Vernon Bowyer papers, 1919-1960 (bulk 1922-1954).

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Vernon Bowyer papers, 1919-1960 (bulk 1922-1954).

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Reports, project proposals, correspondence, speeches, articles, teaching materials, tests, student papers, statistical data, etc. of Vernon Bowyer, an educator who worked for the Chicago Board of Education and the U.S. Work Projects Administration (WPA) Adult Education Project. Materials pertain to Bowyer's career, especially to his work in the areas of adult education and Americanization of immigrants. Also present are materials related to his studies and reports on teacher salaries, school expenditures, and the relationship between educational spending and economic progress.

2.75 linear ft. (7 boxes)

Chicago History Museum

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Chicago History Museum

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