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Title: Paul Robert Hanna papers
Date (inclusive): 1920-1997
Collection Number: 77098
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English
Physical Description:
239 manuscript boxes, 4 cubic foot boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 1 oversize packet, 21 envelopes, 3 oversize folders, 1 motion
picture film reel, 1 video cassette
(104.0 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, speeches and writings, memoranda, reports, printed matter, and photographs of the American educator and director
of the Stanford International Development Education Center from 1963-1968. Materials relate to education in the United States,
the Philippines, and developing countries in general.
Creator:
Hanna, Paul Robert, 1902-
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1977.
[Identification of item], Paul Robert Hanna papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
| 1902, June 21 | Born, Sioux City, Iowa |
| 1924 | A.B., Philosophy magna cum laude, Hamline University |
| 1925 | A.M., Columbia University |
| 1925-1927 | Superintendent of Schools, West Winfield, New York |
| 1928-1935 | Research associate, Lincoln School, Columbia University |
| 1929 | Ph.D., Columbia University |
| 1930-1935 | Assistant Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University |
| 1930-1975 | Designer and senior author, Investigating Man's World, a series of social science texbooks, Scott, Foresman and Co. |
| 1930-1944 | Founder and Member, editorial board, Building America |
| 1933-1940 | Consultant to Tennessee Valley Authority |
| 1935-1937 | Associate professor of Education, Stanford University |
| 1936-1939 | National Director, U.S. Council for Conservation Education |
| 1936-1966 | Member, editorial board, World Book Encyclopedia |
| 1937 | Doctor of Pedagogy (honorary), Hamline University |
| 1937-1954 | Professor of Education, Stanford University |
| 1939-1942 | Consultant to National Resources Planning Board |
| 1940-1942 | Consultant to Coordinator of Intern-American Affairs, with assignments to South America and Central America |
| 1941-1945 | Member, Curriculum Committee, National Council for Social Studies |
| 1942-1944 | Director, Stanford University Services (war contracts for research and training);
Consultant to U.S. Secretary of War on Army Specialized Training Program |
| 1942-1945 | Consultant to War Relocation Authority |
| 1944-1958 | Staff and Advisory Committee, W.K. Kellogg Foundation |
| 1947 | Consultant to U.S. Secretary of War on re-education of Germany |
| 1948-1960 | Member, editorial board, Encyclopedia Britannica Films |
| 1949 | Member, UNESCO consultative educational mission to the Philippines |
| 1952-1953 | Director, Educational Division, U.S. Mutual Security Agency, Philippines |
| 1953-56 | Coordinator, University of the Philippines-Stanford University Contract, U.S. Agency for International Development |
| 1954-1967 | Lee L. Jacks Professor of Education, Stanford University |
| 1954-1968 | Founding Director, Stanford International Development Education Center (SIDEC) |
| 1955-1958 | Member, U.S. National Commission for UNESCO Committee on Fundemental Society |
| 1955-1960 | Member, Committee on Institutional Projects Abroad, American Council of Education |
| 1956-1960 | Coordinator, Philippines Department of Education-Stanford University Contract, U.S. Agency for International Development |
| 1958 | Visiting professor, Harvard University |
| 1962-1967 | Member, Committee on International Education Policy of the Commission on Education and International Affairs of the American Council on Education |
| 1963 | Editor, <title render="italic">Education: An Instrument of National Goals, </title>McGraw-Hill |
| Acting Dean, School of Education, Stanford University | |
| 1963-1969 | Consultant, Cooperative Research Branch, U.S. Office of Education |
| 1964-1968 | Member, Commission on International Education of the American Council of Education;
Chairman, Committee on International Relations, American Educational Research Association; Member, Committee on Education and Human Development of Education and World Affairs |
| 1964-1972 | Member, Committee on Atlantic Studies of the Atlantic Council and Atlantic Institute |
| 1964-1969 | Educational advisor, Elementary School Professional Education Book Series, Houghton Mifflin Co. |
| 1964-1970 | Member, Editorial Board, American Educational Press |
| 1965 | Senior Fellow, East-West Center, Honolulu |
| 1966 | Co-author,
Geography in the Teaching of Social Studies -
Concepts and Skills, Houghton Mifflin Co.;
Chairman, U.S. Department of State Team to Yugoslavia on Educational and Cultural Exchanges; Principal researcher, Phoneme -Grapheme Correspondences as Cues to Spelling Improvement, U.S. Government Printing Office |
| 1967 | American specialist, U.S. Department of State, assigned to four African national governments on educational reforms |
| 1968 | Director, Stanford Asia Foundation Seminar, Role of Higher Education in Asian Nation Building, held in Korea |
| 1968-69 | Chairman, National Evaluation Committee for Peace Corps/University Relations |
| 1968- | Emeritus Jacks Professor and Emeritus Director of SIDEC, Stanford University |
| 1969 | Co-author, The United States and International Education, The National Society for the Study of Education |
| 1970 | Co-author, Spelling: Structure and Strategies, Houghton Mifflin Co. |
| 1970-1975 | Member, U.S. National Commission for UNESCO |
| 1973-1976 | Member, California Citizens Advisory Committee on State Parks and Recreation |
| 1974- | Senior Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University |
| 1975-1977 | Member, Aspen Institute's National Commission on Coping with Interdependence |
| 1981 | Co-author, Frank Lloyd Wright's Hanna House: The Clients' Report, MIT Press |
| 1981 | Appointed to the Presidential Task Force on Arts and Humanities |
| 1988, April | Died, Stanford, California |
Scope and Content of Collection
Correspondence, speeches and writings, memoranda, reports, printed matter, and photographs of the American educator and director
of the Stanford International Development Education Center from 1963-1968. Materials relate to education in the United States,
the Philippines, and developing countries in general.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Video tapes
Motion pictures
International education
Education -- United States
Education -- Philippines
Education -- Developing countries
Stanford International Development Education Center