to student records in the Collections of Pine Mountain Settlement School, Victor Wooten was a student at the School for a very short time. At age 14, he entered sixth grade at the School on November 16, 1927, and left by the end of January 1928. His mother, Mrs. V.G. Wooten, wrote of her desire that he attend PMSS, but her statement that he “prefer[red] work to study” may be a clue to determining Victor Wooten’s adjustment to the rigors of PMSS studies.

Victor George Wooten, Jr., was born in Kentwood, Louisiana, on May 21, 1913, to Mr. and Mrs. Victor George Wooten, Sr.

[NOTE: It is not known whether Victor Wooten is related to the Wooton Family which has a different spelling of the surname.] 

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CONTENTS – VICTOR WOOTEN

[NOTE: The list below is in chronological order and may not correspond to the order of the images.]

SCAN0271. PMSS Record Sheet for “Wooten, Victor George.” Date of Birth: May 21, 1913. Parents: Mr. and Mrs. V.G. Wooten, Shonn, KY. Date of Entering, November 16, 1927. Date of Leaving: End of January 1928. [No grades are recorded.]

SCAN0273 and SCAN0274. November 1, 1927 – Handwritten 2-page letter from Mrs. V.G. Wooten, Shonn, KY, to Miss Katherine Pettit.

I am very anxious to have my son enter your school so am writing to see if you have a vacancy…. He is fourteen, large for age, and only in fifth grade, preferring work to study. Am sure your school would be a wonderful help and training for him.

We are people of very limited means so I hope you will consent to take him as I know your school is inexpensive…..

SCAN0275. November 3, 1927 – Carbon copy of typewritten letter from KP [Katherine Pettit] to V.G. Wooten, Shonn, KY.

SCAN0272. November 9, 1927 – PMSS reservation card for Victor Geo. Wooten, age 14, born in Kentwood, LA, May 21, 1913. School last attended: Shonn, 5th grade.

SCAN0276. November 9, 1927 – Handwritten letter from Mrs. V.G. Wooten, Shonn, KY, to Miss Pettit, thanking Pettit for accepting Victor.

SCAN0277. December 1, 1927 – Tuition bill sent to Mr. V.G. Wooten, Shonn, KY, for Victor for book rental, Nov. & Dec. tuition and “Sick at house 1 day.” Total $5.20

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GALLERY: VICTOR WOOTEN Student

Title	Victor Wooten
Alt. Title	Victor George Wooten, Jr.
Identifier	https://pinemountainsettlement.net/?page_id=35642
Creator	Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY.
Alt. Creator	Ann Angel Eberhardt, Helen Hayes Wykle ;
Subject Keyword	Victor Wooten, Victor George Wooten, Jr., PMSS students, Record Sheets, correspondence, Katherine Pettit, reservation cards, tuition bills
Subject LCSH	Wooten, Victor,  — 1913-?. Pine Mountain Settlement School (Pine Mountain, Ky.) — History. Harlan County (Ky.) — History. Education — Kentucky — Harlan County. Rural schools — Kentucky — History. Schools — Appalachian Region, Southern.
Date	2016-07-11
Publisher	Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY.
Contributor	n/a
Type	Collections, text ; image ;
Format	Original and copies of documents and correspondence in file folders in filing cabinet.
Source	Series 09: BIOGRAPHY
Language	English
Relation	Is related to: Pine Mountain Settlement School Collections, Series 09: BIOGRAPHY
Coverage	1913-1928
Coverage Spatial	Pine Mountain, KY ; Harlan County, KY ;
Rights	Any display, publication, or public use must credit the Pine Mountain Settlement School. Copyright retained by the creators of certain items in the collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Donor	n/a
Description	Core documents, correspondence, writings, and administrative papers of Victor Wooten ; clippings, photographs, books by or about Victor Wooten ;
Acquisition	n/d
Citation	“[Identification of Item],” [Collection Name] [Series Number, if applicable]. Pine Mountain Settlement School Institutional Papers. Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY.
Processed By	Helen Hayes Wykle ; Ann Angel Eberhardt ;
Last Updated	2025-12-22 aae ;
	Source: “Wooten, Victor.” Series 09: BIOGRAPHY. Pine Mountain Settlement School Institutional Papers. Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY. Internet resource.

See Also:
WOOTEN FAMILY Students

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BOARDING SCHOOL Students 1929-1949

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