Kenneth D. Benne Professional Papers
Scope and Content Note
The collection, selected and submitted by Dr. Paul Blackwood in 1994, provides a comprehensive assortment of Dr. Benne's professional writings. It includes reports, programs, articles, books, photographs, letters, audio/video tapes, and certificates.
Dates
- 1920-1993
Creator
- Benne, Kenneth Dean (Creator, Person)
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Curator of Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Born May 11, 1908 in Morrowville, Kansas.
Died October 8, 1992 in Washington, D.C.
Degrees:
B.S. in 1930 from Kansas State University (aka Kansas State Agricultural College (KSAC))
M.A. in 1936 from University of Michigan
Ph.D. in 1941 from Teachers College, Columbia University
L.H.D. in 1969 from Lesley College
L.H.D. in 1971 from Morris Brown College
Career:
1925-1927: rural school teacher in Washington County, Kansas
1930-1936: high school science teacher in Concordia, Kansas and Manhattan, Kansas
1938-1941: Associate in Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education at Teachers College, Columbia University
1941-1946: Assistant and Associate Professor of Education, University of Illinois (with time off for service in the Naval Reserve, 1942-1946)
1946-1948: Associate Professor of Education, Teachers College, Columbia University
1948-1953: Professor of Education, University of Illinois
1953-1973: Berenson Professor of Human Relations, Boston University
Extent
7.75 Linear Feet (5 cartons, 1 oversize box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection, selected and submitted by Dr. Paul Blackwood in 1994, provides a comprehensive assortment of Dr. Benne's professional writings. The collection was donated by The Museum of Education at the University of South Carolina.
Arrangement Note
Collection was processed by The Museum of Education at the University of South Carolina.
Conservation
Educational degrees (stored in oversize box 6) are rolled and therefore fragile.
Location
Library Research Annex; contact uvmsc@uvm.edu for access.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated by The Museum of Education at the University of South Carolina.
- Title
- Guide to the Kenneth D. Benne Professional Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Russell Long
- Date
- 1995
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Vermont Libraries, Special Collections Repository
Silver Special Collections Library
48 University Place, Room B201
Burlington Vermont 05405 U.S.A. US
(802) 656-2138
(802) 656-4038 (Fax)
uvmsc@uvm.edu
