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Herbert C. Hunsaker Papers

An inventory of his papers at Syracuse University

The adult education holdings are collectively known as the
Alexander N. Charters Library of Resources for Educators of Adults.

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Hunsaker, Herbert Cason, 1891-
Title: Herbert C. Hunsaker Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1920-1984
Quantity: 20 linear ft.
Abstract: Hunsaker was involved in adult education for over sixty years. Papers include brochures, clippings, correspondence, memoranda, pamphlets, reports, speeches, audiorecordings of interviews, and materials related to Hunsaker's thesis. Best represented are the dissertation materials, his international activities with World Education, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and UNESCO, and his activities related to professional conferences and seminars. Of interest are the papers related to his China and Middle East tours. Significant correspondents include Rewi Allen, George E. Davis, Thomas B. Keehn, Paul Sheats, and Hunsaker's family. Among the personal papers are those concerning Hermann H. Field, for whom Hunsaker acted as absentee executor.
Language: English
Repository: Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
222 Waverly Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13244-2010
https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center

Biographical History

Herbert Cason Hunsaker's involvement with adult education spanned over sixty years. His work led him to the Middle East and to China, as well as most of the United States. Hunsaker was active in many professional organizations and civic groups. In 1967, he was President of the Adult Education Association (AEA). He was also instrumental in the establishment of the China Tour Committee of the AEA, along with the International Associates. He made a great many speeches to a variety of adult educators, students, and to the general public.

His interests and concerns were centered around three themes: internationalism; school and community relations; and continuing education. These three interests intertwined throughout his life.

Hunsaker began his professional career as a college administrator at University of Newark (Rutgers University) in 1926, then worked his way up to Dean of Adult Education at Cleveland College. During his time at Cleveland Hunsaker worked for Unesco, along with serving in the army during World War II. Taking a leave of absence from Cleveland College, he returned to Teacher's College at Columbia University, where he had earned his M.A. in 1928, to work on a doctorate in education. It is not clear whether he earned the PhD, but in 1955 he returned to academe as Professor of Adult Education and Assistant Director, Division of Adult Education, Purdue University. This was his last academic position.

In 1962 Hunsaker took a leave of absence from Purdue University until 1964 when he retired. From 1962 to 1965 he was a United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Adult Education Advisor stationed in Turkey. From 1965 to 1969 he did the same in Afghanistan. In 1965, as an interim assignment, Dr Hunsaker was loaned by USAID to Unesco Fundamental and Literacy Education Division for two months to help plan a pilot project in Functional Literacy for Pakistan.

Hunsaker retired from USAID in 1969. He then worked for World Education as a Consultant and Field Representative in literacy planning education. This was an AID sponsored and financed project headquartered at Literacy House, Lucknow, India. While on this assignment Hunsaker traveled throughout the Middle East, the Philippines, and Thailand. He held this position until 1972 when he retired for a third time.

In 1972 Herbert and Marion Hunsaker returned to their home in West Lafayette, Indiana. Continuing to work as a part-time consultant for World Education and the International Council of Adult Education, the Hunsakers at once began another project which was a series of tours sponsored by the AEA China Tour Committee and by the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) of both the Middle East and China. The Hunsakers led a fourth, and possibly a fifth tour.

Hunsaker Chronology

1898: Born, White Salmon, Washington
1922: A.B. Univ of Washington
1928: M.A. Columbia
1937: LL.B. Univ of Newark (Rutgers)
1926-39: Asst to President, Registrar, Assoc Dean, and Prof of Adult Education, Univ of Newark.
1939-41: Field representative AAAE
1941-55: Dean Cleveland College (Western Reserve Univ)
1942: Bureau of Special Operations, Office of War Information
1949: U.S.delegate to International Conf on Adult Education (Denmark)
1949: Member of UNESCO's Consultative Comm on Fundamental and Adult Education
1955: PhD from Columbia University [?]
1955-62: Professor of Adult Education and Asst Dir, Div of Adult Education, Purdue University
1960: President of Adult Education Association
1961-69: Near East-South Asia Division, USAID
1962-65: Adult Education Advisor, USAID, Turkey
1962-64: Leave of absence from Purdue University
1965-69: Education Advisor, USAID, Afghanistan
1965: Unesco, Functional Literacy for Pakistan
1969-72: World Education Field Representative

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Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Herbert C. Hunsaker Papers are largely arranged in the order in which they were found. There was little evidence that it had been rearranged by a third party. Four of the seven series in this collection represent evident categories: Doctoral Theses [DT], Professional Organizations [PROR], Middle East and China Tours, and Personal papers. Three other series were created to deal with material found in files labeled "pending" that were scattered through out the collection or in files with other documents whose labels did not reflect their contents. These are: Correspondence [CORR], Professional [PROF], and Pamphlet files.

The types of materials included in this collection include correspondence, memoranda, telegrams, agenda and minutes, reports, holographic notes, published flyers, brochures and pamphlets, offprints, newspapers clippings, photographs, audio discs, and scrap books.

Documentation related to Hunsaker's activities in professional organizations and institutions of higher education is sparse. Some of these materials may be found in organizational collections such as AEA, or at the institutional archives of Newark University, Cleveland College and Purdue University.

The Doctoral Thesis [DT] material is significant because of the many personal interviews Hunsakar conducted as part of his research. Transcripts of all interviews exist. Audio discs were made for a good number of the interviews.

