Finding Aid for the G. Lester Anderson Papers, 1951-19647/1/265University Archives
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G. Lester Anderson
| Title: | G. Lester Anderson Papers, 1951-1964 |
| Collection Number: | 17/1/265 |
| Creator: | Anderson, George Lester, 1911- |
| Extent: | 0.4 linear feet (1 manuscript box) |
| Repository: | University Archives, The State University of New York at Buffalo |
| Abstract: | Papers kept by G. Lester Anderson as Vice President of Eduational Affairs of the University at Buffalo, dealing with various education problems and controversies, 1951-1964, including the case of a dental student who charged the Dental School with anti-semitism (1958); a hearing before the State University of New York's Standing Committee on Termination of a faculty member charged with false representation in respect to signing the Feinberg Certificate (1964); transcripts of meetings of the New York State Governor's Committee on the White House Conference on Education (1955); and reports compiled by the University for the Federal Security Agency's Office of Education concerning UB's physical facilities and human resources. |
[Description and dates], Box/folder number, 7/1/265, G. Lester Anderson Papers, University Archives, The State University of New York at Buffalo.
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The University Archives received this files on May 28, 1969.
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| 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 |
G. Lester Anderson as Vice President of Eduational Affairs of the University at Buffalo kept materials relating to various education problems and controversies including the case of a student who charged the Dental School with anti-semitism (1958), a hearing before the State University of New York's Standing Committee on Termination of a faculty member charged with false representation in respect to signing the Feinberg Certificate (1964), transcripts of meetings of the New York State Governor's Committee on the White House Conference on Education (1955), and reports compiled by the University for the Federal Security Agency's Office of Education concerning UB's physical facilities and human resources..
This collection is arranged alphabetically.
| 1.1 | Anti-Semitism Case, 1958 1958 case of a dental student who charged the Dental School with anti-semitism. The material invludes a report of the case, correspondence, background data, and working data used to determine the University's position on the case. |
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| 1.2-1.5 | Feinberg Law This material pertains to the 1964 hearing before the State University of New York's Standing Committee on Termination of a SUNYAB faculty member who was charged with false representation in respect to signing the Feibberg Certificate. Included are transcripts of the hearing as well as various supporting documents and evidence. |
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| 1.6-1.7 | Governor's Committee on the White Hourse Conference on
Education 1955 transcripts of meeting of the New York State Governor's Committee on the White House Conference on Education. [Anderson compiled the New York State report whch was submitted tot he White House Conference.] |
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| 1.8 | Reports to the Federal Security Agency,
1951-1952 Reports compiled by the University for the Federal Security Agency's Office of Education concerning the University's physical facilities and human resources. The reports are specifically related to those programs of teaching and research which might be of special significance to the civilian or military defence of the nation. Also included in the file are the raw data submitted by each of the departments used to compile the report. |
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State University of New York at Buffalo. School of Education.
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Archives.
University of Buffalo -Faculty.
State University of New York at Buffalo. School of Education--Faculty.
English literature--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.
Universities and colleges--Administration.
Antisemitism.
State University of New York at Buffalo--Archival resources.
17/F/406 -- G. Lester Anderson Papers Regarding Higher Education,
1969-1975
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17/F/454 -- G. Lester Anderson Papers, 1951-1974
Finding aid available online.