Personal Papers of Barnard D. Joy, 1950-1976.
(Realia)

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The personal papers described in this guide were collected and generated by Dr. Barnard D. Joy of Arlington, Virginia in the course of his years of involvement in education in Virginia. Types of material include: minutes, correspondence, clippings, newsletters, published and unpublished reports, grant proposals, narrative and financial reports, and course outlines, lectures, and examinations.

Dr. Barnard DeJean Joy was a graduate of Oregon State University and earned a Master's Degree in Agriculture from the University of Maryland and a doctorate in Adult Education from the George Washington University. From 1930 to 1968 he was employed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He served on the Arlington School Board from 1947-1963. He was president of the Virginia School Boards Association from 1961-1962. For several years he taught an education course at the George Washington University. Joy was a founding board member of WETA-TV. After his retirement from the Department of Agriculture, he taught education courses at George Mason University and managed the University's grant-funded Community Education Program.

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