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Creator:
Syracuse University Publications in Continuing Education
Inclusive Dates:
1952-1995
Abstract:
Audio and video recordings of a variety of adult education events and topics, including interviews, colloquiums, presentations, lectures, speeches, broadcasts, and more.
Type of Material:
Audiocassettes.
Videotapes.
Subject:
Junto 2000.
Mentors I (University of Georgia).
Mentors II (University of Georgia).
Conversations on lifelong learning (University of Alaska).
Adult education teachers.
Adult education
Adult education.
Adult education teachers -- Interviews.
Citizenship -- Education.
Comparative education.
Continuing education.
Distance education -- United States.
Educators -- United States -- Interviews.

2.

Collection Title:
Creator:
Liveright, A. A. (Alexander Albert), 1907-1969
Inclusive Dates:
1934-1969
Abstract:
Alexander A. Liveright was a professor of adult education and director of the Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults (CSLEA) for more than ten years. Correspondence, minutes and reports which highlight Liveright’s professional interests and affiliations. Included are papers generated while professor in the schools of education at Boston University and Syracuse University, as director of The Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults, and as founding member and Secretary of the International Congress of University Adult Education. Sagamore Conference papers and those of the New Institutional Forms Project, a research project begun by Liveright to study the development of comprehensive adult education programs, also appear in the collection. International adult education is the focus of records from trips to Australia, Hong Kong, India, New Zealand, the Philippines, and Thailand. Miscellaneous material includes newspaper clippings, War Manpower Commission documents, and material from the Highlander Folk School.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Invoices.
Speeches (documents)
Curricula.
Interviews.
Proposals.
Reports.
Minutes (administrative records)
Subject:
Educators.
Adult education
Adult education.
Continuing education -- United States.
Continuing education -- Study and teaching.
Educators, United States

3.

Collection Title:
Creator:
Charters, Alexander N. Charters, Margaret A., 1925-2019.
Inclusive Dates:
1890-2014
Abstract:
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, photographs, reports, speeches, writings and memorabilia of the internationally-recognized American adult educator. Personal material includes family and friends as well as organizations with which Dr. Charters was involved (e.g., Park Central Presbyterian Church). Professional material pertains to Dr. Charters' work with a wide range of issues and organizations in the field of adult and continuing education, including the Adult Education Association (AEA/USA), Association for Continuing Higher Education (ACHE), Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults (CSLEA), Coalition of Adult Education Organizations (CAEO), Commission of Professors of Adult Education (CPAE), International Conference on Adult Education (ICAE), International Congress of University Adult Education (ICUAE), Middle States Association (MSA), National University Extension Association (NUEA) and its successor organizations, and UNESCO. There is also extensive material relating to Dr. Charters' longstanding and central roles in adult education at Syracuse University as professor, department chair, and dean.
Type of Material:
Sound recordings.
Bibliographies.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Directories.
Genealogies (histories)
Manuscripts for publication.
Memorandums.
Minutes (administrative records)
Newsletters.
Photographs.
Reports.
Speeches (documents)
Video recordings (physical artifacts)
Subject:
Educators.
Adult education
Adult education.
Adult education -- Bibliographies.
Adult education -- Congresses.
Adult education -- Cross-cultural studies.
Adult education -- Archival resources.
Adult education -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Adult education -- History.
Adult education -- Research.
Adult education teachers -- Training of.
Adult education -- United States.
Community education.
Comparative education.
Continuing education.
Continuing education -- Archival resources.
Continuing education -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Education and state -- United States.
Educators -- United States.
Evening and continuation schools.
International education.
Universities and colleges -- Graduate work.
University extension -- United States.

