Blakely, Robert J.
Variant namesRobert J. Blakely (1915-1994) was a journalist, writer and professor of adult education at the University of Iowa and Syracuse University. He was closely involved with the Fund for Adult Education (FAE), serving as Vice-President of the FAE and as director of its Test Cities project and acting as liaison between the FAE and various education, labor, agriculture and government agencies. He authored numerous articles and several books on adult education and contributed chapters to others, as well as a number of booklets for the Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults (CSLEA). His Earl B. Dickerson: A Voice for Freedom and Equality, a biography of the African American lawyer and civil rights activist, was published in 2006.
Blakely and his wife Alta had three children: Susan, Steve and Craig.
From the guide to the Robert J. Blakely Papers, 1936-1992, 1960-1980, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)
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| referencedIn | Robertson, Jim, 1918-. Jim Robertson papers, 1946-1989 and undated (majority 1970-1982) | University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Robertson, Jim, 1918-. Jim Robertson papers, 1946-1989 and undated (majority 1970-1982) | University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Adult Education Audio and Video Collection, 1952-1995 | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Alexander A. Liveright Papers, 1934-1969, 1956-1969 | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center | |
| creatorOf | Robert J. Blakely Papers, 1936-1992, 1960-1980 | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Public television's roots oral history project, 1979-1982. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Syracuse University Publications in Continuing Education (SUPCE)Records, 1951-2008, 1955-1975 | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center |
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| associatedWith | Bryson, Lyman, 1888-1959 | person |
| associatedWith | Fund for Adult Education (U.S.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Houle, Cyril Orvin, 1913- | person |
| associatedWith | Kidd, J. R. (James Robbins), 1915-1982 | person |
| associatedWith | Liveright, A. A. (Alexander Albert), 1907- | person |
| correspondedWith | Robertson, Jim | person |
| correspondedWith | Robertson, Jim, 1918- | person |
| associatedWith | Sheats, Paul H., 1907- | person |
| associatedWith | Syracuse University Publications in Continuing Education | person |
| associatedWith | Syracuse University Publications in Continuing Education. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Whipple, James B. | person |
| associatedWith | World University | corporateBody |
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| Adult education |
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