Barrette, Elise Draper
Dates
- Existence: 1911-1994
Biography
Elise Draper Barrette was born in Jackson County, Tenn. She received a bachelor's degree from Tennessee Technological University and a master's degree in library science from George Peabody College and then began a long career as a librarian and library educator. She was a librarian at Shorter College and David Lipscomb College before coming to ETSU in 1949 as director of the library science program. She remained in this position until her retirement in 1977. She was active in the ETSU Retirees Association and was a founder of the Boone Tree Library Association. She was married to Paul Barrette, also a librarian at ETSU. Mrs. Barrette died on November 19, 1994 at the age of 83.
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Elise Draper Barrette Papers
The Elise Draper Barrette Papers document Barrette's work as a librarian and as director of the library science program at East Tennessee State College (later East Tennessee State University). Material includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, speeches, writings, and school-related papers. Major subjects encompassed by the papers include Barrette's academic work at ETSU, library science institutes for training school librarians, and her work as a library consultant.
