Higher education and the United States Office of Education, 1867-1953 / by Richard Wayne Lykes.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Lykes, Richard Wayne, author.

Contributor:

United States. Bureau of Postsecondary Education, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Office of Education--History.

United States.

United States. Office of Education.

Higher education and state--United States--History.

Higher education and state.

Genre:

Government publications -- United States.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 298 pages)

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Bureau of Postsecondary Education, United States Office of Education, 1975.

Contents:

Higher education and the United States Office of Education

Higher education activities prior to 1911

The formative years (1911-1916). The division is established ; The development of an active program

From World War I through the years of prosperity (1917-1928). The First World War ; "Normalcy," 1919-1928

From the Depression through the Second World War (1929-1945). The Depression years ; The Second World War

The post-war years (1946-1953)

Conclusion

Appendix I. Biographical sketches of professional staff members of the Division of Higher Education

Appendix II. The suppressed Babcock report and Commissioner Claxton's explanation

Appendix III. A list of publications of the Office of Education relating to the field of Higher Education.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-298).

U.S.G.P.O. sales statement incorrect in publication.

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Lykes, Richard Wayne. Higher education and the United States Office of Education, 1867-1953

OCLC:

564636609

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