Correspondence and other records, 1958-1971 (inclusive).

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Correspondence and other records, 1958-1971 (inclusive).

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Includes correspondence and other records of the Harvard Office of Programmed Instruction (HOPI) and its director, Douglas Porter. Material includes annual reports on various "programmed instruction" curricula found at Harvard University and across the U.S.A. Also includes several files with material by B. F. Skinner, who was associated with HOPI. There are also three reference volumes: (1) HOPI Library Classification Index, (2) HOPI Programs List, and (3) HOPI Library Master Catalogue.

1.3 cubic feet in 4 containers

Harvard University Archives.

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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...

Skinner, B. F. 1904-1990.

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Porter, Douglas, Dr.

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Douglas Porter (1926-1991) was an educator at the Computer Medicine Laboratory at the Beth Israel Hospital specializing in the development of computer applications in health care. Porter received his Doctor of Education degree from Harvard in 1961. From 1957 to 1962, Porter worked as an Instructor in Education at Harvard; from 1962 to 1965, Porter was an Assistant Professor of Education and Research Assistant to the University Committee on Programmed Instruction at the Harvard Graduate School of...