Reminiscences of Ralph Winfred Tyler: oral history, 1967.

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Reminiscences of Ralph Winfred Tyler: oral history, 1967.

First connections with the Corporation, 1934; Eight-Year Study; chairman, Department of Education, University of Chicago, 1938; work for Corporation over the years; Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences; Carnegie study of American education. Impressions of various academic figures. See also Spencer project.

Transcript: 139 leaves.Tape: 2 cassettes.

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