Records, 1900-1901 (inclusive).

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Records, 1900-1901 (inclusive).

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Contains memoranda, architectural drawings and plans, course catalogs, and faculty meeting agenda. Includes notes from the director of the Institute, Francis W. Parker.

ca. 1 linear ft.

University of Chicago Library

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University of Chicago Library

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Parker, Francis W. (Francis Wayland), 1837-1902

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Educator and teacher. From the description of Papers, 1857-1904 (inclusive). (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52247000 Francis W. Parker [1837-1902], leading American educator, was called by John Dewey "more than any other person... the father of the progressive education movement." His teaching career, begun ca. 1857 was interrupted by the Civil War; by the end of the war Parker had attained the rank of lieutenant colonel and for the remaind...

Chicago Institute, Academic and Pedagogic

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Francis Wayland Parker (October 9, 1837 – March 2, 1902) was a pioneer of the progressive school movement in the United States. He believed that education should include the complete development of an individual-mental, physical, and moral. Parker was born in Bedford, New Hampshire in Hillsborough County. He was educated in the public schools and began his career as a village teacher in New Hampshire at age 16. In August 1861, at the beginning of the American...