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Title: Dr. Ralph Dailard Collection
Dates: 1954-1976
Collection Number: MS.004
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 1 linear ft.
Repository:
San Diego Public Library
San Diego, California 92101
Abstract: Ralph C. Dailard (1907-1991) was the San Diego Superintendent of School from 1954 through 1968. The collection is a mixed
materials assortment of awards, velo-bound books, correspondence, ephemera, news clippings, overhead transparencies, and photographs.
The majority of the material is clustered around his promotion in 1954 to the position of Superintendent and his retirement
early in 1969.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
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Dr. Ralph Dailard Collection. San Diego Public Library
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection is a mixed materials assortment of awards, velo-bound books, correspondence, ephemera, news clippings, overhead
transparencies, and photographs. The majority of the material is clustered around his promotion in 1954 to the position of
Superintendent and his retirement early in 1969.
Ralph C. Dailard (1907-1991) was the San Diego Superintendent of School from 1954 through 1968. Before his promotion he had
worked as the associate superintendent, having joined local school system in 1939, as an administrative assistant and business
manager. His promotion was notable as first superintendent promoted from within the system. His tenure was characterized by
an exponential growth in student body, number of schools, employees, and increase in the budget. Other demands on the district
included the effects of federal law in education, addressing impact aid, desegregation, and school lunches. Other issues
involved citizenship education to combat communism and the changing demands of technology and the knowledge economy.