Charles W. Cole (AC 1927) Papers
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Charles W. Cole Papers
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23 records storage boxes, 4 archives boxes, 1 half archives box and 3 flat boxes
Cole, Charles Woolsey, 1906-
Biographical History for: Charles W. Cole Papers
Biographical Note 1906Feb 8: Born in Montclair, New Jersey, son of Charles Buckingham and Bertha Woolsey (Dwight) Cole. Attends Montclair High School.1923Enrolls at Amherst College, where he is a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, The Amherst Student, and Phi Beta Kappa.1926April-December: serves as Editor-in-Chief of The Amherst Student.1927June: Graduates summa cum laude from Amherst College.1928MA degree, Columbia University.Teaches economic history at Columbia while pursuing doctorateAug 28: Marries Katharine Salmon (Smith College, 1928) in St. Louis1931PhD, Columbia UniversityBook: French Mercantilist Doctrines Before Colbert is published1935-1940Professor of Economics, Amherst College1939Book: Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism is published1940-1946Professor of History, Columbia University1941-1945During World War II, Cole spends a year with the Office of Price Administration in Washington and two years in New York City as Regional Price Executive1942LHD (hon.), Amherst College1943Book: French Mercantilism, 1683-1700 is published.1946-196012th President, Amherst College. Under Cole's administration the "New Curriculum" is introduced, in which each student is required to take a course in science, English, European civilization and a foreign language. Also, the teaching faculty is strengthened, the student body grows in size from 1,000 to 1,200 and its endowment grows from $16 million to $42 million. Upon his retirement he is elected President Emeritus by the Board of Trustees.1948 OctCole is appointed advisor to the Committee on the National Security Organization (Ferdinand Eberstadt, Chairman), one of many U.S. governmental task forces making up the Hoover Commission on the Organization of the Executive Branch of Government1949Book: History of Europe (with Carlton J. H. Hayes and Marshall W. Baldwin) is published1949-1956Trustee, Educational Testing Service1952Book: Economic History of Europe (with S. B. Clough) is publishedJoins the Board of Directors of Fund for the Republic, Inc.1956-Trustee, Merrill Foundation for the Advancement of Financial Knowledge, Inc.1960-1961Vice-President, Rockefeller Foundation1961-1964Cole serves as U.S. Ambassador to Chile in Santiago1965-Trustee, Hampshire Collegestee, Clarke School for the Deaf (Northampton, Mass.)1966-1968Director, U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, Boston1967Book: History of Western Civilization is published1970Book: A Free People (2 vols.) is published1972Wife Katharine dies of a heart attack at home1974Marries Marie Greer DonahoeMoves to Seattle, Washington1978Feb 6: Dies of a heart attack while at sea returning from a trip through the Caribbean. Burial in Wildwood Cemetery, Amherst Children: Elizabeth (wife of Hugh M. Hamill, Jr. AC 1951) Katharine (wife of John C. Esty, Jr. AC 1950) Honorary degrees: American International, Amherst, Clarkson, Columbia, Doshisha, Hamilton, Trinity, University of Massachusetts, Wagner, Wesleyan, Williams Hobbies: Gardening, trout fishing
Scope and Contents of the Collection Letters, reports, minutes, speeches, photographs, printed matter and other materials documenting Charles W. Cole's personal life and professional career as President of Amherst College (1946-1960) and as a member of a variety of committees and boards in the private and public sector. The collection also includes correspondence and other personal papers of Cole's first wife, Katharine. Charles Cole's personal papers include a large volume of correspondence with his parents and with Charles H. Morgan; also undergraduate material, family photographs and awards. Amherst College material is limited to speeches made as President and materials documenting his visit to Doshisha University, Japan, in 1953, including a photograph album. Cole's writings include mainly manuscripts for his 1935 book Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism. The rest of the collection consists of files relating to Cole's service on a variety of boards and committees, including the Fund for the Republic, Committee on the National Security Organization, American Cancer Society, U.S. Air Force, Merrill Foundation for the Advancement of Financial Knowledge, Educational Testing Service, and Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association.
Cole, Katharine, 1906-1972.
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United States. Committee on National Security Organization.
Amherst College -- Presidents.
Columbia University -- Faculty.
American Cancer Society.
Educational Testing Service.
Fund for the Republic.
Merrill Foundation for Advancement of Financial Knowledge.
Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association.
Amherst College. Class of 1927. Cole.
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Series 1: CORRESPONDENCE
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Subseries A: Charles W. Cole to Mrs. C. B. Cole (mother)
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To Mrs. C. B. Cole (mother) n. d.
Subseries B: Incoming to Mrs. C. B. Cole
From Elizabeth D. Cole n.d.
From Lois n.d.
Mixed Incoming Correspondence n.d.
Miscellaneous n.d.
Subseries C: C. W. Cole - Other Outgoing Correspondence
Sub-Subseries C1: Letters to C. B. Cole (father)
To C. B. Cole (father) 1923 Oct
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To C. B. Cole (father) n. d.
Sub-Subseries C2: Letters to Charles H. Morgan
To Charles H. Morgan 1963
To Charles H. Morgan 1974
Assorted to Charles H. Morgan 1975-1975
To Charles H. Morgan 1975
To Charles H. Morgan 1976
To Charles H. Morgan 1977
To Charles H. Morgan 1978
Cole (family) to Morgan (family) [1978]
Charles H. Morgan memorial to C.W. Cole 1978-1979
Sub-Subseries C3: Miscellaneous Outgoing Correspondence
To Lois (sister) n. d.
