Collection Summary
Harold Raymond Wayne
Benjamin Papers
1908-1972
1908-1972
MSS21352
Benjamin, Harold Raymond
Wayne, 1893-1969
17,000
items
49 containers
20 linear feet
English
Collection material in
English
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress
Washington, D.C.
Educator.
Correspondence, subject files, speeches and writings, and other papers relating
mainly to Benjamin’s career in the field of education.
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
People
Benjamin family--Correspondence.
Benjamin, Harold Raymond Wayne, 1893-1969.
Benjamin, Harold Raymond Wayne, 1893-1969. Sage of Petaluma; autobiography of a teacher. 1965.
Benjamin, Herbert (Harold Herbert)--Correspondence.
Parker, Franklin, 1921- --Correspondence.
Organizations
McGraw-Hill Publishing Company--Correspondence.
Subjects
Education--Afghanistan.
Education--Japan.
Education--Korea.
Education--Latin America.
Places
Afghanistan--Description and travel.
Japan--Description and travel.
Korea--Description and travel.
Latin America--Description and travel.
Occupations
Educators.
Provenance
The papers of Harold Raymond Wayne Benjamin, educator, were given to
the Library of Congress by his son, Harold H. Benjamin in 1969. Additional
material was given by Franklin Parker in 1972 and Robert Bruker in 1974.
Processing History
The papers of Harold Raymond Wayne Benjamin were arranged and
described in 1970. The finding aid was revised in 2011.
Copyright Status
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Harold Raymond
Wayne Benjamin is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17,
U.S.C.).
Access and Restrictions
The papers of Harold Raymond Wayne Benjamin are open to research.
Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to
visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to
retrieve these items for research use.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, Harold Raymond Wayne Benjamin Papers,
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Biographical Note
Date
Event
1893, Mar. 27
Born, Gilmanton, Wis.
1910
1914
Teacher in rural schools
1914
1916
Elementary school principal, Salem, Oreg.
1916
1919
Served in United States Army
1919
Married Georgina Kessi
1920
1922
Superintendent of schools, Umatilla, Oreg.
1921
A.B., University of Oregon, Corvallis, Oreg.
1924
A.M., University of Oregon, Corvallis, Oreg.
1927
Ph.D., Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
1927
1930
Associate professor of education and psychology, Stanford
University, Stanford, Calif.
1930
1937
Professor of education, assistant dean of College of
Education, and Director of Center for Continuation Study, University of
Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.
1936
1969
Consulting editor for education series of books published by
McGraw-Hill Book Co.
1937
1939
Dean of the summer quarter and director of the College of
Education, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo.
1939
Published
Saber-Tooth Curriculum.
New York:
McGraw-Hill
1939
1951
Dean of the College of Education, University of Maryland,
College Park, Md.
1941
Member, Carnegie mission to South America
1942
1945
Served in United States Army Air Force
1946
1950
Member, educational study groups in Afghanistan and
Japan
1951
1958
Chairman, Division of Social Foundations of Education, George
Peabody College for Teachers, Nashville, Tenn.
1954
1955
Chairman, educational study group in Korea
1957
Director, Connecticut Study of the Role of the Public
Schools
1959
1960
Visiting professor of comparative education, University of
Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1960
1962
Chief consultant, Comparative Study of Higher Education in
Latin America
1962
1967
Distinguished service professor of education, Glassboro State
College, Glassboro, N.J.
1963
1964
Visiting distinguished service professor, Southern Illinois
University, Carbondale, Ill.
1965
Visiting distinguished professor, University of Southern
California, Los Angeles, Calif.
Published
The Sage of Petaluma.
New York:
McGraw-Hill
1969, Jan. 12
Died, Baltimore, Md.
