Overview of the Joseph M. Cronin Papers
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Overview of the Joseph M. Cronin Papers
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford University
Stanford, California
- Processed by:
- Hoover Institution Archives Staff
- Date Completed:
- 2008
- Encoded by:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record by David Sun.
© 2008 Hoover Institution Archives. All rights reserved.
Collection Summary
Title: Joseph M. Cronin papers
Dates: 1957-2005
Collection Number: 84014
Creator: Cronin, Joseph M.
Collection Size:
58 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 1 motion picture film reel, 4 phonotape cassettes, 12 videotape cassettes
(25.3 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Abstract: Speeches and writings, correspondence, memoranda, reports, clippings, other printed matter, and audiovisual material, relating
to education in Illinois and Massachusetts, and to student loan financing in the United States.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Languages:
English
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
The Hoover Institution Archives only allows access to
copies of audiovisual items. To listen to sound recordings or to view videos or films during your visit, please contact the Archives
at least two working days before your arrival. We will then advise you of the accessibility of the material you wish to see
or hear. Please note that not all audiovisual material is immediately accessible.
Publication Rights
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Joseph M. Cronin papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1984.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find
the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number
of boxes listed in this finding aid.
Biographical/Historical Note
American educator; Massachusetts secretary for educational affairs, 1972-1975; Illinois state superintendent of schools, 1975-1980.
Scope and Content of Collection
Speeches and writings, correspondence, memoranda, reports, clippings, other printed matter, and audiovisual material, relating
to education in Illinois and Massachusetts, and to student loan financing in the United States.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Education--United States.
Education--Illinois.
Education--Massachusetts.
Student loan funds--United States.
Motion pictures.
Phonotapes.
Videotapes.
Partial Collection Contents
Sound recordings
1983-1990
Cassette cabinet
Sound recording of a speech by Cronin on student loans and Boston schools
28 December 1983
Access Information
Use copy reference number: 84014_a_0003779
Scope and Content Note
Speaking at an unidentified rotary club forum, Joseph Cronin addresses the topics of higher education and finance, with a
focus on student loans, as well as reporting on Boston schools. He spends the majority of the time dispelling the myths and
misconceptions about student loans, specifically the assumptions that student loan funds dried up in 1981, middle income families
are no longer eligible for aid, students do not repay the loans they are given, and governments do not proactively pursue
borrowers who do not repay.
Cassette cabinet
Sound recording of a speech by Cronin on the business of education
1990
Access Information
Use copy reference number: 84014_a_0003780
Scope and Content Note
In an address at the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development 45th annual conference in San Antonio, Texas,
Joseph Cronin discusses business interest in schools. He introduces a typology of corporate involvement to show the variety
of relationships businesses may have with schools, and then goes into detail about the Boston Compact, which is the city's
collaborative school improvement agreement among stakeholders in city government, the Boston school system, and Boston businesses.
A question and answer session follows Cronin's address.
Cassette cabinet
Sound recording of a panel discussion moderated by Cronin on public education: proposals for excellence
15 February 1984
Access Information
Use copy reference number: 84014_a_0003781
Scope and Content Note
Joseph Cronin moderates a panel concerned with the equity and excellence of education, and the employability of students who
graduate from schools in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Panel members discuss ways of raising the quality of education,
and modernizing Massachusetts schools. On Tape 1, the speakers include Gerard D'Amico, James Collins, Jack Lawson, Robert
Spillane, and Michael S. Dukakis. The last speaker, Ken Lozano (?), is cut-off and continues on Tape 2, Side A. On Tape 2,
Ken Lozano finishes his speech, followed by a question and answer session. The last ten minutes of Side A and all of Side
B relate to a planning meeting that is separate from the public education panel.
Rest of collection not yet described
