An Inventory of His Personal Papers
1946-1970
At the John F. Kennedy Library
National Archives and Records Administration
Administrative Information
Biographical Note
Collection Overview
Box Description
Administrative Information
Abstract
Papers 1946-1970
Educator, government official. Commissioner of Education, Department of Health, Education and Welfare (1961-62). Copies of speeches and writings of Sterling McMurrin, as well as materials from the Department of Labor, Health, Education and Welfare.
Access
Open.
Usage Restrictions
According to the letter of transfer of January 1969 copyright of these materials has been retained by Sterling McMurrin. Documents in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.
Copyright
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Provenance
Received from Sterling McMurrin of Salt Lake City, Utah, in February 1969 (Acc.1971-016).
Extent
About 100 items (1 linear feet, 4 linear inches ; 1.5 cubic feet)
Date Opened
February, 1969
Revisions
Finding aid updated November 2001 by Moira Manning
Encoded by
James M. Roth
The Personal Papers of Sterling M. McMurrin (1914-1996)
Biographical Note
Sterling M. McMurrin (1914-1996), author, scholar and educational administrator, served as U. S. Commissioner of Education under President John F. Kennedy from 1961 to 1962. While at the University of Utah he was academic vice-president, dean of the graduate school, and a professor of philosophy and history.
Collection Overview
The papers of Sterling McMurrin consist of his speeches and writings from the Department of Labor, Health, Education and Welfare.
Box Description
Series 1. Speeches and Writings, 1946-1970.
About 100 items.
Speeches and writings of Sterling McMurrin from the Department of Labor, Health, Education and Welfare.
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Box 1
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Addresses – Sterling M. McMurrin
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U.S. Commissioner of Education 1961
U.S. Commissioner of Education 1962
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"Alma Mater" #19 (Journal of the American Alumni Council)
"75 Years in Retrospect and Prospect" The University of Puget Sound
"What Every Intelligent Woman Should Know About Education" by McMurrin
"New Curricula" edited by Robert W. Heath
"The Federal Government in Education" by Sterling M. McMurrin
"Higher Education and Human Values" A Commencement Address by Sterling M. McMurrin at the University of Utah
"Education for Freedom and World Understanding" from the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
"Education and our National Goals" by Sterling M. McMurrin
The Monist General Topic Philosophy of Education
Philosophy, Science and Education by Sterling M. McMurrin
Departments of Labor and Health, Education and Welfare Appropriations for 1962
What About The Philosophy of Education? by Sterling McMurrin
XXVth International Conference on Public Education 1962
"Some Basic Issues in Teacher Education" by Sterling M. McMurrin
Proceedings of the Nineteenth Annual Meeting of the American Conference of
Academic Deans January 14, 1963
Education and American Values by Sterling M. McMurrin
The Nominations of Sterling M. McMurrin to be Commissioner of Education March 28, 1961
"American education and the culture" by Sterling M. McMurrin
"Academic freedom in the schools" by Sterling M. McMurrin
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Box
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Education Speeches and Articles 1946-1959
Education Speeches and Articles 1960-1961
Education Speeches and Articles 1962
Education Speeches and Articles 1963-1966
Education Speeches and Articles 1967-1968
Education Speeches and Articles 1969-1970
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Box 3
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"Education and Our National Goals"
"Innovation in Education: New Directions for the American School"
Speeches and other misc. education materials [4 folders]
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