Pine Mountain Settlement School
Series 09: Biography – Families
CAUDILL FAMILY
TAGS: Caudill Family; Pine Mountain Settlement School; Pine Mountain Community; PMSS Workers; PMSS Boarding School Students; William Caudill; Rebecca Caudill Ayars; Hettie Caudill; Harry M. Caudill
Members of the Caudill Family have lived in the community of Pine Mountain since very early years. Several were among the student body and workers at Pine Mountain Settlement School. Two Caudills have become prolific and well-known writers: Harry M. Caudill and Rebecca Caudill (Ayars).
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Caudill Family: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PMSS COLLECTIONS
Harold Caudill is listed among the PMSS students on the page for the 1949 GRADUATING CLASS. (See class photo in CONIFER 1949, page 6.) Harold Caudill’s article, “Mr. [Arthur] Dodd‘s Picture,” was published in the PINE CONE 1948 November, page 2. His article, “Winter’s On The Way!”, appeared in PINE CONE 1948-49, page 3.
Harry M. Caudill – (May 3, 1922 – November 29, 1990) was an American author, historian, lawyer, legislator, and environmentalist from Letcher County, in the coalfields of southeastern Kentucky. Author of Night Comes to the Cumberlands and other books on the region. Lived nearby in Whitesburg, KY. and was a frequent visitor at PMSS. GUIDE TO CONSULTANTS, FRIENDS… Alice Cobb writes in NOTES – 1976 about visiting Harry Caudill on a return visit to PMSS. See also VERTICAL FILE in PMSS Archive Room for material about Harry Caudill. His interview with Kimball Baker, a Voice of America journalist, is referenced in WILLIAM HAYES (Part II).
Hettie Caudill is shown among the young girls in the photograph from the FRANCES LAVENDER ALBUM.
P. Caudill is listed as one of the cast members in the 1940 Tomfoolery play. DRAMA TOMFOOLERY
Rebecca Caudill Ayars – (February 2, 1899 – October 2, 1985) was an American author of children’s literature with more than twenty books published. Her Tree of Freedom (Viking, 1949) was a Newbery Honor Book in 1950. A Pocketful of Cricket (Holt, 1964), illustrated by Evaline Ness, was a Caldecott Honor Book. Close friend of Mary Rogers, PMSS staff and member of the Board of Trustees of PMSS. One of ten children in the family of Susan and George Caudill of Harlan County, Kentucky. She was born in Poor Fork, now Cumberland, Kentucky. Listed under “Visitors to Campus,” GUIDE TO CONSULTANTS, FRIENDS…
Rebecca Caudill Ayars is listed as “author, friend, board of trustees 1967-?” in GUIDE TO BURTON ROGERS FILES, Box 1. She is also mentioned as an acquaintance of CONNIE FEARINGTON BROSI, a PMSS teacher in 1965. She is quoted several times concerning the Little School in the biography of MILLY MAHONEY. See also VERTICAL FILE in PMSS Archive Room for material about Rebecca Caudill Ayars.
Watson Caudill is listed as a PMSS student from 1922 to 1923 in BOX 30 STUDENTS – Bo-C, c. 1919-1930, file #20-49.
Caudill Family: IN PINE MOUNTAIN VALLEY COMMUNITY
| LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | DATE OF INFO | SOURCE OF INFORMATION |
| Caudill | Hettie | 1919 | Frances Lavender Album |
Caudill Family: PMSS WORKERS
| LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | MIDDLE NAME | OTHER NAME | JOB TITLE | NOTES | ||
| Ayars | Rebecca | Caudill | Caudill, Rebecca | Honorary Member, Bd of Trustees | Good friend of Mary Rogers; known by pen name, Rebecca Caudill; wrote many important books about Appalachia | ||
| Caudill | William | Interim Director 2001; Member, Board of Trustees, 2000-? | Served as Director between Robin Lambert & Nancy Adams; 2000 Bd Cmtes: Community Resources & Services, Building & Grounds | ||||
Caudill Family: PMSS BOARDING STUDENTS, 1938-1949
| STUDENT NAME | YEAR(S) AT PMSS | GRAD? |
| Caudill, Lena Mae | 1944-1945 | |
| Caudill, Billy Jean | 1947 | |
| Caudill, Emma | 1947 | |
| Caudill, H. Lloyd | 1945-1946 | |
| Caudill, Harold | 1945-1949 | yes |
| Caudill, Oma Jo | 1945-1947 | |
| Caudill, Perry | 1938-1941 |
Caudill Family: PMSS COMMUNITY SCHOOL STUDENTS
NONE FOUND
See Also WILLIAM CAUDILL Biography
Return to GUIDE TO FAMILIES IN THE PINE MOUNTAIN VALLEY COMMUNITY
Caudill Family: GALLERY
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- Frances Lavender Album. Bonnie Baker, Maude, Virgie Saylor, Minnie Callahan, Hettie Caudill. (Indian Cliff in background.) [lave012.jpg]
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- Bill Caudill, Member of PMSS Board of Trustees 2000 – 20?? and PMSS Interim Director 2001. [pmss_caudill_db.jpg]
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- Group of boy students: (Back) Lewis, Fugate, Baker, Caudill, Hall, Whitehead, Caldwell, Sturgill, Thomas, Tolliver. (Front) Banks, Blackson, Bird, Brown, Scott, Reynolds, Patterson. [nace_II_album_087.jpg]
