Papers of Dowell Jennings Howard, 1913-1957.

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Papers of Dowell Jennings Howard, 1913-1957.

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Papers of Dr. Howard consist chiefly of speech files on a variety of general education topics. Personal papers and correspondence include routine letters of appointment and congratulation from Virginia politicians, school records and biographical data, and some routine printed material from his terms as a district governor in the Rotary International, 1940-1941, and as a civil service commission examiner, 1954. There are also clippings on Virginia education topics and Howard's superintendency.

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University of Virginia. Library

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Howard, Dowell J. (Dowell Jennings), 1897-1957.

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Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction 1949-1957. From the description of Papers of Dowell Jennings Howard, 1913-1957. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 30793322 From the description of Papers of Dowell J. Howard, 1918-1972. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32136072 ...

Rotary international

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An intertnational organization of business and professional leaders founded in Chicago in 1905 for the purpose of fostering humanitarian service, peace and goodwill. The organization has over 1 million members in 31,000 Rotary clubs located in 167 countries. Districts 5610, 5650, 5970 and 6000 include the Iowa clubs. From the description of Rotary International records pertaining to Iowa clubs, 1923- [ongoing] (Iowa Sate Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 64578103 Men'...

United States Civil Service Commission

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The United States Civil Service Commission was established by the Civil Service Act of 1883. The Commission replaced the “spoils system” and democratized the process of hiring for federal jobs; first, because it required that these positions be filled through competitive examinations which were open to all citizens; second, because it required selection of the best-qualified applicants without regard to political considerations. During World War II, the need for federal ...

Virginia. State Board of Education

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