To Lois (sister) 1920
To sisters 1928
Subseries D: Incoming Correspondence
Sub-Subseries D1: Letters from Mrs. C.B. Cole (mother)
From Mrs. C. B. Cole (mother) 1925
From Mrs. C. B. Cole (mother) 1926
From Mrs. C. B. Cole (mother) 1927
Sub-Subseries D2: Letters from Mr. C.B. Cole (father)
From C. B. Cole (father) 1922
From C. B. Cole (father) 1924
From C. B. Cole (father) 1925
Sub-Subseries D3: Miscellaneous Incoming Letters
Incoming Miscellaneous 1921
Incoming Miscellaneous 1923
Incoming Miscellaneous 1925
Incoming Miscellaneous 1926
Incoming Miscellaneous 1927
Incoming Miscellaneous n. d.
Subseries E: Incoming Correspondence Concerning Appointment as President, 1946
Correspondents A 1946
Correspondents B 1946
Correspondents C 1946
Correspondents D 1946
Correspondents E and F 1946
Correspondents G 1946
Correspondents H, I, and J 1946
Correspondents K and L 1946
Correspondents M 1946
Correspondents N and O 1946
Correspondents P and Q 1946
Correspondents R 1946
Correspondents S 1946
Correspondents T, U, and V 1946
Correspondents W 1946
Correspondents Y and Z 1946
C. W. Cole, correspondence to be filed n.d.
Subseries F: Other Family Correspondence
Miscellaneous Correspondence to Cole's daughters n. d.
Series 2: APPOINTMENT CALENDARS, 1938-1958
Series 2, APPOINTMENT CALENDARS, 1938-1958, record brief notes on Cole's daily appointments.
Appointment calendars 1938-1940
Appointment book 1947
Appointment calendars 1948-1950
Appointment calendars 1951-1952
Appointment book 1958
Senior chapel speeches 1938 Jun
Amherst College Commencement 1938 Jun
Opening chapel speech, "Pelham through two centuries," freshman chapel speech, upperclassmen chapel speech, chapel speech 1946 Jun, Sep
Inaugural address, outline, two drafts, TS annotated, offprint (Amherst Alumni Council News supplement) 1946 Oct
Gallery talk (Morgan library), "The Challenge of Supremacy" (Founders day, Smith College), "Amherst Today"(remarks to alumni), "William S. Clark" (Mass. State College), chapel speech, Commencement speech (Amherst), Freshmen Commencement speech, upper classes speech, "The New England College" (New England Society, in the city of New York) 1947
Second forum lecture (Lawrenceville school), Commencement speech (Briarcliff), Inauguration speech (Marlboro college), "The Liberal Arts" (Hamilton College), Graduation Speech (Montclair High School), Freshmen chapel speech, upperclass chapel speech, "Problems Facing Liberal Arts Colleges" (Clarkson), Chi Psi memorial service 1948
Two chapel speeches, "The Effect of Military Mobilization on New England Colleges" (ACPRA conference), "General Education and the New Curriculum at Amherst" (headmasters association), opening chapel speech 1949
University of Massachusetts Commencement speech and LHD honorary degree 1951
Opening chapel speech 1951 Sep
Commencement speech (American International College), freshman chapel speech, Founders Day speech (Jones Library), dedication of new library (Trinity College) 1952
Upper class chapel speech 1952 Sep
Dedication of the Trinity College and Watkinson libraries 1952 Nov
"Paternalism and Responsibility" chapel speech; "The Rise and Fall of Laissez-Faire in the Western World" (Tokyo University) 1953
Spaulding lecture: "Redirecting Higher Education" 1953
"Cum Laude" (Taft school), freshman chapel, Monson Academy 1954
Upperclass chapel speech 1954 Sep
Introduction at Robert Frost reading, "American Studies" draft, "Religion and the Colleges" draft, Governor Dummer academy written and typed, freshman chapel speech, upperclass chapel speech 1955
"Education in the Coming Years" (University of the State of New York convocation): one bound and one unbound copy of the printed proceedings containing the speech, one tape recording of the convocation program 1956
Johnson Chapel speech re: hypostasis (humorous) 1956 May
Alumni Lunch speech re: housing 1956 Jun
Phi Beta Kappa, Mt. Holyoke notes, "Education in the Coming Years" (University of the State of New York convocation) copies and draft, Commencement address (University of Bridgeport) clippings and handwritten copy, "The Vitality of the Liberal Arts" (University of Massachusetts conference for governing boards of state universities) notes, freshman chapel speech, upperclass chapel speech, chapel speech notes 1956
Freshman chapel speech: "Meanings of Sputnik" notes; "Distinction" notes 1957
Chapel talk notes, Davis dinner notes, "Since 1808" (Andover Newton) handwritten, "Meeting Increasing Pressure Effectively" (New York State Councilor Association) handwritten and in program, chapel talks, Parent's day notes, "Faculty as an Entity" notes 1958
"Reason, Adjustment, and Motivation" (Secondary Education Board) 1958 Mar
"The Uncommitted Generation" (General Council of the Congregational Christian Churches) 1958 Jun
"Converging Crises in Secondary Education" (Storm King School, New York) 1959 May
Chapel talk notes, "What Are Social Sciences Good For?" (Colby College) printed and handwritten with two additional copies, Davis dinner notes, "Beyond Reason" (Senior Chapel) handwritten and printed with an additional copy, "Crisis in Communication" (Emerson College) 1959
Davis dinner notes, untitled notes, graduate school deans notes 1960
"The Challenge of Supremacy" (Smith College) n.d.
Series 3: SPEECHES, 1938-1960 and n.d.
Series 3, SPEECHES, 1938-1960 AND N.D., includes his inauguration speech, Chapel and commencement speeches and "talks," and other speeches given both on and off campus. This series is arranged chronologically.
