Norman Drachler papers, 1945-1985

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Summary

Creators:
Drachler, Norman
Abstract:
Minutes, reports, studies, pamphlets, clippings, and other printed matter relating to public education, primarily in Detroit.
Extent:
199 manuscript boxes (79 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Norman Drachler papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

Minutes, reports, studies, pamphlets, clippings, and other printed matter relating to public education, primarily in Detroit.

Biographical / historical:

Norman Drachler was a teacher, educational integration advocate, superintendent for the Detroit school system, and the founder of an urban educational institution.

Born May 20, 1912 in Kaminetz-Podolsk, in what is now Ukraine, Drachler and his family immigrated to Detroit in 1929. He received a bachelor's degree (1937) and master's degree (1939) in education from Wayne State University, and he eventually went on to receive a doctorate in education from the University of Michigan (1951).

Drachler began his teaching career in the Detroit school system in 1937 and became superintendent in 1966. During his tenure as superintendent, Drachler worked on integrating both the administration and student body. He increased the percentage of African-American teachers by 40% and advocated to prohibit schools from purchasing textbooks that published negative images of minorities.

After resigning from the Detroit school system in 1971, Drachler founded the Institute for Educational Leadership, first at George Washington University and then in Palo Alto. The foundation provided a unique training program for administration and staff working in urban school districts. Drachler retired in Arizona and passed away in Phoenix in May 2000.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1985.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Education -- Michigan -- Detroit

Access and use

Restrictions:

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.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Norman Drachler 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:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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