Collection Summary
Administrative Information
Biographical/Historical Note
Scope and Content of Collection
Indexing Terms
Collection Summary
Title: Merrill F. Hartshorn papers
Dates: 1945-1985
Collection Number: 86018
Creator: Hartshorn, Merrill F. (Merrill Francis), 1909-1985.
Collection Size:
14 manuscript boxes
(5.6 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Abstract: Speeches and writings, correspondence, memoranda, reports, bulletins, newsletters, and printed matter, relating to promotion
of social studies in the United States, international educational exchanges, educational policy in Allied-occupied Germany
after World War II, and activities of the American Newspaper Publishers Association Foundation in promoting freedom of the
press in the United States.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Languages: In
English
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
The Hoover Institution Archives only allows access to
copies of audiovisual items. To listen to sound recordings or to view videos or films during your visit, please contact the Archives
at least two working days before your arrival. We will then advise you of the accessibility of the material you wish to see
or hear. Please note that not all audiovisual material is immediately accessible.
Publication Rights
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Merrill F. Hartshorn papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1986.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find
the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number
of boxes listed in this finding aid.
Biographical/Historical Note
American educator; executive secretary, National Council for the Social Studies, 1943-1974; consultant, High Commissioner
for Germany, United States Zone, 1950.
Scope and Content of Collection
Speeches and writings, correspondence, memoranda, reports, bulletins, newsletters, and printed matter, relating to promotion
of social studies in the United States, international educational exchanges, educational policy in Allied-occupied Germany
after World War II, and activities of the American Newspaper Publishers Association Foundation in promoting freedom of the
press in the United States.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
National Council for the Social Studies.
American Newspaper Publishers Association Foundation.
Education--United States.
International education.
Education--Germany (West)
Military government.
Social sciences--Study and teaching--United States.
Freedom of the press--United States.