Kefauver (Grayson Neikirk) papers, bulk 1941-1948

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Summary

Title:
Grayson Neikirk Kefauver papers
Dates:
bulk 1941-1948
Creators:
Kefauver, Grayson N. (Grayson Neikirk), 1900-1946 and United Nations Preparatory Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Commission
Abstract:
Correspondence, reports, memoranda, speeches and writings, minutes, and printed matter, relating to international educational reconstruction after World War II, and the organization of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
Extent:
38 manuscript boxes (15.2 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Grayson Neikirk Kefauver papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The papers relate to international educational reconstruction after World War II, and the organization of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Correspondence. The papers consist of reports, memoranda, speeches and writings, minutes, and printed matter.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
August 31, 1900
Born, Middletown, Maryland
1921
BA, University of Arizona
1925
MA, Stanford University
1928
PhD, University of Minnesota
1931-1932
Member of National Survey of Secondary Education, conducted by U.S. Office of Education
1933-1945
Dean of School of Education, Stanford University
1943
Founder and chair, Liaison Committee on International Education, Washington, D.C.
September 1943
Participated in International Education Assembly (IEA), Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
1944
American liaison to the Conference of Allied Ministers of Education (CAME), London
November 1945
Member of U.S. delegation at the Conference for the Establishment of the United Nations Educational and Cultural Organization, London
January 4, 1946
Died, Los Angeles, California

Source: "Grayson Neikirk Kefauver." Dictionary of American Biography. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1974. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 19 Oct. 2012.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1947.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-02-23 09:36:19.262790

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Grayson Neikirk Kefauver papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
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