Paul Henry Sheats Papers An inventory of his papers at Syracuse University


Overview of the Collection
Creator:	Sheats, Paul Henry
Title:	Paul Henry Sheats Papers
Inclusive Dates:	1925-1975
Quantity:	54 linear ft.
Abstract:	Files of the American educator (1907-1984). Collection includes personal files (oral history, correspondence from and about Theodor Wilhelm, memorabilia, photographs, material on Nazi education, student papers, speeches, selected writings, some audio-visual material, etc). There are organizational records for several California education organizations as well as a number of key national adult education organizations including the Adult Education Association of the U.S.A., Association of University Evening Colleges, Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults, National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, National University Extension Association, UNESCO, and University Council on Education for Public Responsibility. There are also more than 40 subject and country files and information on meetings and conferences.
Language:	English
Repository:	Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Library 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 http://scrc.syr.edu

Born on December 5, 1907 in Tiffin, Ohio, Paul Sheats (1907-1984) attended Heidelberg College in his hometown where he earned his A.B. in 1929. He went on to earn an M.A. from Columbia University in 1930, and a Ph.D. from Yale University in 1936. He was an instructor in government at New York State College for Teachers in Albany, an instructor in education at Yale, and an assistant professor of education at the University of Wisconsin. During World War II he served for a time as head of the adult section of the Office of War Information. Sheats has also been the education director of Town Hall in New York. In 1946 he joined the University of California as Associate Director of Extension and in 1949 he became a full professor, a position he held until his retirement in 1975. In 1957 he became Director of University Extension and was named Dean of Extension in 1958. He held this position until 1967 when he returned to teaching full-time. He was also a professor of education at University of California, Los Angeles.

In the course of his life he maintained memberships with several key adult education organizations. Sheats was President of both the National University Extension Association and the Adult Education Association. He served as the University Extension representative on the Executive Committee of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges. He also served on the Board of Directors of the National Training Laboratories and on the Adult Education Committee of the Master Plan Survey Team, which acted as architects for the Master Plan for Higher Education in California. For six years Dr. Sheats served on the UNESCO National Commission (at one time holding the office of Vice-Chairman), and he was a member of President Kennedy's Panel of Consultants on Vocational Education. In addition he held seats on the Boards of Directors for the Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults and the National Training Laboratories.

Paul Sheats' articles appeared in the major adult education publications, and he authored or co-authored a number of books including Citizenship Throuqh the Social Studies (with R. W. Frederick), 1936; Forums for Young People (with J. W. Studebaker and C. S. Williams), 1937; Education and the Quest for a Middle Way, 1938; Forums on the Air, 1939; Adult education: the community approach, 1953; Adult Education (with R. Spence and C. Jayne), 1953; University of California Extension in a decade of transition, 1962; The case against the adult dropout, 1965; and Aging and the imagination, 1976.

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Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Paul Henry Sheats Papers are divided into six series.

The papers in Personal files pertain to Paul Sheats, the person. The files begin with biographical information in the form of a transcript of an oral history. Correspondence, memorabilia and photographs follow. Next are files devoted to Sheats's activities and interests from the 1930s through the 1960s. Of note are the files for Nazi educational philosophy, public forums and university extension. The files continue with copies of speeches, interviews and reports authored by Sheats from 1946-1970. There are files with some of Sheats's writings, however, they are selective; five writing projects undertaken in the late 1960s and 1970, as well as four books which he authored and a doctoral dissertation by his wife, June Barth Dow. The personal files conclude with audio visual material such as slides and tapes.

Organizational records consists of files for organizations with which Sheats was affiliated. The organizations, appearing alphabetically in the files, are:

• Adult Education Association, 1961-1966 (includes material from the Special Conference on the War on Poverty, 1964)

• American Council on Education, 1963-1964

• Association of University Evening Colleges, 1953-1968

• California State Board of Education - Advisory Committee on Adult Education, 1967-1970

• Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults, 1953-1969 (includes a history of the CSLEA by James B. Whipple)

• International Community College, 1970-1972

• National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, 1958-1967 (The 1961 meeting is of special interest because it was the centennial of the Morrill Land-Grant Act. Sheats served as chairman of the organization's Division of Extension.)

