Guide to the Stanford University, Committee of Educational Inquiry, Records
Daniel Hartwig
Stanford University. Libraries.
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
October 2010
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Overview
Call Number: SC0113
Creator:
Stanford University. Committee of Educational Inquiry.
Title: Stanford University, Committee of Educational Inquiry, records
Dates: 1952-1957
Physical Description:
1 Linear feet
Summary: Records include correspondence, minutes, reports, newsletters, and other materials, 1952-57. Nationally, the committees considered
three basic topics: aims of liberal arts education, curriculum, and methods of instruction. The Stanford committee addressed
the issues of college credit for high school work and the relative merits of the semester and quarter systems. Also included
in the collection are minutes, correspondence, and agendas concerning the spring 1957 program of the California Folklore Society,
held at Stanford and chaired by Aurelio M. Espinosa, Jr.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc
Administrative Information
Provenance
Gift of Aurelio M. Espinosa, Jr.
Information about Access
This collection is open for research.
Ownership & Copyright
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
Cite As
Stanford University, Committee of Educational Inquiry, Records (SC0113). Department of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
The Stanford Committee of Educational Inquiry was part of a four-year project involving eleven universities, sponsored by
the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, to enlist faculty aid in the formulation of educational policies.
The members of the Stanford committee were Graham P. Du Shane, George S. Parks, William C. Bark, and Aurelio M. Espinosa,
Jr.
Description of the Collection
Records include correspondence, minutes, reports, newsletters, and other materials, 1952-1957. Nationally, the committees
considered three basic topics: aims of liberal arts education, curriculum, and methods of instruction. The Stanford committee
addressed the issues of college credit for high school work and the relative merits of the semester and quarter systems. Also
included in the collection are minutes, correspondence, and agendas concerning the spring 1957 program of the California Folklore
Society, held at Stanford and chaired by Aurelio M. Espinosa, Jr.
Access Terms
Bark, William Carroll, 1908-
California Folklore Society.
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
Du Shane, Graham Phillips, 1910-
Espinosa, Aurelio Macedonio, 1907-
Parks, George Sutton, 1894-
Stanford University. Committee of Educational Inquiry.
Educational planning.
Universities and colleges--Administration.
Universities and colleges--Planning.
Correspondence
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence between the Carnegie Foundation, Stanford Committee on Educational Inquiry,(C.E.I.), other C.E.I. committees,
and schools in reference to C.E.I. projects.
Box 1, Folder 6
letters addressed to the Stanford C.E.I. committee chairman from schools or individuals requesting a copy of the C.B. I. report
on the relative merits of the Semester and Quarter Systems.
C.E.I. Committees
Scope and Content Note
newsletters, reading materials, members, conferences, etc., and correspondence between the Carnegie Foundation and C.E.I.
committee members.
Box 1, Folder 10
minutes, committee member's forms, progress reports, faculty questionnaire, Interim Report on the Semester and Quarter System
and budget expenditures of the Stanford C.E.I. Committee
1952- 1956.
Box 1, Folder 11
Miscellaneous items concerning the C.E.I.
Reports
Scope and Content Note
Progress reports, project reports, interim reports on the semester and quarter systems, and an assessment of the C.E.I. project
Box 2, Folder 6
Minutes, correspondence, program agendas, etc., concerning the meeting of California Folklore Society chaired by Dr. Aurelio
M. Espinoza, Jr.
1957 Spring