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- Freshman Class 1945-1946. (First Row) Margaret Slusher, Frances Selvey, Naomi King, Birdie Miniard, Reba Blevins, Geraldine King, Bess Taylor, Eli Ison. (Second Row) Fannie Mae Caldwell, Margie Belcher, Ora Mae Boggs, Donald Freemen, Carlos Banks, Leone Sturgill, Emmitt Patterson, Bonnie Reynolds, Arnie Halcomb, Miller Howard. (Back Row) Ralph Scott, Earl Brown, Walter Blackson, Clayton Sturgill, Clarence Garrett, Harold Caudill, Arles Centers, Ray Bird. [nace_1_044b.jpg]
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Caudill Family |
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Creator |
Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY |
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Alt. Creator |
Ann Angel Eberhardt ; Helen Hayes Wykle ; |
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Subject Keyword |
Caudill Family ; Pine Mountain Settlement School ; Pine Mountain Community ; PMSS Workers ; PMSS Boarding School Students ; William Caudill ; Rebecca Caudill Ayars ; Hettie Caudill ; |
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Subject LCSH |
Caudill Family. |
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Date |
2018-06-04 |
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Publisher |
Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY |
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n/a |
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Type |
Collections ; text ; image ; |
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Format |
Original and copies of documents and correspondence in file folders in filing cabinet. |
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Series 09: Biography – Families |
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Language |
English |
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Relation |
Is related to: Pine Mountain Settlement School Collections, Series 09: Biography – Families |
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Coverage Temporal |
1919 – 2001 |
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Coverage Spatial |
Pine Mountain, KY ; Harlan County, KY ; |
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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. |
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Donor |
n/a |
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Description |
Core documents, correspondence, writings, and administrative papers of the Caudill Family ; clippings, photographs, books by or about the Caudill Family ; |
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Acquisition |
n/d |
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Citation |
“[Identification of Item],” [Collection Name] [Series Number, if applicable]. Pine Mountain Settlement School Institutional Papers. Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY. |
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Processed By |
Helen Hayes Wykle ; Ann Angel Eberhardt ; |
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Last Updated |
2018-06-06 aae; |
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Bibliography |
Source(s) ”Caudill.” GUIDE TO PMSS WORKERS 1913-2000s ; PINE MOUNTAIN VALLEY COMMUNITY RESIDENTS LIST 1910s-1940s ; GUIDE TO BOARDING SCHOOL STUDENTS, 1929-1949. Series 09: Biography – Families. Pine Mountain Settlement School Institutional Papers. Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY. Internet resource. Bibliography Banks, Vernon B, Billy F. Caudill, and Ira H. Linville. Harlan County Recreation Potential. Place of publication not identified: publisher not identified, 1969. Print. Caudill, Rebecca. My Appalachia: A Reminiscence. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969. Print. Caudill, Rebecca. Rebecca Caudill Papers. 1928. Archival material. Caudill, Rebecca. The World of Rebecca Caudill. New York, N.Y: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970. Print. Caudill, Rebecca. Tree of Freedom. Open Road Media Teen & Tween, 2015. Internet resource. Rebecca Caudill was the author of many other books for juveniles, including A Pocketful of Cricket, Wind, Sand, and Sky, Up and Down the River, Somebody Go and Bang a Drum, The Best-Loved Doll, Schoolhouse in the Woods. Caudill, Harry M. Night Comes to the Cumberlands: A Biography of a Depressed Area (classic Reprint). S.l.: Forgotten Books, 2017. Print. Harry M. Caudill was the author of many other books, including Dark Hills to Westward: The Saga of Jenny Wiley, The Senator from Slaughter County; Slender is the Thread: Tales from a Country Law Office; The Watches of the Night; My Land is Dying, A Darkness at Dawn. Cummins, Terry, and Wendell Berry. The Caudills of the Cumberlands: Anne’s Story of Life with Harry. 2013. Print. |
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