While attending Teacher's College, Hunsaker taught and attended a number of seminars. Good coverage of this time period can be found in this Professional [PROF] series, which contains materials relating to Hunsaker's activities as an educator and an administrator in institutions of higher education.

Correspondence [CORR] contains both personal (family and friends) and professional (colleagues in adult education, including Paul Sheats).

Professional organizations [PROR] includes correspondence, reports, printed items, and other material from numerous adult education organizations, as well as the US-China Peoples Friendship Association (US-CPFA).

Under the auspices of the Adult Education Association, Hunsaker organized and led a series of tours to the Middle East and China tours between 1976 and 1984 [1985?]. Included here are correspondence, reports, publicity, and evaluations from five of these tours, as well as some unsorted material.

Personal Papers contains photographs, clippings, genealogical files, and other assorted items related to Hunsaker's personal life. It is rich in Hunsaker's opinions about a great many things, and includes material relating to his wife Marion Hunsaker, and Hunsaker's friend Hermann Field who, with several family members, disappeared during a trip to Russia.

Pamphlet files contains a range of printed items -- periodicals, series, newsletters, university and organizational publications, and subject files. At the end of this section are photocopies of pages from several books signed and inscribed to Hunsaker by their authors (for the books themselves, see the Classic Catalog).

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Arrangement of the Collection

Most of the collection remains in original original order. Correspondence is arranged alphabetically by correspondent. Pamphlet files are subdivided by type and arranged alphabetically by title.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.

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

Three books, signed and inscribed to Hunsaker by their authors, have been transferred to Rare Books for cataloging. Photocopies of the covers and signature/inscription remain in the collection.

Special Collections Research Center holds a considerable number of collections related to adult and continuing education. Please search our collections to locate additional Hunsaker and/or adult education material.

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Subject Headings

Persons

Allen, Rewi, 1897-
Davis, George E.
Field, Hermann H., 1910-
Houle, Cyril O. (Cyril Orvin), 1913-
Hunsaker, Herbert Cason, 1898-
Keehn, Thomas B.
Sheats, Paul H., 1907-

Corporate Bodies

American Association for Adult and Continuing Education.
Association for Continuing Higher Education (U.S.)
Coalition of Adult Education Organizations.
International Council for Adult Education.
Unesco.
United States -- Agency for International Development.
World Education (Organizations : United States)

Subjects

Adult education.

Genres and Forms

Agendas (administrative records)
Brochures.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Memorandums.
Minutes (administrative records)
Photographs.
Reports.
Scrapbooks.
Sound recordings.
Speeches (documents)
Transcripts.

Occupations

Educators.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Herbert C. Hunsaker Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Gift of Herbert Hunsaker, 1984.

Finding Aid Information

Created by: MH
Date: 24 Jul 1991
Revision history: 3 May 2006 - converted to EAD (MRR); 28 Jun 2017 - audiorecordings processed, descriptions expanded (CA); 7 Aug 2017 - rehoused, inventory expanded/updated (MS)

