UAI 15.898 Conant, James Bryant, 1893-1978. Papers of James Bryant Conant, 1862-1987 : an inventory
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©President and Fellows of Harvard College, 1998
Repository: Harvard University Archives
Call No.: UAI 15.898
Creator: Conant, James Bryant, 1893-1978
Title: Papers of James Bryant Conant, 1862-1987
Quantity: 50 cubic feet (approx.) in 177 containers
Abstract: James Bryant Conant (1893-1978) was a chemist, educator and public servant. The wide variety of his interests and occupations are reflected in the title of his memoirs, My Several Lives. Conant's "several lives" included periods as a Harvard University chemistry professor, Harvard University president, national director of defense research, ambassador to
Germany and as an author of critical works examining secondary education in the United States. This collection documents professional activities of James Bryant Conant and, to a lesser extent, provides information on Conant's personal and family life. The collection consists chiefly of material created outside of Conant's activities as President of Harvard University.
Note: This document last updated 2004 November 16.
Material in this collection was received in more than a dozen accessions over a period of more than 20 years from the Office of the President, Mr. Conant, and Mrs. Conant. Accessions began arriving during Conant's tenure as President of Harvard University (1933-1953) and stopped before 1975.
Accession 14475, consisting solely of a snapshot of James Bryant Conant and his sisters, Marjorie and Esther, ca. 1915, was received 2002 January 3 from Christopher Hatch.
No accruals are expected.
Processed by staff members of the Harvard University Archives ca. 1960 - 1998.
In 1993, the Archives staff rehoused the collection in new archival containers. In the course of this project they reorganized some of the series and updated the inventory accordingly.
In 1998, the collection was rearranged into an entirely new hierarchy of series and subseries by Jackie Dean. The call numbers from the old arrangement were removed and the collection was assigned one call number and contiguous box numbers. An entirely new inventory was created to express the new series hierarchy.
Folder titles for folders containing paper documents are generally those that appeared on the folder as received; titles for other formats of material, such as scrapbooks, sound recordings, and photographs are chiefly descriptive and the creation of Archives' staff.
A copy of the 1993 inventory and a document that maps the old call numbers to the new series arrangement is available at the Harvard University Archives.
Restrictions on access apply. Consult with the reference staff of the Harvard University Archives for details.
Portions of the collection may be stored in an off-campus facility. Researchers are advised to contact the Harvard University Archives for more information concerning retrieval of material.
Allied material held in the Harvard University Archives includes The Records of the President of Harvard University, James Bryant Conant, 1933-1953 (UAI 5.168.XX). While the material in the Records of the President and in the Papers of James Bryant Conant is complementary, the two holdings are distinct. The distinction is that the Records are official records of Harvard University, originating in the President's Office during Conant's tenure as president and documenting the activities of the President, whereas the Papers are not Harvard University records. Instead, they are Conant's personal papers and as such document his entire career.
See also works by and about James Bryant Conant that are cataloged in Harvard's on-line integrated library system.
- Biographical Materials (6.5 cubic feet)
- General biographical
- Personal and family materials
- Diaries
- Materials gathered for memoirs
- Awards, certificates, and gifts
- Newspaper clippings
- Science materials (3 cubic feet)
- Lab notebooks and Journals
- Writings
- Instruction in the Natural Sciences
- President of Harvard (.3 cubic foot)
- World War II Papers (3 cubic feet)
- Radio Addresses and Speeches
- Baruch Rubber Survey
- Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies
- Harvard Group for American Defense
- Writings on World War II
- Scrapbooks and Photograph
- High Commissioner and Ambassador to Germany (4.5 cubic feet)
- Papers
- Scrapbooks
- Sound Recordings
- Photographs
- Newspaper Clippings
- Education Policy Reform (25 cubic feet)
- A Study of the American High School
- A Study of the Education of American Teachers
- Subject Files
- Major Writings on Education Reform
- Speeches and Articles on Education Reform
- Subject Files on Education Reform
- Scrapbooks
- Photographs
- Educational Advisor to Berlin
- Writings about Conant's educational reform policies
- Correspondence (4.5 cubic feet)
- Personal correspondence
- Early Professional Correspondence
- Late Professional Correspondence
- Subject Files (2 cubic feet)
James Bryant Conant (1893-1978) was a chemist, educator and public servant. The wide variety of his interests and occupations are reflected in the title of his memoirs, My Several Lives. Conant's "several lives" included periods as a chemistry instructor, University president, national director of defense research, ambassador to Germany and as an author of critical works examining secondary education in the United States. Conant's pursuits carried him from his boyhood home in Boston to Harvard University and eventually around the globe.
Conant graduated from Harvard College in 1914, completing a three-year program as an undergraduate concentrator in chemistry. He remained at the University, studying with Elmer Kohler, and received his degree two years later. An academic career followed, during which time Conant worked at Harvard as an instructor (1917), assistant professor (1919) and eventually as a tenured professor (1927) of organic chemistry. In 1921 he married Grace Thayer Richards, daughter of chemistry professor Theodore William Richards, whom Conant had met at a dinner for graduate students at Professor Richards' house.
In 1933, despite the fact that his only previous administrative experience was a term as chair of the Chemistry Department, Conant was appointed to succeed A. Lawrence Lowell as President of Harvard University. President Conant worked to enhance Harvard's position as a national institution with an international reputation for academic achievement. He established the National Scholarships which allowed young men of intellectual promise to attend Harvard College regardless of their financial circumstances or proximity to Cambridge, Massachusetts. He also broadened the intellectual scope of the undergraduate student body through the General Education Program. This program required each undergraduate, regardless of his concentration, to take courses in three broad disciplines: the humanities, the social sciences, and the natural sciences. President Conant further promoted intellectual exchange through the establishment of the prestigious University Professorships, which gave leading scholars tenured appointments at the University, unencumbered by ties to specific faculties or departments.
Conant's achievements also included expansion in the teaching of education and of journalism. In the fall of 1935 the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences and the Graduate School of Education voted to recommend his plan for the establishment of a new degree, the Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.). The M.A.T. required prospective teachers to demonstrate a command of educational theory as well as familiarity with specific subjects by undergoing examination by members from both the teaching faculty and their specific subject faculty. Three years later, Conant helped to establish the Nieman Fellowships. These fellowships fund a year of study at Harvard for professional journalists.
During wartime, Conant balanced his service to the University with a commitment to national affairs. In 1917 he briefly left Harvard to join the Chemical Warfare Service and by the end of the First World War he was promoted to the rank of major. Conant, an outspoken critic of Nazi Germany, played a more prominent role during the Second World War. As a member and chairman of the National Defense Research Committee, he and his colleagues were responsible for the technical direction of military scientific research, including atomic research. At the end of the war he declined to become the first chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, although he continued to serve as Chairman of the National Science Board.
Conant retired from Harvard in 1953. He immediately began another of his "lives," serving as U.S. High Commissioner to Germany and Ambassador to Germany. In 1957 he resigned his diplomatic post and once again turned his attention to American education. In 1957, Conant, along with the Educational Testing Service, administered a large scale study of American high schools. Following this, he studied and reported on teacher education in American Universities. In 1964, he returned to Berlin for eighteen months as an educational advisor under the auspices of the Ford Foundation.
