Records, 1838-2005 (bulk 1984-2005).

ArchivalResource

Center for Greater Philadelphia. Records, 1838-2005 (bulk 1984-2005).

Records, 1838-2005 (bulk 1984-2005).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/465219017

This collection documents the activities and development of the Center for Greater Philadelphia from the early 1980s to the end of the twentieth century. Includes the following main features: 1. The New Standards in Education Project, 1993-2001. This is a bulky series, which includes meeting records, correspondence, study and discussion of the necessity to raise education standards, and statistics of individual school districts of the area in relation to examination and assessment standards. This series also includes material of the following sub-series: the Southeastern Pennsylvania Standards Consortium, 1996-2001, Teacher Training Conference of 1999, the Institute for Learning, 1999-2000; and the Meeting America's Human Capital Development Challenge Conference, 1996; 2. The Southeastern Pennsylvania State Legislators' Conference, 1986-1994, consisting of meeting agenda and reports; 3. The Alliance for a Better Philadelpphia, 1990-2000; 4. The Call to Action Conference of 1995 May 25; 5.A collection of papers, many doctoral dissertations, of studies of historical development in various aspects of Philadelphia and its surrounding areas from the early 19th century to the present; 6. Pennsylvania State Data Center material, 1990-1996; 7. Pennsylvania Tax Commission, 1981; 8. Files of the conference on "Philadelphia: Past, Present and Future," 1977-1982. This series includes meeting records, especially those of the meeting on Oct. 26, 1982, and video tapes; 9. A general file arranged alphabetically; 10. Material of special genres such as clippings, photographs, audio and video tapes and disks.

16.5 Cubic ft.

University of Pennsylvania, Archives & Records Center