Creator:
Association of University Evening Colleges (U.S.)
Inclusive Dates:
1927-1969
Abstract:
The Association of University Evening Colleges (AUEC) was formerly (until 1939) the Association of Deans and Directors of University Evening Colleges; in 1973 it became the Association of Continuing Higher Education. AUEC's purpose was to study the problems of the evening college and to encourage mutual interchange and stimulation of ideas among members. The papers of the AUEC consist of minutes of committees, convention records; general correspondence; enrollment statistics; history, including six phono-tapes of oral interviews with staff members; newsletters, including press releases and copy; personnel records, including vitae and correspondence; regional meeting reports; and statistical reports of the AUEC. Major correspondents include members of the Executive Committee, editors of AUEC publications, and various education organizations. Correspondents whose letters are of significant depth and/or duration include: Gurth I. Abercrombie, E. Brandenburg, Alexander N. Charters, Richard T. Deters, Cortrell K. Holsapple, Ralph C. Kendall, Daniel R. Lang, A.A. Liveright, Robert A. Love, Howell McGee, Ernest E. McMahon, Richard A. Matre, Richard A. Mumma, Frank R. Neuffer, George A. Parkinson, Bernard W. Reed, Kenneth W. Riddle, and Edwin H. Spengler.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Minutes (administrative records)
Newsletters.
Oral histories (literary works)
Proceedings.
Studies.
Subject:
Adult education
Adult education
Adult education -- United States.
Educators -- United States.
Evening and continuation schools -- United States.

Creator:
Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults
Inclusive Dates:
1951-1969
Abstract:
Established by a grant from the Fund for Adult Education in 1951, the Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults (CSLEA) worked with universities seeking to initiate or to improve adult education programs. Its purpose was to help American higher education develop greater effectiveness and a deeper sense of responsibility for the liberal education of adults. During its tenure the Center had three directors; John S. Diekhoff (1952-1953), John B. Schwertman (1953-1956), and A.A. Liveright (1956-1968). The records include correspondence, organizational files, publication files, writings, and miscellany. Key correspondents, mostly from the Center, are James T. Carey, Alexander N. Charters, Roger DeCrow, John S. Diekhoff, C. Scott Fletcher, Freda H. Goldman, Morton Gordon, Kenneth Haygood, Cyril Orvin Houle, A. A. Liveright, Harry L. Miller, John B. Schwertman, Peter E. Siegle, Marilyn M. Vaughan, and James B. Whipple.
Type of Material:
Announcements.
Agendas (administrative records)
Articles.
Books.
Brochures.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Financial records.
Legal files.
Manuscripts for publication.
Minutes (administrative records)
Pamphlets.
Reports.
Speeches (documents)
Subject:
Adult education
Adult education
Adult education -- United States.
Education -- Curricula.
Education -- United States.
Education, Humanistic.
Evening and continuation schools.
Universities and colleges -- United States.

Creator:
Tolley, William Pearson, 1900-1996.
Inclusive Dates:
1936-1969
Abstract:
Records pertaining to Chancellor William P. Tolley
Type of Material:
Academic addresses (documents)
Academic robes.
Administrative reports.
Audiotapes.
Awards.
Certificates.
Commemorative plaques.
Correspondence.
Manuscripts for publication.
Memorabilia.
Minutes (administrative records)
Photographs.
Sound recordings.
Speeches (documents)
Subject:
College administrators.
Higher education.
Syracuse University -- Athletics
Syracuse University -- Chancellors
Syracuse University -- History
Syracuse University -- Trustees
University Archives
Adult education.
Baccalaureate addresses.
Civil rights movements.
College campuses.
College environment.
College sports.
College students.
College trustees.
Commencement ceremonies.
Korean War, 1950-1953.
Students -- Political activity.
Veterans.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
World War, 1939-1945.

Creator:
Syracuse University, Clearinghouse of Resources for Educators of Adults
Inclusive Dates:
1975-1981
Abstract:
Administrative files, correspondence, proposals, and publications of the Clearinghouse Resources for Educators of Adults at Syracuse University. Correspondence of significant duration or amount includes Charters, Alexander N.; Rivera, William; Holmwood, Donald; and the State Education Department.
Type of Material:
Articles.
Brochures.
Correspondence.
Drafts (documents)
Manuscripts (document genre)
Proposals.
Reports.
Subject:
CREA-tivity in New York.
Federal Register Review.
Adult education teachers.
Educators.
Adult education
Adult education -- New York (State)
Adult education teachers -- Training of.

