Paul Mort Retirement Letters, 1958-1959

Summary Information

At a Glance

Arrangement

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in one series.

• Series I: Correspondence, 1958-1959

Description

Summary

This small collection consists of letters of appreciation given to Professor Paul R. Mort of Columbia University's Teachers College upon his retirement. Letters were re-housed from three binders into three folders and are from former students and colleagues.

• Series I: Correspondence, 1958-1959

Using the Collection

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Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Paul Mort Retirement Letters; Box and Folder; University Archives, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University in the City of New York.

Accrual

No additions are expected.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Bari Mort. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--7/10/2015.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Records accessioned PTL 9/28/2015.

Records processed Jocelyn Wilk 2015.

Subject Headings

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Subject

History / Biographical Note

Biographical / Historical

Paul R. Mort was born in 1894 in Elsie, Michigan. He graduated from Indiana University in 1916, and he spent the next six years teaching in Indiana and in Arizona. In 1922, he enrolled in Columbia University to earn his Master's degree. Upon graduating, Mort remained at Teachers College, teaching education classes. He emerged as one of the principal experts on educational funding in the United States from the 1920s to the 1950s. Mort served on numerous commissions seeking ways to improve school funding and was an outspoken critic of state and the federal governments for not enhancing funding for education. He retired from Columbia University in 1959, although he continued to serve in an advisory capacity on numerous boards and commissions. He died on May 12, 1962.