International Congress of University Adult Education (ICUAE) Records

An inventory of its records at Syracuse University

Overview of the Collection
Creator:	International Congress of University Adult Education
Title:	International Congress of University Adult Education (ICUAE) Records
Inclusive Dates:	1954-1975
Quantity:	3.5 linear ft.
Abstract:	The International Congress of University Adult Education (ICUAE) was formed in 1960 to exchange information and opinions about activities in adult education, and to discuss ways of advancing adult education on a broad front. Records include correspondence, membership records, memoranda, minutes and reports. Organizations represented in the collection include the Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults and Unesco. Correspondents whose letters are of greatest depth and duration include Alexander N. Charters, Alexander Albert Liveright, and Paul Henry Sheats.
Language:	English
Repository:	Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Library 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 http://scrc.syr.edu

Biographical History

The International Congress of University Adult Education (ICUAE) was formed in 1960, immediately following the Unesco World Conference on Adult Education in Montreal, Canada. Thirty-five adult educators from 14 countries met at the Sagamore Conference Center of Syracuse University to exchange information and opinions about their activities in adult education, and to discuss ways of advancing adult education on a broad front. The Congress acts as an agency of communication and liaison, and a clearinghouse of information and ideas at the international level. The Congress received support in its early years from the Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults which provided Alexander Albert Liveright as secretariat. The Congress has sponsored world and regional international meetings of university adult educators, promoted the study of comparative adult education, and published a journal and occasional papers.

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Scope and Contents of the Collection

Records include correspondence, membership records, memoranda, minutes and reports. Organizations represented in the collection include the Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults and Unesco. Correspondents whose letters are of greatest depth and duration include Alexander N. Charters, Alexander Albert Liveright, and Paul Henry Sheats.

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Arrangement of the Collection

The material in the International Congress of University Adult Education (ICUAE) Records is divided into seven series. Correspondence is arranged chronologically and covers 1959-1968. Membership records includes both individual and institutional memberships from 1963-1967. Reports and memoranda includes ICUAE, UNESCO and miscellaneous reports. General information such as a directory of colleges involved in adult education and ICUAE's constitution, bylaws and editorial policies resides in General files. Committee files includes the Executive Committee, the Program Planning Committee and the Inter-University International Summer School Committee. Meetings comprises minutes from meetings in various locations (most are in Syracuse). Material which could not be usefully placed in other categories is collected at the end in Miscellanea.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on this material.

Use Restrictions

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

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Related Material

The library holds a considerable number of collections related to adult and continuing education. Please refer to the SCRC Subject Index for a complete listing.

The following are particularly closely related to the ICUAE Records:

Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults (CSLEA) Records
Alexander N. Charters Papers
Alexander A. Liveright Papers
Paul Sheats Papers

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Subject Headings

Persons

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

Genres and Forms

Occupations

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

International Congress of University Adult Education (ICUAE) Records,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Library

Acquisition Information

Transfers from ERIC and/or University Archives, 1968-1970

Finding Aid Information

Created by: EEA
Date: Jun 1976
Revision history: 6 Jun 2006 - finding aid parts 1 and 2 combined, converted to EAD (MRR)

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Inventory

	Correspondence
Box 1		1959-1961
Box 1		1962
Box 1		1963
Box 1		1964 Jan-May
Box 2		1964 Jun-Dec
Box 2		1965
Box 2		1966-1968
Box 2		undated

	Membership records
		Individual memberships
			1963-1964
Box 2				A-K
Box 2				L-W
			1964-1965
Box 2				A-J
Box 2				K-W
			1965-1966
Box 3				A-J
Box 3				K-Y
			1966-1967
Box 3				A-J
Box 3				K-Y
		Institutional memberships
Box 3			1963-1964
Box 3			1964-1965
Box 4			1965-1966
Box 4			1966-1967
Box 4		Membership rosters 1961-1966

	Reports and memoranda
Box 4		International Congress of University Adult Education 1960-1965
		UNESCO
Box 4			1954-1962
Box 5			1963
Box 5			1964
Box 5			1965-1967
Box 5		Miscellaneous 1960-1967
			See also Miscellaneous: Discussion group report, "The Concept of Continuing Education"

	General files
Box 7		Directory, "Universities and Colleges Engaged in Adult Education" 1962
Box 7		Incorporation 1962
Box 7		Constitution and by-laws 1963
			See also Miscellanea: Constitution and history
Box 7		Internal Revenue Service 1965
Box 7		Editorial policy undated

	Committee files
		Executive Committee
Box 7			1961, Jamaica
Box 7			1961, Syracuse [NY]
Box 7			1962, Ghana
Box 7			1962, Stratford, Ontario
Box 7			1963, Syracuse
Box 7			1964, Sydney
Box 7			1964, Syracuse
Box 7			1965, Krogerup, Denmark
Box 7			1966, Boston
Box 7			1966, Syracuse
Box 7			1966, Buffalo
Box 7			1967, New York
Box 7			1968, Leeds, England
Box 7			1970, Montreal
Box 7		Program Planning Committee, Hamilton, Ontario 1964
Box 7		Inter-University International Summer School Committee 1972-1975 (2 folders)

	Meetings
Box 7		Sagamore Conference 1960
Box 7		Unesco staff meeting 1962
		Meetings of officers
Box 7			1962, Chicago
Box 7			1963, Syracuse
Box 7			1963, New York
Box 7			1963, Boston
Box 7			1964, Syracuse
Box 7			1965, New York
Box 7			1967, Syracuse
Box 7			1968, Toronto
Box 7			1968, Syracuse
Box 7			1969, Syracuse
Box 7		Annual Association of University Evening Colleges (AUEC) Meeting 1966

	Miscellanea
Box 6		Constitution and history 1962
			See also General files: Constitutution and bylaws
Box 6		Discussion group report, "The Concept of Continuing Education" undated
Box 6		First World Conference, position papers 1965
Box 6		Institut de la Promotion Supérieure du Travail, Toulouse, France 1965
Box 6		N.E.A. Convention 1965
		Speeches
Box 6			Labuda, Gerard undated
Box 6			Lengrand, P. 1965
Box 6			Schwartz, B. 1964
Box 6		University College, Dar es Salaam 1966

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