Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Isaac Leon Kandel papers
- Dates:
- 1915-1966
- Creators:
- Kandel, I. L. (Isaac Leon), 1881-1965
- Abstract:
- Contains correspondence, writings and background materials relating to international education and Kandel's career as a leading comparative and international educator
- Extent:
- 9 manuscript boxes (3.6 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Isaac Leon Kandel papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Contains correspondence, writings and background materials relating to international education and Kandel's career as a leading comparative and international educator.
The Biographical file and Correspondence series document Kandels work as a Professor and the chair of History of Education at the Teachers' College, Columbia University, a researcher for the Carnegie Foundation, an editor of School and Society and Educational Yearbook, as well as a writer, editor andConsultant for the United Nations and UNESCO. The Writings series provides further details of Kandel's contributions to the general field of education and to the specialized field of comparative and international education.
- Biographical / historical:
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Date Event 1881 Born, Romania1905 M.A., University of Manchester, United Kingdom1907 Travelled to Germany to study with the Herbartian educational theorist Wilhelm Rein at the University of Jena1908 Moved to the U.S., New York1909-1913 Assistant editor of <title render="italic">Cyclopedia of Education</title>Lecturer at the Teachers' College, Columbia University1910 PhD, Teachers College, Columbia University, dissertation titled: "The Training of Elementary School Teachers in Germany"1914-1923 Researcher, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching1923-1946 Chair, History of Education, Teachers College, Columbia University1924-1944 Editor of Educational Yearbook1930 Author, History of Secondary Education1933 Author, Comparative Education1935 Author, The Making of Nazis1937 Awarded a Doctor of Letters degree by University of Melbourne, Australia and the Legion of Honor Chevalier (Knight) by the French government1937-1946 Member of the United States National Committee on Intellectual Cooperation1938 Author, Conflicting Theories of Education1946 Awarded a Doctor of Laws degree by the University of North Carolina1946-1953 Editor, School and Society1946-1962 Writer, editor and consultant for the United Nations and UNESCO1946 Part of the United States educational mission to Japan1948 Author, Education in an Era of Transition1948-1950 First professor of American Studies at Manchester University1951 Author, Raising the School-leaving Age, series of six books issued by UNESCO1955 Author, The New Era in Education: a Comparative Study1965 Died in Geneva, Switzerland - Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1984 with an additional increment in 1985.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- International education
Education
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-03-29 15:29:18.414681
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], Isaac Leon Kandel 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