Education--United States
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
James Monroe Hughes (1890-1971) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 14/9
Abstract
James Monroe Hughes joined the faculty of Northwestern University's School of Education in 1924, was appointed Dean of the School in 1945, and retired in 1956. His 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...
Dates:
1941-1956
Ernest O. Melby (1891-1987) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 14/7
Abstract
The papers of Ernest O. Melby consist of three boxes of correspondence and printed material primarily relating to his term as Dean of Northwestern University'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 of Education's relationship to the University's central administration as well as its experimental pedagogical programs.
Dates:
1932-1941