Conant spent his final years as a resident of New York City, Summering in Hanover, New Hampshire. He took ill in Hanover during the spring of 1977 and remained there until his death on February 11, 1978. He was survived by his wife who died in 1985 and his sons James Richards and Thomas Richards.
This collection documents professional activities of James Bryant Conant (JBC) and, to a lesser extent, provides information on Conant's personal and family life. The collection consists chiefly of material created outside of Conant's activities as President of Harvard University. See "Allied Material" for information on records of Conant's presidency of Harvard.
Conant's professional life is documented in those series named for his various career appointments and interests as well as in the two series that cover the largest time spans, The Correspondence series and the Subject Files series. Researches are advised to check these subject files for information on topics such as education, Germany, and Harvard that are also represented in other places in the collection.
Researchers will find documentation of Conant's personal life and material relating to members of his family in the Biographical Materials series and among other series, particularly in the photographs and scrapbooks which appear in several series.
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Series: Biographical Materials, 1862-1971 (6.5 cubic feet (approx.))
Scope of the Biographical Materials Series : This series documents Conant's life as well as the lives of some of his family members.
Arrangement: The Biographical Material has six subseries. Each subseries has its own scope note and filing structure.
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General biographical, 1934-1978 Box 178
Processing Information: Formerly housed in HUG 4291 Conant miscellany and HUG 300 Conant.
Scope of the general biographical material: This material consists chiefly of newsclippings about Conant and the coverage dates from the beginning of his presidency of Harvard through to his last career, as educational reformer. It also contains ephemera and a few articles by Conant. The newsclippings include two Time magazine issues of which the covers feature Conant.
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Diaries, 1908-1971 (2 cubic feet)
Scope of the Diaries subseries: This subseries contains personal diaries kept by Conant during the course of his life. Some years have consistently long entries while other years are sparsely recorded. Diaries for 1911-1913 have brief entries about school and Conant's social life. The diary for 1940 includes lengthy entries about National Defense Research Committee meetings as well as a meeting of the Harvard Corporation. The diaries for 1963 have long entries with Conant's reflections on Berlin as well as copies of letters written by Conant while in Berlin. The subseries does not include diaries for the years 1914-1934.
Arrangement: The material in this subseries is arranged chronologically.
- Diaries, 1908-1913, 1935-1941 Box 5
- Notes based on diaries of J.B. Conant, 10 February 1953 - 28 March 1954 Box 6
- Diaries, 1965-1968 Box 10
- Diaries, 1969-1971 Box 15
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Materials gathered for memoirs, ca. 1933-1970 (1.3 cubic feet)
Scope of the Materials gathered for memoirs subseries: This subseries contains research notes, clippings, copies of letters, press releases, extracts from documents, and other materials gathered by Conant for use in writing his memoir, My Several Lives: Memoirs of a Social Inventor,
published in 1970. There are also notes, memos, and correspondence relating to the process of writing Conant's memoirs. Finally, there is an index card file containing notecards that appear to have been used in Conant's research.
Arrangement: The material in this subseries has the arrangement found in the boxes in 1998. The beginning of the subseries is alphabetical but the end of the subseries has a format-based arrangement.
- Appendices, materials for Box 11
- German ambassadorship Box 11
- Germany, material Box 11
(2 folders)
- Harvard Archives research Box 11
- NDRC-OSRD [National Defense Research Committee - Office of Scientific Research and Development]
Box 11
(includes FDR letter)
- NDRC-OSRD, 1940-1944 Box 12
(2 folders)
- Selective Service Box 12
(2 folders)
- Part II: Concerning Academic Celebrations Box 12
- Part II: The Depression Years Box 12
- Part III: The War Years Box 12
(3 folders)
- Part III: The War Years Box 13
(6 folders)
- Part IV, The Postwar Years at Harvard Box 13
(3 folders)
- Part V, The Postwar International Scene Box 13
(3 folders)
- Card file: notecards that were possibly used to write the autobiography Box 14
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Awards, certificates, and gifts, ca. 1930-1963 (1.5 cubic feet (approx.))
Scope of the Awards, certificates, and gifts subseries : The subseries documents honors earned by Conant. It contains awards, certificates, medals, and honorary degrees that Conant received over the course of his lifetime.
- Honorary Degrees: ca. 1930-1960 Box 166
- German awards: ca. 1930-1960. Box 164
- Awards and Certificates: ca. 1935-1967 Box 165
- Honorary degrees, awards Box 167
- Military Academy photo album, honorary degrees, awards Box 175
- City of Cambridge resolution re: JBC death, 1978 Box 167
- Commemorative NATO stamps, 1959 Box 167
- Certificate appointing Conant to Ordre National de la Legion D'honneur, 1936 Box 163
- Papers regarding Certificate from Jewish War Veterans, 1940-1960. Box 15
- Educational Policies Commission: Publications presented in recognition of James Conant's contributions to education, 1941-1963 in 1 red presentation box Box 176
- Medal for Merit certificate awarded by Henry S. Truman, 1946 Box 163
- Warrant of Appointment to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 1946 Box 163
- Certificate appointing Conant as member of the General Advisory Committee of the Atomic Energy Commission, 12 December 1946 Box 163
- Atomic Pioneer Award awarded by Richard Nixon 11 November 1959 Box 163
- Photographs of Conant receiving the Atomic Pioneer Award, 1959 Box 143
- Books presented as souvenir of visit to Japan from Institute for Democratic Education, May 5, 1961 (2 volumes) Box 170
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Newspaper Clippings, ca. 1900-1970 (0.3 cubic foot)
Scope of the Newspaper clippings subseries : This subseries contains media reaction to Conant's activities and demonstrates the interest that his activities inspired. The clippings cover all aspects of Conant's life including his family life, represented in clippings about Mrs. Conant. Included in this series are reviews of Conant's autobiography My Several Lives.
- Clippings: 1900-1970's Box 16
- Clippings: The Comprehensive High School Box 16
- Clippings: The Education of American Teachers, 1963 Box 16
(2 folders)
- Personal clippings Box 16
- Reviews of My Several Lives Box 16
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Series: Science Materials, 1914-1974 (3 cubic feet)
Arrangement: The Science Materials series has three subseries. Each subseries has its own scope note and filing structure.
Scope of the Science materials series : This series documents Conant's earliest "life," the life of a scientist and science professor. It contains laboratory notebooks and journals recording scientific information kept by Conant during his career as a chemist and materials relating to Conant's writings on scientific topics. The scientific writings materials include reprints of articles published by Conant and a folder of materials used by Conant to write his biographical memoir of Theodore William Richards. Among these papers are reprints of Richard's scholarly papers, drafts of the Conant's memoir, and letters to Richards' wife dated 1908-1911. Included here are materials relating to a science course for undergraduate freshmen and sophomores not majoring in science that Conant designed and taught for three years. This series contains case studies written for the course which were later published and used at other universities.
Arrangement: The material in this subseries is arranged chronologically.
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Laboratory notebooks and journals, 1914-1931 (0.3 cubic foot)
- Notes on reading re: compounds, 1914-1916 Box 17
- Scientific journals, 1921, 1925 Box 17
- Laboratory notebook, ca. 1927-1932 Box 17
(2 folders, enclosures)
- Laboratory notebook, November 1928-December 1931 Box 17
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Writings, ca. 1945-1974 (1.3 cubic feet (approx.))
