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[Identification of item], Mathematics Department Records, 1955-1971, University Archives, Duke University.
The Mathematics Department Records, 1955-1971, was received by the University Archives as a transfer in 1982 (A82-86).
This collection was processed by Linda Daniel and was completed on October 24, 2003. An effort has been made to remove application letters, rejection letters, requests for information, receipts, and grades from the collection. Because many of these items are interspersed in the yearbooks and program records, some of these items may still remain and are covered by access restrictions. Duplicate copies of the
Encoded by Linda Daniel, October 27, 2003
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The Mathematics Department at Duke University has sponsored several special programs to train high school and college math teachers. Two of these programs were the Summer Institute in Science and Mathematics and the Retired Officer Program. The Summer Institute in Science and Mathematics, supported by the National Science Foundation, helped secondary school teachers upgrade their skills in the sciences and in math. The Summer Institute trained teachers from 1957-1970. The Retired Officer Program trained retired military personnel to teach mathematics in high school or at the introductory college level. It was also supported by the National Science Foundation and trained teachers from 1958-1967.
The Mathematics Department Special Programs Records contain yearbooks, program records, course lists, photographs, government reports, and information about the Summer Institute in Science and Mathematics and the Retired Officer Program. An effort has been made to remove application letters, rejections letters, requests for information, receipts, and grades from the collection. Because many of these items are interspersed in the yearbooks and program records, some of these items may still remain and are covered by access restrictions.
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The Summer Institute in Science and Mathematics, supported by the National Science Foundation, was a group study program designed to help secondary school teachers upgrade their skills in the sciences and in math. The Institute's goals were to upgrade teachers' skills in the sciences and in math and to increase their ability to motivate students to consider careers in these areas. The Institute trained teachers from 1957-1970. Yearbooks were compiled by the Math Dept. and included project proposals, proposed course programs, director's guidebooks, brochures, list of participants, and other documents related to the administration of the Institute.
The Retired Officer Program, supported by the National Science Foundation, was set up to retrain retired Armed Services officers to teach mathematics in high school or at the introductory college level. This program was a graduate level course at Duke University and lead to a degree of Master of Arts in Teaching. The program ran from 1958-1967.
Includes photographs.
[Three photographs removed to University Archives' Photograph Collection and are filed in the Mathematics Department folder. Photographs include one classroom photo from 1961, one group photo from the 1960s, and one snapshot taken at a party.]
Includes photograph of class of 1962.