Creator:
Langner, William R.
Inclusive Dates:
1935- 1996
Abstract:
William Langner worked
for the Department of Education's Division of Adult Education and Literacy for many years. He was active in raising awareness of education for the disabled (Langner himself was a paraplegic from the age of 18 due to a car accident).
Collection includes correspondence (both personal and professional), writings, memorabilia, and
large amounts of printed material (papers, reports, handbooks, manuals, etc).concerning adult
education.
Type of Material:
Audiocassettes.
Books.
Brochures.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Manuscripts (document genre)
Minutes (administrative records)
Newsletters.
Periodicals.
Photographs.
Postcards.
Proceedings.
Reports.
Videocassettes.
Subject:
Educators.
Adult education
Adult education -- United States.
Educators -- United States.
Elementary education of adults.
People with disabilities -- Education -- United States.
People with disabilities -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
Special education.
Creator:
Laubach, Frank Charles, 1884-1970.
Inclusive Dates:
1896- 1974
Abstract:
Personal papers of the missionary, adult educator, and literacy pioneer; also contains organizational records of Laubach Literacy, Inc. Collection includes correspondence, administrative papers, financial papers, U.S. and international projects, writings, photographs, and miscellanea.
Type of Material:
Articles.
Bank statements.
Correspondence.
Diaries.
Essays.
Financial records.
Manuscripts for publication.
Maps (documents)
Motion pictures (visual works)
Newsletters.
Photographs.
Poems.
Progress reports.
Proposals.
Readers.
Reports.
Minutes (administrative records)
Textbooks.
Subject:
Adult education teachers.
Adult education
Religion and philosophy
Adult education -- United States.
Adult education teachers -- Training of.
Clergy -- United States.
Clergy as authors.
Educators -- United States.
English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers.
English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers.
Evening and continuation schools -- United States.
Literacy.
Literacy -- Africa.
Literacy -- Asia.
Literacy -- Colombia.
Literacy -- India.
Literacy -- Latin America.
Literacy -- Mexico.
Literacy -- United States.
Missionaries.
New literates, Writing for.
Television in adult education.
Visual literacy.
Creator:
Laubach Literacy International.
Inclusive Dates:
1896- 1991
Abstract:
Papers of Laubach Literacy International, founded in 1955 by Dr. Frank C. Laubach to address the world-wide problem of illiteracy. Established as Laubach Literacy Fund, the organization later became Laubach Literacy, Inc., and finally Laubach Literacy International; in 2002 it merged with Literacy Volunteers of America to form ProLiteracy. Material in the collection includes audio tapes, correspondence, diaries, filmstrips, financial records, journals, literacy journalism papers from courses taught at Syracuse University, motion pictures, newsletters, photographs, primers, reports, scrapbooks, slides and video tapes.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Diaries.
Motion pictures (visual works)
Photographs.
Reports.
Audiotapes.
Audiocassettes.
Long-playing records.
Sound recordings.
Videotapes.
Subject:
Adult education teachers.
Adult education
Religion and philosophy
Adult education -- United States.
Adult education teachers -- Training of.
Clergy -- United States.
Clergy as authors.
Educators -- United States.
English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers.
English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers.
Evening and continuation schools -- United States.
Literacy.
Literacy -- Africa.
Literacy -- Asia.
Literacy -- Colombia.
Literacy -- India.
Literacy -- Latin America.
Literacy -- Mexico.
Literacy -- United States.
Missionaries.
New literates, Writing for.
Primers.
Readers (Primary)
Readers (Adult)
Readers for new literates.
Visual literacy.
Creator:
Lieberman, Elias, 1883-1969.
Inclusive Dates:
1916- 1966
Abstract:
Papers of the American poet, educator. Born in St. Petersburg, Russia. Winner of the James Joyce Award, 1966. Biographical material, correspondence (1918-1963), memorabilia, and writings, which includes poems (1916-1966) both by Lieberman and by others. Also included is a manuscript by James Huneker that may be a book review. Correspondents include William S. Braithwaite, the Century Company, Charles Scribner's Sons, Maria Catarina Lombard, James H. McCormick, Piney Woods Country Life School, Karl Schmidt, Samuel Shipman, James S. Taylor, University of Buffalo's Lockwood Memorial Library, University of Kentucky's Margaret I. King Library, and Stephen S. Wise.
Type of Material:
Advertising fliers.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Manuscripts (document genre)
Poems.
Programs (documents)
Subject:
Educators.
Poets.
Literature -- American Poetry
American literature -- 20th century.
American literature -- Jewish authors.
American poetry -- 20th century.
Educators -- United States.
Jews, American.
Poets, American -- 20th century.
Russian Americans.