- Science articles, ca. 1945-1974 Box 17
(2 folders)
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Modern Science and Modern Man: review Box 18
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Modern Science and Modern Man Scrapbook of reviews, 1953-1970 Box 158
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Science and Common Sense: Comments regarding, 1951-1953 Box 18
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Science and Common Sense: Reviews, 1951 Box 18
- Speeches on scientific topics Box 18
- Scientific papers 1916-1934: bound reprints of papers authored by Conant. Box 19
- Scientific papers, 1916-1928 Box 20
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Scientific Principles and Moral Conduct Arthur Stanley Eddition Memorial Lecture, 1966 Box 18
- Materials for the writing of Theodore William Richards: A Biographical Memoir Box 18
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Series: President of Harvard, 1933-1953 (0.3 cubic foot)
Scope of the President of Harvard series : Materials relating to Conant's inauguration and his farewell to Harvard as outgoing president. This material is chiefly in keeping with the nature of personal mementos; researchers should examine the Records of the President of Harvard University for an official, comprehensive record of Conant's years as President of Harvard.
Arrangement: The President of Harvard series remains in the roughly chronological order found in the boxes in 1998.
- Program copy and proof Box 25
- Note on cases for insignia Box 25
- Invitations and programs Box 25
- Program with the notes of S.E. Morison Box 25
(photostat)
- The prayer: copy and proof Box 25
- Remarks of the President of the Board of Overseers Box 25
(2 ms. copies)
- Notes from the President's Office Box 25
- Accounts of the ceremony Box 25
- Preliminary matters relating to Pres. Conant's inauguration Box 25
- Notes supplied to the President on past Presidents of Harvard Box 25
- Oath administered to Fellows Box 25
- Notes on inauguration Box 25
- Donation to University from Class of 1914 Box 25
- Photographs of Harvard's Tercentenary, 1936 Box 143
- Photographs of Conant at Harvard, 1938 and 1953 Box 143
- President's confidential report, September 1939 Box 25
- Photographs of Commencement ceremonies, 1941, 1953, and 1964 Box 143
- Metropolitan Borough of Southwark. Program of the official opening of Conant House, Feb 12 1949 (with signatures of officials present) Box 25
- Notes for remarks at last faculty meeting, 20 January 1952 Box 25
- A Special Message to the Students of Harvard College 1953 Box 25
- Letters regarding Conant's farewell to Harvard, 1953 Box 25
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Series: World War II Papers, 1939-1974 (3 cubic feet (approx.))
Scope of the World War II Papers series : The series documents Conant's role as a spokesperson for America's intervention in World War II and his involvement in defense research. It contains material relating to the Harvard Group for American Defense. There are also writings Conant authored on the topics of the second World War and national affairs, including the typescript draft of the tribute Conant gave at Vannevar Bush's memorial service.
Arrangement: The World War II Papers series is arranged in six subseries. Each subseries has its own scope note and filing structure.
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Radio Addresses and Speeches, 1939-1941 (1.3 cubic feet)
Scope of the Radio addresses and speeches subseries : The subseries contains correspondence consisting of the comments, responses, and reactions sent to Conant regarding his various radio addresses, Senate testimony, and speeches urging America to become intervene in the war. The text of only one of these addresses is included, as is a recording of one post-war discussion.
Arrangement: The material in this subseries is arranged chronologically.
- Correspondence 1939-1940: War: Comments and Suggestions Box 26
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Immediate Aid to the Allies, radio address, 29 May 1940, favorable comments (personal answers) Box 26
(2 folders)
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Immediate Aid to the Allies, radio address, 29 May 1940 favorable comments (faculty and staff)" Box 26
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Immediate Aid to the Allies, radio address, 29 May 1940, favorable comments (form answers) Box 26
(2 folders)
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Immediate Aid to the Allies, radio address, 29 May 1940, unfavorable comments Box 27
(2 folders)
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Immediate Aid to the Allies, radio address, 20 November 1940, text Box 27
- Radio address: 20 November 1940, favorable comments Box 27
- Radio address: 20 November 1940, unfavorable comments Box 27
- Senate testimony: February 1941, favorable comments Box 27
- Senate testimony: February 1941, unfavorable comments Box 27
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British Universities and the War, Address in the Harvard Alumni Bulletin: comments May-June 1941 Box 28
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When Shall America Fight? radio address, May 4, 1941 Box 28
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When Shall America Fight? Listeners' comments: anonymous Box 28
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When Shall America Fight? Listeners' comments: greater Boston and New England Box 28
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When Shall America Fight? Listeners' comments: NY Box 28
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When Shall America Fight? Listeners' comments: Other states: A-L Box 28
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When Shall America Fight? Listeners' comments: Other states: L-Z Box 29
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Our Country and the World Situation National Education Association speech, Jun 30, 1941: favorable comments Box 29
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Our Country and the World Situation National Education Association speech, Jun 30, 1941: unfavorable comments Box 29
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Baruch Rubber Survey, 1941-1942 (0.5 cubic foot (approx.))
Scope of the Baruch Rubber Survey subseries : This subseries documents one area of defense research, the manufacture of synthetic rubber. It consists chiefly of informational reports and transcripts of proceedings from the Baruch Rubber Committee (whose official name was Special Committee to Study the Rubber Situation).
- Correspondence and Memorandum Box 31
- Transcripts of proceedings Box 31
- Scrapbook: Rubber survey , 1941 and other things before we entered the war Box 154
- Photograph of "The Rubber Committee," Conant, K.T. Compton, and Bernard Baruch, 1942 Box 143
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Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies, 1939-1942 (0.2 cubic foot (approx.))
Scope of the Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies subseries : The subseries documents Conant's interest in American intervention in World War II. It contains correspondence, reports, bulletins, and memoranda from the Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies and individual committee members.
- Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies: general correspondence, 1939-1942 Box 29
(3 folders)
- Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies: bulletins Box 29
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Harvard Group for American Defense, 1940-1943 (3 folders) Box 29
Scope of the Harvard Group for American Defense subseries : The subseries documents Conant's interest in American involvement in the World War II and how he brought this interest to the Harvard campus by the formation of a group of Harvard faculty and staff to promote American intervention. It contains correspondence, reports, and memoranda from this group. The materials in this series are created by the Secretary to the President, rather than by Conant himself.
- Scrapbook: mission to England, 1941 Box 154
- Photograph of meeting of the National Defense Research Committee Mission to England, scientists engaged in chemical warfare research, ca. 1941 Box 143
- Scrapbook: the atomic bomb, 1945 Box 149
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Series: High Commissioner and Ambassador to Germany, 1953-1959 (4.5 cubic feet (approx.))
Scope of the High Commissioner and Ambassador to Germany Series : The series documents Conant's service as United States High Commissioner for Germany and United States Ambassador to Germany.
Paper documents include texts of official speeches given by Conant, his travel itineraries and correspondence regarding his arrival and departure in Germany. Other formats found in this series are scrapbooks, photographs, photograph albums, and newspaper clippings (chiefly from German newspapers).
Arrangement: The High Commissioner and Ambassador to Germany series has five subseries based on the format of the material. Each subseries has its own filing structure.
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Papers, 1953-1957 and undated (1 cubic foot (approx.))
