Lee, Edwin Augustus, 1888-1966.

Lee was born in 1888, and was a native of Redding, CA; graduated from Chico Teachers College; taught and helped build a vocational curriculum in the San Rafael public schools; MA and Ph. D from Teachers College, Columbia Univ.; taught at Carnegie Institute for one year and Indiana Univ. for four years; helped organize the American Vocational Association, and became its first president in 1925; head, Division of Vocational Education at UC Berkeley (1921-33); superintendent of San Francisco schools (1933-36); became Dean and Professor of the UCLA School of Education (1940-55); he expanded the School from a credential program for elementary and secondary teachers to one offering curricula in many fields and all levels of education; he established a teacher selection and counseling service, fought to preserve the University Elementary School, and supported the right of faculty to refuse to sign the loyalty oath; in retirement became coordinator of Foreign Student Affairs; author of several books, including Objectives and problems in vocational education (1928) and As he sees it : selected speeches (1957); he died on May 13, 1966.

From the description of Papers, 1922-1965. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 38983706

Biography

Lee was born in 1888, and was a native of Redding, California; graduated from Chico Teachers College; taught and helped build a vocational curriculum in the San Rafael public schools; MA and Ph.D from Teachers College, Columbia University; taught at Carnegie Institute for one year and Indiana University for four years; helped organize the American Vocational Association, and became its first president in 1925; head, Division of Vocational Education at University of California at Berkeley (1921-33); superintendent of San Francisco schools (1933-36); became Dean and Professor of the UCLA School of Education (1940-55); he expanded the School from a credential program for elementary and secondary teachers to one offering curricula in many fields and all levels of education; he established a teacher selection and counseling service, fought to preserve the University Elementary School, and supported the right of faculty to refuse to sign the loyalty oath; in retirement became coordinator of Foreign Student Affairs; author of several books, including Objectives and Problems in Vocational Education (1928) and As He Sees It: Selected Speeches (1957); he died on May 13, 1966.

From the guide to the Edwin Augustus Lee Papers, 1922-1965, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)