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John N. Patterson Papers
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John Patterson was a consultant to the School District of Philadelphia and was also active in community and conservation organizations.
The bulk of these papers concern education and the Philadelphia public school system, including correspondence, task force reports, speeches, studies, proposals, and projects. Subjects covered are vocational education, inner city school problems, school decentralization, model school districts, and Philadelphia's Parkway School. Papers also include correspondence, reports, and proposals concerning the Household Employment Association for Re-Evaluation and Training (H.E.A.R.T.); material on SugarLoaf, a country estate which Patterson wished to convert to a conservation preserve; and the Schuylkill Valley Nature Center. There is also some material on Patterson's financial holdings.
Deposited by Mrs. Anne Patterson in 1971, Accession 82.
Finding aid revised according to contemporary archival standards in June 2015.
People
Organization
- Household Employment Association for Re-Evaluation and Training (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Parkway Program (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Philadelphia Advisory Council for Vocational Education
- School District of Philadelphia, Pa.
- Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Sugarloaf Estate (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Subject
- Education -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- Environmental protection
- Nature conservation
- School districts -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- School management and organization -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- Vocational education -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Place
- Publisher
- Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center
- Finding Aid Author
- Machine-readable finding aid created by: Rajkumar Natarajan, Sky Global Services India (P) Ltd.
- Finding Aid Date
- February 2024
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Collection is open for research.
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The John N. Patterson Papers are in custody of the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries. Intellectual property rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for determining the identity of rights holders and obtaining their permission for publication and for other purposes where stated.