Kenneth Holland papers, 1919-1996

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Summary

Creators:
Holland, Kenneth
Abstract:
The papers contain materials that largely relate to the subject of international education, with a special emphasis on the role played in this field by American institutions in the period after World War II. As the long-time head of the Institute of International Education (IIE), a private non-profit organization based in New York City, Holland was involved in the administration of student exchange programs on behalf of the United States government, including the important Fulbright Program. He also supervised a large number of research projects that evaluated education systems in different countries. His papers consist of his numerous speeches and articles on educational topics, as well as a great deal of correspondence, reports, and printed matter, much of it pertaining to his work at the IIE.
Extent:
62 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box (25.2 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Kenneth Holland papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The papers contain materials that largely relate to the subject of international education, with a special emphasis on the role played in this field by American institutions in the period after World War II. As the longtime head of the Institute of International Education (IIE), a private non-profit organization based in New York City, Holland was involved in the administration of student exchange programs on behalf of the United States government, including the important Fulbright Program. He also supervised a large number of research projects that evaluated education systems in different countries. His papers consist of his numerous speeches and articles on educational topics, as well as a great deal of correspondence, reports, and printed matter, much of it pertaining to his work at the IIE.

Holland traveled extensively in his capacity as head of the IIE and as an acknowledged expert on educational matters. He was part of the official delegation that accompanied President Eisenhower on his tour of Latin America in 1960, and he again visited the region as a member of the Rockefeller Mission to Latin America in 1969. He traveled several times to the Soviet Union, and made working trips to Africa, Asia, and Europe. The papers include country briefings and numerous reports produced for the Rockefeller Mission, as well as extensive documentation of his other foreign travels. Holland also attended numerous conferences devoted to international education, and the collection includes many of the speeches and papers that he delivered at such gatherings.

The IIE materials in the papers include routine correspondence, minutes of trustees meetings, as well as many reports published by the organization. In addition, there are drafts of a history of the IIE written by Holland. The collection also contains materials on conferences held under the auspices of the IIE, including those organized by a subsidiary of the IIE, the Council on Higher Education in the Americas. Some IIE materials were added to the collection after Holland's death.

Early in his career, Holland worked for the American Council on Education, where he contributed to a history of the Civilian Conservation Corps in the United States. He also authored an international study of youth labor camps established by various governments during the Depression. The papers contain his writings and research materials on these subjects. During 1948-1950, Holland served as the United States representative to UNESCO, and there are some materials relating to this experience in the papers. There are also drafts of chapters of Holland's autobiography in the collection.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1907
Born, Los Angeles
1929
Bachelor of Arts, Occidental College
1930
Master of Arts, Princeton University
1977
Died
1933-1935
Education director, Civilian Conservation Corps
1935-1941
Associate director, American Youth Commission, American Council on Education
1942-1945
Director, Education Division, Office of Inter-American Affairs
1946-1948
Assistant director, Office of International Information and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State
1948-1950
U.S. representative, UNESCO
1950-1973
President, Institute of International Education
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2000.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Boxes FH19 and FH25 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of 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], Kenneth Holland 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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