Caliver, Ambrose, 1894-1962

African American educator and administrator at Fisk University, and civil servant at the U.S. Office of Education.

From the description of Papers, 1915-1959. (Moorland-Spingarn Resource Center). WorldCat record id: 70941368

African American educator and administrator at Fisk University; civil servant at the U.S. Office of Education.

From the description of Ambrose Caliver collection, 1912-1938. (Fisk University). WorldCat record id: 231347377

• 1894 February 25: Born in Saltville, Virginia to Ambrose and Cora Saunders Caliver.
• 1915: Received B.A. from Knoxville College, Knoxville, Tennessee.
• 1916: Married Rosalie Evelyn Rucker; one daughter, Jewel.
• 1916: Received diploma in cabinet making from Tuskegee Institute.
• 1916: Employed as high school principal, Rockwood, Tennessee.
• 1917: Instructor and assistant principal, Douglass High School, El Paso, Texas.
• 1917 - 30 : Progressed from teacher to director of summer school to dean, Fisk University.
• 1919 - 22 : Organizer and director of Tennessee Anti-Tuberculosis Society for Negroes.
• 1920: Received M.A. from University of Wisconsin.
• 1930: Received Ph.D. from Columbia University.
• 1930 - 46 : Senior Specialist in the Education of Negroes, U.S. Office of Education.
• 1930 - 40 : Initiated and conducted annual radio broadcasts about education of Negroes for the U.S. Office of Education.
• 1933 - 34 : Directed FERA and WPA emergency education programs for Negroes.
• 1934: Director, National Conference on Fundamental Problems in the Education of Negroes.
• 1935 - 38 : Director, National Survey of Vocational Education and Guidance of Negroes.
• 1937 - 40 : Founded and published the National Educational Outlook Among Negroes.
• 1938 - 48 : Lecturer in graduate department, Howard University.
• 1939 - 42 : Associate Director, National Survey of Higher Education of Negroes.
• 1941 - 42 : Initiated and directed “Freedom's People,” national radio broadcasts.
• 1946 - 50 : Specialist for Higher Education of Negroes and Adviser on Related Problems, U.S. Office of Education.
• 1946 - 50 : Director, Literacy Education Project, U.S. Office of Education.
• 1950: Promoted to Assistant to Commissioner, U.S. Office of Education.
• 1955: Promoted to Chief, Adult Education Section, U.S. Office of Education.
• 1955 - 62 : Founded and directed the National Commission for Adult Literacy of the Adult Education Association of the U.S.A.
• 1961 - 62 : Elected to the presidency of the Adult Education Association of the U.S.A.
• 1962 January 29: Died in Washington, D.C. Buried in Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Suitland, MD.

From the guide to the Ambrose Caliver Papers, 1915-1959, (Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University)