• National Training Laboratories, 1947-1970

• National University Extension Association, 1949-1970

• Southern Regional Education Board - Adult Basic Education - Staff Development Project - Southeastern Region, 1969-1973

• Unesco, 1951-1974

• University Council on Education for Public Responsibility, 1962-1963

• University of California Extension, 1958-1967

• University of California, Los Angeles, 1971-1974

• Western Training Laboratory, 1952-1969

• Youth Opportunity Board of Greater Los Angeles, 1965

Paul Sheats attended over 70 meetings and conferences of note for which he kept records which comprise Meetings files. The meetings are arranged in alphabetical order by sponsor. Many adult education associations and universities are represented in these files.

During the course of 50 years, Sheats collected information about various components of adult education. He kept Subject files as a means for easy organization, containment, and access of this information. The collection has preserved this order, maintaining the same subject headings used by Sheats. Topics range from adult basic education to consumer education, from labor education to World War II. Topics have been subdivided if the bulk and nature of the material warranted such a division. Arrangement of the subject files is alphabetical.

The Geographical files are similar in nature to the subject files. Material about education from around the world is grouped primarily by country, however, some material is designated by geographic region. Countries represented here range from Africa to Yugoslavia.

The Printed material files are the most ambiguous division within the collection. This division was not used by Paul Sheats in his filing system, however, these materials could not readily be integrated within the existing framework of the collection. The material is filed alphabetically under author or title.

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Arrangement of the Collection

The inventory reflects the intellectual organization of the material and gathers related material under the same heading(s), but because the material arrived in two distinct accessions separated by many years, material for a given topic may be physically located in more than one place. For this same reason, the organizational files from the two accessions are arranged slightly differently. The researcher will be well advised to review the entire inventory carefully to ensure that no relevant material is missed.

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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.

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Subject Headings

Persons

Sheats, Paul Henry, Archives

Wilhelm, Theodor, 1906-

Corporate Bodies

University of California, Los Angeles

American Association for Adult and Continuing Education

American Council on Education

Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges

Association of University Evening Colleges (U.S.)

California State Board of Education, Advisory Committee on Adult Education

Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults

International Community College

National University Extension Association

NTL Institute for Applied Behavioral Science

Southern Regional Education Board, Adult Basic Education, Staff Development Project, Southeastern Region

U.S. National Commission for UNESCO

University Council on Education for Public Responsibility

University of California (System), University Extension

Western Training LaboratoryWorld Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession

Youth Opportunity Board of Greater Los Angeles

Subjects

Adult education, New Zealand

Adult education

Adult education teachers, Training of

Adult education, Africa

Adult education, Australia

Adult education, Canada

Adult education, Europe

Adult education, Great Britain

Adult education, India

Adult education, Methodology

Adult education, Research

Adult education, United States

Apartheid, South Africa

Basic education

Community development, United States

Community education, United States

Education, 1945-1964

Education, 1965-

Educators, United States

Evening and continuation schools, California

Evening and continuation schools, United States

Literacy

Mass media in education

National socialism and education

Older people, United States

University extension, California

University extension, United States

Vocational education, United States

World War, 1939-1945, Education and the war

World War, 1939-1945, Pamphlets

Genres and Forms

Abstracts

Annual reports

Awards

Bibliographies

Correspondence

Drafts (documents)

Memorabilia

Memorandums

Minutes

Newsletters

Notes

Oral histories

Pamphlets

Press releases

Proceedings

Reports

Slides

Speeches

Yearbooks

Occupations

Educators

Finding Aid Information

Created by: -
Date: -
Revision history: Oct 1969 - unspecified (AMV); Jan 1977 - unspecified (-); Aug 2006 - parts 1 and 2 inventories integrated, part 2 boxes renumbered (MRR)

