Summary |
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| Creator: | Charters, Margaret A., 1925-2019. |
| Title: | Margaret A. Charters Papers |
| Dates: | 1944-2016 |
| Size: | 54 linear feet |
| Abstract: | Materials related to Charters' time as a professor at Syracuse University |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center/university-archives |
Biography
Margaret A. Charters (1925-2019) was a professor of consumer studies at Syracuse University. She earned a B.S. at the University of Saskatchewan and her M.A. at the University of Chicago. After completing her Ph.D. at Syracuse University in 1973, she became a professor in the University's School of Education, where she taught until her retirement in 1995. At the age of 82, she also earned an M.S. from Syracuse University.
Charters served on the Board of Visitors for the School of Education and as Marshall at Syracuse University commencements. She was the recipient of numerous awards, including Syracuse University's Martin Luther King, Jr. Unsung Hero Award for Community Service and the City of Syracuse Parents for Public Schools Award of Excellence for the reading program she created at the Martin Luther King Elementary School. The Margaret A. Charters Education Abroad Scholarship is named for her.
Scope and Content Note
The Margaret A. Charters Papers span from 1944 to 2016 and includes materials related to consumer interests, course materials, her doctoral work, correspondence, research files, and biographical materials.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
The collection is currently unprocessed and not available for research. Please contact University Archives for more information.
Use Restrictions
Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Related Material
The University Archives holds a clipping file and a portrait file on Margaret Charters. Writings by Margaret Charters are included in the ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult Education (ERIC/AE) Records and the Syracuse University Publications in Continuing Education (SUPCE) Records, both in Special Collections. Additionally, the Alexander N. Charters Papers, also in Special Collections, contains correspondence with his wife, Margaret Charters.
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Margaret A. Charters Papers,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Margaret Charters and the Charters Family to the University Archives between 1993 and 2019.
Processing Information
The collection is unprocessed.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: Nicole Wright
Date: August 2020
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