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James B. Whipple was the assistant and associate director of the Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults (CSLEA) from 1953 until it ceased to exist in 1968. At that time he, along with Peter E. Siegle and Freda H. Goldman, formed a partnership for consulting called New Directions for Education (NDE), which existed from 1968-1973. In this capacity, Whipple became heavily involved in major planning projects for higher education, including state plans in Rhode Island and
Massachusetts. Later he became Assistant Professor of History at Bunker Hill Community College in Massachusetts. The collection is predominantly reports, report drafts, working papers and other writings that resulted from Whipple's role as a consultant. In connection with these projects, there is also correspondence, memoranda, outlines and proposals. There is some material from his work with CSLEA as well as some from his other professional activities as speaker and educator. There is a picture of James Whipple in the The collection is divided into five parts:
Reports and papers authored by Whipple are tagged with the parenthetical (JBW). The library also holds a considerable number of collections related to adult and continuing education. Please refer to &subjindex; for a complete listing. Most closely related to the James B. Whipple Papers are the following: Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults (CSLEA) Fund for Adult Education (FAE) University Council on Education for Public Responsibility (UCEPR)
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Several monographs and pamphlets were removed from the archive and placed in the general collection of the Syracuse University Libraries:
Alter, Henry C.
Of Messages and Media: Teaching and Learning by Public Television . Boston, Mass.: Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults, 1968.Carey, James T.
Forms and Forces in University Adult Education . Boston, Mass. : Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults, 1961.Gordon, Morton.
Daytime School for Adults. A New Program Dimension at University of California, Berkeley . Boston, Mass.: Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults, 1967.Miller, Harry L.
Participation of Adults in Education . Boston, Mass.: Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults, 1967.Ohliger, John.
Listening Groups: Mass Media in Adult Education . Boston, Mass.: Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults, 1967.Cleon, Sally.
Changing Patterns in Continuing Education for Business . Boston, Mass.: Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults, 1967.Wedemeyer, Charles A. and Childs, Gayle B.
New Perspectives in University Correspondence Study . Boston, Mass._ Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults, 1961.
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James B. Whipple Papers,
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