Interview with Bert T. Combs, July 26, 1988

Project: History of Education in Kentucky: Beyond A Minimum Oral History Project

Interview Summary

Governor of Kentucky (1959-1963)-- lawsuit which initiated the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990 1960 3-cent sales tax legislation-- Harry Sparks as Superintendent of Public Instruction-- Lyman Ginger as Superintendent of Public Instruction-- opinion of Governor Edward T. "Ned" Breathitt-- relationship between Combs as governor and the legislature-- status of education in Kentucky in 1988-- the Heman McGuire (Carter County School System) case-- importance of education to Combs-- Judge Ray Corns' decision in favor of Combs' lawsuit representing 66 Kentucky school districts declaring Kentucky's educational system unconstitutional-- Combs' role in reorganization of Kentucky's community college system-- Combs' role as Governor as chairperson of the University of Kentucky's Board of Trustees (1959-1963)-- Combs' role in the formation in 1962 of Kentucky Educational Television (KET) and teachers' initial fears of it-- Wendell Butler as Superintendent of Public Instruction-- Emerson "Doc" Beauchamp's description of Governor Edward T. Breathitt-- Wilson W. Wyatt as Lieutenant Governor

Interview Accession

1988oh236_ed013

Interviewee Name

Bert T. Combs

Interviewer Name

William H. McCann, Jr.

Interview Date

1988-07-26

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Combs, Bert T. Interview by William H. McCann, Jr.. 26 Jul. 1988. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Combs, B.T. (1988, July 26). Interview by W. H. M Jr.. History of Education in Kentucky: Beyond A Minimum Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Combs, Bert T., interview by William H. McCann, Jr.. July 26, 1988, History of Education in Kentucky: Beyond A Minimum Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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