Inventory of the Belmont Mercer Farley Papers, 1787-1965
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Repository
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke
University
Creator
Farley, Belmont Mercer
Title
Belmont Mercer Farley Papers, 1787-1965
Language of Material
Material in English
Extent
26.4 Linear Feet
19,766 Items
Abstract
19,766 Items
Educator from Washington, D.C.
Correspondence, articles, addresses, and other papers, relating to Farley's career and to the National Educational Association, with which he was associated from 1929-1956, together with personal and genealogical correspondence. Topics include academic freedom, educational television, reading, rural education, illiteracy, opposition to Federal aid to education, charges of communism, the military, and public relations in school.
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Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Belmont Mercer Farley Papers, Rare Book,
Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The Belmont Mercer Farley Papers were received by the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library as a
purchase in 1968.
Processing Information
Processed by RBMSCL staff
Encoded by Ted Holt and Paula Jeannet Mangiafico, May 2008
Accession from 1968 is described in this finding aid.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Collection Overview
Correspondence, articles, addresses, and other papers, relating to Farley's career and to the National Educational Association, with which he was associated from 1929-1956, together with personal and genealogical correspondence. Topics include academic freedom, educational television, reading, rural education, illiteracy, opposition to Federal aid to education, charges of communism, the military, and public relations in school.
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Subject Headings
These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
- National Educational Association (U.S.).
- Academic freedom--United States.
- Education--United States.
- Educators--Correspondence.
- Educators--United States.
- Federal aid to education.
- Literacy--United States.
- Education--Political aspects--United States.
Detailed Description of Collection
Correspondence Series, 1901-1965
(15 boxes)
Genealogical Correspondence, 1930-1959
1930-1934
Box 2
1935-1941
Box 3
1942-1959
Personal Correspondence, 1901-1965
1901-1921
Box 4
1922-1931 July
Box 5
1931 Aug.-1934 Aug.
Box 6
1935-1940
Box 7
1941-1943
Box 8
1944-1948
Box 9
1949-1953
Box 10
1954-1956 Aug.
Box 11
1956 Sept.-1959 June
Box 12
1959 July-1961
Box 13
1962-1965
Box 14
Professional Correspondence, 1925-1936
Box 15
Professional Correspondence, 1937-1959
Financial and Legal Papers Series
(3 boxes)
Box 15-16
Legal Papers
Box 17
Financial Papers
Subject Files Series
(20 boxes)
Box 17
A-Annual Reports
Box 18
Anti-Federal Aid to Education-Aviation
Box 19
B-Cartoons
Box 20
Church-Communism Charges
Box 21
Conference-Education
Box 22
Education-Freedom
Box 23
Friends-H
Box 24
I-JCET
Box 25
JCET-Minneapolis
Box 26
Miscellaneous-Missouri
Box 27
Missouri-Opposition
Box 28
Outline-Public
Box 29
Public-Quotation
Box 30
Reading-Russian
Box 31
S-Scrapbook
Box 32
Sears-Teacher
Box 33
Teacher-Tributes
Box 34
U-University
Box 35
University-V
Box 36
W-Z
Genealogy Series
(3 boxes)
Box 39-41
Genealogical materials
Printed Material Series
(3 boxes)
Box 18
Clippings
Box 39-40
Printed Material
Professional Papers Series
(29 boxes)
Box 40
Dissertation manuscript
Box 41
Addresses
Writings
Box 42
Press releases
Our American Schools, draft
Box 43
Memoirs of a Journey, Vol. II
Volumes
Box 44
Meetings and reunions
Box 45
Articles and pamphlets
Box 45-46
Meetings
Box 47
Meetings and conferences, Washington D.C.
Box 48
Meetings and conferences
Articles and addresses
Box 49-51
Conventions
Box 51-67
Articles and addresses
Box 68
Volume: dissertation
Manuscript Volumes Series
Please consult with a reference archivist for the location of volume F:806.
Oversize Materials Series
Oversize itemx
Consists of black and white photographs; certificate for lifetime membership in the National Education Association; diploma of elementary education teaching certification; and a diploma from Taylor University.
