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b50720673 Catalog record needs to be overlaid. Likely needs more subject headings as materials are vast but need to look at materials to determine all the correct names for departments WWC worked in at each institution.
This collection is arranged in 18 series, some of which are organized into subseries. Most series were maintained from the original accession, while the biographical, correspondence, and research and reference series were created based on the material.
Series 1: Biographical Series 2: Correspondence Series 3: Advisory Series 4: Character Traits Education Series 5: Educational Groups Subseries 5.1: Foundations Subseries 5.2: National Organizations Subseries 5.3: Ohio and Regional Subseries 5.4: U.S. Government Series 6: Health Series 7: Library Series 8: Motion Pictures Series 9: National Music Camp Series 10: Ohio State University Subseries 10.1: Bureau of Educational Research Subseries 10.2: College of Education Committees Subseries 10.3: Student Records Subseries 10.4: Teaching Subseries 10.5: University Committees Series 11: Professional Education Series 12: Radio Series 13: Religion in Education Subseries 13.1: McMaster University Subseries 13.2: Northern Baptist Assembly Subseries 13.3: Northern Baptist Convention Series 14: Research and Reference Series 15: Teaching Series 16: Vocational Education Subseries 16.1: Agriculture, Home Economics, and Extension Services Subseries 16.2: General Subseries 16.3: Industry and Business Subseries 16.4: Technical, Engineer Subseries 16.5: Trade and Commercial Education Series 17: Women's Education Series 18: Writings in Education Subseries 18.1: Charters, W.W.: Manuscript Subseries 18.2: Editorials Subseries 18.3: Journals and Encyclopedias Subseries 18.4: Pamphlets Subseries 18.5: Publishers Subseries 18.6: School Textbooks (K-12) Subseries 18.7: Speeches and Articles
Accession Number UA.1984.0012
[identification of item],Werrett Wallace Charters Papers, RG 40.117, Ohio State University Archives, Ohio State University
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Werrett Wallace (“W.W.”) Charters was born October 24, 1875 in Hartford, Ontario to Alexander Maxwell and Mary Ann Maelley Charters. He was raised and received secondary education in Canada. He had two brothers and a sister, Alexander A., Clifford D. and Margaret (MacCreaton), all of whom resided in Canada.
Education: Hagersville High School, Ontario, Canada McMaster University – A.B. 1892 Toronto University – B.Pd. 1901 University of Chicago – Ph.M. 1903 University of Chicago – Ph.D. 1904 Honorary degrees from McMaster University (1923), Muskingum College (1942), University of Missouri (1951), and Ohio State University (1951)
Family: Married on December 21, 1907 to Jessie Blount Allen in Kansas City, Missouri (Jessie graduated from the University of Chicago with a Ph.D.) Children – Margaret (1909), Jessie (1911), Jean (1914), Werrett, Jr. (1921)
Career: Teacher, later administrator in elementary schools in Canada and US (1894-1907), including the State Normal School, Winona, Minnesota Professor, later Dean of Education at University of Missouri (1907-1917) Professor, later Dean of Education at University of Illinois (1917-1919) Professor and Director of Research for Retail Training at Carnegie Institute of Technology (1919-1923) Curriculum consultant and Director of Research for Stephens College (1920-1949) Professor, Dean of Graduate School, Director of Research Bureau at University of Pittsburgh (1923-1925) Professor of Education at University of Chicago (1925-1928) Director of Educational Research Bureau at The Ohio State University (1928-1942) Director of Training for War Manpower Commission (1942-1943) Educational Director for Northern Baptist Church
Served as a consultant for many and varied organizations, and received numerous awards and citations throughout his career.
Charters and his wife had a summer residence, and later their retirement home, on Glen Lake in Maple City, Michigan. Charters died March 8, 1952 while visiting his daughter in Livingston, Alabama. He is buried in Hagersville, Ontario, Canada.
The Werrett Wallace Charters Papers pertain to the personal and professional activities of Professor Charters during his career as a professor, researcher, and consultant. He was especially interested in the study of teacher education and curriculum development. Among his many positions was the Director of the Educational Research Bureau at The Ohio State University from 1928-1942. The papers cover the years 1883 through Charters' death in 1952.