Soviet Education and Its Challenge,

%xmlchars; ]> mss00130 Guide to the John William Shirley Papers, 1948, 1958 - 1959 Processed by: Special Collections Staff;machine-readable finding aid created by: Dawne E. Howard North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center 2005 Machine-readable finding aid derived from xml authoring program Finding aid written in English. Guide to the John William Shirley Papers, 1948, 1958 - 1959 MSS 130 North Carolina State University Libraries Special Collections Research Center Contact Information: &ncsuaddr; Processed bySpecial Collections Staff Encoded byDawne E. Howard, October 2005 Descriptive Summary North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center Shirley, John William, 1908 - 1988 John William Shirley papers, 1948, 1958 - 1959 MSS 130 1 The John William Shirley papers consist of a 1948 letter from Shirley to Dr. J. H. Lampe, a daily log from Shirley's Soviet Field Seminar of the Comparative Education Society (1958), and the publication, "Soviet Education and Its Challenge" (1959). John William Shirley (1908 - 1988) served as an English professor and dean of the Division of Basic Studies at North Carolina State College (now North Carolina State University) from 1949 to 1955, and Dean of Faculty from 1955 to 1962. Shirley left N.C. State in 1962 to become Vice President and Provost of the University of Delaware. He received his A.B. degree from the State University of Iowa in 1932 and his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa in 1937. He also took graduate classes, 1932-1933, at the University of Nebraska. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff. English Information for Users Restrictions to Access

This collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.

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Transferred from the Dean of the Faculty's Office, 1967 September 1.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], John William Shirley papers, MSS 130, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

The John William Shirley papers consist of a 1948 letter from Shirley to Dr. J. H. Lampe; a daily log, 1958, from Shirley's Soviet Field Seminar of the Comparative Education Society; and the publication Soviet Education and Its Challenge, 1959.

Online Catalog Terms North Carolina State College--Faculty--History. Soviet Union--Description and travel. Soviet Union--Study and teaching (Higher)--North Carolina. Related Material John W. Shirley Biographical File, UA 50.3