Finding Aid for the G. Lester Anderson Papers, 1969-197517/F/406University Archives
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G. Lester Anderson
| Title: | G. Lester Anderson Papers, 1969-1975 |
| Collection Number: | 17/F/406 |
| Creator: | Anderson, George Lester, 1911- |
| Extent: | 2.5 linear feet (3 boxes) |
| Repository: | University Archives, The State University of New York at Buffalo |
| 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 association with various other organizations. |
[Description and dates], Box/folder number, 17/F/406, G. Lester Anderson Papers, 1969-1975, University Archives, The State University of New York at Buffalo.
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Donated to the University Archives by G. Lester Anderson, July 8, 1976.
Collection processed by Archives Staff
Finding aid encoded by Dan Conley, October 2006
| 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 |
Professional papers of G. Lester Anderson while he was the Director of Pennsylvania State University's Center for the Study of Higher Education. The papers, 1969-1975, include correspondence, reports, memoranda and minutes dealing with Anderson's role as a consultant to various institutions of higher education. In some cases the consultation was conducted independently, whereas in others he was affiliated with a specific organization such as the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. The papers also include materials relating to Anderson's association with the American Association of University Administrators, the American Association of Higher Education and various other organizations of higher education.
This collection is arranged in four series: Colleges and Universities, American Association of Higher Education, American Association of University Administrators, and Other higher education research materials.
| 1 | Pennsylvania State University, 1965, 1969, 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | University of Delaware, 1969-1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Dominican College of Blauvelt, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Fairleigh Dickenson University, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Case Western Reserve, 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | SUNY Binghamton, 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | New York University, 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Alfred University, 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Brooklyn College of CUNY, 1975 [2 folders] |
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| 1 | General, 1968-1969 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | General, 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | General,
1969-1971 [2 folders] |
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| 1 | Anderson, Chairman of the Nominating Committee, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Search for Executive Director,
1971; replacement for Dr. Kerry Smith
[2 folders] |
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| 1 | Chicago meeting dossier (in regard to choice of Executive Director), April 17, 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | General, 1972-1975 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | General, 1972-1973 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | General, 1970-1973 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | General, 1973-1974 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | General, 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Board of Directors' Material, 1975-1976 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 1965, 1968-1969 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Higher Education Colloquim, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Pennsylvania Association for Higher Education, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, 1971-1974 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Center for the Study of Higher Education Research Proposal, 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | "Dissertation of the Year," 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | "Dissertation of the Year,"
1975-1975 [2 folders] |
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| 3 | Materials Relating to Higher Education in general, 1966-1969 | ||||||||||||||||||
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