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Education Council records

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Call Number:
UPB 30
Repository:
University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center
Extent:
11.92 cubic feet (9 record cartons and 1 document box)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
University Council records, (1930-1959) UPB 30, University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center
Date:
1930-1959 (inclusive) and 1930-1947 (bulk)
Creator:
University of Pennsylvania
Form:
Bibliographies, Correspondence, Minutes (administrative records), and Reports
Abstract:
The Education Council's mandate was to "coordinate the educational work of the several divisions of the University," and to consider the work done by the University overall, which it performed from January 1931 to April 1963. Its records contain administrative correspondence, meeting minutes and associated materials, grant applications and reports, and records of faculty publications. The bulk of the collection documents the work of the Faculty Research committee, which oversaw the administration of grants awarded by the University to members of the faculty.

The first meeting of the Education Council took place on January 20, 1931, to undertake its mandate to "coordinate the educational work of the several divisions of the University." Adopted just two weeks earlier on January 5th, Article VII of the Statutes of the Corporation of the University of Pennsylvania established the Education Council and that is would be "composed of the President, the Provost, the Vice-Presidents, the Deans and Directors and a member of each Faculty of the University to be elected by such Faculty." Its duties were to consider all work done by the University, as well as any matter of common interest to the University as a whole, and to make such recommendations to the President or Trustees the Education Council deemed appropriate.

The standing committees for the Education Council included, the Executive Committee, Committee on Policy, Committee on Interschool Relations, Committee on Research, Committee on the Library, Committee on Publications, and the Committee on Extra-mural Relations. At the time of the Education Council's formation, some of the topics listed for study included the uniform passing of grades, the constitution of each faculty, the basis for faculty promotions, educational salaries, leaves of absence, and tenure.

The Faculty Research Committee was established in 1931, following the recommendations of a 1930 report that studied the state of research at the University of Pennsylvania by a special committee of the faculty. The Faculty Research Committee was charged with being, "continuously familiar with all the research activities of the University of Pennsylvania," and to work with the Board of Graduate Education and Research to encourage and facilitate research across the University. To further this end, a research fund administered by the Faculty Research Committee was created with an initial endowment of $80,000 made by the Rockefeller Foundation.

In April 1963, the Education Council was dissolved in favor of a new University Council designed to unify a number of other overlapping councils and committees.

The Education Council records contain administrative correspondence, meeting minutes and associated materials, grant applications and reports, and records of faculty publications. The collection is organized into three series.

Series I. Education Council

The Education Council series is made up entirely of meeting minutes, reports from various committees, and other associated materials from the first two decades of the Education Council. Meetings typically occurred three to six times over the course of the academic year. It is arranged chronologically.

Series II. Faculty Research Committee

The records of the Faculty Research Committee contain applications for grant funding from every department and academic discipline, along with the reports and other records associated with keeping track of these awards. Grants were awarded for assistance in nearly every aspect of faculty research, including for equipment, supplies, travel, publication, and general support. Extensive lists of what publications resulted from this research are also present. The committee generally met monthly, but at times met more or less frequently.

The Faculty Research Committee series is the largest group of materials in the Education Council records and is organized into six subseries: Reports, Committee minutes, Grants, Special research fund, Faculty publications and research, and Correspondence. A significant portion of the correspondence is to or from Dr. Allan G Chester, who served as Secretary of the committee for many years.

This series and its subseries are arranged chronologically.

Series III. Other committees and reports

This series contains a much more limited representation of the work done by other committees of the Education Council.

This series is arranged alphabetically.

Series I. Education Council

Series II. Faculty Research Committee

Subseries A. Reports

Subseries B. Committee minutes

Subseries C. Grants

Subseries D. Special research fund

Subseries E. Faculty publications and research

Subseries F. Correspondence

Series III. Other committees and reports

The Educational Council records were transferred to the University Archives from the Educational Council in three accessions between 1957 and 1987 (Accessions: 1957:004, 1958:009, and 19987:024).

