Interview with Eleanor Coffman, February 1, 2007
Project: Community Colleges of Kentucky: History of Kentucky's Community Colleges Oral History Project
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Oral history with Eleanor Coffman, administrator at Paducah Community College from the 1950s to the 1990s. Coffman recalls the founding of the college, describes early programming, and discusses the Arts in FOCUS series and its impact on the community. Interview concludes with the consolidation of Paducah Community College and West Kentucky Technical College to form West Kentucky Community and Technical College.Interview Accession
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Coffman, Eleanor Coffman, Eleanor--Interviews Community colleges--Administration Community colleges--History Community colleges--Kentucky Education, Higher Matheson, R. G. "Dean" Paducah (Ky.) Paducah Junior College (Ky.) University of Kentucky West Kentucky Community & Technical CollegeInterview Rights
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Coffman, Eleanor Interview by Adina O'Hara. 01 Feb. 2007. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Coffman, E. (2007, February 01). Interview by A. O'Hara. Community Colleges of Kentucky: History of Kentucky's Community Colleges Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Coffman, Eleanor, interview by Adina O'Hara. February 01, 2007, Community Colleges of Kentucky: History of Kentucky's Community Colleges Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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