Series I documents the management and organization of the Bradley Commission from its inception in the mid-1980s through the publication and publicity of its guidelines for history education. The series includes all incoming and outgoing correspondence as well as internal memos, funding applications, and meeting minutes. It also contains articles on relevant topics that the commissioners used as background materials and models for their work.
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Art Samples, circa 1988
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Bell "Bell's Quarterly: A Newsletter on Curriculum Ideas in History and the Social Sciences for Teachers from Grades 6 to 12,", 1988
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Bradley Commission First Proposal, 1987
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Bradley Commission Second Proposal, 1987-1988
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Bradley Foundation Proposal - First Drafts, 1986-1987
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Commissioner Essays, 1987
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Correspondence - Kenneth T. Jackson, 1987-1988
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Correspondence - Letters of Agreement, 1987
Letters from commissioners agreeing to join the project
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Correspondence Incoming, 1986-1990
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Correspondence Outgoing, 1986-1987
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Correspondence Outgoing, 1987-1990
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Dissemination Reports, 1988-1989
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Egan "Teaching History to Young Children,", 1982
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Gagnon Articles, 1987-1988
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Gagnon French, 1981-1988
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Guidelines Reports, 1987
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Guidelines Reviews, 1988
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Hertzberg "Frederick Jackson Turner on 'The Significance of History' for Teachers,", 1987
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High School Graduation Requirements, 1987
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Hoone "Planning for Local Heritage Projects,", 1988
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Howard and Mendenhall "Making History Come Alive,", 1982
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Kirkendall "The Status of History in Schools,", 1975-1987
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Larkins and Hawkins "Trivial and Noninformative Content of Social Studies Textbooks in the Primary Grades,", 1987
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Materials from Commissioners, 1980-1988
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McNeill "Why Study History,", 1985
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Meeting Materials, 1987 June
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Meeting Materials, 1987 October
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Meeting Materials, 1987 December
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Meeting Materials, 1987 March
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Meeting Materials, 1988 June
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Memo States Using Guidelines, 1987
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Memos to Commissioners, 1987-1989
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National Council for Social Studies "In Search of a Scope and Sequence for Social Studies,", 1983
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Organizing Themes Report, 1987
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Possible Commissioners, 1987
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Pre-Meeting Materials, 1987 October
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Ravitch "Tot Sociology: Or What Happened to History in Grade Schools,", 1987
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Requests for Reports, 1989-1990
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Requests for State Info, 1986-1987
Box 2 Folder 16
Scott Widmeyer - Consultant, 1988
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Sewall "American History Textbooks: An Assessment of Quality,", 1987
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Supporting Organizations, 1988
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Woodward "Beyond Textbooks in Elementary Social Studies,", 1986-1987
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Work Plans, 1987