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  Oral histories

  Oral history interview with Michael A. Caudy

  • 1996-Nov-08 – 1996-Nov-10

  Michael A. Caudy was born and grew up in Columbus, Ohio. His parents divorced when he was two, and for about eight years he lived with his mother and sister; for some of that time his grandparents also lived with them.…

  • Interviewee Caudy, Michael Allen
  • Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
  • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
  • Subject Caudy, Michael Allen, Teachers, Bentley, David, Biophysics, Developmental neurobiology, Cornell University. Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College, Drosophila--Genetics, Genetics
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from William Clark Trow to Arnold O. Beckman

  • 1956-Dec-04

  This is one of many letters written to Arnold Beckman in response to his U.S. News & World Report article on the topic of education. William Trow, a professor of educational psychology at the University of Michigan,…

  • Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
  • Author Trow, William Clark
  • Subject Teachers, Beckman, Arnold O., Teaching, Bestor, Arthur Eugene, 1908-1994, Progressive education, Socialism, Education, Teachers--Salaries, etc.
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  Business correspondence

  Anonymous letter to Arnold O. Beckman

  • 1956

  This is one of many letters written to Arnold Beckman in response to his comments on the topic of education. The writer expresses lukewarm agreement with Beckman’s U.S. News & World Report article, which he nonetheless…

  • Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
  • Author Anonymous
  • Subject Teachers, Beckman, Arnold O., Bestor, Arthur Eugene, 1908-1994, Education
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from J. S. Criswell to Arnold O. Beckman

  • 1956-Dec-03

  This is one of many letters written to Arnold Beckman in response to his comments on the topic of education. In this handwritten letter, J. S. Criswell identifies as a teacher and threatens legal action against Beckman,…

  • Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
  • Author Criswell, J. S.
  • Subject Teachers, Beckman, Arnold O., Actions and defenses, Education
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  3 items
  Business correspondence

  Letter from George J. Laemmle to U.S. News & World Report

  • 1956-Nov-30

  This is one of many letters written in response to Arnold Beckman’s comments on the topic of education. George Laemmle, who identifies himself as an “unemployable” chemical engineer, laments the “over-polite” tone of…

  • Author Laemmle, George J.
  • Subject Teachers, Beckman, Arnold O., Bestor, Arthur Eugene, 1908-1994, Ageism, Education, Equal pay for equal work, Sexism, Misogyny
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Robert N. DuPuis to Arnold O. Beckman

  • 1956-Jul-20

  This is one of many letters written to Arnold Beckman in response to his speech on the topic of education. Robert DuPuis, a vice president of Philip Morris, suggests that improved salaries and industry-sponsored…

  • Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
  • Author DuPuis, Robert N.
  • Subject Teachers, Beckman, Arnold O., Speeches, addresses, etc., Teachers--Training of, Education, Science--Study and teaching
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  4 items
  Business correspondence

  Draft of a letter from Arnold O. Beckman to Sidney D. Kirkpatrick

  • 1956-Nov

  In this draft, Arnold Beckman describes the chain of events that lead up to his speech on the subject of public education and states that the vast majority of feedback received has been positive. He then addresses the…

  • Addressee Kirkpatrick, Sidney D.
  • Author Beckman, Arnold O.
  • Subject Teachers, Vocational education, Beckman, Arnold O., McGraw-Hill Book Company, Speeches, addresses, etc., Kirkpatrick, Sidney D. (Sidney Dale), 1894-1973, Education, Science--Study and teaching, Teachers--Rating of