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Inventory

Doctoral thesis [DT]
The files in this series include correspondence, published and unpublished reports, curriculum materials, interview transcripts, teaching notes and course materials, class notes, and manuscript materials relating to Hunsaker's doctoral thesis. The inventory is not a comprehensive description of the contents of this series.
With a few exceptions, the file headings in this series are Hunsaker's. In some instances file headings have been slightly rewritten for clarity and filing purposes. For example, "Materials & Correspondence from European Trip - Council for Student Travel - 1957" now reads, "Council for Student Travel, 1957." Proper names have been inverted. For example, R.J. Blakely now reads Blakely, R.J. The contents of these files have been left undisturbed.
The file headings are of several types. There are topical headings, names files, organization files, project titles, and descriptive headings related to Hunsaker's thesis. The Doctoral Thesis series remains in its original order, with the exceptions noted above.
Research Materials / Field Trip [RM/FT]
All material in this sub-series was gathered between 1954 and 1955. Some of the items pre-date 1954. The series is arranged alphabetically by geographic location or institution. The folder titles are Hunsaker's with the exceptions noted above.
Box 1 Field trip itinerary
Box 1 Alabama - correspondence; pamphlets; notes
Box 1 American Council on Education - correspondence, proposal
California
Box 1 Correspondence, notes and memorandum; reports; miscellaneous
Box 1 Printed materials
Box 1 Clark University - committee minutes
Box 1 Columbia University - nursing service
See also Institute for Adult Education.
Box 1 Contra Costa Journal College - adult education pamphlets
Box 1 Florida (2 folders)
Box 1 Fundamental Education, Board of
Box 1 Georgia Fact Finding Committee 1938 - project proposals
Box 2 Georgia State System of Higher Education
Box 2 Hunter College Community Experience Program
Box 2 Illinois
Box 2 Indiana
Box 2 Kellogg Foundation
Box 2 Michigan State College
Box 2 Oglebay Institute
Box 2 Oregon (3 folders)
Box 3 Pennsylvania State University
Box 3 Reed College
Box 3 Springfield College
Box 3 Texas
Box 3 University Adult Education 1953-1955 - correspondence; offprints; speech typescripts [John B. Schwertman; Cyril O. Houle; Paul A. McGhee; Milton S. Eisenhower]
Box 3 University of Chicago
Box 3 University of Georgia - pamphlets and leaflets; "community club" publications; work book for club; correspondence; notes; newspaper clippings
University of Michigan
Box 3 Correspondence; notes; bulletins; printed reports; minutes
Box 3 Pamphlets; brochures
Box 3 Newsletter; reports and miscellany; annotated bibliography on community councils; press release; telecourse syllabi
Box 3 University of Minnesota - correspondence and notes; questionnaire; report, 1951; promotional literature; typescript history of Bureau of Institutional Research
Box 4 University of Nebraska
Box 4 University of North Carolina - correspondence and notes; reports; conference materials; pamphlets; periodicals; brochure; newspaper offprints
University of Oregon
See Oregon.
Box 4 University of Pittsburgh
Box 4 University of Tennessee
Box 4 University of Virginia - correspondence; commencement address, 1947; publicity; Extension Division Bulletin - New Dominion Series, No 118(1950) - No 144 (1953). Incomplete
University of Washington
Box 4 Correspondence; notes; reports; interview transcript
Box 4 Assorted printed materials dealing with adult education; clippings
Box 4 University of Wisconsin - correspondence; reports (Bureau of Community Development); pamphlets and brochures; miscellaneous
Box 4 Washington State College
Box 5 Western Reserve University - correspondence; offprints; papers; history of School of Medicine; report on adult education; clippings (2 folders)
Box 5 Western Reserve University, The Students of Cleveland College 1950
Interviews [INTV]
During Hunsaker's field trip across the country he interviewed a good number of adult educators. These interviews were either tape recorded or transcribed by Hunsaker. The transcripts of these interviews went through numerous versions. When Hunsaker finally finished transcribing the interviews they were sent to the interviewees for further correction. Hunsaker also requested permission to use the material for his thesis. Because of the number of iterations each interview went through, there is a redundancy in this series. The files follow his arrangement which is alphabetical by last name.
Box 5 Interviews and taped interviews - pages from thesis and notes
Interview recordings
Box 13 Hunsaker interview, unknown (4 inch Blue Soundscriber disc) (ID#: hunsaker_h_001)
Box 13 Hunsaker interview, unknown (4 inch Blue Soundscriber disc) (ID#: hunsaker_h_002)
Box 13 Interview "Jess Ogden and Marion" ; Jess Ogden, Community Services, Extension Division, University of Virginia (4 inch Blue Soundscriber disc) (ID#: hunsaker_h_003)
Transcripts for the interview may be found in Herbert C. Hunsaker, in the folder "Hunsaker DT INTV Transcripts L to R"
Box 13 Pennsylvania State University: 1. Milton S. Eisenhower, President 2. Edward L. Keller, Director of General Extension & Walter P. Dickinson, Administrative Head, Wilkes-Barre-Scranton Community College (8 inch Blue Soundscriber disc) (ID#: hunsaker_h_004)
Transcripts for interview can be found in Herbert C. Hunsaker, folders "Hunsaker DT INTV Transcripts A to D" and "Hunsaker DT INTV Transcripts E to K"
