Pine Mountain Settlement School
Series 09: Biography – Families
STURGILL FAMILY, 1934 – 1949
TAGS: Sturgill Family; Pine Mountain Settlement School; Pine Mountain Community; PMSS Boarding School Students;
Members of the Sturgill Family lived in the community of Pine Mountain since very early years. Several were among the student body at Pine Mountain Settlement School.
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Sturgill Family: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PMSS COLLECTIONS
Hattie Sturgill was Master of Ceremonies in a Community Group Assembly in which she introduced each of seven students describing the work of the Community Group and the Co-op program at Pine Mountain. Their narratives were to accompany a film made by Ray and Virginia Garner, who were contracted through the Harmon Foundation to film the unique educational program activities at the School. COMMUNITY GROUP ASSEMBLY May 20, 1942.
Hattie Sturgill wrote a scene for the Co-op play, “Cooperation Around the World,” which was reprinted in CONIFER with the title, “Kagawa in the Slums.” CONIFER – 1941, page 17.
The program for the Class of 1942 Commencement lists Hattie Sturgill as one of the students who participated in the ceremony. 1942 COMMENCEMENT.
Leone Sturgill, Senior, wrote “Fair Day Program” for The Pine Cone, October 1948, pages 13-14. 1938 COMMUNITY FAIR DAY.
Raymond Sturgill and Clayton Sturgill are depicted in a photograph of the PMSS 1949 graduating class in CONIFER 1949. (See image conifer_1949_006.jpg in Gallery below.) They are also listed as members of the Class of 1949. 1949 GRADUATING CLASS.
An unsigned letter [image 021] written to the Arthur W. Dodd family and dated January 10, 1952, reports that “Raymond Sturgill was slightly wounded in Korea in November but was soon back at the front.” ARTHUR W. DODD CORRESPONDENCE.
Raymond Sturgill was one of the players in the Nativity Play in 1948. (See image nace_1_026b.jpg in Gallery below.) GUIDE TO CHRISTMAS AT PMSS.
Among the Recordings by the Lomax Family: One 10-inch tape of songs sung with dulcimer accompaniment by Virgil L. Sturgill, originally of Sutton’s Branch, Kentucky. Recorded at the Library of Congress by Herman Norwood, June 1951. (1 hour; LWO 1821) (AFS 10,095) [catalog record].
Sturgill Family: IN PINE MOUNTAIN VALLEY COMMUNITY, 1934-1942
| TITLE | LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | DATE OF INFO | SOURCE OF INFO | NOTES |
| Mrs. & Mrs. | Lewis | Elijah C. | 1934 – 1942 | MAP OF COMMUNITY RESIDENTS 1934 – 1942 | Mrs. Nan Sturgill |
Sturgill Family: PMSS WORKERS
[NONE FOUND]
Sturgill Family: PMSS BOARDING STUDENTS, 1938-1949
| STUDENT NAME | YEARS AT PMSS | GRAD? |
| Sturgill, Clayton | 1945-1949 | yes |
| Sturgill, Ethel Mae | 1942-1944 | |
| Sturgill, Hattie Fay | 1938-1943 | |
| Sturgill, James | 1941-1942 | |
| Sturgill, Leone | 1945-1949 | yes |
| Sturgill, Margery | 1939-1940 | |
| Sturgill, Raymond | 1944-1945 | yes |
Sturgill Family: PMSS COMMUNITY SCHOOL STUDENTS
[NONE FOUND]
See Also:
HATTIE STURGILL Biography
HATTIE STURGILL Correspondence
JAMES STURGILL Biography
JAMES STURGILL Correspondence
MARGIE STURGILL Biography
MARGIE STURGILL Correspondence
MAP OF COMMUNITY RESIDENTS 1934 – 1942
Return to GUIDE TO FAMILIES IN THE PINE MOUNTAIN VALLEY COMMUNITY
Sturgill Family: GALLERY
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- 01_2433 PMSS students. Birdie Minniard, Marjorie Bennett, Jean High, Oma Sturgill, Margaret Slusher, Wanda Pittman, Ora Mae Boggs, 1946 [?].[098_IX_students_01_2433_001.jpg]
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- Group of boy students with list of names: (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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- “Seniors 1948.” [Back row] Jane Burkhart, Ida MacLewis, Charleen Lewis, Margaret Blair, Raymond Sturgill, Mary Ruth Bird, Betty Huff, Ann Metcalf, Alberta Turner. [Front row] Melvin Coots, Mary Garrett, Hobart Wilder, Clella Sergent, Owen Lewis, Birdie Tipton. [nace_II_album_100.jpg]
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- Auto Mechanics Class: Clayton Sturgill, Ralph Scott, Earl Brown, Arles Centers, Mr. Link. [nace_1_049b.jpg]
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- Freshman Class, 1945-1946. 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, Emmit 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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- Nativity Play, 1946. Beth LaRue, Roy Banks, Harold Cox, Arch Lewis, Bob LaRue, Jack Wilder, Ray Banks, Raymond Sturgill, Robert Calloway, Gladys Carroll, R.B. Begley [?], Bill Blackson, Densel Duncan, Frank Berry. [nace_1_026b.jpg]
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- “Hattie Sturgill,” nurse at Line Fork Settlement, 1937-41. Lutrella Baker Album. [line_fork_007c.jpg]
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- Hattie Sturgill [?], 1952. Grace Rood Album. [rood_138.jpg]
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- Far left: Hattie Fay Sturgill. Far right: Grace Rood. Grace Rood Album II. [rood_113.jpg]
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- 1949 Graduating Class. CONIFER 1949, page 6. [conifer_1949_006.jpg]
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Sturgill 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 |
Sturgill Family ; Pine Mountain Settlement School ; Pine Mountain Community ; PMSS Boarding School Students ; |
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Subject LCSH |
Sturgill Family. |
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Date |
2018-07-06 |
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Publisher |
Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY |
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Contributor |
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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Source |
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 |
1934 – 1949 |
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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 Sturgill Family ; clippings, photographs, books by or about the Sturgill 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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Bibliography |
Source(s) ”Sturgill.” PINE MOUNTAIN VALLEY COMMUNITY RESIDENTS LIST 1910s – 1940s ; DATABASE OF PMSS STUDENTS. Series 09: Biography – Families. Pine Mountain Settlement School Institutional Papers. Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY. Internet resource. |
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