Records, 1943-1951.

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Records, 1943-1951.

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Records of a committee appointed by resolutions of the American Historical Association and the Mississippi Valley Historical Association to study the teaching of American history in schools and colleges. Headed by Edgar B. Wesley, the committee conducted a year-long study, including the administration of a history test to schools and prominent Americans. Papers contain correspondence of Wesley and other committee members; letters to the board members of the National Council for the Social Studies, the New York Times, and the Rockefeller Foundation; conference minutes, reports, and reviews; publicity correspondence; test and course offerings study data; and newspaper clippings. The collection also includes a historical background file containing a copy of the New York Times report on American history which prompted the formation of the committee and publisher replies to letters sent by Wesley in 1950-1951 concerning the impact of the committee's published study.

0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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American Historical Association

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Wesley, Edgar Bruce, 1891-1980

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American educator. From the description of Edgar Bruce Wesley papers, 1883-1980. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754871960 Biographical/Historical Note American educator. From the guide to the Edgar Bruce Wesley papers, 1883-1980, (Hoover Institution Archives) ...

National Council for the Social Studies.

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Founded in 1921, the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) was created to support educators by promoting social studies in education. NCSS includes geography, economics, political science, anthropology, sociology, psychology, religion, and law, from the elementary to university level, in its scope. In service of the field, NCSS publishes curricula, organizes conventions and training, supports legislation promoting social science education, and conducts research. The organization's first...

Mississippi Valley Historical Association.

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Committee on American History in the Schools and Colleges.

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