Box 13 Pennsylvania State University 1. Stanley H. Campbell, In charge of Division of Community Colleges and Assistant to the Director of General Extension ; Side 2. Not Used (8 inch Blue Soundscriber disc) (ID#: hunsaker_h_005)
Box 13 Pennsylvania State University: 1. Kenneth L. Holderman, Professor and Director of Engineering, School of Engineering ; 2. Herbert R. Albrecht, Associate Dean and Director of Agriculture and Home Economics (8 inch Blue Soundscriber disc) (ID#: hunsaker_h_006)
Box 13 Pennsylvania State University: 1. Fred K. Hochler, Assistant Professor of Political Science in Extension and Ronald Donovan Instructor in Economics, General Extension ; Side 2. Not Used (8 inch Blue Soundscriber disc) (ID#: hunsaker_h_007)
Box 13 Pennsylvania State University: 1. Paul S. Beaver, Supervisor of Management Training, General Extension Division ; 2. Paul S. Beaver, Supervisor of Management Training, General Extension Division 03/23/1954 (8 inch Blue Soundscriber disc) (ID#: hunsaker_h_008)
Transcripts for the interview can be found in Herbert C. Hunsaker, in the folder "Hunsaker DT INTV Transcripts A to D"
Box 13 Pennsylvania State University: 1. O. R. MacKenzie, Dean, School of Business ; 2. M.R. Trabue, Dean, School of Education 03/22/1954 (8 inch Blue Soundscriber disc) (ID#: hunsaker_h_009)
Transcripts for the interview can be found in Herbert C. Hunsaker, in the folder "Hunsaker DT INTV Transcripts S to Z"
Box 13 Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio: 1. Joseph T. Wearn, M.D., Dean, School of Medicine, and Professor, and Director, Department of Medicine ; 2. Joseph T. Wearn, M.D. ; 1. Dr. Ham ; 2. Dr. Ham (8 inch Blue Soundscriber disc) (ID#: hunsaker_h_010)
Transcripts for the interview can be found in Herbert C. Hunsaker, in the folder "Hunsaker DT INTV Transcripts E to K" and "Hunsaker DT INTV Transcripts S to Z"
Box 13 Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio: 1. Joseph T. Wearn, M.D., Dean, School of Medicine, and Professor, and Director, Department of Medicine ; 2. Joseph T. Wearn, M.D. ; 1. Dr. Ham ; 2. Dr. Ham (8 inch Blue Soundscriber disc) (ID#: hunsaker_h_011)
Transcripts for the interview can be found in Herbert C. Hunsaker, in the folder "Hunsaker DT INTV Transcripts E to K" and "Hunsaker DT INTV Transcripts S to Z"
Box 13 John Maddox, Vice-President, Fuller, Smith and Ross, Cleveland, Ohio (8 inch Blue Soundscriber disc) (ID#: hunsaker_h_012)
Box 13 Area Project Committee Meeting Cleveland 03/15/1954 (8 inch Blue Soundscriber disc) (ID#: hunsaker_h_013)
Box 13 Area Project Committee Meeting Cleveland 03/15/1954 (8 inch Blue Soundscriber disc) (ID#: hunsaker_h_014)
Box 13 University of Virginia: 1. George B. Zehmer, Director Extension Division ; 2. Jess & Jean Ogden, Community Services, Extension Division (8 inch Blue Soundscriber disc) (ID#: hunsaker_h_015)
Transcripts for the interview may be found in Herbert C. Hunsaker, in the folder "Hunsaker DT INTV Transcripts L to R"
Box 13 University of Virginia: 1. George B. Zehmer, Director Extension Division ; 2. Jess & Jean Ogden, Community Services, Extension Division 03/02/1954 (4 inch Blue Soundscriber Disc) (ID#: hunsaker_h_016)
Transcripts for the interview may be found in Herbert C. Hunsaker, in the folder "Hunsaker DT INTV Transcripts L to R"
Box 13 Ernest A. Lowe, Associate Director, University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education, Athens, GA. 02/27/1954 (8 inch Blue Soundscriber disc) (ID#: hunsaker_h_017)
Transcripts for the interview may be found in Herbert C. Hunsaker, in the folder "Hunsaker DT INTV Transcripts L to R"
Box 13 University of Georgia: 1. William A. King, District Agent Agriculture Extension and William A. Sutton, State 4H Club Leader, Agricultural Extension ; 2. Tommy L. Walton, Community Development Specialist, Assistant Agricultural Economist, Agricultural Extension 02/26/1954 (8 inch Blue Soundscriber disc) (ID#: hunsaker_h_018)
Transcripts for the interview may be found in Herbert C. Hunsaker, in the folder "Hunsaker DT INTV Transcripts S to Z"
Box 13 John E. Ivey, JR, Director, Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, Georgia 02/25/1954 (8 inch Blue Soundscriber disc) (ID#: hunsaker_h_019)
Transcripts for the interview may be found in Herbert C. Hunsaker, in the folder "Hunsaker DT INTV Transcripts E to K"
Box 13 University of Georgia, Athens, GA: 1. Omer C. Aderhold, President ; 2. Omer C. Aderhold 02/24/1954 (8 inch Blue Soundscriber disc) (ID#: hunsaker_h_020)
Transcripts for the interview may be found in Herbert C. Hunsaker, in the folder "Hunsaker DT INTV Transcripts A to D"
Box 13 University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia: 1. Barnett O. Williams, Professor of Sociology and Head of the Department ; 2. Barnett O. Williams 02/24/1954 (8 inch Blue Soundscriber disc) (ID#: hunsaker_h_021)
Transcripts for the interview may be found in Herbert C. Hunsaker, in the folder "Hunsaker DT INTV Transcripts S to Z"
Box 13 Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL: 1. William L. Leap, Professor of Social Work, School of Social Welfare, and Vernon Fox, Associate Professor of Social Welfare, School of Social Welfare ; 2. A. B. Martin, Vice-President, FSU (8 inch Blue Soundscriber disc) (ID#: hunsaker_h_022)
Box 13 Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL: 1. Henry F. Becker, Professor Geography ; 2. J. Broward Culpepper, Extension Secretary, Florida Board of Control of Higher Education (8 inch Blue Soundscriber disc) (ID#: hunsaker_h_023)
Box 13 University of of Florida, Gainesville, FL: 1. Irving L. Webber, Assistant Professor Sociology and Anthropology ; 2. Chief Joiner, Chief of Police, Gainesville, FL (8 inch Blue Soundscriber disc) (ID#: hunsaker_h_024)
