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Title: Daniel Edward Griffiths papers
Dates: 1947-1989
Collection Number: 84024
Creator: Griffiths, Daniel Edward, 1917-
Collection Size:
60 manuscript boxes
(24 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Abstract: The Daniel Edward Griffiths papers contain materials relating to the theory and practice of education in the United States
over a period of four decades. Griffiths served for many years as Dean of the School of Education at New York University.
He was a prolific writer on the subject of school administration and gave numerous speeches and lectures to administrators
and teachers at many institutions in the United States and abroad.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Languages:
English
Collection is open for research.
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[Identification of item], Daniel Edward Griffiths papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1984.
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.
| 1917 | Born, Bridgeport, Connecticut |
| 1940 | Graduates from Connecticut State College |
| 1949 | Awarded master's degree, University of New Hamphire |
| 1952 | Receives doctorate, Yale University |
| 1956 | Author, Human Relations in School Administration |
| 1959 | Author, Administrative Theory |
| 1965-1983 | Dean, School of Education, New York University |
| 1985 | Appointed chairman of the National Commission for Excellence in Educational Administration |
| 1992 | Receives Roald Campbell Lifetime Achievement Award |
| 1999 | Dies |
Scope and Content of Collection
The Daniel Edward Griffiths papers contain materials relating to the theory and practice of education in the United States
over a period of four decades. Griffiths served for many years as dean of the School of Education at New York University.
He was a prolific writer on the subject of school administration and gave numerous speeches and lectures to administrators
and teachers at many institutions in the United States and abroad.
His papers include copies of his many articles and speeches on school administration, as well as correspondence relating to
several monographs he wrote or edited. These writings are listed individually by title and date. There is also a large subject
file in the papers, consisting largely of correspondence, papers, and reports relating to the many conferences, seminars,
and workshops in which Griffiths organized or in which he participated. There are also materials in the subject file that
pertain to his work at New York University, including internal studies and reports concerning various aspects of NYU's educational
program.
Additionally, there are sound recordings (in box 59) of an interview with Griffiths and a speech he gave, both dating from
1983. There is also a copy (in box 60) of a dissertation devoted to a study of his writings.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Education--United States.
School management and organization.