Documentation of other speeches given n.d.
"'Capitalism,' no!", "Leaders for 1976", "Education at Amherst: A New Chapter", Commencement speech (Northampton School), "Reason, Adjustment, and Motivation" n.d.
Series 4: AMHERST COLLEGE, 1945-1954
Series 4, AMHERST COLLEGE, 1945-1954, includes a small amount of material relating to Cole's tenure as president. (The bulk of Cole's presidential records are in the records of the Office of the President, which are restricted.) This series includes a photograph album documenting President and Mrs. Cole's trip to the Doshisha University, Japan in 1953.
Long-Range Planning Committee report - drafts, comments, correspondence, etc. 1945
Inauguration pamphlet 1946 Oct 27
Proposed course offerings 1947-1949
Alumni Association trips 1947-1950
Miscellaneous booklets: Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, President's report;- Journal of Consulting Psychology; "This is Amherst" 1947-1951
Trip to Japan and Doshisha University 1953 Jan-Mar
Photograph album presented to President Cole from Doshisha University after visit 1953
Faculty housing rents 1954
Miscellaneous correspondence 1956
Series 5: PERSONAL AFFAIRS
Subseries A: Early Years, 1920-1923
Publications - Montclair (N.J.) High School 1920-1922
Trout fishing records 1920-1922
English notebook, probably from high school ca. 1920-1923
High school report cards 1921-1922
Announcement of Cole's high school awards 1921 Mar 21
Subseries B: Undergraduate Years, 1923-1927
Notes ca. 1923-1927
Papers and assignments ca. 1924-1926
Papers and assignments ca. 1925-1927
Examinations ca. 1924-1926
Examinations ca. 1924-1925
The Amherst Student 1925-1927
Sample issue of The Amherst Student 1923 Nov 8
Sample issue of The Amherst Student 1924 Dec 8
Sample issue of The Amherst Student 1925 Feb 23
Sample issue of The Amherst Student 1925 Mar 23
Sample issues of The Amherst Student 1925 Apr 20, 23, 30
Sample issues of The Amherst Student 1925 May 18, 21
Sample issues of The Amherst Student 1925 Oct 22, 26
Sample issue of The Amherst Student 1925 Nov 16
Sample issues of The Amherst Student 1925 Dec 3, 7
Sample issue of The Amherst Student 1926 Jan 21
Sample issue of The Amherst Student 1926 Mar
Sample issues of The Amherst Student 1926 Apr 12, 29
Sample issues of The Amherst Student 1926 Sep 24, 27, 30
Sample issue of The Amherst Student 1926 Oct 11
Sample issue of Hamilton Life (Hamilton College) 1926 Oct
Sample issues of The Amherst Student 1926 Nov 1, 22
Sample issue of The Amherst Student 1926 Dec 6
Sample issue of The Amherst Student 1927 Apr 18
Sample issue of The Amherst Student 1927 May 9
Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity 1923-1927
Invitations to social events 1923-1927
Miscellaneous college events 1924-1926
Statement of class finances 1924-1925
Directions for observing total solar eclipse 1925 Jan 24
Hyde Oration: "The Means and the End" 1927?
Tuition receipts 1926-1927
Amherst College Commencement program, invitations, etc. 1927 Jun
Review of Cole's book Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism in New York Times Book Review 1939 Sep 17
Program of events in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of George Washington, Smith College (Cole was guest speaker at the event) 1947 Feb 22
Miscellaneous Amherst College printed matter n.d.
Subseries C: Biographical Material, 1926-1960
Notes on Cole family genealogy n.d.
Clipping: Cole wins Addison Brown Scholarship 1926 Oct
Clippings 1946
Clippings 1947-1950
Clippings 1951-1953
Clippings 1954-1960
Clippings n.d.
Subseries D: Photographs
Family photographs ca. 1906-1940
School group photograph ca. 1915
School group photograph ca. 1921
Undergraduate portraits of Charles W. Cole ca. 1926-1927
Cole and fellow students, whimsical group portrait (probably editorial staff of The Amherst Student) ca. 1927
Cole receiving honorary degree at Trinity College commencement 1953
Westover Air Force Base (Chicopee, Mass.) 1960
Photographs of Cole, his wife and children in an accordion-style brass frame n.d.
Subseries E: Other, 1923-1958
Trip to Europe 1925
Wine bottle labels ca. 1923-1928
Record book for house at 266 Arch Road, Englewood, N.J. 1941-1944
Honors and awards: clipping on receiving honorary degree from Doshisha; program for inauguration of Hugh Borton as president of Haverford College (Cole as delegate) 1957-1958
Cross references to high school diploma, election to the Academy of Arts and Sciences, and certificate of admission to the fellowship of the Cum Laude Society 1923-1948
Series 6: WRITINGS, 1920-1958
Series 6, WRITINGS, 1920-1958, brings together research notes and drafts of several of Cole's publications, including his book Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism (1939). For Cole's undergraduate writings, see Series 5, Personal Affairs. The series is organized into two sub-series: A. Manuscripts, which include research notes, holograph manuscript drafts, and typescript drafts. Organized chronologically. B. Published Articles, organized chronologically.
Story, probably from high school ca. 1920-1923
"Mutabile" (story), probably high school ca. 1920-1923
"Chased" (story), probably high school - part 1 of 2 ca. 1920-1923
"Chased" (story), probably high school - part 2 of 2 ca. 1920-1923
"The Malthusian Doctrines and the Poor Law Reform of 1834" - M.A. thesis, Columbia University. Holograph manuscript 1928
"The Malthusian Doctrines and the Poor Law Reform of 1834" - M.A. thesis, Columbia University. Typescript 1928
Research notes on French mercantilism before 1629 (pages numbered 3-214) n.d.