Creator:
Coalition of Adult Education Organizations
Inclusive Dates:
1964-1985
Abstract:
Records include Board of Directors’ minutes, agendas, memoranda, and reports; by-laws and articles of incorporation; committee files; conference programs; correspondence; drafts; newsletters, brochures and directories; and resolutions. Included are records from the Galaxy Conference (1969) and Wingspread Conference (1976); records of the Adult Education Action Council; and materials from UNESCO and the International Council for Adult Education, of which the Coalition is a founding member. Organizations represented include the Adult Education Association, Adult Student Personnel Association, American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, American Society for Training and Development, Association of University Evening Colleges, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, National Association of Public Continuing and Adult Education, National University Extension Association, and United States Association of Evening Students. Correspondents include Leonard P. Aries, Ray J. Ast, Alexander N. Charters, James R. Dorland, Norman D. Kurland, Charles J. Longacre, Constance J. McQueen, David Puddington, Yvonne K. Rappaport, Fran M. Spinelli, Hamilton Stillwell, Clarence H. Thompson, Willard L. Thompson, and Sandra Timmerman.
Type of Material:
Agendas (administrative records)
Brochures.
Correspondence.
Directories.
Drafts (documents)
Memorandums.
Minutes (administrative records)
Newsletters.
Notes (documents)
Pamphlets.
Programs (documents)
Reports.
Resolutions.
Subject:
Educators.
Adult education
Adult education -- Research.

Creator:
Alexander N. Charters Library of Resources for Educators of Adults
Inclusive Dates:
1928-1950
Abstract:
Records consist of photographs and slides. Organizations represented in the collection include the Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults (CSLEA), the Fund for Adult Education (FAE), the National University Extension Association (NUEA), and Syracuse University. There are also portraits of important people in adult education such as Lyman Bryson, Alexander N. Charters, and A.A. Liveright.
Type of Material:
Photographs.
Slides (photographs)
Subject:
Adult education teachers.
Educators.
Teachers.
Adult education
Educators, United States

Creator:
ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult Education.
Inclusive Dates:
1962-1973
Abstract:
The ERIC/AE collection contains organizational material, correspondence, financial records, printed material, and reports related to ERIC/AE and its predecessor, the Library of Continuing Education. Printed material includes information sources, occasional papers and newsletters published by the Clearinghouse. Writings by Alexander N. Charters, Margaret Charters, Roger DeCrow, Stanley M. Grabowski, Charles Hoover, Huey B. Long, John A. Niemi, John Ohliger, Sara M. Steele and Coolie Verner are included.
Type of Material:
Articles.
Brochures.
Budgets.
Papers (document genres)
Proposals.
Reports.
Subject:
Adult education teachers.
Educators.
Teachers.
Adult education
Adult education -- United States.
Adult education of women.
Continuing education.
Older people -- Education.

11.

Collection Title:
Creator:
Galaxy Conference on Adult Education (1969: Washington, D.C.)
Inclusive Dates:
1967-1970
Abstract:
The Galaxy Conference on Adult Education was held in Washington, D.C. in 1969. Participating organizations included the American Education Association, American Library Association, Commission of Professors of Adult Education, Committee of Adult Education Organizations, Council of National Organizations, National Association for Public School Adult Education, National Council on Adult Jewish Education, and the National University Extension Association. The records of the Galaxy Conference provide comprehensive documentation of the history, planning and execution of the conference.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Reports.
Subject:
Educators.
Adult education
Adult education -- United States.
Evening and continuation schools -- United States.

12.

Collection Title:
Creator:
Aker, George F.
Inclusive Dates:
1957-1985
Abstract:
Consists primarily of correspondence with some printed material, reflecting this educator’s professional career. The papers are arranged chronologically under the following associations and institutions with which Aker was affiliated: Adult Education Association of the U.S.A. (1957-1975), Canadian Association for Adult Education (1964-1970), Florida Adult Education Association (1958-1970), Florida State University (1958-1985), Illinois Adult Education Association (1950s-1960s), National Association for Public School Adult Education (1963-1970), and National Seminar on Adult Education Research (1961-1968). Correspondents whose letters are of significant depth and/or duration include Félix Adam, Sam Roy Allen, Ray Ast, Roger W. Axford, Edgar J. Boone, Alexander N. Charters, James H. Fling, Andrew Hendrickson, Cyril O. Houle, Joseph L. Jacques, Eugene I. Johnson, J.R. Kidd, Malcolm S. Knowles, Burton W. Kreitlow, Huey B. Long, Robert A. Luke, Howard Y. McClusky, Jules Pagano, Robert E. Sharer, Robert E. Snyder, and Wilson B. Thiede.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Subject:
Educators.
Adult education
Adult education -- Research.
Adult education -- United States.
Older people -- Education.
Educators -- United States.

