John Alpheus Hockett Papers Regarding the California State Commission on School Districts, 1945-1949

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John Alpheus Hockett Papers Regarding the California State Commission on School Districts, 1945-1949

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John Alpheus Hockett (1894-1988) began teaching in the Department of Education at UC Berkeley in 1928 before coming to UCLA in 1941 as director of elementary education. He worked to establish a democratic educational system in West Germany after World War II, served as a member of the California State Curriculum Commission, and with the State Commission on School Districts, established by the California legislature in 1945. The collection consists of some 185 items, including mimeographed reports, studies, and recommendations of the California State Commission on School Districts. Much of the collection is arranged by county.

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University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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California. State Commission on School Districts.

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Biography / Administrative History By the end of World War II, California had been transformed into a highly industrialized economy and many new residents were attracted to the state. Concerned about the transition to a post-war economy and potential unemployment problems, Governor Earl Warren established the Reconstruction and Reemployment Commission (RRC). The RRC drafted the Optional Reorganization Act in 1945 to address school district re...

Hockett, John A. (John Alpheus), 1894-

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Hockett was born in 1894 in IL; came to CA, and taught high school mathematics in Manteca; received doctorate at Teachers College, Columbia Univ.; began teaching in the Dept. of Education at UC Berkeley in 1928; came to UCLA in 1941 as director of elementary education; worked to establish a democratic educational system in West Germany after World War II; served as a member of the California State Curriculum Commission; also served with the State Commission on School Districts, established by th...

University of California, Los Angeles. School of Education

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