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Publisher
University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center
Finding Aid Author
Kenneth Cleary
Finding Aid Date
April 10, 2024
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Education Council, minutes and reports, 1931-1934.
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Education Council, minutes and reports, 1935-1939.
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Education Council, minutes and reports, 1942-1949.
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Education Council, minutes and reports, 1950-1952.
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Education Council, minutes and reports, 1953-1954.
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Report of the Research Committee of the University of Pennsylvania, 1930 May 23.
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Report of the Faculty Research Committee of the University of Pennsylvania, 1931-1932.
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Report of the Faculty Research Committee of the University of Pennsylvania, 1932-1933.
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Faculty Research Committee, minutes, 1931 March - 1932 June.
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Faculty Research Committee, minutes, 1932 October - 1933 June.
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Faculty Research Committee, minutes, 1933 October - 1934 May.
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Faculty Research Committee, minutes, 1934 October - 1935 May.
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Faculty Research Committee, minutes, 1935 September - 1936 June.
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Faculty Research Committee, minutes, 1936 August - 1937 June.
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Faculty Research Committee, minutes, 1938 September - 1939 July.
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Faculty Research Committee, minutes, 1938 September - 1939 June.
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Faculty Research Committee, minutes, 1940 September - June 1941.
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Faculty Research Committee, minutes, 1941 September - August 1942.
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Faculty Research Committee, minutes, 1942 October - August 1943.
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Faculty Research Committee, minutes, 1943 September - June 1944.
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Faculty Research Committee, minutes, 1944 November - June 1945.
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Faculty Research Committee, minutes, 1945 October - June 1946.
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Faculty Research Committee, minutes, 1946 September - 1947 June.
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Faculty Research Committee, minutes, 1947 September - June 1948.
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Faculty Research Committee, minutes, 1948 September - June 1949.
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Faculty Research Committee, minutes, 1949 August - June 1950.
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Faculty Research Committee, minutes, 1950 October - June 1951.
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Faculty Research Committee, minutes, 1952.
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Grant applications and records, 1931.
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Grant applications and records, rejected or withdrawn, 1931-1937.
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Grant applications and records, rejected or withdrawn, 1931-1937.
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Grant applications and records, rejected or withdrawn, 1931-1937.
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Grant applications and records, 1932-1934.
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Grant applications and records, 1935.
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Grant applications and records, 1935.
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Grant applications and records, 1935.
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Grant applications and records, 1936.
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Grant applications and records, 1936.
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Grant applications and records, 1936.
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Grant applications and records, 1937.
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Grant applications and records, 1937.
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Grant applications and records, 1937.
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Grant applications and records, 1937.
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Preliminary requests from faculty for aid, 1938.
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Grant applications and records, 1938-1939.
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Grant applications and records, 1938-1939.
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Grant applications and records, 1938-1939.
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Grant applications and records, 1938-1939.
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Grant applications and records, rejected or withdrawn, 1938-1941.
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Grant applications and records, rejected or withdrawn, 1938-1941.
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Grant applications and records, 1940-1941.
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Grant applications and records, 1940-1941.
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Grant applications and records, 1940-1941.
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Grant applications and records, 1940-1941.
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Grant applications and records, 1940-1941.
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Grant applications and records, 1940-1941.
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Grant applications and records, 1941-1942.
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Grant applications and records, 1943.
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Grant applications and records, 1944.
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Grant applications and records, 1945.
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Grant applications and records, 1945.
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Grant applications and records, 1946-1947.
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Grant applications and records, 1946-1947.
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Grant applications and records, 1946-1947.
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Grant applications and records, 1948.
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Grant applications and records, 1948.
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Grant applications and records by department, 1948-1949.
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Grant applications and records, 1949.
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Grant applications and records, 1950-1951.
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List of replies and applications, numbered 1-422, 1931-1932.
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Special research fund, index for grants 1-200, 1931-1934.
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Special research fund, index for grants 201-415, 1931-1938.
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Special research fund, grant applications and records, 1-7, 1931.
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Special research fund, grant applications and records, 8-15, 1931.
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Special research fund, grant applications and records, 16-24, 1931.
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Special research fund, grant applications and records, 25-33, 1931.
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Special research fund, grant applications and records, 34-44, 1931.
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Special research fund, grant applications and records, 45-53, 1931.
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Special research fund, grant applications and records, 54-64, 1931.
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Special research fund, grant applications and records, 65-76, 1931.
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Special research fund, grant applications and records, 77-82, 1932.
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Special research fund, grant applications and records, 83-91, 1932.
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Special research fund, grant applications and records, 92-98, 1932.
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Special research fund, grant applications and records, 99-109, 1932.
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Special research fund, grant applications and records, 110-118, 1932.
