George, William R. (William Reuben), 1866-1936.
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
George Junior Republic oral history project
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 13-6-1039
Scope and content
This collection contains 5 interviews conducted by Cornell PhD students Jack Holl and Frances Keefe as part of their research for their dissertations “George Junior Republic and the Varieties of Progressive Reform” (Holl, 1969) and “the Development of William Reuben (Daddy) George's Educational Ideas and Practices from 1866-1914” (Keefe, 1967). The collection contains interviews with A. Alvord Baker, a family friend of "Daddy" George and early student at the school, August 26, 1965; Georgia...
Dates:
1965.
William R. George family papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 800
Abstract
Collection contains extensive correspondence and other materials concerning William R. George and the founding of the George Junior Republic, the evolution of the Republic and its part in educational reform in the early twentieth century; and the establishment of other Junior Republics in the United States
Dates:
1750-1989.
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- Account books 1
- Anti-communist movements. 1
- Blueprints. 1
- Child labor -- Law and Legislation. 1
- Child labor. 1
- Children -- Institutional care. 1
- Discipline of children. 1
- Education. 1
- Freeville (N.Y.) 1
- Genealogies. 1
- Junior republics. 1
- Juvenile delinquency. 1
- Manuscripts. 1
- Negatives (photographic). 1
- Older people. 1
- Photographs 1
- Reformatories. 1
- Scrapbooks 1
- Sketches. 1
- Social problems. 1
- Social reformers. 1
- Speeches 1
- Youth -- Employment -- Law and legislation. 1
- Youth -- Employment. 1
- Youth -- Political activity. 1 + ∧ less
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