Diane Ravitch papers, 1956-2007
Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Ravitch, Diane
- Abstract:
- The Diane Ravitch papers consist of speeches and writings, correspondence, printed matter, reports, and studies relating to education in the United States. She is a professor, prolific writer, and an advocate of improvements in American education. Collection includes research materials used by her for writing books
- Extent:
- 65 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 45 digital files (.002 GB) (29 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Diane Ravitch papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Background
- Scope and content:
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The papers of Diane Ravitch consist of correspondence, printed matter, reports, research materials, speeches and writings, and studies. They document her contributions to the cause of education in the United States. They reflect her efforts to set up standards for teaching and textbooks and deal with such issues as multiculturalism and bilingual education. They also bring to light the recognition she received outside the United States from European countries such as Poland.
Her papers have been kept in their original order. The audio-visual materials such as audio cassettes, CD Rom, diskettes, photographic prints, and VHS tapes have been arranged alphabetically by date and presented at the end of this guide.
The papers of Diane Ravitch were acquired by Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2003.
- Biographical / historical:
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Date Event 1938 Born, Houston, Texas1960 B.A. from Wellesley College, Massachusetts1974 Author, The Great School Wars, New York City, 1805-18731975 Received a Delta Kappa Gamma Award for the Great School Wars: New York City, 1805-1973Received a Ph.D. in history of American education, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Columbia University, New York1978 Author, The Revisionists Revised1979 Member, National Academy of Education1980- Director, John Dewey FoundationAuthor, The Troubled Crusade: American Education, 1945-1980Trustee, New York Public Library1984 Member, Society of American Historians1984-1985 Selected as a Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar1985 Member, American Academy of Arts and SciencesAuthor, The Schools We Deserve1986 Awarded, Henry Allen Moe Prize in Humanities by the American Philosophical Society1987 Author (with Chester E. Finn, Jr.), What Do Our 17-Year-Olds Know?1989 Received the Wellesley College Alumnae Achievement AwardAdvised Teachers Solidarity and the Ministry of Education in Poland1991 Awarded a medal by the Polish Government for the work on behalf of SolidarityEditor, The American Reader1991-1993 Assistant Secretary of Education and Counselor to the Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander in the administration of President George H. W. Bush1992 Edited (with Abigail Thernstrom), The Democracy Reader1993-1994 Author, National Standards in American Education: A Citizen's GuideVisiting Fellow in Governmental Studies, Brookings Institution1995-2005 Held the Brown Chair in Education Studies, Brookings Institution1996 Author (with Chester E. Finn, Jr.), Education Reform, 1995-19961997 Author (with Joseph P. Viteritti), New Schools for A New Century: The Redesign of Urban EducationAuthor, A Tribute to Al Shanker1997-2004 Member, National Assessment Government Board1998 Received the Horace Kidger Award of the New England History Teachers Association2000 Author, The American Reader: Words that Moved a Nation, and Left Back: A Century of Battles Over School Reform2001 Author (with Joseph P. Viteritti), Making good Citizens: Education and Civil Society2002 Elected, Eleanor Roosevelt Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences2003 Author (with Joseph P. Viteritti), City Schools: Lessons from New YorkAuthor, The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn2004 Author, A Consumer Guide to High History Text BooksAuthor (with Chester E. Finn, Jr.), The Mad Mad World of Textbook Adoption2005 Received the John Dewey Award from the United Federation of Teachers of New York CityAuthor, Brookings Papers on Education Policy2006 Author (with Michael Ravitch), The English Reader: What Every Literate Person Needs to Know2007 Author (with Chester E. Finn. Jr.), Beyond the Basics: Achieving a Liberal Education for All - Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2003, with additions through 2008.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Education -- United States
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
- Terms of access:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Diane Ravitch papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563