urn:taro:houpub.00075 William E. Moreland Collection: An Inventory of His Records at the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library
500 McKinney St. Julia Ideson Building, 2nd Floor Houston, Tx 77002 832-393-1665
Encoded in EAD Version 2002 and edited according to instructions in TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions by Amber Seely inSeptember 2006 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Moreland, William E. William E. Moreland Collection 1933-1957Materials are in English. MSS 6 6 boxes Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library Biographical Note

Dr. William E. Moreland served as superintendent of the Houston Independent School District from 1945 until 1957. Dr. Moreland began his career in HISD in 1925, serving as assistant to superintendent E. E. Oberholtzer. Moreland also served as principal, personnel director, and deputy superintendent before accepting the position of superintendent in 1945. Throughout his years as superintendent, Dr. Moreland initiated expansion programs dealing in all aspects of education.

Scope and Contents

The Moreland Collection contains superintendent agenda materials of the Houston Independent School District, as well as the speeches and correspondence of Dr. Moreland while he served as superintendent.

Arrangement

The Moreland Collection is arranged according to types of materials, with all Houston Independent School District materials in the first five boxes. Dr. Moreland's speeches and correspondence are contained in the sixth box.

 Access Restrictions

None.

 Use Restrictions

Permission to publish or reproduce materials from the William E. Moreland Collection must be obtained from the Houston Metropolitan Research Center or the appropriate copyright holder.

 Preferred Citation

William E. Moreland Collection. Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library.

 Acquisition Information

Donated by: William E. Moreland.

Index TermsSubjectsHouston Independent School DistrictSchool superintendentsDetailed DescriptionSuperintendent's Agendas11June-December 194312January-June 194413July-August 194414January-March 194515April 194516May 194517June 194518July 194519September 1945110October 1945111November 1945112December 1945113January 1946114February 1946115March 1946116April 1946117May 1946118June 1946119July 1946120August 1946121September 1946122October 1946123November 1946124December 1946125January 1947126February 1947127March 1947128April 1947129May 1947130June 1947131July 1947132August 1947133September 1947134October 1947135November 1947136December 1947137January 1948138February 1948139March 1948140April 1948141May 1948142June 1948143July 1948144August 1948145September 1948146October 1948147November 1948148December 1948149January 1949150February 1949151March 1949152April 1949153May 1949154June 1949155July 1949156August 1949157September 1949158October 1949159November 1949160December 1949161January 1950162February 1950163March 1950164April 1950165May 1950166June 195021July 195022August 195023September 195024October 195025November 195026December 195027January 195128February 195129March 1951210April 1951211May 1951212June 1951213July 1951214September 1951215October 1951216November 1951217December 1951218January 1952219February 1952220March 1952221April 1952222May 1952223June 1952224July 1952225August 1952226September 1952227October 1952228November 1952229December 1952230January 1953231February 1953232March 1953233April 1953234May 1953235June 1953236July 1953237August 1953238September 1953239October 1953240November 1953241December 195331January 195432February 195433March 195434April 195435May 195436June 195437July 195438August 195439September 1954310October 1954311Nevember 1954312December 1954313January 1955314February 1955315March 1955316April 1955317May 5 and 9, 1955318May 23, 1955319June 1955320July 1955321August 1955322September 1955323October 1955324November 1955325December 195541January 195642February 195643March 195644April 195645May 14, 195646May 28, 195647June 195648July 195649August 1956410September 1956411October 1956412November 1956413December 1956414January 1957415February 1957416March 1957417April 1957418May 1957419June 1957Publications51"Superintendent's Bulletin," August 1956-November 195652"Superintendent's Bulletin," December 1956-May 195753HISD Publications: Student Handbooks, 1933 and 193754HISD Publications: Miscellaneous55Publications: Miscellaneous56Miscellaneous Materials: EducationSpeeches and Presentations611940-1949621950-195563UndatedCorrespondence64Outgoing: 1945-195765Incoming: 1945-195766Cards and BrochuresClippings and Photographs67Clippings68Photographs