- Certificate appointing Conant High Commissioner for Germany signed by Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953 Box 163
- Certificate appointing Conant Ambassador to Germany signed by Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1955 Box 163
- Official speeches, 1953-1957 Box 33-34
- Letters, Jan 1953-July 1957 Box 32
(2 folders)
- Itinerary for official visits, 1953-1957 Box 32
(3 folders)
- German and American letters on departure from Germany 1957 Box 32
- Germany articles, 1946-1959 Box 32
- Manuscript of book on Germany, never completed Box 32
- Notes for book on Germany Box 32
- Poster (1 x 3 ft. (approx.) for speaking engagement in Germany: "Bericht aus den vereinigtenstaaten" date is undetermined PF
- Photograph of Conant and the flooded Rhine River, 20 January 1955 Box 164
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Photographs, 1953-1957 (1 cubic foot (approx.))
- Photograph of Conant and Mrs. Conant in Germany ca. 1953-1957 Box 144
- Photograph album of Conant's years as U.S. High Commissioner and Ambassador in Germany, 1953-1957 Box 168
- Photograph album of years in Germany Box 168
- Albums from Germany presented to James Conant Box 169
- Gift book of photos presented to Conant as High Commissioner from Berlin, Germany Box 173
- Gift book of photos presented to Conant as High Commissioner from Cologne, Germany Box 169
- Gift books of photos presented to Conant as High Commissioner from Hamburg, Hannover, Lubeck, and Schleswigholstein, Germany Box 172
(5 books)
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Newspaper Clippings, 1953-1957 (1.6 cubic feet)
- January 1953-September 1954 Box 36
- September 1954-May 1955 Box 37
- May 1955-December 1955 Box 38
- December 1955-October 1956 Box 39
- November 1956-1957 Box 40
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Series: Education Policy Reform (25 cubic feet (approx.))
Scope of the Education Policy Reform Series : This series documents Conant's interest in educational policy reform and public reaction to his ideas. He conducted two intensive studies, one of American high schools and one of teacher education programs in the United States. Both studies are documented in this series by correspondence, collected data, and subject files.
The series also contains drafts and correspondence relating to speeches and articles Conant wrote as well as materials relating to major writings that Conant authored on the topic of education. Conant's activities as an education policy reformer are also documented here with scrapbooks, photographs, and the subject file that he compiled. There are also speeches and photographs documenting Conant's role as Educational Advisor to Berlin. Finally, the series contains published and unpublished writings by others on the topic of Conant's educational policies and a bibliography of Conant's educational writings.
Arrangement: The Education Policy Reform series is arranged in nine subseries. Each subseries has its own scope note and filing structure. The Subjects subseries, the Study of the Education of American Teachers subseries, and the Writings subseries have additional divisions into sub-subseries.
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A Study of the American High School, 1957-1963 (6.6 cubic feet)
Scope of the Study of American High School subseries : The subseries contains materials relating to Conant's study of American high schools which was sponsored by a grant from the Carnegie Foundation and had logistical support from the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Correspondence is chiefly with John Gardener of the Carnegie Foundation, John S. Hollister of ETS, and Conant's project staff. For more correspondence of this nature, researchers should see the Correspondence 1957-1964 subseries. There is a draft of Conant's final report on American high schools, The American High School Today, as well as materials relating to this report. The "academic inventory" contains the data compiled from studying the various high schools, while the selected individual schools and state files contain letters from Conant's staff requesting data from the schools and the school's responses.
- Lists of schools and administrators involved in past studies Box 41
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The American High School Today: Final Draft Box 41
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The American High School Today: Quotation permissions Box 41
(2 folders)
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The American High School Today: Reviews and Clippings Box 41
(2 folders)
- High school: Correspondence, March 1957-Summer 1959 Box 42
(5 folders)
- High school: correspondence, NCCBS Box 42
- High school: dissemination report Box 42
- High school: Hollister memos Box 43
- High school: school visits Box 43
- High school: testing program Box 43
- High school: reactions to report Box 43
(2 folders)
- Junior high school: 1958-1960 Box 43
- Junior high school: distribution and policy Box 43
- Junior high school: questionnaires and visitations Box 43
- Junior high school: reactions Box 44
- Junior high school: recommendations Box 44
- Junior high school, Staff meeting, Dec 1958 - Jan, 1960 Box 44
- Academic Inventory: data Box 44
- Academic inventory: methodology Box 44
- Inactive Academic Inventory Box 45
(7 folders)
- Selected individual school files, Arizona-California Box 46
- Selected individual school files, Colorado-Illinois Box 47
- Selected individual school files, Indiana-Michigan Box 48
- Selected individual school files, Michigan-Nebraska Box 49
- Selected individual school files, New Jersey-New York Box 50
- Selected individual school files, New York-Ohio Box 51
- Selected individual school files, Ohio-Pennsylvania Box 52
- Selected individual school files, Pennsylvania-Vermont Box 53
- Selected individual school files, Virginia-Wyoming Box 54
- State files, Alabama-Idaho Box 55
- State files, Illinois-Iowa Box 56
- State files, Iowa-Maryland Box 57
- State files, Maryland-Nevada Box 58
- State files, New Hampshire-New York Box 59
- State files, New York-Oregon Box 60
- State files, Pennsylvania-Wyoming Box 61
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A Study of the Education of American Teachers, 1960-1963 (7.7 cubic feet)
Scope of the A Study of American Teachers subseries: The subseries contains subject files compiled by Conant and his staff and materials for his final report, The Education of American Teachers. In the first group of subjects, the folder titles are are topical. In the second group, the folder titles refer to individual universities or states. These files contain reports of Conant's visits to each university and his evaluation of the university's teacher education program and of the university in general. State files contain reports about education in that state and some correspondence regarding arrangements for visits.
Arrangement: The Study of the Education of American Teachers subseries contains two sub-subseries. The first of these is the Subject files and the second is the university and state files.
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Writings, Speeches and Interviews on Education Reform, ca. 1953-1960 (1.3 cubic feet)
Scope of the Writings, Speeches, and Interviews on Education Reform subseries : This subseries contains the works Conant authored on the topic of education as well as documents relating to those works.
Arrangement: The Writings, Speeches and Interviews on Education Reform subseries contains two sub-subseries. The first is Books on Education reform, the second is Speeches, Articles, and Interviews.
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Books on Education Reform, ca. 1938-1972 (1.6 cubic feet)
Scope of the Books on Education Reform subseries : This sub-sub-series documents the production of Conant's books on education reform. It contains drafts, correspondence, and articles and reviews relating to the books.
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by book title.
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The Child, the Parent, and the State: correspondence Box 92
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Citadel of Learning: reviews Box 92
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The Comprehensive High School: A Second Report For Interested Citizens, draft Box 92
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Education and Freedom: outline and draft Box 92
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Education and Liberty: reviews Box 92
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Gleicheit der Chancen: reviews, 1955 Box 92
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A Layman's Guide to Public Education: Chapter notes for vol. 1, chapters 1-10 Box 94
(10 folders)
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A Layman's Guide to Public Education: Chapter notes for vol. 1, chapters 11-12 and appendix, and vol. 2, chapters 1-13 Box 95
(17 folders)
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A Layman's Guide to Public Education: Misc. notes Box 96
(2 folders)
- Manuscript fragments: education-related writings Box 92
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On Understanding Education: Correspondence with Princeton University Press regarding Conant's proposed manuscript Box 93
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Public Education and the Structure of American Society: draft Box 92
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Shaping Educational Policy distribution Box 93
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Slums and Suburbs: comments on manuscript Box 93
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Slums and Suburbs: distribution Box 93
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Slums and Suburbs: reactions Box 93
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Slums and Suburbs: Ladies Home Journal and Boston Globe Box 93
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Thomas Jefferson and the Development of American Public Education Box 93
(2 folders)
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Speeches, Articles, and Interviews on Education Reform, ca. 1938-1972 (3.3 cubic feet)
Scope of the Speeches and Articles on Education Reform sub-subseries : This subseries includes texts and drafts of speeches, articles, and interviews on education reform and correspondence relating to them. Some titles of speeches indicate references to Germany, which may mean that this series includes some speeches and articles on topics related to Conant's work in Germany which date from the period after his departure from that country.
