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John J. Wilkinson collection (MSS-0026)

Special Collections

Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Ave
Providence, RI, 02908
Tel: 401-456-8380
email:digitalcommons@ric.edu

Inventory

Series 1. Research, 1876-1979
0.15 cubic feet

Container Description Date
Box 1, Folder 1 Selected references
1876-1923
Box 1, Folder 2 Selected references
1924-1959
Box 1, Folder 3 Vocational Education in Rhode Island: 1872-1990
1990 April 26
Box 1, Folder 4 Legislation- vocational education in Rhode Island
1912-1973
Box 1, Folder 5 Legislation- education in Rhode Island
1966-1979
Box 1, Folder 6 Legislation- education in Rhode Island
1966
Box 1, Folder 7 Legislation-federal
1963-1978

Series 2. U.S. publications, 1941-1977
0.1 cubic feet

Container Description Date
Box 1, Folder 8 History of vocational education in the United States
1972-1977
Box 1, Folder 9 Pamphlets
1971-1976
Box 1, Folder 10 “A Comparative Study of State Staffing Patterns and Delivery Systems of Vocational Education and Their Relative Effectiveness”
1975-1976
Box 1, Folder 11 Schools for our children
1941-1942

Series 3. Rhode Island reports and publications, 1929-1987
0.5 cubic feet

Container Description Date
Box 1, Folder 12 Financial statistics on vocational education in Rhode Island
1929-1976
Box 1, Folder 13 Improving education in Rhode Island
1947
Box 1, Folder 14 Vocational education in Rhode Island-expansion
1959-1968
Box 1, Folder 15 Report of special committee to study government organization and operations
1962 April
Box 1, Folder 16 The vocational educator
1968-1977
Box 1, Folder 17 Statistics and background information
1972-1990
Box 1, Folder 18 State directors of vocational education
1988-1993
Box 1, Folder 19 Report of the special committee appointed to study the problem of vocational education in the state of Rhode Island
1954
Box 1, Folder 20 American vocational journal
1958 April
Box 1, Folder 21 A study and recommendations pertaining to vocational education
1961 August
Box 1, Folder 22 Survey and recommendations on trade and technical education in Rhode Island
1962 July
Box 1, Folder 23 Occupational education in the comprehensive high school
1965 February
Box 1, Folder 24 Where should occupational education be taught at the secondary level?
1965 February
Box 1, Folder 25 Preliminary proposal of staffs of the state board of education and the board of trustees of state colleges for the joint operation of the junior college-vocational technical centers
1965 September
Box 1, Folder 26 The Columbia project
1964-1965
Box 1, Folder 27 Correspondence and news releases
1964-1966
Box 1, Folder 28 Commissioner’s report on vocational education
circa 1966
Box 1, Folder 29 Speaking engagements
1964-1965
Box 1, Folder 30 Division report: employer interview survey
undated
Box 1, Folder 31 Division report preliminary materials
1967 August 1
Box 1, Folder 32 Vocational-technical education survey preliminary materials
1966
Box 1, Folder 33 Report prepared for Rhode Island State Board of Education
1966 February 10
Box 1, Folder 34 Management effectiveness analysis
1967 October
Box 1, Folder 35 A report: vocational and technical education in Rhode Island – 1967-1973
1967 November
Box 1, Folder 36 Enrollment trends and projections for education in Rhode Island
1967 December
Box 1, Folder 37 A report: vocational and technical education in Rhode Island – 1969-1975
1969 February
Box 1, Folder 38 Staff report on education study committee recommendations
1969 March 11
Box 1, Folder 39 Career education in Pawtucket Schools
undated
Box 1, Folder 40 Vocational and technical education in Rhode Island
1969-1971
Box 1, Folder 41 New patterns for public education in Rhode Island: a progress report to the board of regents for education
1971 January
Box 1, Folder 42 Draft plan for vocational education in Rhode Island
1974 May
Box 1, Folder 43 Vocational education: policy objectives
1974 August 8
Box 1, Folder 44 Vocational education: directions and alternatives
1974 September-November
Box 1, Folder 45 Rhode Island voting results on vocational education bond issue
1974
Box 1, Folders 46-47 Capital development program
1975-1990
Box 1, Folder 49 Vocational education program costs and enrollment trends
1975 March
Box 1, Folder 49 Rhode Island department of education study group on vocational education and special populations
1986 May 28
Box 1, Folder 50 Proposed plan for the reorganization of Rhode Island’s vocational-technical education system part one and two
1987 January-March
Box 1, Folder 51 Public school governance in Rhode Island joining hands-not pointing fingers
1987

Series 4. Facilities, 1954-1976
0.2 cubic feet

Container Description Date
Box 1, Folder 52 Vocational facilities in Rhode Island
1971-1976
Box 1, Folder 53 Vocational technical school of R.I. (Corliss Park)-legislation
1954
Box 1, Folder 54 Architectural resume of the vocational technical school of R.I. (Corliss Park)
1955 September 12
Box 1, Folder 55 Agenda for meeting of Rhode Island state board for vocational education
1955-1956
Box 1, Folder 56 Vocational technical school of R.I. (Corliss Park) original staff photo and copies of obituaries
1958-1995
Box 1, Folder 57 Vocational technical school of R.I. (Corliss Park) groundbreaking
1958
Box 1, Folder 58 Vocational technical school of R.I. (Corliss Park)
1958-1963
Box 1, Folder 59 Vocational technical school of R.I. (Corliss Park) correspondence
1971-1972
Box 1, Folder 60 Vocational technical school of R.I. (Corliss Park) graduation exercises [Note: Missing ’68, ’69, ‘70]
1960-1971
Box 1, Folder 61 Pawtucket-Blackstone Valley chamber of commerce education committee
1963-1965
Box 1, Folder 62 Blackstone Valley skill center proposal
1965-1966
Box 1, Folder 63 Blackstone Valley vocational school bond issue
1967
Box 1, Folder 64 Coventry area vocational-technical school application
circa 1966-1968
Box 1, Folder 65 Warwick area vocational-technical facility fact sheet
circa 1972

Series 5. Newspapers articles, 1926-2001
0.65 cubic feet

Container Description Date
Box 1, Folders 66-68 Clipping files
1926-1965
Box 2, Folders 1-11 Clipping files
1965-2001