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Inventory


	Personal files
		Biographical
Box 1			Oral History
		Correspondence
Box 1			Dr. Theodor Wilhelm 1936-1939
				See also European trip; Nazi educational philosophy
Box 1			Australia 1959-1960
Box 1			Sabbatical 1970
		Memorabilia
			Yearbooks
Box 1				Columbian High School, Tiffin, Ohio 1925
Box 1				Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio 1929
Box 1				New York State College for Teachers, Albany, NY 1931
			Awards
Box 2				Delbert Clark Award in Adult Education 23 May 1970
Box 97				Adult Education Association of the U.S.A., President 1953-1954
Box 97				Adult Educators of Greater Los Angeles May 1975
Box 97				National University Extension Association, Julius M. Nolte Award 29 Apr 1975
		Photographs
Box 2			Debate Club, Tiffin, Ohio High School 1924
Box 2			Reception for President Johnson at UCLA, February 21 1964
Box 2			Vocational Education Panel at the White House, November 27 1962
Box 2		European trip records 1935
			See also Dr. Theodor Wilhelm; Nazi educational philosophy
Box 2		Nazi educational philosophy 1930s
			See also Dr. Theodor Wilhelm; European trip records
		Public Forums
Box 2			Personal File 1930s-1940s
Box 2			Counseling 1930s-1940s
Box 2			Publications 1930s-1940s (3 folders)
Box 2			Publicity 1930s
Box 2			Reporting Projects 1930s
Box 2			Scheduling 1930s
Box 3			Short Programs 1930s-1940s
Box 3			Subjects and References 1930s
Box 3			Chattanooga, Hamilton County Public Forum Scrapbook 1936-1937 (2 folders)
			Town Hall
Box 3				Lecture Division 1940s
Box 3				Workshop Division 1940s
Box 3			American Platform Guild 1940s
Box 3			National Education Association 1940s
Box 3			New Tools for Learning 1940s
Box 4			University of Wisconsin 1930s-1940s
Box 4			Metropolitan Youth Council 1940s
Box 4			Office of War Information 1940s
		University Extension
Box 4			Reorganization 1964-1965, 1967-1968
Box 4			Resignation 1967
				See also Organizational records: University of California Extension
		Student Papers
Box 4			Issues in Adult Education, 232B 1971
			Seminar on Research in Adult, Vocational, and Technical Education, 261G 1969
Box 4		University of Lethbridge Consultation 1967-1968
			See also Geographical files: Canada: University of Lethbridge
		Speeches, Interviews, Etc.
Box 4			Table of Contents, v. 1 and v. 2 1946-1947
Box 4			v. 1, no. 1-20
Box 4			v. 1, no. 21-33, 35-41
Box 5			v. 2, no. 42-60
Box 5			v. 2, no. 61-66
		Speeches, Forms and Reports
Box 5			Indices, v. 1-5 1954-1966
Box 5			v. 1, no. 1-20
Box 5			v. 1, no. 21-38
Box 5			v. 2, no. 39-45
Box 5			v. 2, no. 46-70
Box 5			v. 2, no. 71-80
Box 6			v. 3, no. 80a-100
Box 6			v. 3, no. 101-137
Box 6			v. 4, no. 138-155, 158-165
Box 6			v. 4, no. 166-185
Box 6			v. 5, no. 186-195
Box 6			v. 5, no. 196-208
Box 6			1961, 1967-1968, 1970
		Writings
			Administration of Adult Basic Education
Box 7				Outline
Box 7				Draft (2 folders)
			Encyclopedia of Education, "Continuing Education" (field article)
Box 7				Correspondence 1967-1969
Box 7				Outline and Article 1969
			Foundation of Education, Chapter 27 - Learning Society 1970
Box 7				Drafts (3 folders)
Box 7				Proof
Box 7				Teacher's Manual Draft
			Handbook of Adult Education in the U.S. - Introduction 1970
Box 7				Handwritten Copy
Box 7				Draft
Box 7				Rough Final Draft
Box 7				Final Draft
Box 7				Master Copy
			We Keep on Learning: The Growth of Adult Education in America
Box 7				Correspondence 1961, 1966
Box 7				Draft 1966
			Published works
Box 98				Adult Education: The Community Approach, by Paul H. Sheats 1953
Box 98				Citizenship Education Through the Social Studies: A Philosophy and a Program by Robert Wendell Frederick 1936
Box 98				Education and the Quest for a Middle Way, by Paul H. Sheats 1938
Box 98				Handbook of Adult Education in the U.S., by Malcolm S. Knowles 1960
			Dissertation
Box 98				Characteristics of Noncredit University Extension Students, by June Barth Dow 1965
		Audio-Visual Materials
			Records
Box 96				The People Act, Programs 9 and 10
Box 96				The Ways of Mankind, Program 7 and 8
			Slides
Box 96				Dr. Sheats 1973
			Tapes
				Cassettes
Box 96					Unesco (4)
				Reel-to-Reel
Box 96					Aldous Huxley (2)
Box 96					Illich
Box 96					Frank Jessup/UCLA Seminar
				Video
Box 96					Learning to Be
Box 96					Misc. (2)