Creator:
International Congress of University Adult Education
Inclusive Dates:
1954-1992
Abstract:
The International Congress of University Adult Education (ICUAE) was formed in 1960 to exchange information and opinions about activities in adult education, and to discuss ways of advancing adult education on a broad front. Records include correspondence, membership records, memoranda, minutes and reports. Organizations represented in the collection include the Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults and Unesco. Correspondents whose letters are of greatest depth and duration include Alexander N. Charters, Alexander Albert Liveright, and Paul Henry Sheats.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Memorandums.
Minutes (administrative records)
Reports.
Subject:
Educators.
Adult education
Adult education -- Study and teaching.
International education.

Creator:
International Society for Comparative Adult Education.
Inclusive Dates:
1986-2006
Abstract:
Bulk consists of correspondence related to planning of annual meetings/conferences and challenges to "growing" the organization; there is also a small amount of material relating to the book Comparative Adult Education, published by ISCAE, and a few folders of conference material
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Conference proceedings.
Newsletters.
Subject:
Adult education teachers.
Adult education
Adult education -- Congresses.
Adult education -- Cross-cultural studies.
Adult education -- Research.
Comparative education.

Creator:
National University Extension Association
Inclusive Dates:
1924-1972
Abstract:
The National University Extension Association was founded in 1915. Membership consists of universities and colleges engaged in university extension. The Association’s purpose is to develop and advance ideals, methods, and standards in continuing education and university extension. Its activities include a national annual conference and a number of publications. Records include Board of Directors’ correspondence and meetings, minutes and reports; committee files; correspondence; Project Head Start (U.S.) papers and manuals; Job Corps Driver Education Training papers; papers and photographs of the Office of Education, Adult Basic Education Teacher Trainer Institutes; and subject files for various adult education organizations and divisions. Correspondents whose letters are of greatest depth and duration include those of: Alexander N. Charters, James R.D. Eddy, A.A. Liveright, Ernest Edward McMahon, Julius M. Nolte, Lloyd W. Schram, Paul H. Sheats, and Thurman White. Subject files include those of the Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults and the Division of Correspondence.
Type of Material:
Bibliographies.
Contracts.
Correspondence.
Lists.
Manuals (instructional materials)
Memorandums.
Minutes (administrative records)
Photographs.
Reports.
Subject:
Educators.
Adult education
Adult education.
Federal aid to child development.
Teachers, Training of.
University extension -- United States.

Creator:
Syracuse University Publications in Continuing Education.
Inclusive Dates:
1951-1975
Abstract:
Material collected or published by Syracuse University Publications in Continuing Education (SUPCE). Publications include original monographs as well as works from the Clearinghouse of Resources for Educators of Adults, Fund for Adult Education, the International Seminar on Adult Education, the Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults, ERIC, American Foundation for Continuing Education, the Library of Continuing Education at Syracuse University, and miscellaneous publications by notable adult educators including Alexander N. Charters, Cyril O. Houle, J. Roby Kidd, A.A. Liveright, John Ohliger, James B. Whipple, et al.
Type of Material:
Bibliographies.
Drafts (documents)
Essays.
Monographs.
Pamphlets.
Reports.
Subject:
Educators.
Adult education
Adult education.
Educational publishing.

17.

Collection Title:
Creator:
Thompson, Willard
Inclusive Dates:
1966-1970
Abstract:
Willard Thompson was an American professor of journalism and Dean of the General Extension Division and Summer Session (1969-1970), later Dean of the Summer School at the University of Minnesota. Papers include correspondence, meeting minutes and agendas, programs, lists and resolutions. The papers reflect Thompson’s role as Public Relations Committee Chairman for the Galaxy Conference (1969) and the subsequent Wingspread Conference (1976). Noteworthy among the correspondents because of his role in both conferences is Alexander N. Charters.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Drafts (documents)
Reports.
Minutes (administrative records)
Notes (documents)
Subject:
Educators.
Adult education
Adult education -- United States.
Public relations.