Robert J. Booker

CTL-E-4194 · Person · writer · 1990s-present

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Knoxville historian and former executive director of the Beck Cultural Exchange Center; author of 'And There Was Light!: The 120 Year History of Knoxville College, 1875-1995' (1994).

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Beck Cultural Exchange Center — affiliated with
Robert J. Booker served as executive director of the Beck Cultural Exchange Center for three stints from 1978 to 2014.
Knoxville College — affiliated with
Booker graduated from Knoxville College in 1962 and authored 'And There Was Light!: The 120 Year History of Knoxville College, 1875-1995.'

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Knox News - Research illuminates histories of early Knoxville College leaders (Robert Booker, 2020-09-29)
Knox News - Research illuminates histories of early Knoxville College leaders (Robert Booker, 2020-09-29)
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