Research notes on French mercantilism before 1629 (pages numbered 301-588 with gaps) n.d.
Research notes ("Notebook IV") on French mercantilism before 1683 (pages numbered 3-354) n.d.
Research notes on French mercantilism (pages numbered 79-300 with gaps) n.d.
Research notes on French mercantilism (Le Mercure Francais, Paris 1611-1648) n.d.
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, holograph manuscript, Chapters I and II ca. 1935
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, holograph manuscript, Chapter III ca. 1935
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, holograph manuscript, Chapter IV ca. 1935
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, holograph manuscript, Chapter V ca. 1935
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, holograph manuscript, Chapter VI ca. 1935
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, holograph manuscript, Chapter VII (part 1) ca. 1935
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, holograph manuscript, Chapter VII (part 2) ca. 1935
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, holograph manuscript, Chapter VIII (part 1) ca. 1935
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, holograph manuscript, Chapter VIII (part 2) ca. 1935
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, holograph manuscript, Chapter VIII (part 3) ca. 1935
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, holograph manuscript, Chapter VIII (part 4) ca. 1935
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, holograph manuscript, Chapter IX ca. 1935
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, holograph manuscript, Chapter IX, Appendix A ca. 1935
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, holograph manuscript, Chapter X ca. 1935
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, holograph manuscript, Chapter XI ca. 1935
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, holograph manuscript, Chapter XII ca. 1935
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, handwritten notes ca. 1935
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, holograph manuscript, pages 136-330 ca. 1935
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism holograph manuscript, pages 331-381 ca. 1935
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism - handwritten bibliographical notes ca. 1935
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, typescript draft, Foreword ca. 1935
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, typescript draft, Chapters I and II ca. 1935
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, typescript draft, Chapters III and IV ca. 1935
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, typescript draft, Chapter VI ca. 1935
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, typescript draft, Chapter VII ca. 1935
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, typescript draft, Chapter VIII (part 1) ca. 1935
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, typescript draft, Chapter VIII (part 2) ca. 1935
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, typescript draft, Chapter IX ca. 1935
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, typescript draft, Chapter X ca. 1935
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, typescript draft, Chapter XI ca. 1935
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, typescript draft, Chapter [XI?] ca. 1935
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, typescript draft, Chapter XII ca. 1935
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, typescript draft, Bibliography ca. 1935
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, miscellaneous early typescript ca. 1935
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, typescript, page number stamped 8-21 ca. 1935
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, typescript, page number stamped 280-437 ca. 1936
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, typescript, page number stamped 438-633 ca. 1936
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, typescript, page number stamped 694-739 ca. 1936
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, typescript, page number stamped 740-894 ca. 1936
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, typescript, page number stamped 895-1003 ca. 1936
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, typescript, page number stamped 1004-1172 ca. 1936
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, typescript, page number stamped 1173-1299 ca. 1936
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, typescript, page number stamped 1300-1403 ca. 1936
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, typescript, page number stamped 1459-1523 ca. 1936
Colbert and a Century of French Mercantilism, typescript, page number stamped 1591-1592 (bibliography) ca. 1936
Economic History of Europe (revised edition?), typescript (fragment) 1946?
"Everybody Loses," typescript 1946?
"The Heavy Hand of Hegel," typescript 1948 Aug
Letter to Mr. W. C. Senning, Conservation Dept., State of New York. Holograph manuscript, 17 p. (update on fishing in Cranberry Lake) 1945 Nov
Report to the Japan Committee on Intellectual Cooperation of the East Asia Institute of Columbia University. Holograph manuscript, typescript (3 copies), and mimeograph typescript 1953
"Beaver vs. Trout," typescript, published in the magazine of the Adirondack Mountain [Club] n.d.
"Developments in Physics since 1900," typescript, 69 p. Marked and initialed C.W.C.; "never actually published save in pamphlet form for use at Columbia" for its Contemporary Civilization course n.d.
Five typescript articles on fishing and a typescript article to Enos Bradner, Seattle Times n.d.
"The Great Du Noyer Project," typescript, 2 p.; holograph manuscript with page numbers 79-111 n.d.
He Regulated Business" (re: Jean Baptiste Colbert), typescript, 14 p. Marked and initialed C.W.C.; "never published n.d.
List of people to receive a copy of his article (unidentified) n.d.
Subseries B: Published Articles
"The Relativity of History." Political Science Quarterly 1933 Jun
"College Admissions - Progress and Problems. College Board Review 1951 Feb
"Undergraduates Four Years, Alumni for Fifty." American Alumni Council News 1955 Feb-Mar
"The Liberal Arts." The Exonian 1955 Mar
"My Acquaintance with Landlocks." Anglers' Club Bulletin 1956 Feb
"American Youth Goes Monogamous." Harper's 1957 Mar
"A Decade of Development at Amherst." School and Society (pp. 224-226 and cover photograph) 1957 summer
"Two Significant Trends." What the Colleges are Doing (Ginn and Company) 1958 winter
"A Reply to Harvard's Dr. Conant: Total Conscription Will Hurt America." Look magazine (clipping, 2 copies) n.d.
Series 7: FUND FOR THE REPUBLIC, INC., 1952-1960
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Series 8: COMMITTEE ON THE NATIONAL SECURITY ORGANIZATION, 1948-1950
Series 8, COMMITTEE ON THE NATIONAL SECURITY ORGANIZATION, 1948-1950, consists of minutes, reports and correspondence related to Cole's activity as a technical advisor in the social sciences. The Committee on the National Security Organization, also known as the Eberstadt Committee, formed part of the "Hoover Commission" (formally known as the Commission on the Organization of the Executive Branch of Government), headed by former President Herbert Hoover, which broadly examined the operation and organization of the executive functions and activities of the U.S. government. Cole served as adviser to the sub-committee on Social Sciences, headed by General Lewis B. Hershey, Director of Selective Service. The Committee on the NSO issued its report in January 1949. this series is not organized in any strict order, but folders headings are listed in this finding aid.
