G. Lester Anderson Papers, 1951-1974 at the State University of New York at Buffalo. University Archives

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Finding Aid for the G. Lester Anderson Papers, 1951-1974

17/F/454

State University of New York at Buffalo. University Archives

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Collection Overview

Title: G. Lester Anderson Papers, 1951-1974

Collection number: 17/F/454

Creator: Anderson, George Lester, 1911-

Extent: 7.5 linear feet (5 cartons)

Language of Material: Collection material in English.

Repository: State University of New York at Buffalo. University Archives

Abstract: Papers of G. Lester Anderson including correspondence, drafts of papers and speeches, reprints, reports, bibliographies, clippings, photos, and other materials relating to Anderson's role as a consultant to various institutions of higher education. Also includes his working papers for his study of the merger of the University of Buffalo with the State University of New York, and his association with various other organizations.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Description and dates], Box/folder number, 17/F/454, G. Lester Anderson Papers, 1951-1974, University Archives, The State University of New York at Buffalo.

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Acquisition Information

Donated to the University Archives by G. Lester Anderson, July 8, 1976 and August 29, 1977.

Terms of Access

The G. Lester Anderson Papers, 1951-1974, are open for research.

Copyright of papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns. Researchers must obtain the written permission of the holder(s) of copyright and the University Archives before publishing quotations from materials in the collection. Most papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures unless otherwise specified.

Processing Information

Collection processed by Archives Staff

Accruals and Additions

No further accruals are expected to this collection.

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Chronology


	1911	Born February 4, Chadron, Nebraska
	1928	Diploma, Chadron High School
	1928-1929	Attended University of Nebraska
	1932	A.B. Magna Cum Laude, Nebraska State Teachers College (English)
	1932-1935	High School Principal, Haigler, Nebraska
	1935-1937	High School Principal, Gordon, Nebraska
	1937	M.A., Colorado State College of Education
	1937-1938	Superintendent of Schools, Hay Springs, Nebraska
	1938-1941	Research Assistant, University of Minnesota
	1941	Ph.D., University if Minnesota
	1941-1945	Assistant Professor of Education, University of Minnesota
	1941-1946	Director of Student Teaching and Director of University High School, University of Minnesota
	1945-1948	Associate Professor, University of Minnesota
	1948-1949	Professor, University of Minnesota
	1949-1951	Dean of Teacher Education, Municipal Colleges of New York City
	1951-1955	Dean of Administration and Professor, University of Buffalo
	1955-1965	Vice Chancellor for Educational Affairs, University of Buffalo
	1965-1968	Acting Chairman, Department of Higher Education, State University of New York at Buffalo
	1965-1968	Acting Chairman, Office of Institutional Research, State University of New York at Buffalo
	1966-1969	Distinguished Service Professor of Higher Education, State University of New York at Buffalo
	1969-1976	Professor of Higher Education and Director of the Center for the Study of Higher Education, Pennsylvania State University
	1976	Retired; Emeritus Professor and Emeritus Director, Pennsylvania State University
	1976	Emeritus Professor of Higher Education, State University of New York at Buffalo

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Scope and Content Note

The G. Lester Anderson papers span the period 1951 to 1976, when Anderson was an administrator and faculty member at the University of Buffalo (1951-1968) and Pennsylvania State University (1969-1976). The papers include correspondence, handwritten and typescript drafts of papers and speeches, reprints, reports, bibliographies, newspaper clippings, photographs, news releases and materials for courses. His work centered on the organization and administration of higher education, on higher education in the United States, England and Paraguay and on education for the professions. Of particular interest are working papers for his study of the merger of the University of Buffalo with the State University of New York, his correspondence and reports on the Paraguay Project and materials collected for his study of higher education in England.

