Interview with Ellis Hartford

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  • Identifier1976 OH 009
  • Date12/14/1976
  • InterviewerEllis, William E.
  • IntervieweeHartford, Ellis
  • LocationLexington, KY
  • Duration2:40:30
  • Time Summary1-11 First acquaintance with Martin after World War II
    11-34 Hartford's opinion of Martin as educator and politician a. Martin's role in the Combs campaign
    34-40 The useful position of Martin in politics
    40-53 Martin's influence in bonding procedures
    53-61 Martin's desire to go to Eastern as president
    61-85 The relation between politics and education in Kentucky
    85-114 Doran as a political-educational figure
    114-138 Other educators' reaction to Martin going into politics
    138-190 Opinion of Martin as State superintendent of Public Instruction
    190-235 The struggle for the minimum foundation program
    235-342 Description of the battle to improve Kentucky's relative position in education in the nation
    342-370 Martin's role in public school integration in the late fifties
    370-418 Martin's philosophy of education
    418-465 Martin's interest in technical and vocational programs
    465-522 Hartford's reaction to Martin's appointment as president of Eastern, the practices for appointment of other university presidents
    522-674 Hartford's relations with Martin while he was secretary of the Council on Public Higher education
    674-815 Competition between the state universities and the University of Kentucky
    815-917 Political influence in education in Kentucky
    1-105 Martin's reaction to the development of the University of Kentucky community college system
    105-118 The relation between the community colleges and EKU
    118-202 Explanation of movement to create autonomy within the community college system, explanation of the creation of several of the colleges
    202-376 Relations with educational leaders: Dickey, Oswald, Thompson, Doran, Wendell Butler, and Otis Singletary
    376-540 Relationship with Kentucky's governors: Combs, Breathitt, Nunn, Ford, and Carroll
    540-588 description of Martin's personality
    588-660 Martin's success in handling finances
    660-690 Martin's relationship with KEA
    690-764 Martin's sense of humor a. recounts a luncheon in which Ed Prichard and Martin joked with each other
    764-922 Martin's interest in history, construction of the one room school house on campus
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  • RightsContact Special Collections and Archives, Crabbe Library, Eastern Kentucky University for reproductions, rights and permission to publish.


Citation

“Interview with Ellis Hartford,” William H. Berge Oral History Center, accessed March 23, 2023, https://oralhistory.eku.edu/items/show/595.