1990-00373
1990-00375
1994-01311
1995-01536
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Overview of the Collection | |
| Creator: | Abraham, Willard |
| Title: | Preliminary Inventory of the Willard Abraham Papers |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1938-1994 |
| Quantity: | 21 Boxes (27.9 Linear Feet) |
| Abstract: | This collection houses manuscripts, correspondence, notes, drafts, and other materials documenting Abraham's newspaper column, dissertation (Reading Choices of College Students), and other writings regarding special education. This collection has not been processed in full and can be viewed only by appointment. Contact Archives and Special Collections for more information. |
| Identification: | 1990-00373 1990-00375 1994-01311 1995-01536 |
| Language: | Material in English |
| Repository: | Arizona State University Library. University Archives P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, AZ 85287-1006 Phone: (480) 965-4932 E-Mail: archives@asu.edu Questions? Ask An Archivist! |
Professor and special education expert Willard Bernard Abraham was born to Edward and Sadie (Rice) Abraham in Chicago, Illinois on May 18, 1916. He had two siblings, Alvin H. (1911-2008) and Rochelle (Abraham) Zuckerman (1921-2013). Willard Abraham earned his B.S. from the Illinois Institute of Technology (1940) and his M.Ed. from Chicago Teachers College (1942) before enlisting in the U.S. Army, where he earned the rank of Captain and worked in the Army Information Education Division in Washington, D.C. After World War II ended, Abraham returned to his education and earned his Ph.D from Northwestern University (1951).
In 1953, Abraham founded the Department of Special Education at Arizona State Teachers College (now Arizona State University), which he chaired for over 30 years. He was a widely recognized expert on special education and published several books on the topic, including A Guide for the Study of Exceptional Children (1956), A New Look at Reading (1957), Barbara: A Prologue (1958), Common Sense About Gifted Children (1958), The Slow Learner (1964), A Time for Teaching (1964), The Mentally Retarded Child and Educational Films (1966), The Preparation of BIA Teacher and Dormitory Aides (1968), A Study of the Devereux Foundation (1970), and Living with Pre-Schoolers (1976). He also wrote several books for the Army, among them Your Post War Career (1945) and Get the Job! (1946) as well as a nationally syndicated newspaper column titled "Parent Talk" that appeared until 1995.
Abraham married Dale [last name unknown] (1926-) and the couple had four children, Edward (1952-), Barbara (1954-1955), Andrew (1958-), and Amy (Abraham) Bacal (1962-). Willard Abraham died on January 23, 1999 at the age of 87 and is buried in Green Acres Memorial Park in Scottsdale, Arizona.
This collection houses manuscripts, correspondence, notes, drafts, and other materials documenting Abraham's newspaper column, dissertation (Reading Choices of College Students), and other writings regarding special education. This collection has not been processed in full and can be viewed only by appointment. Contact Archives and Special Collections for more information.
To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or calling (480) 965-4932. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.
This collection has not been processed in full and can be viewed only by appointment. Contact Archives and Special Collections for more information.
The Arizona Board of Regents retains copyright to this collection for and on behalf of the Arizona State University Library. Requests to publish, display, or redistribute information from this collection must be submitted via our online application.
[Identification of item], Preliminary Inventory of the Willard Abraham Papers, [Accession Number], Arizona State University Library.
Willard Abraham donated these materials to the University Archives between 1990 and 1995.
| Series I: Accession #1990-00373 | |||||||||||
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| 1-7 | Newspaper Column Manuscripts, Clippings, and Correspondence, 1942-1990 | ||||||||||
| Series II: Accession #1990-00375 | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Column, 1983 September | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Column, 1983 October | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Column, 1983 November | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | [Untitled], 1981 December 17-1983 December 30 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Column, 1983 December | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Copley, 1978 June 8-1980 August 28 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Column, 1984 January | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Column, 1984 February | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | [Untitled], 1976 February 12-September 16 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Column, 1984 March | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Column, 1984 April | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Column, 1984 June | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Column, 1984 July | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Column, 1984 August | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | Column, 1984 September | |||||||||
| 1 | 14 | Column, 1984 October | |||||||||
| 1 | 15 | Criteria for Fiction, 1938-1949 (Dissertation Notes) | |||||||||
| 1 | 16 | Magazines and Comic Strips, 1938-1949 (Dissertation Notes) | |||||||||
| 1 | 17 | Studying Readers, 1938-1949 (Dissertation Notes) | |||||||||
| 1 | 18 | Attitudes of Adults Towards Reading, 1938-1949 (Dissertation Notes) | |||||||||
| 1 | 19 | A Study of the Devereux Foundation Appendixes, 1970 | |||||||||
| 1 | 20 | A Study of the Devereux Foundation, 1970 | |||||||||
| 1 | 21 | A Study of the Devereux Schools in California, 1971 | |||||||||
