Guide to the Stanford University, Committee of Educational
Inquiry, Records
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
Stanford University Libraries
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Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: speccollref@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/spc.html
Administrative Information
Provenance
Gift of Aurelio M. Espinosa, Jr.
Information about Access
This collection is open for research.
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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--Planning.
Universities and colleges--Administration
Collection Contents
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
