Frederic T. Giles Papers, 1958-1983

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Giles, Frederic T. (Frederic Thomas), 1916-1994
Title
Frederic T. Giles Papers
Dates
1958-1983 (inclusive)
Quantity
7 cubic ft. (7 boxes)
Collection Number
3377 (Accession No. 3377-001)
Summary
Papers of a president of Everett Community College, Everett, Wash., professor of education at the University of Washington, and dean of the UW College of Education
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

No restrictions on access.

Request at UW

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Frederic Thomas Giles was born in Sprague, Washington, in 1916. He was educated at the University of Washington and served as president of Everett Community College from 1953-1961. He then began work at the University of Washington as the director of junior college relations and professor of education. In the former position, he was responsible for junior college curricula as it pertained to university curricula, and he acted as general liaison between junior colleges and university academic staff. Giles became the dean of the UW College of Education in 1967 and held that position until 1982. Prof. Giles participated in several national associations concerned with higher education. He was interested in the development of the community college as an institution and was a strong advocate for public school education.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection consists of correspondence, speeches and writings, consultant files, evaluation files, and extensive documentation of Dean Giles's professional activities. These records do not pertain to his function as dean of the College of Education but rather reflect his professional interests and achievements. Giles was an active participant in the expansion of higher education in the United States, with a special interest in community and junior college development. He lectured extensively throughout his career, especially during the years preceeding his deanship, and he also wrote about these subjects and conducted studies on higher education in the state of Washington. His participation in many national associations concerned with higher education, such as the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) and the American Association for Higher Education (AAHE), are especially well documented in this collection.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Arranged in 9 series.

  • Series I. Biographical Features, 1971
  • Series II. Outgoing Correspondence, 1967, 1979-1985
  • Series III. Curriculum Files, 1973-1976
  • Series IV. Speeches and Writings (by Frederic Giles), 1958-1983
  • Series V. Conferences and Conventions, 1968-1981
  • Series VI. Consultant Files, 1968-1980
  • Series VII. Evaluation Files, 1969-1981
  • Series VIII. Speeches and Writings (by others), 1961-1975
  • Series IX. Professional Organizations, 1969-1980

Acquisition Information

Collection donated by Frederic T. Giles, April 19, 1988.

Processing Note

Processed in 2004.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Biographical Features, 1971Return to Top

Container(s): 1/1

Dean Giles received an invitation to join the Horace Mann League, "a guardian of the constitutional mandates concerning the separation of church and state in all matters affecting public education." Folder contains this letter and a copy of the membership form Dean Giles filled out, providing some biographical information.

Outgoing Correspondence, 1967, 1979-1985Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 1/2-3

General outgoing correspondence, including requests for comments from collegues and publishers, attached reports, paper submissions, travel plans, search committee correspondence, and other business.

Curriculum Files, 1973-1976Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 1/4-6

Contains syllabi and evaluation forms for University of Washington course EDHED 503, "The Community College," which was changed to EHED 505.

Speeches and Writings (by Frederic Giles), 1958-1983Return to Top

This series holds Dean Giles's speeches and writings on higher education, as well as reports on studies and book reviews.

