University of Nevada, School of Education Records
Scope and Contents
The School of Education Records include articles that appeared in issues of the University of Nevada Bulletin in the 1930s, course catalogs from 1949-53, and several correspondence study reports from 1950 by chemistry professor Meryl W. Deming, who served as the Director of Extension. Manuscript drafts by Dr. Harold N. Brown for an unidentified publication about early primary reading texts are also included.
Dates
- 1932-1971
Creator
- Traner, Fred W. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Administrative History
Early in the history of the Nevada State University, the College of Arts and Science had a Department of Education, which eventually became the School of Education. The School of Education assumed administrative responsibility for the Correspondence Study Department in 1950. The University of Nevada's School of Education became the College of Education in 1953.
Extent
0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Early in the history of the Nevada State University, the College of Arts and Science had a Department of Education, which eventually became the School of Education. The School of Education assumed administrative responsibility for the Correspondence Study Department in 1950. The University of Nevada's School of Education became the College of Education in 1953. The School of Education records include articles that appeared in issues of the University of Nevada Bulletin in the 1930s, course catalogs from 1949-1953, and several correspondence study reports from 1950 by chemistry professor Meryl W. Deming, who served as the Director of Extension. Manuscript drafts by Dr. Harold N. Brown for an unidentified publication about early primary reading texts are also included.
Arrangement
Arranged into the following series: 1) Publications; 2) Extension Work; 3) Primary Readers and Reading Manuscript Drafts
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The publications were transferred from a set of University of Nevada. College of Education material, with the original call numbers of NUB 28/01/02 and NUB 28/01/03 in February 2012. The 1950 reports were transferred from a collection of General University Extension records and originally had the call number NUB 33/01/11. Dr. Harold N. Brown's manuscript drafts were donated in December 2015.
- 5 "Announcement of Courses" bulletins, 1949/50 (1), 1950/51 (2), 1952/53 (2)
Creator
- Traner, Fred W. (Person)
- University of Nevada. School of Education (Organization)
- Brown, Harold N., Dr. (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the University of Nevada, School of Education Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Betty Glass
- Date
- December 9, 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Nevada, Reno. University Archives Repository
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
1664 N. Virginia St.
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno NV 89557-0322 USA
775-682-5665
775-682-5724 (Fax)
specoll@unr.edu