Papers, 1949-1981.

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Papers, 1949-1981.

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Correspondence, minutes, documents, retirement letters, books, articles by and about Smith, book reviews, and speeches relating to the founding of CBE, the publication of The Public Schools in Crisis (1956), basic intellectual disciplines, John Dewey, educators, "life adjustment", moral education, progressive education, public schools, publishing, reading schools, teacher education, and related topics; includes Smith's And Madly Teach (1949), The Diminished Mind (1954), and The Public Schools in Crisis (1956). Correspondents include Arthur Bestor, Mrs. Barry Bingham (Mary Caperton Bingham), Harold Clapp, Gordon Chalmers, James J. Kirkpatrick, Henry Regnery, Kenneth S. Templeton, and CBE directors and supporters.

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University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

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University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

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Clapp, Harold L., 1909-1961

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Templeton, Kenneth S.

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Kenneth Stuart Templeton Jr. was born in Evanston, Ill. in 1923 and enlisted in the Army at Williamstown, Mass. in 1942. At the time of his enlistment he was unmarried and had completed one year of college. Templeton joined the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale, Colo. and also served at Fort Ord, Calif., Camp Swift, Tex. and Italy. Units he served with include the 10th Mountain Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop, the 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Antitank Battalion, 10th Mountain Headquarter...

Bingham, Mary Caperton, 1904-

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Newspaper executive Bingham (A.B. Radcliffe, 1928) was born in Louisville, Ky. She pursued postgraduate studies at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, 1929. She was vice president and director of the Courier-Journal, Louisville Times, and WHAS, Inc. From the description of Essays, 1928-1929 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007482 Wife of Louisville Courier-Journal publisher, Barry Bingham, Sr., activist, philanthropist, and patron of ...

Regnery, Henry, 1912-1996

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American publisher; president, 1947-1966, and chairman of the board, 1967-1977, Henry Regnery Company; president, Regnery Gateway Company, 1977- From the description of Henry Regnery papers, 1909-1996. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754871956 ...

Dewey, John, 1859-1952

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John Dewey was born on October 20, 1859 in Burlington, Vermont and graduated in 1879 from The University of Vermont. After graduation Dewey taught high school and published in the Journal of Speculative Philosophy. In 1884 Dewey resumed his studies and earned a Ph. D. from John Hopkins University. Although he taught and remained primarily at Columbia University, he also taught or lectured at the University of Chicago, University of Michigan, University of Minnesota, University of California, Imp...

Smith, Mortimer Brewster, 1906-1981

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Co-founder, editor, and executive director of Council for Basic Education (CBE); d. 1981. From the description of Papers, 1949-1981. (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign). WorldCat record id: 28421968 ...

Bestor, Arthur Eugene, 1908-1994

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Kirkpatrick, James J.

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Council for basic education

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Private nonprofit American organization for promotion of education. From the description of Council for Basic Education records, 1956-2004. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754864840 Incorporated 1956 as a non-profit educational organization. From the description of Correspondence, 1956-1965. (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign). WorldCat record id: 28413909 Biographical/Historical Note A privat...

Chalmers, Gordon Keith, 1904-

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