Foxfire Fund, Inc. educational papers, 1912-2015

Summary

Creator:
Foxfire Fund
Date:
1912-2015
Extent:
16.25 Linear Feet (15 boxes, 1 flat box, 1 half Hollinger)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Foxfire Fund, Inc. educational papers, ms3982, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The Foxfire Fund, Inc. educational collection consists of administrative records, course and teacher development papers, research, articles, and printed material. Items include records relating to networks and conferences, planning papers covering core practices and course development, resources for teacher training, copies of Hands On magazine from 1977-1995, and books on progressive education from 1912-1932.

Biographical / historical:

Foxfire was the product of a high school English teacher trying to make education more accessible for his students by initiating a series of interviews with local people to create a record of the rural stories and skills from the surrounding community of Rabun Gap, Georgia. The interviews were gathered into the form of a magazine which was named after the bioluminescent fungi found on rotting logs in the local forests, and Foxfire was born. The magazines were followed by a series of books and courses created to be shared through networks of schools by conferences and outreach. Research and teacher training was cultivated to bring the goals of a more locally integrated educational experience to the classroom. A museum and heritage center was also developed to share the history and demonstrate the mountain crafts of the Appalachian region.

For further information see the Foxfire article in the New Georgia Encyclopedia.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Foxfire Fund, Inc. educational papers, ms3982, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.