Overview
Robert H. Anderson (1918-2010) was a professor in the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. The personal contents of the collection reflect Anderson's research and consulting work and his mentoring relationships with his advisees. The bulk of the material consists of records of the Harvard University Graduate School of Education.
Dates
- Creation: 1955-1971
Creator
- Anderson, Robert H., 1918-2010 (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research with the following exceptions: Harvard University records are restricted for 50 years. Student records are closed for 80 years. Specific restrictions are noted for each series.
Extent
11.5 cubic feet (35 boxes)The personal contents of the collection reflect Anderson's research and consulting work and his mentoring relationships with his advisees. These include a card index to Anderson's library, a report for the City of Boston, and unofficial inclusions in advisee files. The bulk of the material consists of records of the Harvard University Graduate School of Education which were produced or maintained by Anderson in his official role as an administrator.
Biographical / Historical
Robert Henry Anderson (1918-2010) was a professor of education in the Harvard University Graduate School of Education (1954-1973), Dean of Education at Texas Tech University (1973-1983) and was thereafter associated with the University of South Florida. He as also an educational consultant. His areas of interest included team teaching and nongraded schooling. Anderson's duties at Harvard included supervising in-school teacher training placements (clinical training) of student teachers.
Anderson was born Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 28, 1918. He attended the University of Wisconsin, served in the military during World War II, and earned a Ph.D. at the University of Chicago. He was a school administrator in Illinois before beginning his academic career. Anderson died in Tampa, Florida on June 3, 2010.
Sources:
Education Then and Now: An Interview with Robert H. Anderson.
The Educational Forum (64:1, 41-45), 2000, accessed 2019-11-26 via https://doi.org/10.1080/00131729908984724- Find a grave (website) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107742029 accessed 2019-12-03
Immediate Source of Acquisition
- Records transfer, 1969
- Accession 07439, gift of Richard H. Anderson, received 1974
Processing Information
This inventory created 2019-12-02 by Kate Bowers chiefly from information in the Harvard University Archives inventory control system and shelflist with adjustments to the series titles for clarity. The only collection content that was examined was the first box of student records.
Creator
- Anderson, Robert H., 1918-2010 (Person)
- Title
- Anderson, Robert H., 1918-2010. Papers of Robert H. Anderson, 1955-1971
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hua33019
Repository Details
Part of the Harvard University Archives Repository
Holding nearly four centuries of materials, the Harvard University Archives is the principal repository for the institutional records of Harvard University and the personal archives of Harvard faculty, as well as collections related to students, alumni, Harvard-affiliates and other associated topics. The collections document the intellectual, cultural, administrative and social life of Harvard and the influence of the University as it emerged across the globe.
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