Alvin C. Eurich papers, 1912-1988

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Summary

Creators:
Eurich, Alvin C. (Alvin Christian), 1902-1987
Abstract:
Correspondence, speeches and writings, reports, studies, memoranda, photographs, and other printed matter, relating to higher education in the United States, national educational planning, education in developing countries, and United States Navy personnel management during World War II.
Extent:
32 manuscript boxes, 4 oversize boxes (14.4 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Alvin C. Eurich papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains correspondence, speeches and writings, reports, studies, memoranda, photographs, and other printed matter relating to higher education in the United States, national educational planning, education in developing countries, and United States Navy personnel management during World War II.

Biographical / historical:

American educator; acting president, Stanford University, 1948; president, State University of New York, 1949-1951; vice president, Fund for the Advancement of Education, 1951-1963; president, Academy for Educational Development, 1963-1987.

Date Event
1902
Born in Bay City, Michigan.
1924
Earned B.A. in Psychology at North Central College.
1926-1927
Served as an assistant in Educational Psychology at the University of Minnesota.
1926
Earned M.A. in Psychology at University of Maine.
1927-1929
Served as an instructor in Educational Psychology and an assistant professor of Educational Psychology and assistant director of Educational Research at the University of Minnesota.
1929-1935
Served as an assistant to the President and associate professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Minnesota.
1929
Earned Ph.D. in Educational Psychology at University of Minnesota.
1924-1926
Served as an instructor at the University of Maine.
1938-1948
Served as a professor of Education and Vice President at Stanford University.
1937-1938
Served as a professor of Education at Northwestern University.
1935-1936
Served as the assistant dean of the College of Education and as a professor of Education at the University of Minnesota.
1941-1945
Served in the Navy during World War II.
1951-1963
Served as Vice President of the Fund for the Advancement of Education.
1949-1951
Served as President of the State University of New York.
1948
Served as acting President of Stanford University after the sudden death of Donald Tressider.
1963-1972
Served as President for the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies.
1961
Co-founded the Academy for Educational Development.
1958-1964
Served as the Executive Director of the Ford Foundation's Educational Division.
1987
Died in New York, New York.
1963-1987
Served as President for the Academy for Educational Development.
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1989.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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], Alvin C. Eurich 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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