Box 13 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL: Seminar on Community Planning at the University of Florida ; William T. Arnett, Dean of the College of Architecture and Allied Arts, is presiding and conducting the meeting; speech by T. Lynn - Seminar on Community Planning at the University of Florida ; More information with recording. Mr. Arnett is presiding and conducting the meeting; speech by T. Lynn (8 inch Blue Soundscriber disc) (ID#: hunsaker_h_025)
Box 13 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL: 1. Hollis Rinehart, Chairman, Florida Board of Control for Higher Education, Miami, FL; 2. William T. Arnett, Dean of the College of Architecture and Allied Arts (8 inch Blue Soundscriber disc) (ID#: hunsaker_h_026)
Transcripts for the interview with Hollis Rinehart can be found in Herbert C. Hunsaker, in the folder "Hunsaker DT INTV Transcripts L to R"
Box 13 1. Rheinhold P. Wolff, Professor of Economics and Director of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL ; 2. Howard W. Odun, Professor of Sociology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina (8 inch Blue Soundscriber disc) (ID#: hunsaker_h_027)
Transcripts for the interview with Howard Odun can be found in Herbert C. Hunsaker, in the folder "Hunsaker DT INTV Transcripts L to R"
Box 13 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina: 1. Henry Clark (M.D.), Administrative Head, Division of Health Affairs ; 2. Howard W. Odun, Professor of Sociology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 02/11/1954 (8 inch Blue Soundscriber disc) (ID#: hunsaker_h_028)
Transcripts for the interview with Henry Clark can be found in Herbert C. Hunsaker, in the folder "Hunsaker DT INTV Transcripts A to D". Transcripts for the interview with Howard Odun can be found in the folder "Hunsaker DT INTV Transcripts L to R"
Box 13 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina: 1. Albert Coates, Director, The Institute for Government, UNC Chapel Hill ; 2. Rex Winslow, Director of the Bureau of Business Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 02/11/1954 (8 inch Blue Soundscriber disc) (ID#: hunsaker_h_029)
Transcripts for the interview with Albert Coates can be found in Herbert C. Hunsaker, in the folder "Hunsaker DT INTV Transcripts A to D"
Box 13 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina: 1. George L. Simpson JR., Professor of Sociology Department, University of North Carolina ; End of Interview with Gordon W. Blackwell, Director, Instructor for Research in Social Science ; 2. Gordon Blackwell 02/10/1954 - 1. Interview with Simpson Sociology Department University of North Carolina ; End of Interview with Gordon Blackwell which began on side #2 on record #1 ; 2. Interview with Gordon Blackwell began on side 2 and continued from 24 minutes on side #1 (8 inch Blue Soundscriber disc) (ID#: hunsaker_h_030)
Transcripts for the interviews can be found in Herbert C. Hunsaker, in the folder "Hunsaker DT INTV Transcripts A to D"
Box 13 1. George Mitchell, Executive Director, Southern Regional Council, Atlanta ; 2. L.R. Seibert, Executive Secretary, Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, Atlanta, GA ; Report of Field Services for Southern Regional by William H. Vastine 10/20/1953 - 11/06/1953 (8 inch Blue Soundscriber disc) (ID#: hunsaker_h_031)
Box 13 Seminar University of Florida Smith Interview 1. Arnett Smith Seminar 2. School of Education Faculty (missing physical disc) (ID#: hunsaker_h_032)
Box 37 Lafayette Geographic Society Reel One 04/03/1974 (1/4 inch audio tape) (ID#: hunsaker_h_033)
Box 37 Lafayette Geographic Society Reel Two 04/03/1974 (1/4 inch audio tape) (ID#: hunsaker_h_034)
Transcripts and correspondence (completed)
Box 5 Transcripts, L to S
Box 5 Transcripts, T to Z
Transcripts
Box 5 Transcripts, A to D
Box 5 Transcripts, E to K
Box 5 Transcripts, L to R
Box 6 Transcripts, S to Z
Box 6 Transcripts, rough drafts [not sorted] (3 folders)
Box 6 Transcripts, assorted
Box 6 Correspondence, permission requests A to R (not sorted)
Seminars [SEM]
This material is arranged chronologically. For seminars that met over the course of several years, the folder is filed by the initial meeting date.
Box 6 Seminar in Higher Education 1952-1953 - printed materials
Box 6 University Seminar on Higher Education 1953-1955
Institute for Adult Education [IAE], 1941-1954
Box 7 Course related materials 1952-1955
Box 7 Report of the Dean, 1950; Publication list; offprints by Jacob Tuckman and Irving Lorge
Community Development seminar
Box 7 Course materials (2 folders)
Box 7 Questionnaire
Box 7 Evaluations
Role of the University and College in Community Development seminar
Box 7 Correspondence
Box 7 Course materials
Box 8 Course notes
Box 8 Planning - notes; reports; memorandum; Dept of Services & Project Conference in Administration
Thesis [THS]
The material in this subseries includes numerous versions of Hunsaker's doctoral thesis and his notes. The folder labels and their contents remain as they were found. Obvious carbon copies have been removed along with blank forms. The series is arranged as found.
Box 8 "A Study of Some of the Practices and Problems Involved in Extending the Resources of Colleges and Universities into their Communities" 1955? - [incomplete draft with editing marks] (2 folders)
Box 8 "The Role of the College and University in Community Development" 1955 - [incomplete draft with editing marks]
Box 8 Chapters II and III - draft with editing marks
See also Chapter II and Chapter III, below.
Box 8 Committee correspondence and comments
Box 8 Project outlines and suggested titles
Box 8 Outlines of project
Box 8 Project statements
