Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Hanna, Paul Robert, 1902-
- Abstract:
- Correspondence, speeches and writings, memoranda, reports, printed matter, and photographs of the American educator and director of the Stanford International Development Education Center from 1963-1968. Materials relate to education in the United States, the Philippines, and developing countries in general.
- Extent:
- 239 manuscript boxes, 4 cubic foot boxes, 3 oversize boxes, 1 oversize packet, 21 envelopes, 3 oversize folders, 1 motion picture film reel, 1 video cassette (104.4 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- In English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Paul Robert Hanna papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Correspondence, speeches and writings, memoranda, reports, printed matter, and photographs of the American educator and director of the Stanford International Development Education Center from 1963-1968. Materials relate to education in the United States, the Philippines, and developing countries in general.
- Biographical / historical:
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Date Event 1902, June 21 Born, Sioux City, Iowa1924 A.B., Philosophy magna cum laude, Hamline University1925 A.M., Columbia University1925-1927 Superintendent of Schools, West Winfield, New York1928-1935 Research associate, Lincoln School, Columbia University1929 Ph.D., Columbia University1930-1935 Assistant Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University1930-1975 Designer and senior author, Investigating Man's World, a series of social science texbooks, Scott, Foresman and Co.1930-1944 Founder and Member, editorial board, Building America1933-1940 Consultant to Tennessee Valley Authority1935-1937 Associate professor of Education, Stanford University1936-1939 National Director, U.S. Council for Conservation Education1936-1966 Member, editorial board, World Book Encyclopedia1937 Doctor of Pedagogy (honorary), Hamline University1937-1954 Professor of Education, Stanford University1939-1942 Consultant to National Resources Planning Board1940-1942 Consultant to Coordinator of Intern-American Affairs, with assignments to South America and Central America1941-1945 Member, Curriculum Committee, National Council for Social Studies1942-1944 Director, Stanford University Services (war contracts for research and training);
Consultant to U.S. Secretary of War on Army Specialized Training Program1942-1945 Consultant to War Relocation Authority1944-1958 Staff and Advisory Committee, W.K. Kellogg Foundation1947 Consultant to U.S. Secretary of War on re-education of Germany1948-1960 Member, editorial board, Encyclopedia Britannica Films1949 Member, UNESCO consultative educational mission to the Philippines1952-1953 Director, Educational Division, U.S. Mutual Security Agency, Philippines1953-56 Coordinator, University of the Philippines-Stanford University Contract, U.S. Agency for International Development1954-1967 Lee L. Jacks Professor of Education, Stanford University1954-1968 Founding Director, Stanford International Development Education Center (SIDEC)1955-1958 Member, U.S. National Commission for UNESCO Committee on Fundemental Society1955-1960 Member, Committee on Institutional Projects Abroad, American Council of Education1956-1960 Coordinator, Philippines Department of Education-Stanford University Contract, U.S. Agency for International Development1958 Visiting professor, Harvard University1962-1967 Member, Committee on International Education Policy of the Commission on Education and International Affairs of the American Council on Education1963 Editor, <title render="italic">Education: An Instrument of National Goals, </title>McGraw-HillActing Dean, School of Education, Stanford University1963-1969 Consultant, Cooperative Research Branch, U.S. Office of Education1964-1968 Member, Commission on International Education of the American Council of Education;
Chairman, Committee on International Relations, American Educational Research Association;
Member, Committee on Education and Human Development of Education and World Affairs1964-1972 Member, Committee on Atlantic Studies of the Atlantic Council and Atlantic Institute1964-1969 Educational advisor, Elementary School Professional Education Book Series, Houghton Mifflin Co.1964-1970 Member, Editorial Board, American Educational Press1965 Senior Fellow, East-West Center, Honolulu1966 Co-author, Geography in the Teaching of Social Studies - Concepts and Skills, Houghton Mifflin Co.;
Chairman, U.S. Department of State Team to Yugoslavia on Educational and Cultural Exchanges;
Principal researcher, Phoneme -Grapheme Correspondences as Cues to Spelling Improvement, U.S. Government Printing Office1967 American specialist, U.S. Department of State, assigned to four African national governments on educational reforms1968 Director, Stanford Asia Foundation Seminar, Role of Higher Education in Asian Nation Building, held in Korea1968-69 Chairman, National Evaluation Committee for Peace Corps/University Relations1968- Emeritus Jacks Professor and Emeritus Director of SIDEC, Stanford University1969 Co-author, The United States and International Education, The National Society for the Study of Education1970 Co-author, Spelling: Structure and Strategies, Houghton Mifflin Co.1970-1975 Member, U.S. National Commission for UNESCO1973-1976 Member, California Citizens Advisory Committee on State Parks and Recreation1974- Senior Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University1975-1977 Member, Aspen Institute's National Commission on Coping with Interdependence1981 Co-author, Frank Lloyd Wright's Hanna House: The Clients' Report, MIT Press1981 Appointed to the Presidential Task Force on Arts and Humanities1988, April Died, Stanford, California - Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1977.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Box 249 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of 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], Paul Robert Hanna 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