| 1 | 22 | The Practice of Vocational Guidance in Education, 1942 | |||||||||
| 1 | 23-24 | Reading Choices of College Students, 1950 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | [Untitled], 1983 January 6-August 25 | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | Copley (Submitted), 1980 June 5-1981 February 10 | |||||||||
| 2 | 5 | [Untitled], 1976 September 13-1978 June 1 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | Column, 1976 January | |||||||||
| 3 | 2 | Column, 1976 December | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | Column, 1975 November | |||||||||
| 3 | 4 | Column, 1975 October | |||||||||
| 3 | 5 | Column, 1975 September | |||||||||
| 3 | 6 | Column, 1975 August | |||||||||
| 3 | 7 | Column, 1975 July | |||||||||
| 3 | 8 | Column, 1975 June | |||||||||
| 3 | 9 | Column, 1975 May | |||||||||
| 3 | 10 | Column, 1975 April | |||||||||
| 3 | 11 | Column, 1975 March | |||||||||
| 3 | 12 | Column, 1975 February | |||||||||
| 3 | 13 | Column, 1975 January | |||||||||
| 3 | 14 | Column, 1974 December | |||||||||
| 3 | 15 | Column, 1974 November | |||||||||
| 3 | 16 | Column, 1974 October | |||||||||
| 3 | 17 | Column, 1974 September | |||||||||
| 3 | 18 | Column, 1974 August | |||||||||
| 3 | 19 | Column, 1974 July | |||||||||
| 3 | 20 | Column, 1974 June | |||||||||
| 3 | 21 | Column, 1974 May | |||||||||
| 3 | 22 | Column, 1974 April | |||||||||
| 3 | 23 | Column, 1974 March | |||||||||
| 3 | 24 | Column, 1974 February | |||||||||
| 3 | 25 | Column, 1974 January | |||||||||
| 3 | 26 | Column, 1973 December | |||||||||
| 3 | 27 | Column, 1973 November | |||||||||
| 3 | 28 | Column, 1973 October | |||||||||
| 3 | 29 | Column, 1972 November 16-1973 August 2 | |||||||||
| 3 | 30 | Copley, 1972 March 15-November 9 | |||||||||
| 3 | 31 | The Slow Learner, 1968 (Publication) | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | PHD Notes, 1950-1955 | |||||||||
| 4 | 2 | Sociometry and Discipline, 1950-1955 | |||||||||
| 4 | 3 | Effective Teacher, 1950-1955 | |||||||||
| 4 | 4 | Childrens Publications, 1950-1955 | |||||||||
| 4 | 5 | Purposes of Reading, 1950-1955 | |||||||||
| 4 | 6 | Purposes of this Study, 1950-1955 | |||||||||
| 4 | 7 | History and Father of the Man, 1950-1955 | |||||||||
| 4 | 8 | Nature Nurture, 1950-1955 | |||||||||
| 4 | 9 | Intelligence, 1950-1955 | |||||||||
| 4 | 10 | Reading, 1950-1955 | |||||||||
| 4 | 11 | General Education, 1950-1955 | |||||||||
| 4 | 12 | Column, 1984 | |||||||||
| 4 | 13 | Column, 1985 | |||||||||
| 4 | 14 | Column, 1986 | |||||||||
| 4 | 15 | Column, 1987 | |||||||||
| 4 | 16 | Column, 1988 | |||||||||
| 4 | 17 | Column, 1989 | |||||||||
| 4 | 18 | Newspaper Clippings, 1986-1988 | |||||||||
| 4 | 19 | Pamphlets, 1986-1989 | |||||||||
| Series III: Accession #1994-01311 | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 1-8 | Newspaper Column Manuscripts, Clippings, and Correspondence, 1984-1994 | ||||||||||
| Series IV: Accession #1995-01536 | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Parent Talk, Undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Parent Talk, Undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Parent Talk: Journal Article and Newsclipping, 1984, 1989, Undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Parent Pre-School Partnership: Research Materials and Draft Notes, 1987, 1989, Undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | What Kind of Parent Am I?, 1978, 1989, Undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Getting Ready for Reading, 1973, 1986, Undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Diet and Nutrition, 1984, 1988, Undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Discipline, 1974-1989 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Single Parent Family, 1981, 1985, 1988, Undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Creativity, 1974, Undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Brothers and Sisters, 1988-1989, Undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Help Your Children Talk Better, 1955, 1972, 1985, Undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | The Man in Your Young Child's Family, 1973, 1986, Undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 14 | Learning Disabilities -- Young Children Can Have Them, 1975, 1989, Undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 15 | Accident Prevention, 1971-1974, Undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 16 | Sex and the Young Child, 1973-1991 | |||||||||
| 1 | 17 | Number Concepts, 1974-1977, 1986-1987 | |||||||||
| 1 | 18 | Children's Fears, 1977, 1989, 1991-1994 | |||||||||
| 1 | 19 | The Young Gifted Child, 1977, 1981-1987 | |||||||||
| 1 | 20 | Kindergarten Comes Next, 1965, 1974, 1987-1989 | |||||||||
| 1 | 21 | Television: Good or Bad for Young Children?, 1972-1988 | |||||||||
| 1 | 22 | Your Young Child's Playmates, 1989, Undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 23 | Independence - Your Child Needs It, Undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 24 | Reading With Your Young Child, 1985-1988 | |||||||||
| 1 | 25 | The Wonderful World of Toys, 1972-1991 | |||||||||
| 1 | 26 | The Young Hyperactive Child, 1975-1988 | |||||||||
| 1 | 27 | Telling the Truth, 1983-1987 | |||||||||
| 1 | 28 | What Will You Be When You Grow Up?, 1974-1976 | |||||||||
| 1 | 29 | Traveling With Your Young Children, 1975, 1990 | |||||||||
| 1 | 30 | Changing the Behavior of Young Children: Can It Be Done?, 1974-1981 | |||||||||
| 1 | 31 | The Large Muscles in Little Children, 1971-1975 | |||||||||
| 1 | 32 | The Only Child, 1981-1988 | |||||||||
| 1 | 33 | Your Infant in a Day Care Program, 1976-1989 | |||||||||
| 1 | 34 | Do Young Children Worry? Yes!, Undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 35 | Are You a Working Mother?, 1975-1989 | |||||||||
| 1 | 36 | Boys and Girls … and What to Expect, 1955-1974 | |||||||||
| 1 | 37 | Money … Money … Money, 1981-1987 | |||||||||