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Finding aid created by: Mary Skaden
Date: 2013
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Creator: | Hartley, Helene W. (Helene Willey), 1893-1965. |
Title: | Helene W. Hartley Papers |
Dates: | 1911 - 1965 |
Size: | 6 boxes (3 linear feet) |
Abstract: | The Helene W. Hartley Papers contain writing, correspondence, and other material created during the professor’s career in the field of English teacher education. |
Language: | English |
Repository: | University Archives, Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 |
Sponsor: | The processing of this collection was made possible through the generosity of Marion W. Meyer G'55. |
Helene W. Hartley was born Helene Clarice Willey in Freeville, New York to F. Ray and Nettie Sager Willey in 1893. She spent much of her childhood traveling internationally, visiting Canada, Egypt, England, France, Scotland, and other foreign countries. She attended Cazenovia Seminary and entered Oberlin College in 1911.
After graduating from Oberlin in 1915, Hartley spent several years teaching English and Latin and supervising in New York high schools, experiences that prepared her well for her later career. She married Edwin A. Hartley in 1924, but was widowed in 1926 after he suffered an acute case of appendicitis. She received a Bachelor of Oral English in 1920 and a Master’s degree in Education in 1924, both from Syracuse University, where she began instructing in the Teacher’s College and the Department of English. The SU Teacher’s College transformed into the School of Education officially in 1934, and Hartley remained a part of it, officially teaching English teachers instead of English students. She received a Doctorate in English Education from Columbia University in 1930, while simultaneously working her way through the ranks of professorship at Syracuse. She reached the rank of full professor in 1935.
Hartley embodied many of the sentiments behind the philosophy of the newly-organized School of Education. Instead of perpetuating methods such as memorization or dictation, she encouraged creative methods of teaching for various ways of learning and was very involved in organizations that worked to develop English education. Throughout her years at Syracuse University, she was a well-respected and forward-thinking professor, often speaking about a more democratic way of teaching. She earned the honor of being named the School of Education's J. Richard Street Lecturer in 1946, the first woman to do so. In her personal life, Hartley remarried in 1938 to a fellow professor, the well-known social psychologist, Dr. Floyd H. Allport.
When not fulfilling her duties as a professor, Hartley served in a variety of roles in the evolving field of teaching training. She became a consultant with the New York State Education Department, was highly involved with the National Council of Teachers of English, serving as the vice president and president in 1945 and 1946, and was also the first president of the New York State English Council. Her active involvement in these and other organizations established her as a highly-respected professional. Consequently, she also spoke at and worked with primary and secondary schools across the United States to help in curriculum development and teacher training. In addition to her focus on English education, Hartley was involved in other education and women’s groups, such as the American League of Pen Women, the American Association of University Women, Pi Lambda Theta, Phi Kappa Phi, and Phi Beta Kappa. Due to all of her achievements, Hartley received the George Arents Award, Syracuse University's highest alumni award given to those who make significant contribution in their field, in 1951. Hartley retired from Syracuse University in 1958, but continued to consult, teach, and lecture on the topic of English education. She and Allport moved to California in 1962, where she remained active until her death in 1965.
The Helene W. Hartley Papers consist of documents related to her professional career in education, from 1911 to her death in 1965 and are separated into four series: Correspondence contains letters and cards from personal and professional contexts dating to the second half of her life. Awards, certificates, diplomas, and various biographical sources are all included in the Personal Papers series. Professional Papers include informational and curriculum material, as well as general resources, articles, and guides that relate to English education, given to or created by Hartley. Books, articles, and other scholarly work created during her career fall under the Writing series.
Access Restrictions:
Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.
Use Restrictions:
Written permission must be obtained from University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries and all relevant rights holders
before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this
collection.
In addition to these papers, the Syracuse University Archives also holds a portrait file and a clipping file for Helene W. Hartley. The Archives also has the papers of Hartley's husband, Dr. Floyd H. Allport.
Names
Allport, Floyd Henry, 1890-1978.
Hartley, Helene W. (Helene Willey),
1893-1965.
National Council of Teachers of
English.
New York State English Council.
Syracuse University -- History.
Syracuse University.
Syracuse University. -- School of
Education.
Subjects
College teachers.
English teachers -- Training of.
English teachers.
Teacher education.
College teachers.
Higher education.
Types of Material
Correspondence.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Helene W. Hartley Papers,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
This collection was given to the Syracuse University Archives by Hartley’s second husband, Dr. Floyd H. Allport, in August, 1965.
Processing Information
Damaging materials such as staples and paper clips were removed, larger materials were flattened and rehoused in an oversized folder, and original containers were replaced with new archival boxes and folders.
Folders in each series are filed alphabetically, with their contents arranged chronologically.