Container(s) Description Dates
Speeches, Titled
Speeches are arranged alphabetically by title, followed by place delivered if known.
 1958-1983
Box/Folder
1/7-8
Material for Preparation
Contains research materials, including current articles and papers by others, used to prepare speeches in this series.
 1964-1971
1/9
"The American Racial Problem"
 1965-1966
1/10
"Articulation--Choice or Change?"
 1964
1/11
"The Board's Role in Curriculum Development," Washington School Directors
 1974
1/12
"The College of Education in the 21st Century"
 n.d.
1/13
"The Community College"
 ca. 1965
1/14
"Considerations of Building a Community College System--the 'When,' 'Where,' and 'What' of Developing Community Colleges," WICHE--San Francisco
 1968
1/15
"Continued Intellectual Growth"
 1965
1/16
"Continuing Education--The Community College," British Columbia School Trustees Assoc., Victoria, B.C.
 1962
1/17
"Education beyond High School"
 ca. 1960
1/18
"Excellence in Counseling"
 ca. 1965
1/19-20
"Faculty Involvement in Institutional Policy Making," Gearhart, Oregon
 ca.1968
1/21
"Freedom"
 ca. 1965
1/22
"Governance and Accountability of Teacher Education," Texas Education Agency, Houston
 1974
1/23
"Governance--Control or Accountability," California
 n.d.
1/24
"Group Dynamics"
 ca. 1965
1/25
"Higher Education"
 ca. 1965
1/26-28
"Higher Education in an Age of Revolution," Lower Columbia College, Seattle Community College, Spokane Community College
 1966-1968
1/29-30
"Historical Development of the Junior College in the United States," Banff Conference of Education Administrators
 1965-1966
1/31
"Impact of a Community College on a School District Administration"
 1965
1/32
"Key Considerations in Planning Community Junior Colleges," UCLA
 1966-1967
1/33
"Organization and Administration of Teacher Education," AACTE
 1976
1/34
"Organization--Goals and Procedures"
 n.d.
1/35
"Partners in Higher Education (Diversity in Higher Education)"
 n.d.
1/36
"Planning," Ellensburg, Washington
 1968
1/37
"Problems and Pitfalls of Community College Administration"
 ca. 1965
1/38
"Quality Control through Collaborative Evaluation," Vancouver, B.C.
 1981
1/39
"Quality Education--Whose Responsibility"
 n.d.
1/40
"Relationships of Administrators to Institutions of Higher Learning," WASA, Ellensburg, Washington.
 1969
1/41
"The Road Ahead"
 1965
1/42
"Rotary"
 ca. 1965
1/43
"Schools of Education: An Investment in the Present and Future"
 1979
1/44-45
"Securing and Selecting a President," Los Angeles, California
 1968
1/46
"The Site and Physical Facilities," Conference on Regional Colleges--Kelowna, B.C.
 1966
1/47
"Staff Development in Colleges: Role and Responsibility," Vancouver, B.C.
 1972
1/48
"Teacher Preparation," Renton [Washington] Rotary Club
 1973
1/49
"The Transfer Student"
 ca. 1966
1/50
"Woman--Whither Goest Thou?" Decisions in Destiny Workshop
The event was intended for women seeking new careers.
 1967
Speeches, Untitled
Untitled speeches are arranged by location where speech was delivered, group or institution, or type of speech.
 1964-1983
Box/Folder
1/51
Boulder, Colorado
 1968
1/52
Burlington, Washington
 1968
1/53
Commencement Addresses
 1958
1/54-57
National League for Nursing
 1970
1/58
Principals-Counselors Conference, Welcome Remarks
 1968
1/59
Shoreline Community College Commencement Address, Seattle, Washington
 1983
1/60
University of Washington, College of Education Faculty
 1972
1/61
Wenatchee Valley College, Wenatchee, Washington
 1964
Articles and Papers, Some Unpublished
 1964-1974
Box/Folder
1/62-63
Materials for Preparation
Contains research materials, including current articles and papers by others, used to prepare articles and papers in this series.
 1968-1972
1/64-65
"Changing Teacher Education," for AACTE, Feb., 1972
 1972
1/66
"The Community College"
 ca. 1964
1/67
"Community College Organization"
 1965
1/68
"Community College Statement"
 1965
1/69
"Development of Post-High School Education"
 1965
1/70
"General Education in the Community College"
 1965
1/71
"Goals for Public Education"
 1973
1/72
"Group Meetings Reports"
 1972
1/73
"Guidelines for Junior College Campus Planning," UCLA Community College Leadership Program, et. al.
 1962
1/74
"Historical Development of the Junior College in the United States," Banff, Alberta
 ca. 1966
1/75
"Management Team," Washington State School Directors
 1976
1/76
"Needed: A 'Trade-in' Program for Education," Spectrum, Spring, 1976
 1971
1/77
"New Directions in Teacher Education," WASA
 1971
1/78-79
"New Life at Forty"
Includes manuscript and addendum of article for the journal Junior Colleges: 20 States, and copy of journal with Giles's article "Washington Shows New Life at Forty."
 1965-1966
2/1
"A Partnership Approach to Teacher Preparation and Certification" by Deans and Chairmen of Colleges & Departments of Education, Public & Private Colleges in Education
 1971
2/2
"The Past," for Outreach, AAJC Council newsletter
 1974
2/3
"Selecting a President for Bellevue Community College"
 n.d.
2/4
"A Study of the Experiences of Washington Colleges and Universities in Implementing the 1971 Guidelines for Teacher Certification"
1974
2/5
"Teacher Education at the University of Washington," for Your Public Schools, Dec., 1969
 1969
2/6
"Teacher Education in Washington--Concerns and Needs"
 1969
2/7
Book Review
Review of Migration of College and University Students in the United States, by Calvin F. Schmid for Pacific Northwest Quarterly.
 1969
Studies
Correspondence and copies of reports and papers regarding studies in which Dean Giles was interested and/or participated.
 1961-1980
Box/Folder
2/9
Articulation
 ca. 1961-1965
2/10
Curriculum Development in Community Colleges
 1965
2/11
Planning for a New Public State College in Washington
 1965
2/12
Preliminary Consideration for Placement of Various Facilities on a Community College Campus
 1965
2/13
Short- and Long-Range Federal Funding Projections
 1980
2/14
Two-Year College, forward by F. Giles
Manuscript of forward to The Two-Year College; A Social Synthesis, by Clyde E. Blocker, Robert H. Plummer, and Richard C. Richardson, Jr.
1965

