Extent:

18.7 cubic feet

Scope and content:

This series mostly contains materials published by the school district's Division of Instructional Materials between 1924 and 1978. Formerly known as the Bureau of Instructional Materials, the department was later named Curriculum, Instruction and Professional Development and is currently called the Chief Academic Office. The series is comprised of courses of study (beginning in 1876 and later known as curriculum bulletins) and curriculum titles, which make up the bulk of the series; published studies on the curriculum; newsletters; and Teachers Professional Library guides. Subseries A: Curriculum Titles includes bulletins for adult courses and students who are mentally retarded; along with a study of San Francisco for third graders that includes booklets and filmstrips, as well as artwork for the booklets by artist Emmy Lou Packard. Curriculum Reports document curriculum development and revision beginning in 1935. Subseries D: Teachers' Professional Library has a 1902 catalog of library books.

In the 1920s, formulation of the Seven Cardinal Principles of Education led to an examination of subject matter. A 1925 revision notably included curriculum for junior high school students. Curriculum revision was undertaken again in 1943, 1960, and 1978.

Arrangement:

Arranged in four subseries: Subseries A: Curriculum Titles; Subseries B: Curriculum Reports; Subseries C: Curriculum Newsletters; and Subseries D: Teachers Professional Library.

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