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Title: Thomas Woody papers
Date (inclusive): 1917-1959
Collection Number: 86044
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
34 manuscript boxes
(14.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Writings, letters, notes, clippings, and other printed matter, relating to the history of education; education in the United
States, the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia and elsewhere; Soviet-American cultural relations; and social and political conditions
in the Soviet Union during the interwar period.
Creator:
Woody, Thomas, 1891-1960
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1986.
[Identification of item], Thomas Woody papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
| 1891 | Born in Thorntown, Indiana |
| 1913 | A.B., Indiana University |
| 1913-1915 | Taught German at a high school in Warsaw, Indiana |
| 1916 | Assistant to Professor Paul Monroe, Columbia University |
| 1918 | Ph.D., Columbia University |
| 1918-1919 | Administered war relief in France and Russia as secretary of the International Committee of the YMCA |
| 1919-1924 | Assistant Professor of History of Education, University of Pennsylvania |
| 1920 | Author, Early Quaker Education in Pennsylvania |
| 1923 | Author, Quaker Education in the Colony and State of New Jersey |
| 1924- | Professor of History of Education, University of Pennsylvania |
| 1929 | Author, A History of Women's Education in the United States |
| 1929-1930 | Guggenheim fellowship in educational research |
| 1931 | Author, Educational Views of Benjamin Franklin |
| 1932 | Author, New Minds: New Men? The Emergence of the Soviet Citizen |
| 1949 | Author, Life and Education in Early Societies |
| 1951 | Author, Liberal Education for Free Men |
| 1951 | Author, Account of the College, Academy, and Charitable School of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania |
| 1960 | Died |
Scope and Content of Collection
The Thomas Woody papers include writings, letters, notes, clippings, and other printed matter related to the history of education;
education in the United States, the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia and elsewhere; Soviet-American cultural relations; and social
and political conditions in the Soviet Union during the interwar period.
Thomas Woody was a scholar of the history of education. He authored
A History of Women's Education in the United States (1929). His articles on education can be found in the
Speeches and Writings, along with typescripts of encyclopedia entries of historical figures in education.
Woody taught for many years at the University of Pennsylvania. His professorial work is documented in the
Academic Career File.
The
Research Notes contain Woody's extensive notes on monographs and other sources. Since Woody often used scrap paper when typing his notes,
the backs of these pages often have fragments of course materials, such as exam sheets or course ratings.
The
Subject Files include correspondence, clippings, and notes related to education. Of note is the file titled "Reminiscences," which documents
research regarding use of German in public schools in various counties in Pennsylvania, such as Lancaster, Lehigh, and Berks,
during the late 1800s. This file includes the memoir of D. S. Domer, which documents public schools in Lancaster county.
The collection includes a well-organized file of
Clippings related to education, arranged by country.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
United States -- Relations -- Soviet Union
Soviet Union -- Relations -- United States
Education -- United States
Soviet Union -- Politics and government
Soviet Union -- Social conditions
Education -- Soviet Union
Education -- History
Education -- Czechoslovakia