Arrangement: The material in this sub-subseries is arranged chronologically.
- An Old Tradition In a New World 12 February 1955 Michigan State Convocation Box 97
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Scholastic Magazine, interview with Conant, May 1957 Box 97
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Role of Education after High School in Moving Freedom Forward, NEA Box 97
- Report on Germany, Life International, September 1957 Box 97
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Universities without Freedom, ACE [American Council on Education?] speech, Oct 1957 Box 97
- Speech at New York State Citizens Committee for the Public Schools, Nov 8, 1957 Box 97
- "Education in the Western World", Atlantic Monthly, Nov 1957 Box 97
- Harvard University, Godkin lectures Box 97
- Speeches at AASA [American Association of School Administrators] meetings in Cleveland, St. Louis, and San Francisco, Feb 1958 Box 97
- Speech to NASSP [National Association of Secondary School Principals], Feb 17, 1958 Box 97
- American Association of School Administrators, Superintendents as Educational Statesman, Feb 25, 1958 Box 97
- "The Academically Talented", NEA Journal, Apr, 1958 Box 97
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Face the Nation, Apr 6, 1958 Box 97
- Speech to National School Boards Assoc., Apr 18, 1958 Box 97
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Life magazine article, Apr 14, 1958 Box 97
- Speech for National Association of State Universities, May 5, 1958 Box 97
- Conference on the Indiana High School, May 9, 1958 Box 97
- Indiana public and private meetings, May 9, 1958 Box 98
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School and Society, article re: Conference on the Academically Talented, NEA, Washington, May, 1958 Box 98
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Dr. Conant Looks at the Illinois High School, Springfield, Ill, May 14, 1958 Box 98
- Illinois public and private meetings, May 14, 1958 Box 98
- Minnesota public meetings, May 20, 1958 Box 98
- A Suggestion Affecting the Making of Difficult Decisions ... based on an analysis of bias of experts in Modern Science and Modern Man Box 98
- Speech at New York University commencement, June 4, 1958 Box 98
- The Unique Characteristics of American Public Education, National Education Assoc., Jul, 1958 Box 98
- The Neutralization of a United Germany, Western World, summer, 1958 Box 98
- Speech for Michigan Association of School Administrators, Sep 18, 1958 Box 98
- Speech for New Jersey School Superintendents' Assoc., Atlantic City, Sep 23, 1958 Box 98
- Amherst, Mass, Oct 4, 1958 Box 98
- Speech for Schoolmen's Week Conference, "Quality and Equality in Education," Univ. of Penn., Oct 9, 1958 Box 98
- Delaware open meeting, Oct 10, 1958 Box 98
- A Critical Look at the American Public High School, Wilmington, Del, Oct 10, 1958 Box 98
- Education for the Professions in Europe and the United States, Allen Gregg lecture, Oct 13, 1958 Box 98
- Speech for 69th annual meeting, AAMA, Oct 13, 1958 Box 98
- Maryland State Teachers Association, Oct. 16, 1958 Box 98
- The Challenge Facing Our High Schools, Madison, Wis., Oct 20, 1958 Box 98
- Speech for Iowa Bankers Assoc., Oct 22, 1958 Box 98
- New York State School Boards Assoc., Oct 28, 1958 Box 99
- Speech for Rhode Island Citizens Council, Oct 28, 1958 Box 99
- National Parent-Teacher, Oct, 1958 Box 99
- Eugene, Ore, Nov 5, 1958 Box 99
- Ohio School Boards Assoc., Nov 11, 1958 Box 99
- Education in the Second Decade of a Divided World, Wayne Univ., Nov 13, 1958 Box 99
- Connecticut Citizens Committee, Nov, 1958 Box 99
- Open Mind, Nov 30, 1958 Box 99
- Council of State Governments, Dec 4, 1958 Box 99
- Modern Language Assoc., Dec 29, 1958 Box 99
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Look magazine, 1958 Box 99
- California High Schools, Jan 6, 1959 Box 99
- A Look at California High Schools, Jan 5-6, 1959 Box 99
- Washington meetings, Jun 8-9, 1959 Box 99
- A Look at our Public High Schools, Jan 14, 1960 Box 99
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Newsweek, Jan 19, 1959 Box 99
- Denver, Colorado, Jan 21, 1959 Box 99
- A Look at the Comprehensive High School, Denver, Col., Jan 21, 1959 Box 99
- A Look at the Comprehensive High School, Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan 22, 1959 Box 99
- How to Improve Your High Schools, National School Boards Assoc., Jan 28, 1959 Box 99
- A Hard Look at our High Schools, Feb 3, 1959 and Our Children's Crucial Age, Apr 12, 1960, Look magazine Box 100
- How to Improve our High Schools, Columbia, Mo., Feb 3, 1959 Box 100
- How to Improve our High Schools, Topeka, Kan., Feb 5, 1959 Box 100
- How to Improve our High Schools, Austin, Tex., Feb 10, 1959 Box 100
- Germany and Communism, Ohio Univ., Feb 22, 1959 Box 100
- Morrow lecture, Smith College, Mar 4, 1959 Box 100
- Germany and Communism, Montreal, Canada, Mar 16, 1959 Box 100
- Germany and Communism, Canadian Club, Mar, 1959 Box 100
- Inglis lecture, Harvard Univ., Mar, 1959 Box 100
- The Challenge Facing our High Schools, Lansing, Mich., Mar 20, 1959 Box 100
- Pollak lecture, Harvard Univ., Apr 8, 1959 Box 100
- A Look at our Public High Schools, Princeton, NJ, Apr 16, 1959 Box 100
(2 folders)
- Modern Foreign Language in the High School Curriculum, Publications of the Modern Language Association, May 1959 Box 100
- Open Letter to America's Grandchildren, Parade, Jul 5, 1959 Box 100
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Saturday Evening Post, 1959 Box 100
- Collier Encyclopedia Yearbook, spring, 1959 Box 100
- Germany's Freedom, New Leader supplement, Jul, 1959 Box 100
- College News Conference, Jul, 1959 Box 100
- Salzburg Seminar, Aug 23-Sep 19, 1959 Box 101
(3 folders)
- Material for Jefferson lectures, given at Salzburg and Univ. of Cal, 1959-1961 Box 101
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Time magazine, Sep 14, 1959 Box 101
- Patriotic Organizations and the Public Schools, Sep 15, 1959 Box 101
- International conference of ETS, Oct 31, 1959 Box 101
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Defense of Freedom, Woodrow Wilson Foundation, Nov 12, 1959 Box 101
- Tape of radio interview re: Woodrow Wilson Award and Defense of Freedom Speech Box 177
- Woodrow Wilson Foundation award, Nov 12, 1959 Box 101
- Local and State Responsibility for Public Schools, Advertising Council, Nov 24, 1959 Box 101
- American Vocational Assoc., Dec 7, 1959 Box 101
- Committee on Government and Higher Education, 1957-1959 Box 101
- Committee on Government and Higher Education, 1957-1959 DSK 1-4
