]> Finding Aid for the Edward Jacob Forney Papers, 1911 - 1957 and undated Processed by: archives staff; machine-readable finding aid created by: Jason Alston University Libraries, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro 2009 Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: ; Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS Finding Aid for the Edward Jacob Forney Papers, 1911 - 1957 and undated University of North Carolina at Greensboro Descriptive Summary Edward Jacob Forney (1860-1948) was a leader in public education in North Carolina. The Edward Jacob Forney Papers date from 1911 to 1957 and contain correspondence, financial documents, clippings, photographs, scrapbook material and biographical information. Edward Jacob Forney Papers, 1911 - 1957 and undated Mss013 Forney, Edward Jacob 0.417 Linear Feet, 1 Box University Archives and Manuscripts English Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

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 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Edward Jacob Forney Papers (MSS 013), University Archives and Manuscripts, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

 Acquisition Information

Some items were removed from the vertical file in University Archives; no other acquisition record exists.

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Encoded by Jason Alston, July 2009;

Biographical Note

Edward Jacob Forney (1860-1948) was a leader in public education in North Carolina. He was born near the Catawba-Lincoln county line and educated in the public schools of Newton and at Catawba College. He became State Superintendent of Public Instruction in Raleigh in 1890 and came to the State Normal and Industrial School (now the University of North Carolina Greensboro) with Charles McIver in 1892. Although initially hired as McIver's secretary, Forney became treasurer of the school and chairman of the Commercial Department. Forney retired from the college in 1940.

 Collection Overview

The Edward Jacob Forney Papers date from 1911 to 1957 and contain correspondence, financial documents, clippings, photographs, scrapbook material and biographical information. Many of the items were removed from a series of scrapbooks compiled by Forney, probably after he retired. Many of the letters were written to Forney or to the Alumnae Association and pay tribute to Forney's contributions to education, especially in the Commercial Department. As a charter member of the faculty, Forney's reminiscences document some of the very early days of the school. Most of the reminiscences have been printed in newspapers or the UNCG Alumnae News.

Among the miscellaneous items are Forney's account of typing Governor Fowles speech in 1891; an article about riding the Silver Meteor in 1939; and material regarding the accounting methods, developed by Forney, used to establish the state's budget and accounting system.

Collection Arrangement

The items comprising this collection are divided by genre form.

Detailed Description of the Collection Correspondence, 1930-1948 Budget and Accounting Systems, 1924-1939 Scrapbook Material I, 1902-1947 Scrapbook Material II, 1902-1947 Newspaper Clippings, 1939, 1947, 1957, undated Reminiscences and Biographical Information, 1927-1948, undated Photographs Related Materials

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