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| Title: | Dewey, John. Collection |
|---|---|
| Dates: | 1895-1992 |
| Size: | 0.5 linear feet (1 box) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | John Dewey (1859-1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educator. He helped found the philosophic school of pragmatism, the school of functional psychology, and was a leader of a progressive reform movement in American education. The Collection contains biographical information, a course syllabus taught by Dewey, reprints of Dewey’s writings, a photocopy of the manuscript for Principles of Education, articles and reprints about John Dewey, and book reviews of books about Dewey. |
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John Dewey was born in Burlington, Vermont, on October 20, 1859. He attended the University of Vermont and Johns Hopkins University, where he earned his PhD in 1884. Dewey taught at the University of Michigan from 1884-1894, the University of Chicago from 1894-1904, and Columbia University from 1904-1930. University of Chicago President William Rainey Harper convinced Dewey to leave University of Michigan and become the chair of the Department of Philosophy, Psychology, and Pedagogy. Dewey resigned from the University of Chicago and went to difference after disagreements with Harper regarding administration and financing of the university’s educational program. Dewey died on June 1, 1952.
The John Dewey Collection contains biographical information, a course syllabus taught by Dewey, reprints of Dewey’s writings, a photocopy of the manuscript for Principles of Education, articles and reprints about John Dewey, and reviews of books about Dewey.
| Box 1 Folder 1 | Biographical Information, 1949-1980 |
| Box 1 Folder 2 | “John Dewey at 90,” 1950 |
| Box 1 Folder 3 | Syllabus, Pedagogy I B 19, Philosophy of Education, Winter Quarter 1898-1899, 1965 |
| Box 1 Folder 4 | “The Theory of Emotion: the Significance of Emotions,” Reprint, 1895 |
| Box 1 Folder 5 | “Context and Thought,” Reprint, 1931 |
| Box 1 Folder 6 | Forward to Problems of Ageing: Biological and Medical Aspects, Reprints, 1944 |
| Box 1 Folder 7 | “Challenge to Liberal thought, with Alexander Meiklejohn, “A Reply to John Dewey,” and letters from Dewey and Meiklejohn to the editors of Fortune, Reprint, 1944 |
| Box 1 Folder 8 | “A Letter to Mr. Dewey Concerning John Dewey’s Doctrine of Possibility, Published Together with His Reply,” Reprint, 1949 |
| Box 1 Folder 9 | “Experience and Existence: A Comment,” with Shalom J. Kahn, “The Status of the Potential: A Reply to Professor Dewey,” Reprint, 1949 |
| Box 1 Folder 10 | “Liberating the Social Scientist: A Plea to Unshackle the Study of Man,” Reprint, undated |
| Box 1 Folder 11 | “William James’ Morals and Julien Benda’s: It Is Not Pragmatism that Is Opportunist,” Reprint, undated |
| Box 1 Folder 12 | Principles of Education (1902), printed from microfilm of original manuscript, undated |
| Box 1 Folder 13 | Newspaper Articles, about John Dewey, 1929-1946 |
| Box 1 Folder 14 | Reprints, Articles about John Dewey, 1944-1989 |
| Box 1 Folder 15 | Magazines, Articles about John Dewey, 1959-1961 |
| Box 1 Folder 16 | Saturday Review of Literature: John Dewey Issue, 1949 |
| Box 1 Folder 17 | Book Reviews, books about Dewey, 1992 |