Preliminary Inventory to the Sidney Percy Marland papers
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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
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
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
Testimony before Congress, chronologically assembled 1970-1972
Selected statements by Sidney Percy Marland, to O. E. staff, Congress, the public, etc. 1971-1972
Other selected statements, including exchanges with the White House 1970-1973
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
"Quoting Marland" in American Education, and other publications 1971
Miscellaneous photos
Selected letters, pertaining to H.E.W responsibilities, etc.
Superintendent of Schools (Darien, Winnetka, Pittsburgh)
Selected letters, some key issues, three superintendency positions 1948-1968
Transition, Winnetka to Pittsburgh 1963
Publications, Winnetka period 1956-1963
Military: correspondence, 43rd Infantry Division, Clipping of Citation, Distinguished Service Cross (cannot locate the other citations or decorations)
Miscellaneous, H.E.W period, Model, public affairs procedures, U.S.O.E., 1971 1971-1973
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)
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
Record of Oral History statement for LBJ Library 1972 February
Job offers, general
Career Education
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
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)
Statement requested by President Nixon for major Executive initiative on Career Education (basis for a topic in State of the Union message 1972-1973)
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.
Collection of manuscripts, commissioned by Sydney Percy Marland, as first systematic approach to Career Education as a federal initiative (published in paperback 1972)
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
Annual meeting messages from the President of College Board
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)
Speeches, mostly as Superintendent of Schools, Darien (more to follow in separate shipment) 1948-1956,
Annual reports and other publications as Superintendent of Schools, Darien, and Winnetka 1948-1956
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