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Title: Kenneth A. Bateman papers
Date (inclusive): 1946-1968
Collection Number: 85008
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English and German
Physical Description:
21 manuscript boxes
(8.4 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, memoranda, reports, bulletins, and printed matter, relating to educational administration in Germany under
Allied occupation, and to subsequent educational policy in West Germany.
Creator:
Bateman, Kenneth A.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1985.
[Identification of item], Kenneth A. Bateman papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
American educator; teacher education adviser, Land Hesse, Germany, 1948-1951.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection consists of various materials relating to the German education system, including newspaper clippings, personal
correspondence, and numerous pamphlets that outline pre- and post- World War II conditions of the school system in Germany.
Foundational aspects of schooling are described, including teacher qualifications, wages, and building layouts. The conditions
in Germany are compared to those of the American school system. Examples of student homework and photographs document the
education systems of both countries. Bateman's research cumulated with his dissertation.
Arranged as received by subject or physical form but in no apparent order.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Germany -- History -- 1945-1990
Education -- Germany (West)
Educational assistance, American -- Germany (West)
Hesse (Germany)