	Organizational records
		Adult Education Association
			Annual conference
Box 99				1961
Box 99				1963
			Special conference
Box 99				1961
Box 99				1964 (on War on Poverty)
Box 99			National Conference 1965
Box 99			Report on Current Business 1966
		American Council on Education
			Annual Meetings
Box 99				1963
Box 99				1964
		Association of University Evening Colleges
			Annual meetings
				See also Meetings
				1960
Box 99					Organizational correspondence and general plans
Box 99					Reports and notes
Box 99				1961
Box 99				1964
Box 99				1965
				1966
Box 99					Organizational correspondence and general plans
Box 99					Address and notes by Paul H. Sheats
Box 99					Reports and notes
Box 100				1967
			Committee on Minimum Data and Definitions
Box 7				Reports 1960-1966
Box 100			Committee on Relationships with Other Organizations 1963
Box 7			Research Committee 1959
			Meetings
				See also Annual meetings
Box 7				15th Annual 1953
Box 7				18th Annual 1956
Box 7				19th Annual 1957
Box 8				20th Annual 1958
Box 8				21st Annual 1959
Box 8				22nd Annual 1960
Box 8				23rd Annual 1961
Box 8				24th Annual 1962
Box 8				25th Annual 1963
Box 9				26th Annual 1964
Box 9				27th Annual 1965
Box 9				28th Annual 1966
			Printed Materials
Box 9				"From the Dean's Desk..." 1965, 1969
				Newsletter
Box 9					v. 3, no. 4; v. 4, no. 1, 3; v. 5, no. 7, 8; v. 6, no. 2, 6-8 1955-1958
Box 9					v. 7, no. 1-8 1958-1959
Box 9					v. 8, no. 1-8 1959-1960
Box 9					v. 9, no. 1-8 1960-1961
Box 9					v. 10, no. 1-8 1961-1962
Box 9					v. 11, no. 1-8 1962-1963
Box 10					v. 12, no. 1-8 1963-1964
Box 10					v. 13, no. 1-7 1964-1965
Box 10					v. 14, no. 1-6 1965-1966
Box 10					v. 15, no. 1-6 1966-1967
Box 10					v. 16, no. 3-6 1968
Box 10				Who's Who in 1964
		California State Board of Education. Advisory Committee on Adult Education
Box 10			Correspondence 1967-1970
			Meetings
Box 10				1968
Box 10				Conference 1970
Box 10			Surveys 1968-1969
Box 10			Administrative and Operational Concerns Task Force 1969-1970
Box 10			Curriculum Task Force 1970
Box 10			Finance and Facilities Task Force 1969-1970
Box 10			Personnel Task Force 1969-1970
Box 10			Students Task Force 1969-1970
		Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults
Box 100			Annual Leadership Conference 1965
Box 11			Carnegie Corporation - Commonwealth Fund 1967
Box 11			Ford Foundation grants 1962
Box 11			History 1967
			Interim reports
Box 11				6th, 7th Oct 1953 - Sep 1954, Oct 1955
Box 11			Liberal education 1955
Box 11			University Extension 1962
			Speeches
Box 11				Schwertman, John B., Director 1954-1955
			Meetings
				Board of Directors
Box 11					10-11 Mar 1962
Box 11					12 Mar 1964
Box 100					1966
Box 100					Board of Directors Meeting Working Papers Oct 1966 (2 folders)
Box 100					1967
Box 11					20 Mar 1967
Box 11					15-16 Sep 1967
Box 11				Conference of Liberal Arts Deans 1954
Box 11				4th Leadership Conference for University Adult Educators 1956