Certificate of appointment to the Hershey committee 1948 Oct
Verbatim record of Hershey Committee meeting 1948 Nov
Minutes (1 of 2) 1948 Jun
Minutes (2 of 2) 1948 Jun
Minutes (1 of 2) 1948 Jul
Minutes (2 of 2) 1948 Jul
Minutes (1 of 2) 1948 Aug
Minutes (2 of 2) 1948 Aug
Minutes (1 of 2) 1948 Sep
Minutes (2 of 2) 1948 Sep
Index to the minutes of meetings 1948 Jun
Index to the minutes of meetings 1948 Jul
Index to the minutes of meetings 1948 Aug
Collected abstracts of committee minutes n.d.
Schedules 1948
Task force reports to the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government (1 of 3) 1949 Jan
Task force reports to the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government (2 of 3) 1949 Jan
Task force reports to the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government (3 of 3) 1949 Jan - Mar
Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government, reports to Congress 1949 May - Mar
Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government, reports to Congress 1949 Feb
Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government, reports to the Senate 1945-1949
Reports: "National Security Factors in Industrial Location"; "The New Committee on Armed Services"; "Central Organization for Defense"; "Functions of the Armed Forces…"; "Suggested Questions on R&D" 1946, 1948
Report: ROTC committee report 1947 Oct
Report: by Eberstadt to Arthur Will (National Security Resources Board chairman) 1948 Jun
Reports: General Lawton Collins' views on the organization of the military "Synopsis of report on NSRB" suggestions for munitions board 1948 Aug - Sep
Report: "review areas of agencies and functions" 1948 Oct
Report: to the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government ("tentative and preliminary") 1948 Nov
Report National Security Organization task force news 1948 Dec
Report: release to AM's - statement by chairman, task force on federal medical service personnel, summary of task force report, and "Spotlight on Federal Hospitalization…" 1948 Dec
Eberstadt correspondence 1948 Jun
Eberstadt correspondence 1948 Aug
Eberstadt correspondence 1948 Sep
Eberstadt correspondence 1948 Oct
Reference: "Soldier Opinion," "Soldiers Have Reasons" (on reenlistment) 1945 Oct - 1948 Jun
Reference: Acts of Congress (selective service act; establishment of Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government; consultant empowerment of the Commission...) policy statements 1947 Jul - 1948 Jun
Reference: "Subversive Activities Control Act" 1948 May
Reference: Congressional Record 1948 May 18
Reference: Congressional Record 1948 May 19
Reference: "career management for army officers" "the Holloway plan" "flow chart of recommended plan for basic education of Navy officers" 1948 Jun and n.d.
Reference: on cadets: source of appointment notes/charts; curriculum notes/charts; class size notes/charts ca. 1948 Aug
Reference: national security resource board statement on "Guiding Principles and Program Framework for Mobilization Planning" 1948 Aug
Reference: war manufacturing charts, John Kenney speech, and officer biographies 1948 Sep, n.d.
Reference: "Basic Documents" bill HR 6648 Atomic Energy Commission report "Method of Operation of the Legislative and Liaison Division" ca. 1948
Reference: national defense manual national security organization chart U.S. Navy organization description ca. 1948
Reference: news clippings ca. 1948
Reference: text of speeches from the Nation Reorganization Conference 1949 Dec
Reference: summary of the NROTC problem n.d.
Reference: membership of the Committee on the National Security Organization and of the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government n.d.
Reference: org charts for -Department of the Navy -British defense -Office of the Secretary of the Air Force -German armed forces -the national military establishment n.d.
Military voting records n.d.
Memorandum re: suggestions for the development of an economic stabilization policy for a war emergency 1948 May
Memorandum re: status of plans (Secretary of Air Force) 1948 Jun
Memorandum re: report on (a) the Joint Chiefs of Staff, (b) Joint Staff, (c) war council 1948 Jul
Memoranda re: report on the national security council 1948 Jul
Memorandum re: report on the office of the Secretary of Defense 1948 Jul
Memorandum re: report on the research and development board 1948 Aug
Memoranda re: "Notes on the Organizational Arrangements for National Security", "Notes on the Organization of the Department of the Army" 1948 Aug
Memoranda re: the munitions board 1948 Aug
Memoranda re: report on the national security resources board 1948 Aug
Memorandum re: Supplement to the report on the National Security Council 1948 Aug
Memorandum re: report on internal security, including civil defense and unconventional warfare 1948 Sep
Memorandum re: establishment of an Air Force academy 1948 Sep
Memorandum re: office of the Secretary of Defense 1948 Sep
Memorandum re: report on the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Joint Staff 1948 Sep
Memorandum re: personnel administration, policies and practices 1948 Sep
Memorandum re: legislation in the national military establishment 1948 Sep
Memorandum re: report on education and training 1948 Sep
Memorandum re: report on the CIA 1948 Sep
Memoranda re: women in the national military establishment 1948 Sep
Memoranda re: public relations 1948 Sep
Memorandum re: the research and development board 1948 Sep
Memorandum re: secretary of defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff 1948 Sep
Memorandum re: "The Organizational Requirements Necessary to Accomplish Most Efficiently and Economically the Mission of the Medical and Allied Professional and Hospital Service of the National Security Organization" 1948 Sep
Memorandum re: manpower mobilization 1948 Sep
Memorandum re: authority of the secretary of defense 1948 Oct
Memorandum re: changes in the National Security Act 1948 Oct
Memorandum re: report on I: civil defense, II: internal security, III: psychological warfare, IV unconventional warfare 1948 Oct
Memorandum re: Budget of the national military establishment 1948 Oct
Memorandum to Eberstadt from General Cook 1948 Oct
Memorandum re: medical service 1948 Oct
Memorandum re: reimbursement of expenses n.d.
