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Edinger, Lois V., 1990 September 11

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 6
Identifier: 01-UA112-OH003- Series 2- File Folder 6

Scope and Contents

Edinger discusses the priorities, programs and administrations of the School of Education, especially placing student teachers, and the tenures of chancellors of the university and deans of the School during her career. She describes the establishment of a women's center, the male/female ratio of faculty and the strengths of the female administrators. She talks about the Curry Laboratory School and the introduction of coeducation and integration and their effect on teacher education and student teachers. She recalls campus protests during the 1960s and 1970s. Subjects: Coeducation, the ability to experiment in education during the 1960s and early 1970s, the education program, James McDonald, Teacher Education Consortium, Curry School, Herbert Vaughn (Curry School Principal), integration, Mereb Mossman, the tradition of strong women on campus, dress code in the early 1960s.

Dates

  • 1990 September 11

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Biographical Note

Lois Edinger (1925- ) began her career in 1962 at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina, later becoming The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). In 1988, she retired as a professor in the School of Education. She was president of the National Education Association during 1964-65 and received the O. Max Gardner Award from the University of North Carolina System in 1966.

Extent

From the Collection: 8.00 Linear Feet (17 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives Repository

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