Collection inventory

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Willard Thompson 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.

Finding aid created by: -
Date: Oct 1976

Revision history:
17 May 2006	converted to EAD (MRR)

Biographical History

Willard Thompson has been associated with the Department of Journalism at the University of Minnesota and served as the Dean of the General Extension Division and Summer Session of the University of Minnesota from 1969 to 1970. He is presently (1976) Dean of the Summer School at the same institution.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Willard Thompson Papers concern the Wingspread Conference and the Galaxy Conference, of which he was the Chairman of Public Relations from its conception in 1966 to its realization in December 1969. Headings under which the papers are arranged include the Education Writers Seminar, the Central Planning Group, the Advisory Committee, the Public Relations Committee, and the Wingspread Conference.

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.

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. In particular, the collections of the following people and organizations are most closely related:

Adult Education Association (AEA)

Council for the Continuing Education Unit (for Wingspread?)

Charters, Alexander N.

Coalition of Adult Education Organizations (CAEO)

Galaxy Conference

National University Extension Association (NUEA)

Subject Headings

Persons

Charters, Alexander N.
Thompson, Willard L.

Corporate Bodies

Galaxy Conference on Adult Education (1969: Washington, D.C.)
Wingspread Conference on Adult Education (1976: Racine, Wis.)

Subjects

Adult education -- United States.
Public relations.

Genres and Forms

Correspondence.
Drafts (documents)
Minutes (administrative records)
Notes (documents)
Reports.

Occupations

Educators.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Willard Thompson Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Gift of Willard Thompson

Table of Contents

Galaxy Conference

Wingspread Conference

Inventory

The following is a simple BOX LIST. The collection has not yet been processed.