"Report to the Commission on the Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government by the Committee on the National Security Organization," tentative final draft 1948 Oct
"Report to the Commission on the Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government by the Committee on the National Security Organization," volume 1 1948 Nov
"Report to the Commission on the Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government by the Committee on the National Security Organization" volume 2 (1 of 2) [1948 Nov]
"Report to the Commission on the Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government by the Committee on the National Security Organization," volume 2 (2 of 2) [1948 Nov]
"Report to the Commission on the Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government by the Committee on the National Security Organization," volume 3 [1948 Nov]
"Report to the Commission on the Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government by the Committee on the National Security Organization," volume 4 (index) [1948 Nov]
Report: military air transport service - presentation before the Eberstadt committee 1948 Oct
Reference: "How America is Being Militarized" n.d.
Index to the Minutes of the Meetings of the Committee on the National Security Organization; transcript of meetings of Scientific Committees (1948 Dec 9-10); and other reports and correspondence (unsorted box) ca. 1948-1949
Series 9: AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, 1956-1958
Series 9, AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH GRANTS, 1956-1958, includes memoranda, research funding reports and medical journal articles relating to the American Cancer Society's grant funding initiatives.
Symposium on the Role of Hormones in the Origin and Control of Abnormal and Neoplastic Growth 1956 Dec
American Cancer Society Annual Report 1956
"Policies Governing the Making of Grants, and Rules Governing Grants" - pamphlets 1957 Mar
Advisory Committee agenda 1957 Jun
Advisory Committee on Institutional Research Grants, minutes 1957 Jul
Research report highlights from the American Cancer Society 1957 Oct
Correspondence re: University of Utah, research grant information 1958 Feb
"Procedures for Reports Required in Connection with Institutional Research Grants," with sample grant materials 1958 Feb
Advisory Committee on Institutional Research Grants - information and term dates n.d.
Preliminary rating sheet (for research evaluation) n.d.
Research accomplished under grants from the American Cancer Society, volume 1, with letter 1957 Sep
Research accomplished under grants from the American Cancer Society, volume 2 1957 Sep
Research accomplished under grants from the American Cancer Society, volumes 1 and 2, with letter 1957 Mar
Index to research grant application discussed June 1957 [1957 June]
Grant applications, vol. 1 1957 June
Grant applications, vol. 2 1957 June
Grant applications 1958 May
Detailed tabulations of American Cancer Society grants given 1958 Feb
Institutional research grants, volume 1 1956 Jul
Institutional research grants, volume 2 1956 Jul
Institutional research grants, volume 3 1956 Jul
Institutional research grants, volume 4 1956 Jul
Seating plan, schedule, tax exemption 1947-1957
Series 10: AIR FORCE COMMITTEE, 1949-1951
Series 10, AIR FORCE COMMITTEE, 1949-1951, includes military training manuals and correspondence documenting Cole's involvement as a civilian advisor to a committee associated with the U.S. Air Force Training Analysis and Development Directorate.
Manual: "Atomic Energy and Radiological Defense" 1949 Apr
Manual: "Air Navigation" 1949 Sep
Manual: civilian personnel manual and materials ca. 1949-1951
Manual: "Theory of ... Instrument Flying" 1950 Jun
Manual: "Fighter Gunnery, Rocket Firing, Fighter Bombing" 1950 Dec
Report of the training analysis and development conference 1950 Dec
Syllabus: basic pilot training 1951 Jan
Manual: "Instrument Flying, Techniques and Procedures" 1951 Jan
Manual: "Electronics and Radar, Principles and Uses" 1951 Mar
Training prospectuses 1951 Mar - Apr
Assorted fragments, forms, schedules, information, and notes ca. 1949 - 1951
Lists of basic career choices 1950 May - Jun
Regulations: "Enlisted Personnel, Recruiting for Regular Army and Air Force" 1950 - 1951
Papers for "technical instructor" course 1950 Nov
Course outline: flying training 1950 Dec
Collected materials on instructor training ca. 1950
Documents regarding personnel services: Operation Midnight Oil, Operation Bootstrap ca. 1950-1951
Correspondence regarding roles of comptroller and wing personnel officer in management 1951 Jan
Report: "A Preliminary Study of the personnel Processing Squadron" 1951 Mar
Correspondence regarding revised Air Force ROTC courses of instruction 1951 Apr
Newspaper: General Gates, man of the year 1950 1951 Apr
"Information Bulletin" (monthly public relations letter for commanders and public information officers) 1951 Apr
Documents regarding "final semester" program/ humanities in the Air Force ca. 1951 Apr
Correspondence re: the William Randolph Hearst rifle match ca. 1951 Apr
Correspondence re: the work of the committee 1951 May
Correspondence re: the implementation of manual 36-5 1951 May
Correspondence, forwarded materials: mission of the Air Force Command, sample mission directives, copies of regulations, questionnaires ca. 1951 May
Correspondence, forwarded materials: "Information Bulletin," 1950-1951 ca. 1951 May
Chart: the functional arrangement of the airman career fields and skill level n.d.
Series 11: MERRILL FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT OF FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE, INC., 1945-1958
Series 11, MERRILL FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT OF FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE, INC., 1945-1958, consists of correspondence, minutes, published studies, and grant files and research files related to the work of the Foundation.