Box 9 Material for HCH project - notes and printed materials
Box 9 Miscellaneous ["notes"]
Chapter I
Box 9 Purposes and procedures
Box 9 HCH Project
Box 9 Chapter II: Changing Role of Higher Education
See also Chapters II and III, above.
Chapter III
See also Chapters II and III, above.
Box 9 University in Community (rough draft) (2 folders)
Box 9 University and Community interviews (rough)
Box 9 Fund Toward Community Central Education
Box 9 Extending Community and Universities into Community
Chapter IV
Box 9 Community Development (draft)
Box 10 Community Development (draft) (2 folders)
Box 10 Final
Box 10 Chapter V: Education for Change
Chapter VI
Box 10 Next steps (rough)
Box 10 "Statement prepared by .... for Annual National Conf on Higher Education" [Chapter VI]
Box 10 Not sorted
Personal Data [PD]
Box 10 Application to Columbia University [PhD]; transcripts; correspondence; memoranda
Box 10 Fund for Adult Education 1953-1955 - fellowship application; correspondence; expenses; printed materials.
Professional [PROF]
Academic Activities and Conferences [ACT]
This subseries includes materials relating to Hunsaker's activities as an educator and an administrator in institutions of higher education. Material pertaining to Hunsaker's doctoral studies at Columbia University can be found in the series "Doctoral Thesis." Also included here are conference materials dated between 1936 - ca 1955. The material is arranged in a chronological order.
Cleveland College
Box 10 Correspondence; reports; minutes 1951-1955
Box 10 Clippings (3 folders)
Oversize 1 Scrapbook of clippings
Box 11 Regional Conference on Universities and World Affairs 1952-1953 - conference materials; Universities and World Affairs No's 1-22 (2 folders)
Box 11 Annual Faculty Conference 1953
See also Pamphlet files.
Box 11 University of Newark - correspondence; clipping
Box 11 Comprehensive Seminar 1954 - minutes
Box 11 Herald Tribune Forum for High Schools 1954-1957 (4 folders)
Box 11 Herald Tribune Forum for High Schools undated - correspondence; statements; biographic data
Box 11 Herald Tribune Forum for High Schools 1955-1956 - clippings
National Training Laboratories [NTL]
Box 11 "Report of the Ninth Summer Laboratory Sessions," Bethel Maine; NTL documents 1955
Box 12 Staff meeting in Ann Arbor, ; New York City Planning meeting materials, 1954, 1955
Box 12 Printed materials
Purdue University
Box 12 Correspondence, reports, George Davis 1955-1978 (2 folders)
Box 12 WBAA Interview materials 1958, 1961
Box 12 Clippings (3 folders)
Dept of Gerontology
Box 12 Preliminary Report 1959
Box 12 Correspondence, memoranda, notes, reports
Box 12 Bartholomew County Retirement Study
Box 14 Miscellaneous
Box 14 Proposal for the Further Education of Public Officials, Cultural and Civic Leaders 1960
Box 14 Southern Regional Education Board 1960
Box 14 Miscellaneous
Box 14 Educators Conference on Employee Relations 1956 - correspondence; proceedings; miscellaneous
Box 14 Ann Arbor Leadership Conference 1960 - conference materials
Box 14 Professors of Adult Education Conference 1960 - proceedings (transcript)
Box 14 The Mentors at the University of Georgia 1974 - memorandum; statements by Mentors, miscellaneous, correspondence
Box 14 Photographs
Box 14 Retirement
Box 14 Conference miscellany
Box 14 Miscellany - offprints; reports; speeches (not HCH); documents
Box 14 Not sorted
Speeches and publications [S&P]
These folders include printed materials, notes, drafts, and corrected typescript copies of speeches. Folder labels are Hunsaker's.
Box 15 Speech materials (2 folders)
Box 15 Materials for Paper and Speech for International Conf on University Adult Education 1960
Box 15 HCH Writings and Speeches
Box 15 H. C. Hunsaker Speeches (4 folders)
Box 16 H. C. Hunsaker Speeches (cont.)
Box 16 School Executive - correspondence; manuscript; printed materials
Box 16 Articles (offprints)
Studies [STD]
This subseries includes mostly community analysis projects. There are a good number of reports scattered through the Hunsaker collection. Most can found under their sponsoring organization.
New York State, University Community Cooperation Project 1952-1954
Box 16 Reports and proposals; minutes; correspondence; notes; pamphlets; offprints
Box 16 Printed reports
Box 16 Printed materials; clippings; offprints
Box 16 Port Angeles, Washington, Community Study 1954
Box 16 Community Education Project of San Bernardino Valley College 1953 - memos; class materials; reports; miscellaneous
Box 17 Castle Rock Community Study, Washington 1954 - printed materials, clippings (2 folders)
Box 17 Dayton Council on World Affairs 1953
USAID [USAID] 1961-1969
Administrative
Box 17 Correspondence and employment records
Box 17 Rural Development Research Project Seminar; reports
Turkey
Box 17 "Fotos [black and white photographic prints] of participants and students in literacy classes"
Box 17 USAID publications
Box 17 Newspaper clippings
Box 17 Afghanistan
Box 18 Afghanistan (cont.)
UNESCO 1965
Pakistan
Box 18 Engineering education project
Box 18 Correspondence; reports; proposals
Box 18 Miscellaneous papers
World Education [WED] 1969-1972
Administrative
Box 18 USAID contracts 1969-1972
Box 18 Annuals reports 1971, 1972, 1976
Box 18 Eevaluation report 1973
Box 18 World Education reports 1972-1979
Box 18 Promotional
Publications
Box 18 The Month in Review 1972-1973
Box 19 World Education 1970-1972
Box 19 World Education Issues 1972-1974
Box 19 World Education Reports 1972-1979
Box 19 Literacy Projects 1969-1972 - general reports
Box 19 Miscellaneous - notes and documents
Afghanistan
Box 19 Correspondence and reports 1971-1972
Box 19 Orientation publications and reports
Box 19 Project report 1971
