Overview of the James Alfred Perkins papers

Processed by Hoover Institution Archives Staff.

Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford University

Stanford, California 94305-6010

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Overview of the James Alfred Perkins papers

Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford University

Stanford, California

Processed by:: Hoover Institution Archives Staff
Date Completed:: 2009
Encoded by:: Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record by David Sun.

Collection Summary

Title: James Alfred Perkins papers

Dates: 1955-1998.

Collection Number: 94049

Creator: Perkins, James Alfred, 1911-

Collection Size: 70 manuscript boxes (28 linear feet)

Repository: Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford, California 94305-6010

Abstract: Correspondence, speeches and writings, memoranda, minutes, reports, and printed matter, relating to education in the United States and other countries, especially developing countries, education in internationalism, and foreign language studies in the United States.

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives

Languages: In English

Administrative Information

Access

Collection is open for research.

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Publication Rights

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], James Alfred Perkins papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.

Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1994.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid.

Biographical/Historical Note

American educator; chairman, International Council for Educational Development, 1970-1990; chairman, President's Commission on Foreign Language and International Studies, 1978-1979.

Scope and Content of Collection

Correspondence, speeches and writings, memoranda, minutes, reports, and printed matter, relating to education in the United States and other countries, especially developing countries, education in internationalism, and foreign language studies in the United States.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

United States. President's Commission on Foreign Language and International Studies.

International Council for Educational Development.

International education.

Education--Developing countries.

Education--United States.

Language and languages--Study and teaching.

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