Correspondence, reports and other records of Deans Paul N. Ylvisaker and Patricia A. Graham, 1976-1984 (inclusive).

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Correspondence, reports and other records of Deans Paul N. Ylvisaker and Patricia A. Graham, 1976-1984 (inclusive).

Contains correspondence, reports, grant proposals, and other records relating to the administrations of Deans Paul N. Ylvisaker and Patricia A. Graham. Records primarily involve centers, institutes, projects, and programs. Examples include the Midcareer Math and Science Program, the Educational Technology Center, the Charles Revson Foundation Carribean Migration Project on the effects on U.S. education, the Principals' Center, the Institute for Educational Management, the Bernard Van Leer Foundation Project on Human Potential, the study of moral-stage theory by the Laboratory of Human Development and the Annenberg/CPB Project on the future of telecommunications in education. Includes correspondence and studies on Japanese education, a project funded by the U.S. Department of Education to improve American schools and a grant proposal and curriculum design of Paul N. Ylvisaker's program on ethics in education. Contains correspondence and other records on divestment in South Africa, various visiting committees and five-year corporate plans and a program in the training of junior faculty in Mexico.

17 cubic feet in 35 boxes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8184345

Harvard University Archives.

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Harvard University

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Harvard University. Graduate School of Education

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Ylvisaker, Paul N.

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Paul N. Ylvisaker was a noted city planner, government official, foundation executive, and dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education from 1972-1982. He was known for his efforts in addressing urban issues, for philanthropy, and for committing the Harvard Graduate School of Education to a public service mission. From the description of Papers of Paul N. Ylvisaker, 1939-1992. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77064160 Paul N. Ylvisaker, a native of St. Paul, Min...

Graham, Patricia Albjerg

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