Box 19 Clippings (2 folders)
Box 19 Bangladesh 1972 - project proposal
India (Literacy House)
Box 19 USAID / India Literacy Board agreements 1971-1972
Box 19 Literacy House Work Plan and Budget [three versions] 1971
Box 19 Correspondence 1969-1971 - includes all correspondence to and from HCH written while under contract to World Education, also "cc" copies of third party letters (3 folders)
Box 20 Correspondence 1972-1981, undated - includes all correspondence to and from HCH written while under contract to World Education, also "cc" copies of third party letters (2 folders)
Box 20 Correspondence, Welthy Fisher
Box 20 Correspondence, not sorted
Reports
Box 20 HCH; by others 1971-1972 - reports cover, to varying degrees, all the countries listed under World Education
Box 20 HCH: India Literacy Board Orqanizational Study 1971
Box 20 Workshop and publicity on functional literacy and family life planning education 1972
Box 20 Photograph album (from people at Literacy House, India) 1969
Box 20 Photographs (B&W) of participants at the XXI Writers Workshop 1970
Oversize 1 Photograph (B&W) of participants at the XXI Writers Workshop [oversize] 1970
Box 20 Travel itinerary 1970
Box 20 Project proposals, travel notes; incomplete letters and reports
Iran
Box 20 Correspondence; reports
Box 21 Work-Oriented Adult Literacy Pilot Project in Iran: Principles, Methods and Techniques for Elaboration of Functional Literacy Programmes (Models and Charts), II [Provisional edition, oversized] undated
Box 21 Reports (UNESCO) ca. 1972
Box 21 Philippines - report and miscellaneous
Box 21 Thailand - reports
Turkey 1970-1972
Box 21 Proposals; reports; memoranda
Box 21 Final report
Box 21 Interview summary with five teachers
Box 21 Teaching aids
Box 21 Annual report, 1971 1971
Correspondence [CORR]
Hunsaker kept a set of "A" to "Z" folders for correspondence and memoranda. The contents of these range form personal to professional. They have been kept intact as listed below. There were also a number of files with correspondence and printed matter that fall under the general heading of professional. They too are listed here.
Box 21 Alley, Rewi 1979-1980s
Box 21 American Arbitration Association 1953
Box 21 Bentley, Harold 1961-1962
Box 21 Ciarlillo, Marjorie 1978-1980
Box 21 Earp, J.B (Jay Public School) 1940
Box 21 Sheats, Paul 1953
Box 21 Correspondence, miscellaneous
Professional Organizations [PROR]
Box 22 American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE)
Box 22 Adult Education Association (AEA) (2 folders)
Box 22 Adult Education Association -- China Tour Committee 1977-1981
Box 22 Association for Adult Education of New Jersey (AAENJ)
Box 22 Association for Continuing Higher Education (ACHE)
Box 22 Association of University Evening Colleges (AUEC)
Coalition of Adult Education Organizations (CAEO), International Associates Committee
Box 22 Meeting agenda; minutes; memorandums; membership data
Box 22 Applicants profiles; general administrative documents; correspondence
Box 22 College English Association (CEA)
Box 22 Continuing Education Council (CEC) 1977 - correspondence and evaluation documents of M.L. Jones & Associates, Bay Village, Manuscript copy of HCH report, Sept 1977
Box 22 East-West Communication Institute 1972, 1974 - workshop proposal, 1972; Interim Report on International Conf on Integrated Communication for Rural Development, 1974; newsletter
International Council for Adult Education (ICAE)
Box 22 Correspondence
Box 23 Reports
Box 23 National Committee on United States-China Relations 1974, 1978-1980 - correspondence; memorandum; itinerary; publicity; reports; "briefing packet" (2 folders)
Box 23 National University Extension Assoc (NUEA) 1953-1954 - annual conference
US-China Peoples Friendship Association (US-CPFA)
Box 23 Correspondence
Box 23 Events
Box 23 Handbook for Local Tour Coordinators 1980
Box 23 Miscellaneous
Box 23 Not sorted - professional-related
Middle East and China tours
Hunsaker organized and led a series of tours to the Middle East and China between 1976 and 1984 [1985?]. The tours were sponsored by the AEA. This series is divided by tour.
Box 23 Middle East Tour 1976 - correspondence; orientation materials; administrative documents; publicity; miscellaneous
China Tour 1978
Box 23 Correspondence and memoranda
Box 23 Autobiographical statements by tour participants
Box 23 Orientation materials
Box 24 "China Report" - draft and correspondence
Box 24 "Life Long Learning in China," by tour participants
Box 24 Trip evaluations
Box 24 Miscellany
China and Far East Study Tour [this trip was canceled] 1979 - correspondence; publicity
The People's Republic of China Tour 1980
Box 24 Correspondence
Box 24 Applications and tour evaluations
Box 24 Administrative materials; publicity
Box 24 Manuscript report about trip by participants
Box 25 Miscellany
Box 25 Oriental Adventure 1982 - correspondence; administrative documents; publicity and notes
Box 25 AAACE - Study Tour 1984 - correspondence, miscellaneous
Box 25 Not sorted
Personal
This series includes correspondence to and from Herbert and Marion Hunsaker and their children. The correspondence is arranged in chronological order with both incoming and out-going letters filed together.
Box 25 Biographical
Oversize 1 Certificates [oversized]
Box 25 Clippings
Box 25 Clippings, Marion Hunsaker
Box 25 College paper on China 1920 - handwritten with photographs
Correspondence
Box 25 Correspondence 1939-1959
Box 25 Correspondence 1962-1963
Box 26 Correspondence 1964-1975, 1977-1982, undated - includes occasional clipping or photograph
Box 26 Council for Student Travel,1957 - correspondence; memorandum; reports; publicity
