McGrath, Earl J.
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Earl James McGrath was born on November 16, 1902 in Buffalo, New York. He received his B.A. in 1928 and M.A. in 1930 from the University of Buffalo. From 1928 to 1942 he served as a faculty member and administrator at the University of Buffalo, and he also served as an educational consultant in 1930. He received a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1936. McGrath served as a Lt. Commander in the U.S. Naval Reserves during World War II. He was in charge of educational services, Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1942-1944. On May 12, 1944, he married Dorothy Ann Leemon. After the war, McGrath served as Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, University of Iowa, 1945-1948. He went on to serve in the following capacities: Member of the President's Commission on Higher Education, 1946-1947; Professor at the University of Chicago, 1948-1949; U.S. Commissioner of Education, Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1949-1953; President and Chancellor of the University of Kansas City, 1953-1956; Executive Officer at the Institute on Higher Education and professor at the Teachers College, Columbia University, 1956-1968; Chancellor of Eisenhower College in Seneca Falls, 1966-1968; Director of the Higher Education Center, Temple University, 1968-1973; Senior Consultant at the Lilly Endowment, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1973-1976; Professor at the University of Arizona, 1974-1980; and Chairman of the university advisory council, Western International University, Phoenix, 1978-1993. McGrath was also a member of the advisory board for the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library. Earl James McGrath died on January 14, 1993, in Tucson, Arizona.
From the description of McGrath, Earl James, 1902-1993 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10580301
Educator.
From the description of Reminiscences of Earl James McGrath : oral history, 1963. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309734682
From the description of Reminiscences of Earl James McGrath : oral history, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122620187
Educator; d. 1993.
From the description of Papers, 1949-1953 [microform]. (Harry S Truman Library). WorldCat record id: 70958956
American educator; United States commissioner of education, 1949-1953.
From the description of Earl James McGrath speeches and writings, 1949-1953. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754871627
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American educator; United States commissioner of education, 1949-1953.
From the guide to the Earl James McGrath speeches and writings, 1949-1953, (Hoover Institution Archives)
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- African American universities and colleges
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- Educator
- Government executives
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- United States (as recorded)
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