1 50 1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource This project was done in conjunction with two others: Kentucky School Superintendents and Kentucky Newspaper Editors. The purpose of the three projects was to document Kentucky politics by interviewing politically astute members of the local power structure (judges and school superintendents) and observers of local politics (newspaper editors and owners). Kentucky county judges discuss the changes resulting from the new judicial system that came about during the 1970s, their personal histories, their careers and judicial activities, their influence in Kentucky county government, and the political and economic history of Kentucky counties Title A name given to the resource Kentucky County Judges Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview. Smith, David Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed. Bell, Location The location of the interview. Monticello, KY Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 1:39:02 Restrictions A notation on restrictions placed by the interviewee. no Funding Source Includes the funding source of the original project, indexes, transcriptions and digitization if funded outside EKU. Input as: transcription: KOHC etc. Project: Kentucky Oral History Commission Indexing: Kentucky Oral History Commission XML This field is for OHMS XML files 1979oh100-bell.xml OHMS Object This field contains the OHMS Hyperlink (link to the XML file within the OHMS Viewer). https://omeka.eku.edu/ohms-viewer/render.php?cachefile=1979oh100-bell.xml Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1979 OH 100 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2/9/1979 Description An account of the resource In this interivew, Ira Bell, a 1928 EKU alumni, comments on his 38 year tenure as superintendent in Wayne County and the consolidation of Wayne county high schools. He also discusses his time at EKU, school board elections, changes in the student demographics, and his run for judge in 1969. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Contact Special Collections and Archives Crabbe Library Eastern Kentucky University for reproductions rights and permission to publish. Title A name given to the resource Interview with Ira Bell County Judge EKU Funding Granville Pruitt Great Depression integration KEA Kentucky governors School Board Elections School Consolidations superintendents Transportation Trustee System Wayne County