Stanford University, Committee on Vocational Guidance, records, 1916-1947

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Title:
Stanford University, Committee on Vocational Guidance, records
Dates:
1916-1947
Creators:
Stanford University. Committee on Vocational Guidance
Abstract:
Records include minutes from committee meetings, correspondence, memoranda, reports, publications by the Committee, and clippings. Publications include VOCATIONAL INFORMATION, issued as a University Bulletin in 1919 and again in 1923 and UNIVERSITY TRAINING AND VOCATIONAL OUTLETS, 1935. Other items of note are "Memorandum on Plan for Vocational Advice" produced by an inter-university committee, 1924; minutes from the Conference on Vocational Guidance in College at the National Research Council, Jan. 1, 1925, with a letter from Truman L. Kelley to President Wilbur reporting on his attendance; "Practical Aids on How to Study" by C. Gilbert Wrenn, ca. 1931; "Vocational and Community Activities of Stanford Alumnae" by C. Gilbert Wrenn, 1936; and "Summary of Questionnaire on Training and Placement of College and University Teachers," 1941.
Extent:
0.5 Linear Feet
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Stanford University, Committee on Vocational Guidance, Records (SC0811). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

Records include minutes from committee meetings, correspondence, memoranda, reports, publications by the Committee, and clippings. Publications include VOCATIONAL INFORMATION, issued as a University Bulletin in 1919 and again in 1923 and UNIVERSITY TRAINING AND VOCATIONAL OUTLETS, 1935. Other items of note are "Memorandum on Plan for Vocational Advice" produced by an inter-university committee, 1924; minutes from the Conference on Vocational Guidance in College at the National Research Council, Jan. 1, 1925, with a letter from Truman L. Kelley to President Wilbur reporting on his attendance; "Practical Aids on How to Study" by C. Gilbert Wrenn, ca. 1931; "Vocational and Community Activities of Stanford Alumnae" by C. Gilbert Wrenn, 1936; and "Summary of Questionnaire on Training and Placement of College and University Teachers," 1941.

Biographical / historical:

The committee was organized in 1913 with two purposes: to study vocations open to graduates and to assist students in making an intelligent choice of vocation.

Physical location:
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About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Daniel Hartwig
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-02-03 09:44:53 -0800 .

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Preferred citation:

Stanford University, Committee on Vocational Guidance, Records (SC0811). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Stanford University Archives, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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