Education--United States

Overview The African-American Institute (AAI) plays a notable role in the fostering of educational ties between the United States and countries in Africa; the Institute is a major source of funding for African students wishing to study in the United States, and a voice for Africa in the United States. The African American Institute records document the Institute's work in international aid and education.

Abstract The James Monroe Hughes Papers consist of five folders of materials, the major portion of which is correspondence. Biographical materials, copies of articles written by Hughes, and the report entitled “A Memorandum on the Education of Teachers at Northwestern University,”, which initiated the reorganization of teacher training at Northwestern, are also included.

Abstract The collection consists of three boxes of correspondence and printed material primarily relating to Melby's administration as Dean of Northwestern's School of Education between 1934 and 1941. It focuses on his professional activities as a leader in the Progressive Education Association and on the School's relationship to the University's central administration as well as its experimental pedagogical programs.

Abstract The Joe Park Papers include biographical materials, general correspondence, course materials, articles and addresses, and notes on Park's history of the Northwestern University School of Education. The biographical materials include vitae, clippings, press releases, and bibliographies. General correspondence is arranged chronologically within one folder and mainly concerns Park's research on the history of Northwestern's School of Education. Course materials include syllabi as well a copy of...