Box 26 Field, Hermann and Kate 1949-1954 - summary of Field case; correspondence; legal documents; clippings
Items relating to the disappearance of Hermann Field, his brother and brother's wife and child while on a trip to Russia. The Hunsakers were friends of the Fields and HCH was absentee executor of HF's estate. Hermann Field was returned to freedom after six years in jail in Communist Poland.
Box 26 Genealogy
Jobs, correspondence [MISSING 8/7/17] 1953-1955
Box 27 Lake Erie College 1954, 1971-1976 - correspondence, 1954; 1971-74; board minutes, 1971-76; report; commencement address, 1973; clippings
Box 27 Legal papers
Box 27 Photographs
Box 27 Rotary Foundation
Box 27 Travel
Box 27 White Salmon (Washington) - centennial celebration; clippings
Box 27 Not sorted
Pamphlet files
The pamphlets found in the Hunsaker collection were either located in his "Research Material / Field Trip" folders or in separate boxes. All items found in his Research files remain in these folders. The loose pamphlets, series and reports, and offprints have been kept with the collection and are arranged as follows. Periodicals, newsletters and series are arranged alphabetically by title. Subjects headings are listed below. Numbers identify folders.
Periodicals
Box 27 Adult Education 1953, 1957-1961 (19 issues, 3 folders)
Box 28 Adult Education 1961-1962 (5 issues, 1 folder)
Box 28 Adult Education Bulletin 1947 (3 issues)
Box 28 Bulletin [of the World Association for Adult Education] 1942-1945 (7 issues)
Box 28 Community Councils in Action 1940-1941 (4 issues)
Box 28 Community Development Bulletin 1956 (1 issue)
Box 28 Food for Thought 1940-1941 (3 issues)
Box 28 H-J
The Highway [Workers' Educational Association], 1953, 1 issue
International Conciliation, 1942-1943, 3 issues
International Journal of Adult and Youth Education, 1961, 1 issue
Journal of Educational Sociology, 1952, 1 issue
Box 28 Notes and Essays on Education for Adults - no 6, 8, 9, 13, 17-22, 25-30 (16 issues)
Box 29 R-U
Review of Educational Research, 1959, 1 issue
Rewley House Papers, 1953-1957, 1960-1961, 5 issues
Tutors' Bulletin of Adult Education, 1953, 1 issue
University of the State of New York Bulletin, 1948, 1 issue
Box 29 Newsletters
Series
Box 29 American Community Project at New York University - no 1-8, leader's guide, participant's manual
Box 29 Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults (CSLEA) 1959 (4 issues)
Box 29 Higher Education for American Democracy - vol. 1-5
Box 29 Learning for Living (Canadian Association for Adult Education)
Box 29 National Old People's Welfare Council 1958-1961 - annual report, progress report
Box 29 Public Affairs Pamphlet - no's 194, 209
Professional associations
Box 29 Adult Education Association of the U.S.A. (AEA/USA)
Box 29 American Association for Adult Education
Box 30 American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Box 30 Associates in Negro Folk Education
Box 30 Board of Control for Southern Regional Education
Box 30 Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults (CSLEA) (2 folders)
Box 30 Fund for Adult Education (FAE)
Box 30 Fund for the Advancement of Education
Box 30 National Education Association of the United States; American Association of School Administrators
Box 30 National University Extension Association (NUEA)
Box 30 New York Adult Education Council
Box 30 Residential Colleges Committee
Box 30 Workers' Educational Association
Box 30 UNESCO (4 folders)
Universities
Box 30 City College of the City of New York
Box 30 Columbia University
Box 30 Indiana University
Box 30 New York University
Box 30 Ruskin College
Box 30 University of Georgia
Box 31 University of Georgia
Box 31 University of Pittsburgh
Subjects
Box 32 Adult Education, general
Box 32 Community Dynamics Experiment
Box 32 Community studies (2 folders)
Box 33 Community studies (cont.)
Box 33 Conference proceeding and schedules
City Literary Institute, London, 1948
International Conference on Comparative Education, Chiemsee, Germany, 1949
Leadership Conference, CSLEA, Chicaco, 1949
National Adult Education Conference, Portland, Oregon, 1978
Southwest Regional Conference on Adult Education, Austin, Texas, 1940
University of California All-University Faculty, Davis, California, 1947, 1949-1954
Box 33 Discussion group methods
Box 33 Exhibition catalogs
Box 34 Government publications, miscellaneous (2 folders)
Box 33 International concerns (4 folders)
Box 35 Music (2 folders)
Box 35 Offprints
Box 35 Public school
Box 35 Papers and reports, general (2 folders)
Box 36 Papers and reports, general (2 folders)
Box 36 Race relations
Box 36 School - community relations (3 folders)
Box 36 Television and radio
Box 37 The university
Box 37 Dunn, Halbert L. Your World and Mine: Essays on Human Relations. NY: Exposition Pr,. 1956 - signed and inscribed to Hunsaker by author; photocopy of cover and inscription page only
Book sent to Rare Books for cataloging. Please refer to the Classic Catalog to locate this item.
Box 37 Dyer, John. Ivory Towers in the Market Places: The Evening College in American Education. NY: Bobbs-Merrill. 1956 - signed and inscribed to Hunsaker by author; photocopy of cover and inscription page only
Book sent to Rare Books for cataloging. Please refer to the Classic Catalog to locate this item.
Box 37 McKee, Elmore M. The People Act: Stories of How Americans Are Coming Together to Deal With Their Community Problems. NY: Harper and Brothers. 1955 - signed and inscribed to Hunsaker by author; photocopy of cover and inscription page only
Book sent to Rare Books for cataloging. Please refer to the Classic Catalog to locate this item.

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