- unitid
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{"value"=>"65", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"MssCol 65", "type"=>"local_call"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1939-1940", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1939/1940"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1939
- date_inclusive_end
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1940
- keydate
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1939
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"American Association for Adult Education records"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1.3 linear feet (3 boxes)"}], "supress_display"=>true}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.</span><div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\">Stephen A. Schwarzman Building</span><span class=\"addressline\">Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788</span></div>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"The American Association for Adult Education (A.A.A.E.) was founded in 1926 as an organization to promote continuing education and education for adults. The Association was absorbed by the Adult Education Association of the U.S.A. (A.E.A.) in 1951. Records focus on a radio survey concerning radio listeners who used radio for educational purposes. Survey was conducted across the United States and abroad, although responses from Europe were scarce because of World War II. The A.A.A.E. cooperated with the Federal Radio Education Committee who conducted the study. Both the A.A.A.E. and the Federal Radio Education Committee were headed by Frank Ernest Hill during this period. The Federal Radio Education Committee, in turn, was headed by the United States Office of Education. Two types of questionnaires were sent out. The first type, sent to radio stations, colleges, libraries, all C.C.C. camps, and YMCAs, was designed to locate \"listening groups\". The second survey was sent to the \"listening groups\" to establish information about those groups. Results were used to promote better education by radio. America's Town Meeting of the Air, a radio program, as well as Levering Tyson, director of the National Advisory Council on Radio in Education, took part in the survey."}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"Materials in English"}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"<p>American Association for Adult Education records, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"American Association for Adult Education", "type"=>"corpname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>The American Association for Adult Education is an organization which promotes continuing education and education for adults. It was organized on under a committee structure with a Director in charge. The American Association for Adult Education, records c. 1939-1940, focuses on a radio survey. This survey concerns radio listeners who used the radio for educational purposes and was conducted across the United States and abroad. Responses from Europe were scarce and discontinued because of World War II. The A: A: E: C: cooperated with the Federal Radio Educational Committee who conducted the study. Both the A. A. E. C. and the Federal Radio Committee was headed by Frank Ernest Hill during this time period. It should be noted that both of these organizations were physically in the same building. The Federal Radio Committee, in turn, was headed by the United States Commission of Education.</p> <p>There were two types of questionnaires sent out. The first type was sent to radio stations, colleges, libraries, all C. C. C. camps, YMCA\"s etc. This survey was designed to locate \"listening groups\". The second survey was sent to the \"listening groups\", which would establish information about the groups. There were groups called \"designated listening groups\", because they registered with their radio station as a listening group. The results from this survey were to be used to promote better education by radio. The American Town Hall Meeting of the Air and, also, Levering Tyson, director of The National Advisory Council on Radio in Education took part in this survey.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>There is one series of subject correspondence, subdivided under states, organizations and assorted correspondence, 1939-1940.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Received from American Association for Adult Education (gift), Oct. 4, 1941</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by Valerie Wingfield, 1986.</p>"}
- extent_statement
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1.3 linear feet (3 boxes)
- date_start
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1939
- date_end
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1940