Preliminary Inventory to the Sidney Percy Marland papers

Finding aid prepared by Sidney Percy Marland
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Title: Sidney Percy Marland papers
Date (inclusive): 1943-1991
Collection Number: 79046
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 35 manuscript boxes (14.6 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Speeches and writings, reports, correspondence, memoranda, printed matter, and photographs, relating to education in the United States, governmental educational policy, and the career education movement.
Creator: Marland, Sidney P., Jr, 1914-1992
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

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.

Use

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1979.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Sidney Percy Marland Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biography

American educator; United States commissioner of education, 1970- 1972; assistant secretary of health, education and welfare, 1972- 1973.

Scope and Contents

Speeches and writings, reports, correspondence, memoranda, printed matter, and photographs, relating to education in the United States, governmental educational policy, and the career education movement.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Education -- United States
Teachers -- United States
United States. Office of Education
United States. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare

 

Health, Education and Welfare. This material consists of selected documents associated with my period as U.S. Commissioner of Education, and Assistant Secretary of H.E.W, 1972-1973. This bundle does not include material on career education, which is assembled separately 1970-1972

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Task Force report (under my direction) pertaining to Financing Higher Education. This led to the so-called bench-mark legislation of and Basic Educational Opportunity Grants at the multi-billion dollar level 1972

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Clippings on nomination to U.S. Commissioner post, and details of disputes with the AFL/CIO over my appointment. See also Pittsburgh material on this, including letter to faculty from Mrs. M. C. Aaron 1970

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Testimony before Congress, chronologically assembled 1970-1972

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Selected statements by Sidney Percy Marland, to O. E. staff, Congress, the public, etc. 1971-1972

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Other selected statements, including exchanges with the White House 1970-1973

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Analytical and Critical study of Educational Renewal, a proposal by Sidney Percy Marland, with support of the White House, which foundered badly in Congress, for reason of political disfavor toward any initiative by Republican Executive Branch

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"Quoting Marland" in American Education, and other publications 1971

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Miscellaneous photos

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Selected letters, pertaining to H.E.W responsibilities, etc.

 

Superintendent of Schools (Darien, Winnetka, Pittsburgh)

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Selected letters, some key issues, three superintendency positions 1948-1968

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Transition, Winnetka to Pittsburgh 1963

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Publications, Winnetka period 1956-1963

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Military: correspondence, 43rd Infantry Division, Clipping of Citation, Distinguished Service Cross (cannot locate the other citations or decorations)

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Miscellaneous, H.E.W period, Model, public affairs procedures, U.S.O.E., 1971 1971-1973

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Several captioned photographs and personal letter from my secretary, Gertrude O'Hare, upon leaving employment in H.E.W.

 

Superintendent of Schools (Darien, Winnetka, Pittsburgh)

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List of speeches, articles, testimony, etc. totaling 240 items, (most of the written documents, as distinct from the interviews, are probably on file in U.S.O.E.) 1970-1973

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Record of Oral History statement for LBJ Library 1972 February

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Job offers, general

 

Career Education

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Documents (H.E.W. and O. E.) pertaining to origin of career Education "movement," under Sidney Percy Marland as U.S. Commissioner of Education 1971-1972

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More of above, with emphasis on NIE role, when Sidney Percy Marland became Assistant Secretary under new law (Educational Amendments of N.I.E and U.S.O.E. were made parallel under Assistant Secretary 1972)

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Statement requested by President Nixon for major Executive initiative on Career Education (basis for a topic in State of the Union message 1972-1973)

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Examples of impact of Career Education on various levels of instruction - e.g. New York City Elementary and secondary Schools, Chatham College, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, etc.

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Collection of manuscripts, commissioned by Sydney Percy Marland, as first systematic approach to Career Education as a federal initiative (published in paperback 1972)

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Selected publications on Career Education, some by Sydney Percy Marland, others by key observers of the "movement"

 

Miscellaneous writings by Sidney Percy Marland 1973-1978

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Annual meeting messages from the President of College Board

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Selected writings by Sydney Percy Marland as President of College Board

 

Three black binders of official correspondence (some semi-official, as U.S. Commissioner of Education and Assistant Secretary, H.E.W. 1970-1973)

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Speeches, mostly as Superintendent of Schools, Darien (more to follow in separate shipment) 1948-1956,

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Annual reports and other publications as Superintendent of Schools, Darien, and Winnetka 1948-1956

 

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