Conferences and Conventions, 1968-1981Return to Top

Meeting notes, programs, and correspondence related to professional conferences attended by Dean Giles.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
2/15
Conferences, General
Correspondence regarding conference participation.
 1967-1968
2/16
Alberta, Canada, Community Colleges Conference
 1970
2/17
American Association of School Executives/National Academy for School Executive Seminar
 1972
2/18
California State University at San Diego, Education School Faculty Meeting
 1973
2/19
Educational Policy Development Act Bilingual Education Project Directors Meeting
 1975
2/20-21
Inter-Collegiate Articulation Committee
 1967, 1969
2/22
Kettering Foundation, Institute for Development of Educational Ideas
 1974
2/23-26
Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools
 1968, 1971-1973
2/27
Washington (State) Community Colleges Board
 1976
2/28
Western Association of Schools and Colleges
 1975

Consultant Files, 1968-1980Return to Top

Dean Giles was employed as a consultant for various groups during his deanship, and these records hold information about the various groups and projects for which he worked.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
2/29
General Correspondence
 1970-1975
2/30
Arthur D. Little (consultant service)
This firm employed Dean Giles as an independent consultant. Includes financial records and correspondence.
 1968-1972
2/31
Association of Washington School Principals, Professional Preparation Committee
 1976
2/32
Bellevue Community College
 1976
2/33
California Higher Education Coordinating Council
 1968-1969
2/34
Fort Steilacoom Community College
 1972
2/35-36
Naramore, Bain, Brady and Johnson
Consulted regarding schools in Hawaii and Saudi Arabia.
 1971, 1977
2/37
National Advisory Committee on Community Colleges
 1968
2/38
Nebraska Post Secondary Education Coordinating Committee
 1981
2/39-40
Oregon Education Coordinating Council
 1969-1970
2/41-42
Oregon Education Department
 1975
2/43
Mt. Hood Community College
 1976
2/44
Seattle Public Schools
 1969
2/45
University of Tennessee Faculty Workshop
 1973
2/46
United States Military Academies
 1971
2/47
Washington (State) Community Colleges Board
 1968
2/48-52
Western Nevada Community College
 1974-1975, 1978-1980

