John W. Gardner papers 1935-2004

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John W. Gardner papers 1935-2004

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Collection includes speeches and writings by, as well as articles about Gardner; correspondence, awards and honors, photographs, audiovisual material, and files from many of Gardner's organizations including Common Cause, the White House Fellows, the Haas Center for Public Service, and the John W. Gardner Center. Collection also contains biographical files and material from memorial services held throughout the nation for Gardner. Notes and materials related to the PBS documentary John Gardner: Uncommon American are also included.

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Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6658081

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Stanford University. Haas Center for Public Service.

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The Stanford Volunteer Network was founded in 1983 to promote public service activities among Stanford faculty, staff, and students. The Network became one of the founding student groups of the Public Service Center, officially established by the University in 1985. In 1989, the Haas family of San Francisco donated $5 million to Stanford University to endow the Public Service Center, which was renamed the Haas Center for Public Service. From the description of Stanford University, Ha...

Common Cause (U.S.)

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Common Cause is a non-profit advocacy organization committed to honest, open and accountable government and participation in the democratic process. The group was founded in 1970 by John Gardner, who served as the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare under President Lyndon B. Johnson and later as chairman of the National Urban Coalition. Originally created with the intention of representing citizens’ interests in Washington, the group soon became a vehicle for protesting the Vietnam War. ...

Stanford University. School of Education.

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HISTORICAL NOTE In October 1892 the Dept. of Education at Stanford University established a kindergarten on campus, to serve in part as a laboratory for advanced students of the education department; it was under the direction of Prof. Earl Barnes and instructor Margaret Schallenberger. Many children of the Stanford faculty attended. From the guide to the Stanford University, School of Education, records, 1891-1894, (Department of...

President's Commission on White House Fellowships (U.S.)

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Gardner, John W. (John William), 1912-2002

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John William Gardner (1912-2002) was vice president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1949 to 1955, and president of the Carnegie Corporation from 1955 to 1965. He was a member of President Kennedy's Task Force on Education in 1960, on President Johnson's Task Force on Education in 1964, and he served as Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare from 1965 to 1968. From the description of Gardner, John William, 1912-2002 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration)...