Allan W. Ostar papers, 1948-2000.

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Allan W. Ostar papers, 1948-2000.

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This collection consists of publications, meeting minutes, speeches, correspondence, and awards papers collected by Allan W. Ostar between the years 1948 and 2000 as an advocate for the advancement of higher education. From the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), there are meeting minutes, correspondence, documents about internal affairs, AASCU publications, memos to the president, and press releases (1963-1991). For the organization Joint Office of Institutional Research (JOIR), there are meeting minutes, speeches, and publications about the cost of education (1959-1966). The many personal papers from 1948 through 1999 include photographs, commencement programs, notes and speeches from seminars, certificates and awards (such as the Penn State Distinguished Alumni Award), correspondence with universities such as Penn State, personal publications, newspaper clippings, and publications about higher education learning.

11 cubic feet.

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American Association of State Colleges and Universities. Meeting

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Ostar, Allan W.

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Allan W. Ostar came to Penn State after infantry service in WWII, graduating in 1948 with a bachelor's degree in psychology. He helped organize the National Student Association while an undergraduate and headed it for a year after graduation (1950). He subsequently did graduate work in in mass communications and served on the faculty and administration at the University of Wisconsin (1950-1958), the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, and many other national educa...

Pennsylvania State College

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