NCTE/John Maxwell Papers, 1950-69, 1977-86

Description: Papers of John (“Jack”) Maxwell, Executive Director of the National Council of Teachers of English (1982-1989); contains correspondence; memoranda; program files; sales agreement; indexes to annual business and board of directors meetings (1950-69); testimony before the House Appropriations Committee (1983); readers for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), National Institute of Education (NIE), and Office of Education (OE) (1978-80); and subject files related to committees and commissions, including Commission on the History of the Council (1977-81) and National Commission on Excellence in Education (1983); Black Caucus (1982-84); standardized testing; and joint initiatives with the Council for Advancement & Support of Education (CASE), Chief State School Officers Council (CSSOC), National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), and NCTE Task force on Excellence (1983-85).