G. Lester Anderson papers (Part II)

Collection — Box: 1-3

Identifier: 17-F-406

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Professional papers of G. Lester Anderson while he was the Director of Pennsylvania State University's Center for the Study of Higher Education. The papers, 1969-1975, include correspondence, reports, memoranda and minutes dealing with Anderson's role as a consultant to various institutions of higher education. In some cases the consultation was conducted independently, whereas in others he was affiliated with a specific organization such as the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. The papers also include materials relating to Anderson's association with the American Association of University Administrators, the American Association of Higher Education and various other organizations of higher education.

Dates

1969-1975

Creator

Anderson, George Lester, 1911-1998 (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English.

Terms of Access

The G. Lester Anderson papers are open for research.

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

2.5 Linear Feet (1 carton, 2 manuscript boxes)

Additional Description

Abstract

Papers of G. Lester Anderson including correspondence, drafts of papers and speeches, reprints, reports, bibliographies, clippings, photos, and other materials relating to Anderson's role as a consultant to various institutions of higher education. Also includes his association with various other organizations.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in four series: I. Colleges and universities, II. American Association of Higher Education, III. American Association of University Administrators, and IV. Other higher education research materials.