Guide to the Isaac James Quillen Papers
Daniel Hartwig
Stanford University. Libraries.
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
October 2010
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Overview
Call Number: SC0488
Creator:
Quillen, Isaac James, 1909-
Title: Isaac James Quillen papers
Dates: 1931-1967
Physical Description:
25.5 Linear feet
Summary: The papers document Quillen's graduate work at Yale, his teaching career at Stanford University, his writings and publications,
and his research interests. Included are his papers while at Yale; syllabi, exams, and other course materials; drafts of his
books; correspondence files with his publisher Scott, Foresman; files from his work with UNESCO; speeches, lectures, and articles;
and research and lecture notecards. The papers also contain personal correspondence, including some of his wife Viola Quillen;
financial records, including some for the Gazos Creek Tree Farm, a joint project with Prof. Paul Hanna; and photographs, including
several of the Quillens' home designed by Ernest Born.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc
Administrative Information
Provenance
Gift of the estate of Mrs. I. James Quillen, 1995.
Information about Access
This collection is open for research.
Ownership & Copyright
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
Cite As
Isaac James Quillen Papers (SC0488). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries,
Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
I. James Quillen joined the Stanford faculty of the School of Education in 1936. He was appointed full professor of education
in 1946 and served as Dean of the School of Education from 1953 to 1966, when he was appointed Professor Emeritus. Before
joining the Stanford faculty, he taught in the public schools of Delaware and at Colorado State College of Education. In 1944,
he was president of the National Council for the Social Studies. He was an official of the UNESCO secretariat in Paris in
1948-49, serving as acting head of the UNESCO Department of Education during part of that time. He died in 1967.
Description of the Collection
The papers document Quillen's graduate work at Yale, his teaching career at Stanford University, his writings and publications,
and his research interests. Included are his papers while at Yale; syllabi, exams, and other course materials; drafts of his
books; correspondence files with his publisher Scott, Foresman; files from his work with UNESCO; speeches, lectures, and articles;
and research and lecture notecards. The papers also contain personal correspondence, including some of his wife Viola Quillen;
financial records, including some for the Gazos Creek Tree Farm, a joint project with Prof. Paul Hanna; and photographs, including
several of the Quillens' home designed by Ernest Born.
Access Terms
Born, Ernest.
Gazos Creek Tree Farm.
Hanna, Paul Robert, 1902-1988.
Quillen, Isaac James, 1909-
Quillen, Viola.
Stanford University. Graduate School of Education. Faculty.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
Yale University --Students.
Education, Secondary--Curricula.
Education, Secondary--Study and teaching.
Examinations.
Photoprints.
Social sciences--Study and teaching (Secondary).
Syllabi.
Box 1, Folder 2
Menlo Junior College 1938
Box 1, Folder 3
Yale University re degree 1941-42
Box 1, Folder 4
Yale University re: Degree conferral 1931, 1941
Box 1, Folder 5
Yale Degree Conferral 1942-43
Box 1, Folder 6
U of Chigago: Re Employment Offer 1945-46
Box 1, Folder 7
Stanford School of Education 1949-54
Box 1, Folder 8
University of Delaware re: Commencement 1957-58
Box 1, Folder 9
Harvard School of Ed + Georgetown 1962-64
Box 2, Folder 1
Publication of Contemporary Problems 1952-55
Box 2, Folder 2
Publication of Contemporary Problems ( cont.)
Box 2, Folder 3
Publication of Education for Social Competence 1951, 1957, 1960
Box 2, Folder 4
Education for Social Competence Chapters 1-5 (revised)
Box 2, Folder 5
Encyclopedia Britanica Junior
Box 2, Folder 7
Govt. Book (cont) 1952-53
Box 2, Folder 8
Textbook Improvement and Intl. Understanding
Box 3, Folder 1
Proposed Text on Educational Sociology 1941
Box 3, Folder 2
Article for Journal of Childhood Education 1947
Box 3, Folder 3
Workbook for living in our America(40A) 1950-60
Box 3, Folder 4
Living in Our Communities (40c) 1958-62
Box 3, Folder 5
Living World History 1955-62
Box 4, Folder 3
Further Revisions 1945-60
Box 5, Folder 4
Revisions and Publishing 1958-62
Box 6, Folder 3
Coronet Instructional Films 1950-57
Box 6, Folder 4
Letter & Paper from Keppel
Box 6, Folder 5
A.J Nystriom & Co. 1957-62 ( folder 1)
Box 6, Folder 6
A.J Nystriom & Co. 1957-62 ( folder 2)
Box 6, Folder 7
Corishel Instructional Films 1958-60
Box 6, Folder 9
Project on the Instructional Program
Box 6, Folder 10
Equational Newsletters, Papers
Box 7, Folder 2
National Journal for the Social Studies
Box 7, Folder 3
Liason Committee for Intontl Ed.
Box 7, Folder 4
Intercultural Ed. Workshop
Box 7, Folder 8
Newsletters/ Papers Syllabi
Box 7, Folder 9
Newsletters/ Reports/ Speeches
Box 8, Folder 2
Activities 1949-50 ( Folder 1)
Box 8, Folder 3
Activities 1949-50 ( Folder 2)
Box 8, Folder 4
Activities 1949-51 ( Folder 1 of 4)
Box 8, Folder 5
Activities 1949-51 ( Folder 2 of 4)
Box 8, Folder 6
Activities 1949-51 ( Folder 3 of 4)
Box 8, Folder 7
Activities 1949-51 ( Folder 4 of 4)
Box 9
General correspondence 1937-1974, notecards
Box 10
Class syllabi, exams, notecards, and other course materials, arranged chronologically
Box 11
Class syllabi, exams, notecards, and other course materials, arranged chronologically, continued
Box 12
Personal Papers, Letters to Mrs. I. J. Quillen, Family Photographs, Investment Information, Legal Documents Insurance, Death
Certificate, etc.
Box 13
Slides, mostly from travels
Box 14 os
Certificates and photographs
Box 17
Educational conferences, continued
Box 18
Quillen's projects away from Stanford
Box 19
Newsletters of educational organizations
Box 20
Papers on curriculum and education issues
Box 21
Newspaper clippings collected by Quillen, 1957-66
Box 22
Papers by colleagues not at Stanford
Box 23
Papers and speeches by Stanford colleagues
Box 24
Various materials specific to Stanford
Box 25
Various materials specific to Stanford, continued
Box 26-29
Miscellaneous professional papers and drafts of two books
Box 30-35
Calendars, publications, photographs, and personal papers
Box 36
Correspondence and notebooks of Viola Quillen