Evaluation Files, 1969-1981Return to Top

Reports of accreditation committees on which Dean Giles served. These committes formed part of various national higher education associations.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
3/1
General Correspondence
Letter requesting Dean Giles's evaluation of Colegio Cesar Chaves in Oregon. He declined to serve.
 1977
3/2
NCATE
Data bank information forDean Giles's participation in the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). Visiting team data, materials from evaluation board meeting in Denver.
 1978
3/3
Western Association of Schools and Colleges
 1976-1978
3/4
Evaluation Planning Board Meeting (NCATE), Denver, Colorado
 1975
3/5-6
Alaska Pacific University
 1979-1980
3/7
University of Alaska, Anchorage
 1979
3/8
Boise State College, Idaho
 1974
3/9-10
California Graduate Institute, West Los Angeles
 1978
3/11
California Institute of Technology, Burbank
 1974
3/12
California State University at San Bernardino
 1969
3/13
University of California, Riverside.
 1978
3/14
Clatsop County Community College, Astoria, Oregon
 1971
3/15-16
Columbia University Teachers College, New York, New York
 1975
3/17
Commercial Driving Training School, Kent, Washington
 1977
3/18
Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington
 1981
3/19
Univerisity of Idaho College of Education, Moscow, Idaho
 1976
3/20
Laurence University, Santa Barbara, California
 1973
3/21
La Verne University Off Campus Program, Fairbanks, Alaska
 1979
3/22
Merritt College, Oakland, California
 1970
3/23-24
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska
 1975
3/25-26
University of Nebraska "Areas of Excellence Program," Lincoln, Nebraska
 1977
3/27-28
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Includes graduate school report.
 1970
3/29
Nova University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
 1972
4/1
Oregon College of Education, Monmouth, Oregon
 1978
4/2
Pepperdine University, Los Angeles, California
 1976
4/3
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California
 1978
4/4
Seattle Mechanics School, Seattle, Washington
 1980
4/5-7
United States International University, San Diego, California
 1977-1980
4/8
Central Washington State College, Ellensburg, Washington
Report on administration organization.
 1969
4/9
Western Nevada Community College and Clark County Community College, Las Vegas
 1972
4/10
Willamette University, Salem, Oregon
 1979
4/11
Wright Institute, Berkeley, California
 1976

Speeches and Writings (by others), 1961-1975Return to Top

Collected writings on topics of interest to Dean Giles, including studies, speeches, and book chapters.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
4/12
Community Colleges in King County
Includes report: "A Plan for the Development of Community-Junior Colleges in School Districts in King County [Washington]," submitted by the King County Planning Department in April, 1961.
 1961
4/13
"The Graduate in the Midst of a Revolution," John Lombardi
Commencement speech for Los Angeles Valley College given by Lombardi, the assistant superintendent of the Los Angeles Junior College District, June 17, 1969.
 1969
4/14
"State Boards for Community Colleges: An Analysis of Concepts and Practices," Institute of Higher Education, University of Florida
Results of a study.
 1974
4/15
Wenatchee Valley College, Wenatchee, Washington
Results of a study of practices and procedures.
 ca. 1965-1966
4/16
Speeches by Various Persons on Miscellaneous Topics
Speeches saved by Dean Giles on topics to do with higher education by John Lombardi, William Kvindlog Ramstad, Raymond J. Young, Edmund J. Gleazer, Emery Stoops, Sterling M. McMurrin, Charles Odegaard, and Harry C. Bauer; several uncredited.
 1961-1965

Professional Organizations, 1969-1980Return to Top

Activites and responsibilities relating to professional organizations, including the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), American Association of Higher Education (AAHE), American Association of Junior Colleges (AAJC), Association of Colleges and Schools of Education in State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (ACSESULGC), Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). Includes meetings, notes, committee work, planning, and miscellaneous correspondence.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
4/17-32
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)
Correspondence, meeting materials and other documents regarding the AACTE annual meetings in Chicago, Illinois, from 1971-1979. Special activites include an invitational Conference for Performance-based Teacher Education, a seminar for doctoral students, a hearing on the Teacher Center Program, and training workshops.
1971-1980
Box/Folder
4/33 to 6/3
AACTE Governmental Relations Committee
Publications and correspondence concerning Dean Giles's activities on this committee. Includes information about the makeup of the committee and meeting activities. Also includes legislation files with related correspondence, memoranda and publications, and activites of the Issues and Resolutions committee.
 1970-1980
6/4-10
American Association of Higher Education (AAHE)
Meetings, conferences, and correspondence.
 1969-1972
6/11-16
American Association of Junior Colleges (AAJC)
 1969-1973, 1977
6/17 to 7/1
Association of Colleges and Schools of Education in State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (ACSESULGC)
Includes historical and institutional features, participation information for conferences and meetings, and other materials, including files for Dean Giles's participation in committees such as the Education for the Teaching Profession Commission, the Executive Committee (with related correspondence, agenda, minutes, and reports), and the National Accreditation subcommittee.
 1971-1979
7/2
Association fpr the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)
 1976-1977
7/3
Deans Network
 1977-1979
7/4
Higher Education Colloquium
 1971-1977
7/5-24
National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
Materials associated with Dean Giles's participation in this organization include correspondence, reports on studies (Organization, Administration and Staffing Study), and information regarding conferences and meetings, including meetings of the NCATE Council Executive Committee. Also documents Giles's activities as a member of the coordinating board (correspondence, conferences, and meetings).
 1972-1981


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