Overview of the Joseph M. Cronin papers

Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff

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Title: Joseph M. Cronin papers

Date (inclusive): 1957-2005

Collection Number: 84014

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: English

Physical Description: 59 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 1 motion picture film reel, 4 phonotape cassettes, 12 videotape cassettes (25.3 Linear Feet)

Abstract: Speeches and writings, correspondence, memoranda, reports, clippings, other printed matter, and audiovisual material, relating to education in Illinois and Massachusetts, and to student loan financing in the United States.

Creator: Cronin, Joseph M.

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

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.

Use

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

Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1984.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Joseph M. Cronin papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical/Historical Note

American educator; Massachusetts secretary for educational affairs, 1972-1975; Illinois state superintendent of schools, 1975-1980.

Scope and Content of Collection

Speeches and writings, correspondence, memoranda, reports, clippings, other printed matter, and audiovisual material, relating to education in Illinois and Massachusetts, and to student loan financing in the United States.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Audiotapes

Video tapes

Motion pictures

Education -- United States

Education -- Illinois

Education -- Massachusetts

Student loans -- United States

Sound recordings 1983-1990

Sound recording of a speech by Cronin on student loans and Boston schools 28 December 1983

Conditions Governing Access note

Use copy reference number: 84014_a_0003779

Scope and Contents note

Speaking at an unidentified rotary club forum, Joseph Cronin addresses the topics of higher education and finance, with a focus on student loans, as well as reporting on Boston schools. He spends the majority of the time dispelling the myths and misconceptions about student loans, specifically the assumptions that student loan funds dried up in 1981, middle income families are no longer eligible for aid, students do not repay the loans they are given, and governments do not proactively pursue borrowers who do not repay.

Sound recording of a speech by Cronin on the business of education 1990

Conditions Governing Access note

Use copy reference number: 84014_a_0003780

Scope and Contents note

In an address at the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development 45th annual conference in San Antonio, Texas, Joseph Cronin discusses business interest in schools. He introduces a typology of corporate involvement to show the variety of relationships businesses may have with schools, and then goes into detail about the Boston Compact, which is the city's collaborative school improvement agreement among stakeholders in city government, the Boston school system, and Boston businesses. A question and answer session follows Cronin's address.

Sound recording of a panel discussion moderated by Cronin on public education: proposals for excellence 15 February 1984

Conditions Governing Access note

Use copy reference number: 84014_a_0003781

Scope and Contents note

Joseph Cronin moderates a panel concerned with the equity and excellence of education, and the employability of students who graduate from schools in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Panel members discuss ways of raising the quality of education, and modernizing Massachusetts schools. On Tape 1, the speakers include Gerard D'Amico, James Collins, Jack Lawson, Robert Spillane, and Michael S. Dukakis. The last speaker, Ken Lozano (?), is cut-off and continues on Tape 2, Side A. On Tape 2, Ken Lozano finishes his speech, followed by a question and answer session. The last ten minutes of Side A and all of Side B relate to a planning meeting that is separate from the public education panel.

Rest of collection not yet described

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