Scope and Content Note
The papers of Harold Raymond Wayne Benjamin (1893-1969) span the years
1908-1972 and contain family and general correspondence as well as literary
manuscripts and miscellaneous material. The papers are organized into the
following series:
[
Family
Correspondence
](fam),
[
General
Correspondence
](genl),
[
Subject
File
](subj),
[
Literary
Manuscripts
](lit), and
[
Miscellany
](misc).
The
[
Family
Correspondence
](fam) includes numerous letters written by Benjamin to his son,
Harold Herbert Benjamin, 1945-1969, in which he discusses his work as a member
of educational study missions to Japan, Afghanistan, Korea, and Latin America.
The
[
General
Correspondence
](genl) relates to his career and his achievements in the field of
education. Approximately half of this series is made up of correspondence with
the McGraw-Hill Book Company for which Benjamin served from 1936 as consulting
editor in the field of education.
A small
[
Subject
File
](subj) contains papers relating to Benjamin's work in higher education in
Latin America and records of his military service. The
[
Literary
Manuscripts
](lit) consist of speeches, articles, his doctoral thesis, poems,
plays, and manuscripts of many of his books, including
The Sage of Petaluma.
The
[
Miscellany
](misc)
series includes Benjamin's correspondence with Franklin Parker, certificates
and awards, photographs, and a few printed items.
Arrangement of the Papers
This collection is arranged in five series:
-
[
Family
Correspondence, 1945-1969
](fam)
-
[
General
Correspondence, 1908-1969
](genl)
-
[
Subject File,
undated
](subj)
-
[
Literary
Manuscripts, undated
](lit)
-
[
Miscellany,
1968-1972
](misc)
Catalog Record: [https://lccn.loc.gov/mm77021352]
Container List
Container
Contents
1-2
Family Correspondence,
1945-1969
1945-1969
Letters sent and received.
Arranged alphabetically by name of family member.
1
Benjamin, Curtis G.
1
Benjamin, Georgiana
K.
1
Benjamin, Georgiana (Mrs. Jay
Faulkner)
1
Benjamin, Harold H.
1
1945-1958
1945-1958
2
1958-1969, undated
1958-1969, undated
2
Kessi, Mary
2
Kessi, William
2
Pons, Frances
2
Unidentified
3-18
General Correspondence,
1908-1969
1908-1969
Letters sent and received.
Arranged in an alphabetical and chronological file.
3
Alphabetical
3
A-H
4
H-Mc
5-9
Mc
10
Mc-Pa
11
Pe-W
12
Chronological
12
1908-1935
1908-1935
13
1936-1938
1936-1938
14
1939-1942
1939-1942
15
1942-1957
1942-1957
16
1958-1964
1958-1964
17
1964-1965
1964-1965
18
1966-1969
1966-1969
19-21
Subject File,
undated
undated
Papers relating to Benjamin's work in higher education and records
of his military service.
Arranged alphabetically by subject
19
Latin America, higher
education
20
Latin America, higher education
in military service
21
Military service
22-45
Literary Manuscripts,
undated
undated
Articles, books, speeches, lectures, plays, poems, and other
writings.
Arranged by type of material.
22-25
Speeches and lectures
26-38
Articles
39
Articles
39
Articles (fragments)
39
Poems
39
"Subject and Grade Costs in
Oregon High Schools," thesis
39
Musical plays
39
Plays
39
Music
40
Books
40
Higher Education in the American
Republics
40
The Sage of Petaluma
41
The Sage of Petaluma
42
The Sage of Petaluma
42
Tell Me How Long
43
Tell Me How Long
43
To Hell and Gone
43
The Trail of Medicine Dog
43
The Trail of Toot Sweet
44-45
Miscellany
46-49
Miscellany,
1968-1972
1968-1972
Correspondence, biographical material, certificates and awards,
photographs, printed matter, and other miscellaneous items.
Arranged by type of material.
46
Biographical data
46
Certificates and
awards
46
Correspondence with Franklin
Parker,
1968-1972
1968-1972
46
Photographs
47
Photographs
47
Miscellany
47
Printed matter
48-49
Printed matter