Correspondence 1945 Dec
Correspondence 1951 Sep
Correspondence 1951 Oct
Correspondence 1952 Jan
Correspondence 1952 April
Correspondence 1952 May
Correspondence 1952 Nov
Correspondence 1952 Dec
Correspondence 1953 Jan
Correspondence 1953 Jun
Correspondence 1953 Jul
Correspondence 1953 Oct
Correspondence 1954 Jan
Correspondence 1954 Feb
Correspondence 1954 Dec
Correspondence 1955 Jan
Correspondence 1955 May
Correspondence 1955 Jul
Correspondence 1955 Sep
Correspondence 1955 Oct
Correspondence 1955 Nov
Correspondence 1955 Dec
Correspondence 1956 Feb
Correspondence 1956 Mar
Correspondence ca. 1956 Apr
Correspondence 1956 May
Correspondence 1956 June
Correspondence 1956 Aug
Correspondence 1957 Jan
Correspondence 1957 Feb
Correspondence 1957 Jun
Correspondence 1957 Oct
Correspondence 1957 Nov
Correspondence 1958 Apr
Correspondence 1958 May
Correspondence 1958 Jun
Correspondence 1958 Sep
Correspondence 1958 Dec
Correspondence 1959 Apr
Correspondence 1959 May
Certificate of incorporation 1947 Mar
Accounts 1950 - 1957
Reports of the administrator to the trustees 1951 - 1953
Assorted finance 1951 - 1957
List of trustees 1951 Sep
Summary of progress reports ca. 1951
Announcement of Merrill lectures 1952 Feb
Minutes 1952 - 1957
Meetings: notices, agendas and materials 1953 - 1959
72nd Annual Report of the Reece Corporation 1953 Dec
Memorandum re: annual report (Merrill Foundation lectures) 1954 Aug
Ten year report w/lectures 1955
Memorandum re: Robert Triffin's book and losses 1957 Jan
Memorandum re: future program alternatives 1957 Oct
Study: Small Industry in Economic Development 1951
Study: The Corporate Bond Research Project: its Work and Needs 1952 May
Study: Character and Extent of Over the Counter Markets 1952
Study: The Effect of the Availability of Funds and the Terms Thereof, on Business Investment 1952
Study: Excess Liquidity and Monetary Reforms 1953 Mar
Study: Production Planning Over Time and the Nature of the Expectation and Planning Horizon 1955 Jan
Study: Short Term Economic Forecasting, income and wealth volume 17 1955
Study: Establishment of the International Finance Committee 1956
Study: Determinants of Capital Expenditures 1956
Study: Taxation, incentives and Financial Capacity n.d.
Publication: Survey of Current Business, volume 30 1950 Dec
Publication: Current Economic Comment, volume 16 1952 May
Publication: Journal of the American Statistical Association, volume 48 1953 Sep
Grants and research ca. 1952 Apr
Grants and research, National Planning Association 1952 Apr - Oct
Grants and research 1952 May
Grants and research 1952 Oct
Grants and research 1952 Nov
Grants and research ca. 1952
Grants and research 1953 Nov
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Grants and research ca. 1956 Dec
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Grants and research 1957 Mar
Grants and research 1957 May
Grants and research 1957 Oct
Grants and research 1957 Dec
Grants and research 1958 May
Grants and research n.d.
Series 12: EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE, 1949-1956
Series 12, EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE, 1949-1956, is organized into five sub-series: A. Correspondence, 1949-1956 B. Organization, 1949-1960, includes minutes, reports, bylaws and other official ETS documents. C. Activities, 1949-1956, includes reports, statistics, memoranda, printed matter documenting accomplishments and plans of the organization. D. Research, 1949-1956, consist of studies compiled by ETS on topics related to academic achievement and predictive measurement tools. E. Board of Trustees, include annual reports and other high-level administrative documents.
Correspondence 1949 Aug - Dec
Correspondence 1949 Jan - Mar
Correspondence 1950 Apr - Jul
Correspondence 1950 Aug - Dec
Correspondence 1951 Jan - Mar
Correspondence 1951 Apr - Jul
Correspondence 1951 Aug - Dec
Correspondence 1952 Jan - Mar
Correspondence 1952 Apr - Jul
Correspondence 1952 Aug - Dec
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Correspondence 1953 Apr - Jul
Correspondence 1953 Aug - Dec
Correspondence 1954 Jan - Mar
Correspondence 1954 Apr - Jul
Correspondence 1954 Aug -Dec
Correspondence 1955 Jan - Mar
Correspondence 1955 Apr - Jul
Correspondence 1955 Aug - Dec
Correspondence 1956 Jan - Mar
Correspondence 1956 Apr - Jul
Subseries B: Organization
Minutes 1949
Minutes 1950
Minutes 1951
Minutes 1952
Minutes 1953
Minutes 1954
Minutes 1955
Minutes 1956
Reports of the Treasurer 1948-1951
Project operating statement 1949 Jul - Dec
Calls to meetings, and agendas 1949 Oct - 1956 May
Personnel budgets, salaries and minor expenses 1949-1956
Miscellaneous finance 1949-1960
Fiscal year reports 1949-1951
Fiscal year reports 1951-1957
Personnel lists 1950 - 1952
Mission statements, goals, and project priorities 1950
Proposed resolutions 1950-1951
Educational Testing Service - Board of Trustees meeting materials 1950-1956
Contract information ca. 1950-1956
Bylaws 1951-1954
Biographies of potential trustees ca. 1952
Classification of ETS jobs n.d.
