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The adult education holdings are collectively known as the
Alexander N. Charters Library of Resources for Educators of Adults.
Finding aid created by: -
Date: Oct 1976
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Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Sharer, Robert E. |
| Title: | Robert E. Sharer Papers |
| Dates: | 1943-1971 |
| Quantity: | .75 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | The papers include correspondence, 1947-1952, articles, reports and other material on adult education by Sharer and others. Material on the Michigan State University adult education programs from 1944-1967 is included. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Robert E. Sharer was chief of a division of the Michigan Department of Experimental Adult Education in the 1940's. Later he was Director, Office of Adult Education Programs in Continuing Educaticn (1958-63) and Director, Evening College (1963-68) at Michigan State University. He was Executive Director of the Adult Education Association of the U.S.A., 1968-70. Among his earlier posts, he was Vice-President, Adult Education, of the National Education Association.
The Robert E. Sharer Papers extend from material from Sharer's years in the Michigan State adult education programs (1944-1967) such as correspondence, articles, reports and other material, to his writings (1948-1971).
Access Restrictions:
The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.
Use Restrictions:
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
The library holds a considerable number of collections related to adult and continuing education. Please refer to the SCRC Subject Index for a complete listing.
In particular, see also the Adult Education Association (AEA) Records
Persons
Sharer, Robert E.
Subjects
Adult education -- Michigan.
Adult education -- United States.
Educators -- United States.
Evening and continuation schools -- United States.
Genres and Forms
Correspondence.
Occupations
Educators.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Robert E. Sharer Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Correspondence
Subject files
Writings
Writings by others
| Correspondence | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | 1947-1952 | ||||||||||
| Subject files | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Education 460, "Adult Education: General Survey," syllabus 1953-1954 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Michigan Adult Education Programs 1944-1967 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Sharer Memorabilia 1950-1963 | ||||||||||
| Writings | |||||||||||
| Addresses | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | 1948-1963 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | 1964-1969 | ||||||||||
| Articles | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Miscellaneous manuscripts 1949-1969 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | "President's Column" 1962-1963 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Printed material, magazine format 1960-1971 | ||||||||||
| Reports and Studies | |||||||||||
| "Adult Education in Urban American Public-School Systems" | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Draft, tsc 1952 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Questionnaires, [1952] | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | "A Michigan Integrated University Extension System" 1958 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | "Trailblazers, Pioneers, Pacemakers and Builders" [ca. 1960] | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Miscellaneous Reports 1957-1959, undated | ||||||||||
| Writings by others | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | "Adult Education in the Public Schools and Teacher Training Institutions of Michigan" 1943 | ||||||||||
| Michigan State University Seminars on Leadership in Continuing Education, Reports and Proceedings | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | 1959 (2 copies) | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | 1961 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | 1963 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | 1964 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | 1965 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | 1966 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Montecito Workshop in Adult Education, Report and Proceedings 1952 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Miscellaneous Published Material 1964 | ||||||||||