Professor Joseph (Joe) Lucien Pritchett, Photograph - Pages 19 and 20

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The May Benson Lyle Scrapbook contains Fifty-six (front and back) unnumbered pages with forty-nine black and white photographs (one each on the front and back covers of the scrapbook) recording May Benson Lyle's time as a student at Sam Houston Normal Institute from 1905-1908.

The images in the scrapbook are of campus buildings such as Austin Hall, Old Main Building, and the Peabody Memorial Library. There are also images of faculty members such as Ida Lawrence, Sue Smither, Professor Coleman, Professor Henry Fishburne Estill, Joseph (Joe) Pritchett, and his brother President Henry Carr Pritchett. Additional images show May Benson Lyle and her friends at the boarding house they lived in while attending Sam Houston Normal Institute.

Dates

Creation: 1905 - 1908

Biographical / Historical

Joseph (Joe) Lucien Pritchett was born in Warren County, Missouri, on July 12, 1858, to William Ira and Martha Ann Hubbard. His older brother was Henry Carr Pritchett, a mathematics professor and the fifth president of Sam Houston Normal Institute (1891-1908).

Joe Pritchett attended Pritchett School Institute in Glasgow, Missouri, a private school founded in 1866 and named after his uncle, Carr Waller Pritchett, the Institute's first principal.

In 1882, he married Lenora (Nora) Melissa Evans from Glidewell, Missouri, at her parent's home. They had six children Willie, Jessie Lee, Frank, Mary, Ella Hubbard, and Kate.

In 1883, they moved to San Marcos, Texas, where Joe became a mathematics professor at Coronal Institue. In 1888, he became a mathematics professor at Sam Houston Normal Institute, and in 1908 was made a Dean by Dr. Harry Fishburne Estill. Joe taught at SHNI for forty-two years.

Joe Pritchett was known as "Professor Joe" amongst members of SHNI. He was known for riding his beloved horse, Ginger, to and from the Institute. He owned much of the property west of the university, including where the Sam Houston Museum, Sam Houston Park, and the Pritchett Field Complex named after Joe.

Professor Joseph (Joe) Lucien Pritchett died on November 5, 1936, after suffering for two years from an illness. His wife, Lenora, died in 1942. They are both buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Huntsville, Texas.

Extent

1 Photographic Prints : Black and white photograph. Handwriting in black ink. Pencil markings.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Description

Page 19: Black and white photograph of Joseph (Joe) Pritchett on a horse. Underneath the photograph in stylized writing is ' "Professor Joe" ' in black ink. There are a few pencil markings on the page and photograph.

Page 20: Blank