- American Education Talk, Dr. Conant, ca. 1960 Box 101
- Vocational Education and the National Need, Jan, 1960 Box 101
- A Look at Our Public High Schools, Nashville, TN, 14 January 1960 Box 101
- Horblit lecture, Harvard Univ. Feb 10, 1960 Box 102
- National Assoc. of Secondary School Principals, Portland, Feb, 1960 Box 102
- Conant Looks at the Junior High School, AASA [American Association of School Administrators], Atlantic City, Feb 15-16, 1960 Box 102
- Some Problems of the Junior High School, NAASP [National Association of Secondary School Principals], Portland, Ore, Feb 27, 1960 Box 102
- Contemporary Issues in Education, Essays in American Intellectual History, Evolution of American Thought, Mar, 1960 Box 102
- American Philosophical Society, Apr 21-23, 1960 Box 102
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Look article on athletics Box 102
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Look, Spring, 1960 Box 102
- Public Concern for All American Youth, Ladies Home Journal, May, 1960 Box 102
- Notes, Chicago, Ill., June 1960 Box 102
- The Junior High School Years, Saturday Review, Oct 15, 1960 Box 102
- Individual Development and the National Need - A False Antithesis, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Nov 22, 1960 Box 102
- History in the Education of Scientists, Horblit lecture, Feb 10, 1961 Box 102
- Trial and Error in the Improvement of Education, ASCD [Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development] Conference, Chicago, Ill, Mar 13, 1961 Box 102
- Assoc[iation] for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Mar 13, 1961 Box 102
- Education in a Democratic Nation, Japan, Apr 27, 1961 Box 102
- Social Dynamite in our Larger Cities, Washington, D.C., May 26, 1961 Box 102
- National Assoc. of Secondary School Principals, St. Louis, Mo., Feb 28, 1962 Box 102
- Assoc. of Assistant Principals, May 12, 1962 Box 103
- Times Square Club, May 13, 1962 Box 103
- The Advancement of Knowledge in the US in the 19th Century, Jul 18, 1962 Box 103
- Lahey Award dinner, Oct 23, 1962 Box 103
- EPC meeting, Santa Fe, NM, Nov 1-4, 1962 Box 103
- The Roles of the School Board and the Superintendent, American Assoc. of School Administrators, Atlantic City, Feb 18, 1963 Box 103
(2 folders)
- Fewer Slogans, More Facts Banquet Address, 29 March 1963 Box 103
- Public Policy and Excellence in Education, Charter Day speech, Univ. of Cal, Santa Barbara, Mar 28-31, 1963 Box 103
(2 folders)
- The Theory and Practice of Teaching - Further Consideration, AST, 1964 Box 103
- How Can the Compact Assist the Universities, Educational Record Box 103
- NAASP [sic?]
speech, Chicago, Feb 10, 1964 Box 103
- Teacher Education and the Preparation of Secondary School Teachers, Feb 10, 1964 Box 103
- The Certification of Teachers: The Restricted State Approved Program, Hunt lecture, Feb 19, 1964 Box 103
(2 folders)
- Speeches, Feb 20, 1964 Box 103
- The Education of American Teachers, State Univ. of New York, Feb 22, 1964 Box 103
- Man Thinking about Man, The American Scholar, Jun 9, 1964 Box 103
(2 folders)
- CSSO speeches, Nov 18, 1964 Box 103
- The Role of State Governments in Education, Nov 18, 1964 Box 103
- Shaping Educational Policy, Chicago, Dec 2, 1964 Box 104
(2 folders)
- The Changing Educational Scene on Both Sides of the Atlantic, NASSP [National Association of Secondary School Principals], Miami, Jan 18, 1965 Box 104
(2 folders)
- Basic Issues in American Public Education, St. Louis, Mo., Mar 18, 1965 Box 104
(2 folders)
- The Role of the Local School Board in Determining Educational Policy, NSBA [National School Boards Association], Apr 1, 1965 Box 104
(2 folders)
- Acceptance of Sylvanus Thayer award, West Point Academy, West Point, NY, May 1, 1965 Box 104
(2 folders)
- Memo to staff re: teacher education in Germany, May, 1965 Box 104
- The Role of the States in Education, annual meeting of the governors, Minneapolis, Minn., Jul 27, 1965 Box 104
- Kansas City conference on the Compact for Education, Sep 29, 1965 Box 104
(2 folders)
- College and Graduate Schools: A Radical Proposal, ACAC meeting, Denver, Colo., Oct 7, 1965 Box 104
(2 folders)
- Basic Questions in American Education, Citizens Committee for Higher Education in New Jersey, Dec 11, 1965 Box 104
(2 folders)
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Educational Record, Dec 15, 1965 Box 105
- Changing Times, interview with Sidney Sulkin, Jan, 1966 Box 105
- How Education for the Creative and Gifted can be Provided for by States, AASA [American Association of School Administrators], Atlantic City, NJ, Feb 14, 1966 Box 105
(2 folders)
- Education for the Learned Professor, Public Affairs Conference, Chicago, Feb 17, 1966 Box 105
- The Difficulties of Explaining Education to Americans and Vice Versa, Apr 26, 1966 Box 105
- Higher Education and the State, Univ. of New Hampshire, Jun 12, 1966 Box 105
(2 folders)
- Eddington lecture, Princeton Univ. Nov 15, 1966 Box 105
- The University Tradition in Europe and the United States, American University, Beirut, Lebanon, 1967 Box 105
- NASSP [National Association of Secondary School Principals] convention speech, Dallas, Tex., Feb, 26-28, 1967 Box 105
(2 folders)
- The University and Tomorrow's Student: On Preparing for One Another, 27 April 1967 Box 105
- California Teachers Assoc., Oct 7, 1967 Box 105
- Industry's Role in Education, Committee on Economic Development, New York City, N.Y., 16 November 1967 Box 105
- NASSP [National Association of Secondary School Principals] convention, Atlantic City, NJ, Feb 11-13, 1968 Box 105
- The All University Approach to Teacher Education, Five College Projects Conference, Albany, N.Y. 16-17 May 1968 Box 105
- Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO, 27 June 1968 Box 105
- The Comprehensive High School, Forum lecture, Voice of America 10 October 1968 Box 105
- Better Teachers for Our Schools: What a Private Citizen Can Do, Life article, never published, n.d. Box 105
- The Development of Social Sciences in Europe and the United States, n.d. Box 105
- The Difficulties in Explaining German Education to Americans and Vice Versa, American Association of Universities, Chicago, Ill., n.d. Box 105
- The Role of the Local School Board in Determining Educational Policy, National School Board Association, n.d. Box 105
- Unidentified speeches Box 105
- Reprints of assorted articles written by Conant ca. 1938-1972 Box 106
- Articles written by Conant's staff Box 105
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Subject Files on Education Reform, ca. 1957-1966 (3.7 cubic feet (approx.))
