Artley, A. Sterl (1907- ), Papers, 1940-1990 (C3955)
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INTRODUCTION
Papers of A. Sterl Artley, Professor Emeritus at the University of Missouri School of education. Artley was one of three authors of the children's "Dick and Jane" primers and an expert in the field of reading education. The papers consist of correspondence, an autobiography, publicity, photographs, lecture notes, and some of his publications.
DONOR INFORMATION
The A. Sterl Artley Papers were donated to the University of Missouri by Dr. Artley on 17 December 1992 (Accession No. 5130). An addition to these papers was made on 6 May 1992 (Accession No. 5170).
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
A. Sterl Artley was born in Liberty, Pennsylvania, in 1907. He taught high school English for several years in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and then went on to earn his M.A. and Ph.D. in psychology and reading at Penn State.
After receiving his degrees he and his family moved to Columbia, Missouri, where he taught psychology at Stephens College. After four years at Stephens he took a position teaching reading at the University of Missouri.
Professional speaking soon became a part of his job. This duty took him around the country, into Canada, and even Germany. In 1947, while speaking in Peoria, he met two editors from the Scott, Foresman Company who enticed him to help write stories for the popular children's primer series "Dick, Jane, and Sally."
He was president of the International Reading Association (IRA), began a Child Study Clinic in Columbia, which was dedicated in his honor in 1977, and has received numerous awards and commendations for his commitment to teaching reading including the Citation of Merit for Distinguished Service in Education, and the rank of Professor Emeritus from the School of Education.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The Artley Papers consist of publicity, some publications, lecture notes, correspondence, photographs, and his autobiography. They are arranged into three series:
The Professional series comprises Artley's professional correspondence, publicity, photographs, and lecture notes. This series gives a good overview of Dr. Artley's travels and discussions, and the progression of reading theory in the second half of the century. The papers are arranged alphabetically by topic and chronologically within each topic.
The Personal series contains personal correspondence, awards and certificates, publicity, and his autobiography. These papers are arranged alphabetically by topic and chronologically within each topic.
The Publications series includes several of Dr. Artley's writings and works about him. They are arranged chronologically. Researchers should also consult the University of Missouri Archives about records of the Child Study Clinic which relate to Artley's activities at the clinic.
FOLDER LIST
| f. 1 | "A Commitment to Reading" Symposium, 1977 |
| f. 2 | Biography, 1977 |
| f. 3 | Correspondence, 1944-1950 |
| f. 4 | Correspondence, 1961-1976 |
| f. 5 | International Reading Association, 25th Anniversary, 1980 |
| f. 6 | Lecture notes, n.d. |
| f. 7 | Lecture notes, n.d. |
| f. 8 | Poems from students, n.d. |
| f. 9 | Publicity, 1942-1966 |
| f. 10 | Publicity, 1967-1976 |
| f. 11 | Publicity, 1977-1986 |
| f. 12 | Autobiography, 1984 |
| f. 13 | Awards, Certificates, 1966-1979 |
| f. 14 | Awards, Programs and Invitations, 1977 |
| f. 15 | Correspondence, 1957-66, 1986 |
| f. 16 | Publicity, 1976-1989 |
| v. 1 | "Guidance in Reading for the Few or All?," 1940 |
| v. 2 | A Study of Certain Relationships Existing Between General Reading Comprehension and Reading Comprehension in a Specific Subject-Matter Area, 1942 |
| v. 3 | "The Appraisal of Reading Comprehension," 1943 |
| v. 4 | On Their Own in Reading: How to Give Children Independence in Attacking New Words, 1948 (Forward only) |
| v. 5 | A Survey of the Educational Program of the Elementary Schools of Manhattan, Kansas, 1958 |
| v. 6 | What is Reading?, 1965 |
| v. 7 | Trends and Practices in Secondary Reading: A Review of the Literature, 1968 |
| v. 8 | Proceedings-- A. Sterl Artley: A Commitment to Reading, 1977 |
| v. 9 | "Individual Differences and Reading Instruction," 1981 |
| v. 10 | "Leaders in Reading Research and Instruction: An Interview with Dr. A. Sterl Artley," 1990 |
INDEX TERMS
These index terms are the subjects, people, places, etc. under which this collection is listed in all available indexes at the Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Columbia. If you are interested in a specific index term, please contact the reference staff.
- Anderson, Etta May
- Artley, A. Sterl
- Artley, Dorothy
- Basal reading instruction
- Beymer, Rosemary
- Breimyer, Harold
- Burton, Robert
- Callaway, Bryan
- Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Comic books and children
- Commitment to Reading Symposium
- Crenshaw, Shirley
- Cunningham, Noble
- Edelman, Gene
- Education, Bilingual
- Eisenstark, Abe
- Ellis, Elmer
- Gillis, Carol
- Hardin, Veralee
- International Reading Association
- Jackson, Andrew
- Kansas, Manhattan--Schools
- Language arts--Study and teaching
- Learning disability
- Linguistics--Study and teaching
- Mallory, Arthur
- McCarney, Stephen
- Open plan schools
- Pettit, Jack
- Pettit, Neila
- Phonetics
- Poehlman, Milton
- Primers
- Psycholinquistics--Study and teaching
- Reading (Adult education)
- Reading (Early childhood)
- Reading (Junior high)
- Reading (Middle school)
- Reading (Primary)
- Reading (Secondary)
- Reading (Special education)
- Reading disability
- Reading readiness
- Reading teachers
- Reading, Content area
- Reading--Parent participation
- Reading--Remedial teaching
- Reading--Rural schools
- Reading--Study and teaching
- Roberts, Rebecca
- Robinson, Richard D.
- Schooling, Herbert
- Sinclair, Lee Ann
- Southerrn University of Illinois--Edwardsville, School of Education
- Strickland, Arvarh
- Television and reading
- TenBrink, Terry
- Twitty, Lynn
- University of Missouri, Child Study Clinic
- Watson, Richard
- Woods, Jan
- Woods, Robert K.