urn:taro:utexas.cah.02998 A Guide to the Oral History of Education Records, 1948-1983 Original EAD encoding by Ryder Kouba according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. July 2011 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary University of Texas at Austin. College of Education Oral History of Education Records 1948-1983 Materials are written in English. 84-159 10 in. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Composed of interview and presentation transcripts, news clippings, and printed materials, the Oral History of Education Records, 1948-1983, chronicle education policy and educators in Texas from 1948 to 1983. Scope and Contents

Composed of interview and presentation transcripts, news clippings, and printed materials, the Oral History of Education Records, 1948-1983, chronicle education policy and educators in Texas from 1948 to 1983. Interview subjects include politicians, Preston Smith, Allan Shivers, Claud Gilmer, A. M. Aikin, and Price Daniel, and educator J. W. Edgar. Newspaper clippings concern educators, particularly Edgar, as well as educational debates. Additionally, reports from the Texas Education Agency and scholarly articles concern educational policies, particularly the Gilmer-Aikin Committee on Education, debates, and studies.

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This collection is open for research use.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Edgar, J. W. (James Winfred), 1904- Smith, Preston, 1912- Shivers, Allan, 1907-1985 Gilmer, Claud H. (Claud Henry), 1901-1983 Daniel, Price Aikin, A. M. Subjects (Organizations) Texas Education Agency Subjects Education -- Texas Educators -- Texas Gilmer-Aikin laws, 1949 Places Texas Preferred Citation

Oral History of Education Records, 1948-1983, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Processing Information

Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 2X314 Interviews J. W. Edgar, 1975, 1983 Preston Smith, 1975 Allan Shiver, 1976 Claud Gilmer, 1976 Price Daniel, 1977 James Taylor, 1976 2X315 L. P. Sturgeon, 1976 A. M. Aikin, Jr., 1975 Gilmer-Aikin Committee on Education, 1948-1950 Newsclippings on J. W. Edgar, 1950-1975 Texas Education Agency, 1948-1961 J. W. Edgar articles, 1960-1963 Articles and printed material on education and educators, 1948-1970