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Title: Norman Drachler papers
Date (inclusive): 1945-1985
Collection Number: 85020
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
198 manuscript boxes
(78.8 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Minutes, reports, studies, pamphlets, clippings, and other printed matter relating to public education, primarily in Detroit.
Creator:
Drachler, Norman
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 Archives in 1985.
[Identification of item], Norman Drachler papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
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.
Scope and Content of Collection
Minutes, reports, studies, pamphlets, clippings, and other printed matter relating to public education, primarily in Detroit.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Education -- Michigan -- Detroit