Subseries C: Activities
Memorandum, Executive Committee meeting, committee report, re: new buildings and grounds 1949-1956
Supplemental agreement between ETS and the American Council on Education w/draft 1950 Jan
Outline of the proposed arrangement Re: national teacher examinations w/draft 1950 April
Paper: Theodore Soller, "The First Year of the Two Year Science Program at Amherst" 1950 Jun
Clipping: "School Tests Held Often Misleading," w/correspondence 1950 Oct
Proposed distribution of annual report with correspondence 1950 Dec
Monthly indexes (newsletter/updates) 1950
Wartime plans ca. 1950
Catalog: "Cooperative Tests for Educational Purposes" 1950-1951
Sample tests, applications, and bulletin of information 1950-1951
"Comparison of Proposed Scoring Machine with IBM Machine 1951 Jan
Report: "ETS and the National Government" 1951 Jan
Report: "The Fairness of Mental Tests" 1951 Jan
"Resolution Adopted in Principle by the Board of Trustees and Approved in Detail by Executive Committee" 1951 Feb
Memorandum to Henry Chauncy re: report of survey committee on cooperative tests division 1951 Apr
Deadline date schedule, selective service college qualification test 1951 Apr
Statistics: comparison of deferment and other test scores; ages of candidates 1951 May
Paper: "The Selective Service College Qualification Test" ca. 1951 May
Proposal re: tests of important education objectives 1951 Sep
Assorted ETS test material ca. 1951
Memoranda to the board of trustees 1951, 1955, n.d.
Memorandum to college presidents re: selective service announcement 1952 Feb
Newsletter: "Developments" 1952 Mar
Statistics on: selective service college qualification test 1952 Apr- 1952 May
"Proposed Statement of Principles Concerning Relationships Between CEEB and ETS" 1952
Memorandum re: investment and management 1953 Oct
Committee on research, materials 1953
Research proposal (by ETS): the measurement of personality ca. 1954
Papers and addresses on methods of financing higher education (conference notes) 1955 May
Research grants and contributions 1953-1956 1956
Materials in remembrance of Glenwood Walker 1956
"Financial tables to be referred to by president in his speech" ca. 1956
ETS promotional booklets n.d.
Prospectus re: the mid century committee on outcomes in elementary education n.d.
Miscellaneous papers: invoices, invitations, scraps, vouchers, etc. 1950-1955
Subseries D: Research
Study: "A Study of Rationalization" 1949 Sep
Study: "Predicting Academic Achievement with a New Attitude-Interest Questionnaire" 1949 Dec
Study: "The Academic Overachiever: Stereotyped Aspects" ca. 1949
Study: "Biographical Factors and Academic Achievement: an Experimental Investigation" 1950 Aug
Study: "Moderator Variables in Prediction, with Special Reference to Freshman Engineering Grades and the Strong Vocational Interest Blank" 1953 Oct
Study: "An Investigation of the Problem of Correction for Guessing" 1953 Nov
Study: "A Follow-up Study of Naval Academy Graduates of the Class of 1951 1954 Jan
Study: "A Factor Analysis of Some Personality Items in a Domain of Social Identification" 1954 Feb
Study: "The Standard Errors of Various Test Statistics When the Test Items are Sampled" 1954 Mar
Study: "Alternate Form for the Simultaneous Integral Equation Defining the Solution of the Multiple Classification Problem" 1954 Oct
Study: "The Measurement and Prediction of Executive Performance in Business" 1954 Nov
Study: Speed Factors in Tests and Academic Grades (page 3, table 4, table 8) 1954 Nov
Miscellaneous research materials 1950-1954
Studies: activities of the research division 1955 May - Sep
Studies: activities of the research division 1956 Jan - Mar
Subseries E: Board of Trustees
Annual reports to the Board of Trustees 1948-1955
Annual reports to the Board of Trustees 1950-1952
Board of Trustees meeting: three year review, 1948-1950, comparison of objectives and accomplishments 1951 Jan
Recommendation re: establishment of a personality research center 1953 Apr
Plans for development for consideration by the Board of Trustees 1962 Nov
Annual meeting records 1955 May
Series 13: TEACHER'S INSURANCE AND ANNUITY ASSOCIATION, 1950-1955
Series 13, TEACHERS INSURANCE AND ANNUITY ASSOCIATION, 1950-1955. (This series is unsorted.)
TIAA records (unsorted) 1950-1955
Series 14: KATHARINE COLE PAPERS, 1916-1964
Series 14, KATHARINE COLE PAPERS, 1916-1964, are papers of Charles W. Cole's' first wife. It is organized into three sub-series: A. Letters and Diaries, 1916-1949, are typescript copies of Mrs. Cole's letters, edited by Charles W. Cole. Organized chronologically. B. Sojourn in Chile, 1961-1964, is Mrs. Cole's memoir and letters related to the Cole's' time in Chile when Mr. Cole served as U.S. Ambassador there. Mrs. Cole originally compiled the material in the late 1960s, apparently with the intention of being published, and Charles W. Cole edited the typescript posthumously. C. Records of the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park (Florida), 1948-1950, consists of three scrapbooks organized chronologically.
Subseries A: Letters and Diaries, 1916-1949
Letters 1916-1928
Letters (includes photographs) 1928-1932
Letters and diary (includes photographs) 1933-1936
Letters 1936-1943
Letters (includes photographs) 1944-1949
Subseries B: Sojourn in Chile, 1961-1964
"Sojourn in Chile" - part 1 1961-1964
"Sojourn in Chile" - part 2 1961-1964
"Sojourn in Chile" - photographs 1961-1964
Subseries C: Records of the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park (Florida), 1948-1950
Records of the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park (Florida) in 3 scrapbooks 1948-1950