Scope of the Subject Files on Education Reform subseries: Subject files compiled by Conant on variety of topics relating to education in general as well as to his own activities.
Arrangement: Material in this subseries is arranged alphabetically.
- Ability grouping, departmentalization Box 108
- Academically talented Box 108
- Conant at the National Education Conference for the Academically Talented, 1958
Folders are oversized.
Box 153
- Accrediting agencies Box 108
- Advanced placement program Box 108
- Alberta, Canada-Goodlad Box 108
- American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education-National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education Box 108
- American Association for Health Physical Education and Recreation Box 108
- American Association of School Administrators (Atlantic City) Box 108
- American Council of Learned Societies Box 108
- The American Scholar, reprints and correspondence Box 109
- Aspen Institute on Humanities, Aug 1965 Box 109
- Association of American Universities (Center for Continuing Education) Box 109
- Association of College Admissions Counselors Box 108
- Atlantic Institute Box 109
- Background factors relating to college plans and college enrollment among high-aptitude public school seniors Box 107
(2 folders)
- Bloomfield Hills, Michigan: James Bryant Conant Elementary School Box 109
- Butts, Freeman R. Box 109
- CBS reports, Conant's four lives, Morse Box 109
- California visit, Nov 21-26, 1964 Box 109
- Child labor standards Box 109
- Changing Times, correspondence Box 109
- Church and state, clippings and James B. Conant comments Box 109
- Civic responsibility (Council for Civic Responsibility, Larson) Box 109
- Cleveland conference Box 109
- Clippings, 1957-1966 Box 107
(3 folders)
- Comparative education Box 109
- Compact for Education Box 109
- Comparative Education Review (editorial board) Box 110
- Conant report: school comparisons Box 110
- Conant report: NEA film Box 110
- Conant report: testimonials and warm thanks Box 110
- Conant report: debate topic Box 110
- Continuation schools Box 110
- Council of chief state school officers Box 110
(2 folders)
- Council of state governments Box 110
- Curriculum: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Box 111
- Curriculum: art and music Box 111
- Curriculum: athletics (Look article and reactions) Box 111
- Curriculum: athletics Box 111
- Curriculum: Business Box 111
- Curriculum: English Box 111
- Curriculum: Foreign Language Box 111
(3 folders)
- Curriculum: Industrial Arts Box 111
(2 folders)
- Curriculum: Prescribed Box 112
- Curriculum: Reading Instruction Box 112
- Curriculum: Science Box 112
(2 folders)
- Curriculum: Social Studies Box 112
- Curriculum: Vocational Education Box 112
- Education, history of Box 112
- Education bill testimony, 1964-1965 Box 112
- Educational record Box 112
- Educational research Box 112
- Educational television Box 112
- Educational Testing Service, Board of Trustees Box 113
- Elementary education Box 113
- Educational Policies Commission Box 113
- ETS directives, memos, data Box 113
- Financing schools-education Box 113
- Financing schools-federal aid to education Box 113
- Foreign policy commission Box 113
- Gifted child programs Box 113
(2 folders)
- Governor's conference, higher education, New Jersey Box 114
- Graduate Study of Education (Harvard Committee) Box 114
- Harvard seminar on industry and education, Nov 3, 1965 Box 114
- Governor's conference materials Box 114
- Graduation requirements Box 114
- Hammarskjold Forum, Jan 29, 1962 Box 114
- Higher education, Junior college Box 114
- Higher education Box 114
(2 folders)
- Higher education, professional education, medicine Box 114
- Keller, Franklin; National Scholarship service and fund for Negro students Box 114
- Mayor, John; National Commission on Accrediting Box 114
- Medical education Box 115
- McGraw-Hill Box 115
(2 folders)
- Mentally retarded Box 115
- National Advisory Committee on Education Box 115
- National Defense Education Act Box 115
- National Education Assoc. Box 115
(2 folders)
- National Goals, Commission on Box 115
- National School Boards Assoc. Box 115
- New American Library Box 115
- Univ. of New Hampshire Box 115
- New York State School Boards Assoc. Box 115
- Non-graded primary Box 115
- Non-public schools Box 115
- Phillips Foundation Box 115
- Press clipping bureau Box 115
- Programmed instruction Box 116
- Public Affairs Conference Center Box 116
- Publication rights Box 116
- Reading conference, New York, Sep 22-23, 1961 Box 116
- Recordings (radio and television), "Our Teachers-Educated or Miseducation?" Box 116
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Reporter, letters to the editor and comments on James B. Conant article Box 116
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Reporter magazine (included Conant article, 1964) Box 116
- Richards, Theodore, biographical memoir Box 116
- Salzburg seminar, 1962 Box 116
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Saturday Evening Post Box 116
- Schedules - JBC, 1964-1965 Box 116
- School, class size Box 116
- School day, periods in and length of Box 116
- School district reorganization and consolidation Box 116
- Self-Teaching Devices Box 116
- Six-Year High School Box 117
- Society for the Advancement of Education (Brickman) Box 117
- Southern Council for Better Schools Box 117
- Staffing Report, 6/30/60 Box 117
- A Study of American Education Box 117
- A Study of the Attributes of Applicants to National Science Foundation Institutes in 1960 Box 107
(2 folders)
- Teacher Education Study - Staff Box 117
- Tests and Testing Box 117
- Translation Rights Box 117
- Tuition Plan Award Box 117
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Two Modes of Thought, Credo series Conant Book Box 117
- Vocational Education Box 117
- Vocational Schools Box 117
- WGBH-Boston, Massachusetts Box 117
- White House Conference Materials Box 117
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Scrapbooks, 1952-1963 (11 volumes)
- Scrapbook: Negative reactions to Conant's educational policy statements about private schools, 1952 Box 150
- Scrapbook: Education, 1952-1953 Box 159
- Scrapbook: Schools, 1957 Box 157
- Scrapbook: Conant's speeches on education in various states, 1958 Box 157
- Scrapbook: Education, 1958-1959 Box 157
- Scrapbook: Education, 1958-1959 Box 155
- Scrapbook: The Conant Report, 1959 Box 155
- Scrapbook: Reviews, editorials, critiques, and analyses of recommendations as reported in The American High School Today and The Child, The Parent, and The State, 1959 Box 151
- Scrapbook: School Board, 1959 Box 151
- Scrapbook: Schools Evaluate Themselves, 1959 Box 151
- Scrapbook: Subject scrapbook on education, 1959 Box 155
- Scrapbook: Education, 1963 Box 156
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Photographs, ca. 1957-1963 (0.1 cubic foot (approx.))
- Conant and his projects staff, ca. 1957-1963 Box 143
(2 folders)
- Conant speaking at National Citizens Committee for Public Schools, 17 January 1950 Box 143
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Educational Advisor to Berlin, 1963-1964 (0.3 cubic foot)
Scope of the Educational Advisor to Berlin subseries : Speeches and photographs documenting Conant's role as Educational Advisor to Berlin under the auspices of the Ford Foundation. For diaries with Conant's reflections on his time in Berlin, see the Diaries subseries, 1963 in the Biographical Materials series.
- Speeches: December 1963-May 1965 Box 118
- Lawsuit 1957, Judge William Clark Box 118
- Photographs of Conant's farewell to Berlin Box 144
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Series: Correspondence, ca. 1920-1970 (4.5 cubic feet (approx.))
