G. Lester Anderson papers (Part I)

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 17-1-265

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

G. Lester Anderson as Vice President of Educational Affairs of the University at Buffalo kept materials relating to various education problems and controversies including the case of a student who charged the Dental School with anti-semitism (1958), a hearing before the State University of New York's Standing Committee on Termination of a faculty member charged with false representation in respect to signing the Feinberg Certificate (1964), transcripts of meetings of the New York State Governor's Committee on the White House Conference on Education (1955), and reports compiled by the University for the Federal Security Agency's Office of Education concerning UB's physical facilities and human resources..

Dates

1951-1964

Creator

Anderson, George Lester (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English.

Terms of Access

Some material in this collection may be restricted. See University Archivists for more information.

Copyright

Copyright of papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns. Researchers must obtain the written permission of the holder(s) of copyright and the University Archives before publishing quotations from materials in the collection. Most papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures unless otherwise specified.

Chronology

1911
: Born February 4, Chadron, Nebraska
1928
: Diploma, Chadron High School
1928-1929
: Attended University of Nebraska
1932
: A.B. Magna Cum Laude, Nebraska State Teachers College (English)
1932-1935
: High School Principal, Haigler, Nebraska
1935-1937
: High School Principal, Gordon, Nebraska
1937
: M.A., Colorado State College of Education
1937-1938
: Superintendent of Schools, Hay Springs, Nebraska
1938-1941
: Research Assistant, University of Minnesota
1941
: Ph.D., University if Minnesota
1941-1945
: Assistant Professor of Education, University of Minnesota
1941-1946
: Director of Student Teaching and Director of University High School, University of Minnesota
1945-1948
: Associate Professor, University of Minnesota
1948-1949
: Professor, University of Minnesota
1949-1951
: Dean of Teacher Education, Municipal Colleges of New York City
1951-1955
: Dean of Administration and Professor, University of Buffalo
1955-1965
: Vice Chancellor for Educational Affairs, University of Buffalo
1965-1968
: Acting Chairman, Department of Higher Education, State University of New York at Buffalo; Acting Chairman, Office of Institutional Research, State University of New York at Buffalo
1966-1969
: Distinguished Service Professor of Higher Education, State University of New York at Buffalo
1969-1976
: Professor of Higher Education and Director of the Center for the Study of Higher Education, Pennsylvania State University
1976
: Retired; Emeritus Professor and Emeritus Director, Pennsylvania State University; Emeritus Professor of Higher Education, State University of New York at Buffalo

Extent

0.4 Linear Feet (1 manuscript box)

Additional Description

Abstract

Papers kept by G. Lester Anderson as Vice President of Educational Affairs of the University at Buffalo, dealing with various education problems and controversies, 1951-1964, including the case of a dental student who charged the Dental School with anti-Semitism (1958); a hearing before the State University of New York's Standing Committee on Termination of a faculty member charged with false representation in respect to signing the Feinberg Certificate (1964); transcripts of meetings of the New York State Governor's Committee on the White House Conference on Education (1955); and reports compiled by the University for the Federal Security Agency's Office of Education concerning UB's physical facilities and human resources.