Correspondence
Personal Papers
Professional Papers
Writing
Correspondence | |||||||||||
Box 1 | Educational Institutions 1946 - 1964 | ||||||||||
Box 1 | From Students Undated | ||||||||||
Box 1 | National Council of Teachers of English 1946 - 1964 | ||||||||||
Box 1 | Personal 1946 - 1963 | ||||||||||
Box 1 | Secondary Schools 1946 - 1962 | ||||||||||
Box 1 | Syracuse University 1940 - 1963 | ||||||||||
Box 1 | Universities and Colleges 1946 - 1965 |
Personal Papers | |||||||||||
MC 8-4 | 25th Year Recognition Certificate, Syracuse University 1946 | ||||||||||
Box 1 | Arents Award Information, Syracuse University 1951 | ||||||||||
Box 1 | Award of Merit, Volunteer Bureau of Palo Alto 1961 | ||||||||||
MC 8-4 | Certificate - Edwin A. Hartley, Phi Sigma Biological Society 1918 | ||||||||||
MC 8-4 | Certificate - Edwin A. Hartley, Sigma Xi Society 1921 | ||||||||||
MC 8-4 | Certificate - Helene Hartley, Cazenovia Seminary, Latin Course 1911 | ||||||||||
Box 1 | Certificate - Helene Hartley, Eta Pi Upsilon Undated | ||||||||||
MC 8-4 | Certificate - Helene Hartley, New York State Teaching Certificate 1915 | ||||||||||
MC 8-4 | Certificate - Helene Hartley, Phi Kappa Phi 1920 | ||||||||||
Box 1 | Certificate - Helene Hartley, Pi Lambda Theta 1920 | ||||||||||
Box 1 | Certificate - Helene Hartley, Pi Lambda Theta, Lifetime Member 1946 | ||||||||||
MC 8-4 | Certificate - Helene Hartley, Pi Lambda Theta, Master Teacher Undated | ||||||||||
Box 1 | Chancellor's Reception for Retiring Faculty (program) 1958 | ||||||||||
MC 8-4 | Diploma - Edwin A. Hartley, Ohio State University, M.S. 1921 | ||||||||||
MC 8-4 | Diploma - Helene Hartley, Colombia University, Ph. D 1930 | ||||||||||
MC 8-4 | Diploma - Helene Hartley, Oberlin College, B.A. 1915 | ||||||||||
MC 8-4 | Diploma - Helene Hartley, Syracuse University, B. O. E. 1920 | ||||||||||
MC 8-4 | Diploma - Helene Hartley, Syracuse University, M. O. A. 1924 | ||||||||||
Box 1 | Membership Cards 1963 - 1965 | ||||||||||
Box 1 | Minutes of the Palo Alto YWCA Senior Adult Committee 1964 | ||||||||||
Box 1 | Obituary Notices 1965 | ||||||||||
Box 1 | Photograph Undated | ||||||||||
Pi Lambda Theta Honors | |||||||||||
Box 1 | Bound Letters 1956 | ||||||||||
Box 1 | Drafts of Thank You letters 1956 | ||||||||||
Box 1 | Event Correspondence and Speeches 1956 | ||||||||||
Box 1 | Loose Letters 1956 |
Professional Papers | |||||||||||
Box 2 | Bibliography of Publications 1965 | ||||||||||
Box 2 | Brochures and Programs from Syracuse University 1941 - 1963 | ||||||||||
Box 2 | CV and Professional Biographical Material 1947 - 1961 | ||||||||||
Box 2 | Data for School of Education Annual Report 1955 | ||||||||||
Box 2 | Letters of Recommendation 1915 - 1925 | ||||||||||
Box 2 | Materials on Educating Women Undated | ||||||||||
Box 2 | Newspaper Clippings 1945 - 1958 | ||||||||||
Notes and Outlines | |||||||||||
Box 2 | Full Sheets 1920 - 1962 | ||||||||||
Box 2 | Half Sheets 1920 - 1962 | ||||||||||
Box 3 | Note Cards 1920 - 1962 | ||||||||||
Box 3 | Recommendations for Certification of Teachers of English in New York State 1955 - 1957 | ||||||||||
Box 3 | Recommendations for Language Arts Program in Corning, New York 1957 | ||||||||||
Scholarly Articles Given to Dr. Hartley by Friends | |||||||||||
Box 3 | 1926 - 1947 | ||||||||||
Box 3 | 1950 - 1962 | ||||||||||
Box 3 | Student Work 1946 - 1962 | ||||||||||
Box 3 | Student Work Undated | ||||||||||
Teaching Material | |||||||||||
Box 4 | Curriculum and Resources Undated | ||||||||||
Box 4 | Evaluation and Testing 1938 - 1947, Undated | ||||||||||
Box 4 | From Course at Stanford University 1962 | ||||||||||
Box 4 | Guide - Secondary Language Arts, Hawaii Department of Education 1961 | ||||||||||
Box 4 | Guide - Secondary Language Arts, Tulsa Public Schools 1961 |
Writing | |||||||||||
Box 4 | Addresses and Speeches 1940 - 1952 | ||||||||||
Box 5 | A Functional Program of Teach Education as Developed at Syracuse University 1941 | ||||||||||
Box 5 | Interest Trails in Literature III 1936 | ||||||||||
Box 5 | Interest Trails in Literature VII 1935 | ||||||||||
Box 5 | Interest Trails in Literature VIII 1935 | ||||||||||
Box 6 | Manuscript - Article Draft 1960 | ||||||||||
Scholarly Articles | |||||||||||
Box 6 | 1932 - 1936 | ||||||||||
Box 6 | 1940 - 1947 | ||||||||||
Box 6 | 1950 - 1955 | ||||||||||
Box 6 | Tests of the Interpretative Reading of Poetry for Teachers of English 1930 |