Scope of the Correspondence series : Correspondence in this series documents Conant's many fields of endeavor. The majority of the correspondence was written or received either before Conant became President of Harvard University or after he left that office. Additional correspondence is included in the Subject Files series.
Arrangement: The Correspondence series has three subseries. Each subseries has an additional scope note and its own filing structure.
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Personal Correspondence, 1920s-1970 (5 folders) Box 121
Description of the Personal Correspondence subseries : This subseries contains 5 folders of correspondence that seems to have been kept separately by Conant, although the significance of the separation is not clear. (Two additional folders, dating from other years, marked "Personal Correspondence" can be found in the Subject Files series.) This subseries is an exception to the majority of correspondence in the collection, in that it does contain correspondence written while Conant was President of Harvard. This series also contains correspondence written during Conant's time in Germany in the 1950s. Items of interest include: correspondence between Conant and the Vice Chancellor of Sheffield University in England regarding a proposed exchange of professors, letters dated 1927 from scientists at the University of California urging Conant to move there, letters of introduction for Conant dated 1933 from A. Lawrence Lowell, a copy of a letter to W.B. Yeats from Conant dated 1933, a letter from Conant dated 20 November 1963 to Tracy Vorhees regarding the assassination of President Kennedy, and a letter about the Walsh-Sweezy case dated 1975.
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Late Professional Correspondence, 1957-1978 (2.6 cubic feet)
Scope of the Late Professional Correspondence subseries : This correspondence documents Conant's interests after leaving his diplomatic post in Germany and therefore the material chiefly concerns education studies and education reform. Correspondence was received and written at Conant's office in Berlin where he was an educational consultant, at the Educational Testing Service Center in Princeton, N.J., and at his educational studies office in New York City. After 1970, Conant's responses to letters are not included.
Arrangement:
Correspondence appears in two organizational sequences. Correspondence from 1957-1963 is arranged in alphabetical order; correspondence June 1963-1978 is in chronological order.
- June 1963-July 1964 Box 134
- August 1964-March 1966 Box 135
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Series: Subject Files,1909-1978 (2 cubic feet)
Scope of the Subject Files, 1909-1978 series : The series contains subject files compiled of materials on a wide variety of topics reflecting Conant's interests and activities over his lifetime; this series is not arranged by correspondent, however, this series does include correspondence as a form of document.
Arrangement: The Subject Files are arranged alphabetically.
- Account of election of 23rd president of Harvard (Conant) Box 137
- Algenic Acid Problem, 1933 Box 137
- Allen, James E., 1964 Box 137
- American Education Books, 1964-1966 Box 137
- Appointment to Harvard, 1919-1929 Box 137
- Aromatic Chemical Company, 1916 Box 137
- Atomic Bomb, The, 1945-1971 Box 137
- Atomic Bomb, The, 1975 Box 137
- Atomic Bomb, The, NDRC [National Defense Research Committee] material, 1939-1947 Box 137
- Australia, New Zealand, correspondence, notes, itineraries, journal entries, 1951 Box 137
(2 folders)
- Berlin officials, correspondence, 1964-1967 Box 137
- Biebel and Tuttle, 1965-1966 Box 137
- Brown, Mrs. Harold Bush: letter regarding Conant's thoughts on the Harvard presidency Box 137
- Chemical factory (with Loomis and Rennock), 1916 Box 137
- Clark Kerr award, 1977 Box 137
- Commencement, 6 September 1943: Itinerary Box 137
- Comparison of education, Swiss, German, French, 1957 Box 137
- Comprehensive High School, The, 1965-1967 Box 138
- Conant trust, 1927 Box 138
- Dersch, Fritz, 1931-1932 Box 138
- Passports, including diplomatic passports, 1953-1957 Box 138
- Disclosure of a new process for chlorinating Toluene to Benzyl Chloride Box 138
- Dupont Co., 1929-1930 Box 138
- Dulles oral history project, Princeton Univ. library Box 138
- Educational Policies Commission, 1967-1968 Box 138
- Ehrmann, Henry W., 1963-1966 Box 138
- Eightieth birthday Box 138
- Evers, Carl-Heinz, 1963-1965 Box 138
- Five college project, 1964-1966 Box 138
- Furck, Carl Ludwig, 1966-1967 Box 138
- Gardner, John, 1963-1965 Box 139
- German experience, notes on Box 139
- Germany, 1955-1964 Box 139
- Germany journal, 1953 Box 139
- Harper and Row, 1965-1973 Box 139
- Harvard: correspondence re: Conant's entrance into the University Box 139
- If game Box 139
Historical Note: Conant played an "if" game in which he developed scenarios based on alternative decisions; "if this, then that".
Scope and Content: Contains notes on how Conant's career would have been affected if he had become president of the National Academy of Sciences instead of Ambassador to Germany.
- Itineraries as US ambassador to Germany, 1954-1956 Box 139
- Lawsuit, 1957, Judge William Clarke Box 118
- Lowell, A. Lawrence, 1933-1935 Box 139
- London journal, 1952 Box 139
- Marbury Case, 1947-1948, Highly Confidential. Box 139
- McGraw-Hill Company, 1963-1964 Box 139
- Mission to England, 1941 Box 139
(2 folders)
- Moehlman, Arthur H., 1975-1976 Box 139
- Moscow trip, diary of, and memo on exchange of scientific information, 1945 Box 139
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My Several Lives, incoming correspondence re, 1970 Box 140
- Mudd's problem; Univ. of Penn, 1931 Box 140
- National Academy of Education, 1971-1973 Box 140
- Mr. Conant's last appearance Box 140
- National Association of Secondary School Principals project, 1965-1966 Box 140
- Nuclear energy, 1975-1976 Box 140
- Organic Chemistry book by Conant and Black, 1930-1932 Box 140
- First remarks; Organic Chemistry texts, 1927 Box 140
- Organic Division (American Chemical Society), 1930 Box 140
- Pedagogical center, Berlin, 1962-1969 Box 140
(2 folders)
- Personal, 1927-1971 Box 140
- Personal correspondence, 1960-1963 Box 140
- Personal correspondence, 1971-1976 Box 141
- Petroleum work; correspondence, etc., 1926-1929 Box 141
- Politics in Germany, 1953-1954 Box 141
- Philosophy, lectures, 1952 Box 141
- Psychology symposium, Germany, 1963-1964 Box 141
- Research assistants, students, etc.; correspondence, 1928-1932 Box 141
- Research and World War I, 1917-1919 Box 141
- Resignation as Ambassador to Germany, 1956-1957 Box 141
- Richter, Wilhelm, 1964-1965 Box 141
- Second edition, The American High School Today Box 141
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Shaping Educational Policy, comments, correspondence Box 141
(2 folders)
- Skiing and mountain climbing trips, ca. 1939 Box 141
- Summary of annual reports, 1932-1939 Box 142
- Teacher education book, 1963-1964 Box 142
- Teacher education book; rebuttal material Box 142
- Tyroler correspondence (Citizens' Committee for Peace with Freedom in Vietnam), 1968 Box 142
- War work at Willoughby near Cleveland, 1918 Box 142
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Washington Post, 1964-1969 Box 142
- Work agreement, Univ. of Wis., William Tuttle, C. D. Biebel, 1965-1973 Box 142
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