David Sandler Berkowitz student and teaching notes
Overview
David Sandler Berkowitz (1913-1983) received his Harvard A.B. in 1938, and his Ph.D. in 1946. While a graduate student, he was a section leader for Roger Merriman's History 1 course. These student and teaching notes document his curricular activities as a student, including both his own studies and his student teaching as section leader.
Dates
- Creation: 1934-1948
Creator
- Berkowitz, David Sandler, 1913- (Person)
Extent
3 cubic feet (10 boxes)These student and teaching notes document the curricular activities of a student, including both his own studies and his student teaching as section leader. Berkowitz's detailed notes for discussions and examinations document well the workings of the popular survey course, History 1, as do departmental instructions regarding grading and other organizational issues. The papers consist primarily of Berkowitz's lecture and reading notes for courses taken as an undergraduate and graduate student and his teaching notes and other preparatory and administrative material for his work as section leader for History 1.
Biographical Note
David Sandler Berkowitz (1913-1983) received his Harvard A.B. in 1938, and his Ph.D. in 1946. While a graduate student, he was a section leader for Roger Merriman's History 1 course. Berkowitz also worked as a tutor for the Board of Supervisors (later called the Bureau of Study Counsel) and served as a consultant to the War Services Information Bureau at Harvard during World War II.
Acquisition Information
- Accession number: 9956 1984 January 20
- Accession number: 10730 1986 June 1
Separated Materials
Some correspondence relating to Berkowitz's work with the War Services Information Bureau had been among the Berkowitz accessions. Harvard University Archives staff determined that this was in fact part of the official records of the Bureau, also housed at the Harvard University Archives, in call number: UAV 875.9
Inventory update
This document last updated 2018 December 7.
Processing Information
Processed by Barbara Meloni September 2003.
She weeded from the collection individual student grade sheets and other documents that comprise student records.
Creator
- Berkowitz, David Sandler, 1913- (Person)
- Title
- Berkowitz, David Sandler, 1913- . Student and teaching notes, 1934-1948 : an inventory
- Author
- Harvard University Archives
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hua25003
Repository Details
Part of the Harvard University Archives Repository
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