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Special research fund, grant applications and records, 119-127, 1932.
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Special research fund, grant applications and records, 128-133, 1932.
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Special research fund, grant applications and records, 134-142, 1933.
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Special research fund, grant applications and records, 143-152, 1933.
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Special research fund, grant applications and records, 153-158, 1933.
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Special research fund, grant applications and records, 159-168, 1933.
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Special research fund, grant applications and records, 169-179, 1933.
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Special research fund, grant applications and records, 180-188, 1933.
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Special research fund, grant applications and records, 189-194, 1933.
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Special research fund, grant applications and records, 195-206, 1934.
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Special research fund, grant applications and records, 207-222, 1934.
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Special research fund, grant applications and records, 223-233, 1934.
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Special research fund, grant applications and records, 234-246, 1934.
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Special research fund, grant applications and records, 247-261, 1934.
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Special research fund, grant applications and records, 273, 277, 288-289, and 291, 1935.
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Faculty publications, index cards, 1930-1931.
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Summary lists of grants and resulting publications.
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Reports on faculty publications - Wharton School, 1931-1934.
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Reports on faculty publications - Graduate School, Museum, School of Education, Veterinary School, Engineering Schools.
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Reports on faculty publications - Medical School, 1931-1934.
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Reports on faculty publications - Medical School, 1931-1934.
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Reports on faculty publications - The College.
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Reports on faculty publications - other schools and departments.
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Grants and publications by department, 1931-1936.
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Grants and publications by department, 1931-1936.
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A Record of Research, including list of publications, articles in press, work in progress, 1931-1934.
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A Record of Research, including list of publications, articles in press, work in progress, 1931-1934.
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Reports and abstracts of research projects, 1932-1933.
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Publications of research, listed by department, 1934-1935.
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Publications of research, listed by department, 1934-1935.
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Publications of research, listed by department, 1934-1935.
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Publications of research, listed by department, 1934-1935.
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Publications of research, listed by department, 1935-1936.
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Publications of research, listed by department, 1935-1936.
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Publications of research, listed by department, 1935-1936.
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Publications of research, listed by department, 1935-1936.
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Publications of research, listed by department, 1936-1937.
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Publications of research, listed by department, 1936-1937.
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Publications of research, listed by department, 1936-1937.
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Publications of research, listed by department, 1936-1937.
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Publications of research, listed by department, 1937-1938.
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Publications of research, listed by department, 1937-1938.
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Publications of research, listed by department, 1937-1938.
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Summaries of research for all departments, 1938-1939.
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Index cards of faculty publications, 1938-1939.
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Index cards of faculty publications, 1938-1939.
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Index cards of faculty publications, 1938-1939.
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Index cards of faculty publications, 1938-1939.
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Bibliography of publications by members of the faculty, 1942.
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Publications of research, listed by department, 1954.
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Publications of research, listed by department, 1954.
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Publications of research, listed by department, 1954.
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Publications of research, listed by department, 1954.
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Publications of research, listed by department, 1954.
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Publications of research, listed by department, 1954.
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Publications of research, listed by department, 1954.
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Correspondence, general, 1931-1939.
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Correspondence, Dr. Chester, Allan G., 1939.
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Correspondence, Dr. Chester, Allan G., 1940.
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Correspondence, Dr. Chester, Allan G., 1940-1941.
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Correspondence, Dr. Chester, Allan G., 1941-1942.
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Board of Graduate Research, 1939-1940.
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Civil Works Administration projects, 1933.
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Committee on Interdepartmental Relations, 1947-1951.
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Committee on Interdepartmental Relations, Minutes, 1942-1945.
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Committee on Nomination for Honorary Degrees, 1946-1955.
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Committee on Nomination for Honorary Degrees, 1946-1955.
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Committee on Policy, 1932-1934.
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Committee on Policy, report on doctorate in education, 1935-1942.
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Committee on Program of Nursing Education, 1944.
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Committee on Public Relations, 1940.
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Committee on Roster Policies, 1949.
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Committee on the Advancement of Research, 1949-1955.
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Committee on the Advancement of Research, 1949-1955.
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Committee on the Library, 1947-1955.
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Editorial Committee of the University Press, 1944-1955.
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Executive Committee, minutes, 1935-1941.
Box 8 Folder 26
Faculty Committee on Student Absences, 1944-1946.
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Reorganization of Graduate School, 1935-1936.
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Reports on Education, 1937.
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University Committee on Teacher Education, 1956-1957.
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University Committee on Teacher Education, 1957-1959.
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University Committee on Teacher Education, 1957-1959.
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University Committee on Teacher Education, newspaper clippings, 1957-1959.
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Work Project Administration, 1937-1938.
Box 9 Folder 8

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