Aikin (Wilford Merton) papers, 1918-1963

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Title:: Wilford Merton Aikin papers
Dates:: 1918-1963
Creators:: Aikin, Wilford M. (Wilford Merton), 1882-
Abstract:: Speeches and writings, correspondence, memoranda, reports, printed matter, and photographs, relating to education in the United States, and especially to the eight-year study of the Commission on the Relation of Schools and Colleges. Photocopy.
Extent:: 2 manuscript boxes (0.8 Linear Feet)
Language:: English
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Wilford Merton Aikin papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Scope and content:: Speeches and writings, correspondence, memoranda, reports, printed matter, and photographs, relating to education in the United States, and especially to the eight-year study of the Commission on the Relation of Schools and Colleges. Photocopy.
Biographical / historical:: American educator; chairman, Commission on the Relation of Schools and Colleges, Progressive Education Association, 1930-1942.
Acquisition information:: Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1983.
Physical location:: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: Education -- United States
Names:: Progressive Education Association (U.S.). Commission on the Relation of Schools and Colleges

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-02-22 15:26:55.113410

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Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Wilford Merton Aikin papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:: Hoover Institution

Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US