Box 12				National Conference on the Urban University and Community Needs 1954
			Printed Materials
				CSLEA Reports
Box 12					1961-1964
Box 12					1964-1965
Box 12					1966-1967
Box 12					1968
				Continuing Education for Adults
Box 12					1961-1962
Box 12					1963-1964
Box 12					1965-1966
Box 13					1967-1973
				Notes and Essays on Education for Adults
Box 13					no. 1, 2, 4-10 1952-1955
Box 13					no. 11, 13-15 1955-1956
Box 13					no. 16-20 1957-1958
Box 13					no. 21-25 1958-1959
Box 13					no. 26-31 1959-1960
Box 13					no. 34-36 1961-1962
Box 14					no. 37-40 1963
Box 14					no. 41-45 1964-1965
Box 14					no. 46-50 1965-1966
Box 14					no. 51-54 1966-1967
Box 14					no. 55, 57-59 1967-1969
				Occasional Papers
Box 15					no. 1, 2, 4-9 1960s
Box 15					no. 10-13, 15-17 1960s
				Reports
Box 15					1955, 1957-1958, 1960
Box 15					1961
				Research Reports
Box 15					1961
Box 15					1963-1964
Box 15					1968
Box 16				Report 1953, 1957-1959
Box 16				Reprints 1956, 1957, 1959
		International Community College
			Board of Governors
Box 16				Correspondence 1970-1972
Box 16				Meetings 1971-1972
Box 16				Catalogs 1971-1972
			Printed Materials
Box 16				Misc. ca. 1970s
		National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
			Annual meeting
Box 16, 100				72nd Annual 1958
Box 16				73rd Annual 1959
Box 16, 100				74th Annual 1960
				75th Annual 1961
Box 17					v. 1
Box 17					v. 2
Box 100					Organizational correspondence
Box 100						Dec 1960-Jul 1961
Box 100						Aug 1961-Nov 1961
Box 100					General plans
Box 101					Press Releases
Box 101					Addresses
Box 101					Reports (2 folders)
				77th Annual 1963
Box 101					Organizational correspondence
Box 101					General plans
Box 101					Reports 2 folders
Box 17					Misc.
				78th Annual 1964
Box 101					Organizational correspondence
Box 101					General plans
Box 101					Addresses and notes
Box 101					Reports (2 folders)
Box 17					Misc.
				79th Annual 1965
Box 102					Organizational correspondence
Box 102					General plans
Box 102					Addresses
Box 102					Reports and resolutions
Box 17					Misc.
				80th Annual 1966
Box 102					Organizational correspondence and general plans
Box 102					Addresses
Box 17				81st Annual 1967
			Executive Committee Meeting
				1964
Box 102					Jan
Box 102					May
Box 102					Sep
				1965
Box 102					Jan
Box 102					May
Box 102					Oct
				1966
Box 102					Jan
Box 102					May
Box 103					Sep
			Division of Extension Meeting
Box 103				1964
Box 103				1966
			Centennial Committee 1960-1962
Box 103				General Plans and Organizational Correspondence
Box 103				Publications
Box 103				News Articles
Box 103				Extension Questionnaire
Box 103				Citizen Seminars
Box 103			Ad Hoc Committee on Membership Meeting Jul 1966
Box 103			Questionnaire on Administrative Problems and Practices 1963
			Newsletter
Box 103				1963
Box 103				1965
Box 103				1966

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