Papers of Francis Keppel, 1939-1990 (inclusive), 1970-1990 (bulk).

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Papers of Francis Keppel, 1939-1990 (inclusive), 1970-1990 (bulk).

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Includes professional and personal correspondence, biographical material, speeches and writings (and related papers), as well as photographs and a set of 13 audio cassette tapes. Major themes among the correspondence, writings and speeches include educational reform, the role of the federal government in the formulation and administration of educational policy, desegregation and enforcement of desegregation. The Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies features prominently in the professional correspondence series. For information on component parts of collection, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.

20.6 cubic feet of mss. in 62 containers.

Harvard University Archives.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8182164

Harvard University Archives.

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Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies.

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Harvard University. Graduate School of Education

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The Harvard University Graduate School of Education was established in 1920. From 1891 to 1920, the study of education at Harvard took place within two different divisions of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Until 1906, education faculty were appointed to the Division of Philosophy. In 1906, a separate Division of Education was established. Paul Henry Hanus held Harvard’s first faculty appointment in the field of education. Hanus was chair of the Division of Education from 1906 to 1912. Henr...

Keppel, Francis, 1916-1990

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Francis Keppel (1916-1990) was a professor and Dean of the Graduate School of Education at Harvard, and served as Commissioner of Education under President Kennedy. From the description of Papers of Francis Keppel, 1939-1990 (inclusive), 1970-1990 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973086 Francis Keppel (1916-1990) was a professor and Dean of the Graduate School of Education at Harvard (1948-1962), and served as the Unitd States Commissioner of Education (19...