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Arrangement

This collection is arranged in eight series:

I. Biographical Information

II. Correspondence

III. Speeches

IV. Professional Papers

V. Reports

VI. Special Projects

VII. Course Materials

VIII. Miscellaneous Printed and Mimeographed Materials

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Container List


I. Biographical Information, 1965-1975


Box		Contents

1		Vita, 1968-1974


1		Photographs, undated


1		News Releases and Clippings, 1966-1975


1		Schedules, 1966-1969


1		Schedules, 1966-1969


1		Airline Travel Record, 1965-1969


II. Correspondence, 1951-1974
>Arranged chronologically by year.


Box		Contents

1		Correspondence - largely professional, dealing with educational research and administrative matters; includes correspondence with colleagues in various universities on the publication of books and papers, trips, and jobs as well as administrative correspondence with colleagues (both at the State University of New York at Buffalo and Pennsylvania State University) on departmental problems and policies.


III. Speeches, 1951-1974
Arranged chronologically by year.


Box		Contents

1		Transcript and manuscript drafts of speeches given at commencements, student orientations, conferences and professional meetings on such topics as professional education, curriculum design, scholarship and the nature of education.


IV. Professional Papers, 1948-1975
Arranged chronologically by year.


Box		Contents

2		Reprints, drafts and typescripts of papers


V. Reports, 1952-1974


Box		Contents

2		Mid Century Committee on Outcomes in Elementary Education, 1952


2		California Trip, 1964


2		Prospectus for a Comprehensive Program in Higher Education with Proposal for a Center for the Study of Higher Education, 1966


2		Proposal for a Research Grant, 1966


2		Office of Institutional Research Activities, 1966-1967


2		Annual Report, School of Education, 1967


2		A Study of Instruction in Fifty Courses, 1968


2		Greenfield Community College, 1968


2		Reports by G. Lester Anderson on Three Reports by SUNY, 1970


2		Proposed Revisions of the Policies of the Board of Trustees Related to Campus Governance, 1970


2		The University Colleges and Occupational Professional Education, 1970


2		Research Proposals for the Center for the Study of Higher Education, circa 1972-1973


2		College of Education Program Review, 1973-1974


2		Articles on Authority, College of Education, 1974


VI. Special Projects, 1960-1972


Box		Contents

2		Consultant to Paraguay Project, undated
		Correspondence, reports, speeches, book proposal, bibliography, reprints, papers and other materials concerning a joint project of SUNY at Buffalo and AID to advise the University of Asuncion in the establishment of a School of General Studies.


3		Study of Higher Education in England, 1966-1968


Merger Study, 1966-1969
Working files for G. Lester Anderson's study of the merger of the private University of Buffalo with the State University of New York in 1962. Contains preliminary drafts of the study (1966-1967) and correspondence relating to the project (1967-1969). Also includes background materials, including some original documents (1960-1963) and a copy of Chancellor Clifford C. Furnas' memoir of the negotiations. In 1967, Anderson submitted a draft of his study to a long list of people who had been at the University of Buffalo at the time of the merger. The working files contain the responses of more than fifty faculty and administrators of the University to the merger. Anderson's study was published in Niagara Frontier, the journal of the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, in 1972.


Box		Contents

3		Draft, June 1966


3		Draft, January 1967


3		Revised Proposal [Study of Institutional Change in Complex Institutions], February 1967


3		Draft [Study of Institutional Change in Complex Institutions], May 1967


3		Draft, June 1967
		[two folders]


3		List of Names, undated


3		Letters to the Members of the Deans' Council, 1967


3		Responses, A-Z, undated
		[three folders; see accession file for list of respondents]


3		Non-Respondents, undated


3		Correspondence, 1967-1969


3		Bennis Article, 1972


3		Miscellaneous, undated


3		Background: C. C. Furnas Memoir, undated


3		Background: Alumni, 1961-1962


3		Background: Original Documents, 1960-1963


3		Background: Photocopies of Documents, 1960-1961


VII. Course Materials, 1966-1976


Box		Contents

4		Handouts, textbook lists, bibliographies, student papers and other materials for courses taught by Anderson.
		[Courses taught at Penn State include: Organization and Administration of Higher Education; Higher Education in the United States; Education for the Professions; Government and Politics in Higher Education and Long Range Planning in Higher Education, College of Education Program Review]


VIII. Miscellaneous Printed and Mimeographed Materials, 1955-1976


Box		Contents

5		Reprints, typescripts and photocopies of papers, speeches and other printed or duplicated materials from a variety of sources including SUNYAB, Pennsylvania State University, the American Council on Education and other groups relating to Anderson's administrative duties or research interests.