Willard Thompson Papers 1966-1970

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Willard Thompson Papers 1966-1970

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Willard Thompson was an American professor of journalism and Dean of the General Extension Division and Summer Session (1969-1970), later Dean of the Summer School at the University of Minnesota. Papers include correspondence, meeting minutes and agendas, programs, lists and resolutions. The papers reflect Thompson’s role as Public Relations Committee Chairman for the Galaxy Conference (1969) and the subsequent Wingspread Conference (1976). Noteworthy among the correspondents because of his role in both conferences is Alexander N. Charters.

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Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center

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Galaxy Conference on Adult Education, Washington, D.C., 1969

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The Galaxy Conference of Adult. Education Organizations was held in Washington, D.C., in 1969. It was the outgrowth of the Conference of Adult Education Organizations, convened in 1964 to provide liaison among the major professional associations in the field and to focus on common concerns. By 1969, 19 organizations were participating. The Conference, which had both general sessions and associated conferences, was successful both in its own right and in forwarding the goals of the C...

Wingspread Conference on Adult Education, Racine, Wis., 1976

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Thompson, Willard L.

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Willard Thompson has been associated with the Department of Journalism at the University of Minnesota and served as the Dean of the General Extension Division and Summer Session of the University of Minnesota from 1969 to 1970. He is presently (1976) Dean of the Summer School at the same institution. From the guide to the Willard Thompson Papers, 1966-1970, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) ...

Charters, Alexander N.

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Alexander N. Charters was born on August 22, 1916 in Verdant Valley, Alberta, Canada. He earned a B.A. in history and English from the University of British Colombia (1938) and a PhD in adult education from the University of Chicago (1948). At the University of Chicago he studied under Cyril O. Houle. His interest in adult education was encouraged by his aunt and uncle, Jessie and W. W. (Wallace) Charters, both of whom were active in the field. During his service in the Canadian Nav...