Summary Information
Edward A. Fitzpatrick Papers
1914-1960
- Fitzpatrick, Edward A. (Edward Augustus), 1884-1960
Milwaukee Mss AZ
4.8 c.f. (12 archives boxes)
UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)
Papers of Fitzpatrick, a prominent Milwaukee educator, consisting mainly of drafts of articles, book reviews, contracts, drafts for books, reports, and speeches, mostly on educational philosophy and criminology. Many of Fitzpatrick's writings were for the Catholic School Journal. Also includes some correspondence with editors and publishers, and notebooks of research notes and biographical materials.
English
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Biography/History
Edward A. Fitzpatrick was born in New York City, August 29, 1884. He attended New York City Training School for Teachers, then transferred to Columbia where he received his B.S. in 1906, his M.A. in 1907, and his Ph.D. in 1911. Dr. Fitzpatrick also received honorary degrees (Litt.D., L.H.D., Ed.D., and LL.D.) from seven Catholic Universities.
From 1903 to 1908, Dr. Fitzpatrick taught in the New York City Public Schools. Leaving this work to investigate state educational systems, he drafted the first minimum wage law for teachers in Wisconsin, in 1913. He remained in the state to take charge of Wisconsin's draft administration during World War I. In 1924, he became dean of the graduate school at Marquette University and educational director for its college hospital administration between 1924 and 1926. He was appointed president of Mount Mary College for Women, Milwaukee, and served in this capacity from 1929 to 1954, when he retired to the status of president emeritus.
Other administrative and military experiences of Dr. Fitzpatrick were as president of the Association of Presidents and Deans of Wisconsin Colleges in 1937; active duty as a colonel, from April 1942 to August 1945, in the Office of the Division of Selective Service, and after 1945 as advisor to the U.S. Director of Selective Service; and consultant on the Manpower, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, 1946. Among Dr. Fitzpatrick's foreign missions were a visit to France in 1945 as personal representative of the U.S. Economic Administration; guest professor and investigator of American studies in German universities at the University of Mainz, Germany, in 1951; and from 1956 to 1957, educational consultant at the Brazilian Center of Educational Research.
Edward A. Fitzpatrick was author of numerous books, among them: Educational Views and Influence of DeWitt Clinton, 1911; McCarthy of Wisconsin, 1944; Exploring a Theology of Education, 1949; LaSalle, Patron of Teachers, 1951; Great Books: Panacea or What?, 1952; Philosophy of Education, 1953; How to Educate Human Beings, 1953; and Criminology and Crime Prevention, 1958. He also edited many publications, such as the Catholic School Journal, 1929 to 1960; Highway to Heaven Series, including textbooks and teacher's manuals, 1931 to 1960; and several studies for the Selective Service in the 1940s.
Dr. Fitzpatrick was married in 1913 to Lillian V. Taylor, and had two sons. He died on September 13, 1960, in Washington, D.C. where he made his home.
Scope and Content Note
The Edward A. Fitzpatrick Papers include correspondence, book reviews, articles and speeches, manuscripts of books and articles, notebooks, biographical material, and other items. The correspondence, 1915-1960, is arranged chronologically by month, and consists of both incoming and outgoing mail. It is composed chiefly of communications with editors and publishers, congratulatory letters from persons who read his articles, and greetings on special occasions.
The manuscript material by Dr. Fitzpatrick makes up the bulk of the collection. It consists of articles, book reviews, speeches, drafts for books, reports, contracts, and faculty memoranda. The Contents List that follows gives a detailed description of the arrangement.
As editor of the Catholic School Journal, Dr. Fitzpatrick contributed numerous editorials and articles to this publication. The collection contains several of these written between December 1948 and December 1960. Notes for a series entitled “Definitions and Educational Terminology” are also included with articles from the Catholic School Journal, since they seem to have been published by the Journal.
Notebooks are composed of research and bibliographical notes made by Dr. Fitzpatrick, while the biographical material is concerned with Fitzpatrick's life and career.
Administrative/Restriction Information
Presented by Mrs. Edward A. Fitzpatrick, Washington, D.C., September 7, 1965.
Processed by M.A.W., August 24, 1966.
Contents List
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Correspondence
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Box
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Folder
1
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1915 October-1949
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Box
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Folder
2
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1950-1955 June
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Box
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Folder
3
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1955 July-1956 July
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Box
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Folder
4
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1957-1960 July
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Book Reviews
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Box
1
Folder
5
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By Fitzpatrick, 1922, 1956
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Box
1
Folder
6
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Of Fitzpatrick's Writings, 1921-1957
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Articles and Speeches
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Box
1
Folder
7
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1914 June-1929
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Box
2
Folder
1
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1934-1939
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Box
2
Folder
2
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1940-1947
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Box
2
Folder
3
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1948-1952
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Box
2
Folder
4
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1953-1957
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Box
3
Folder
1
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1958-1959
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Box
3
Folder
2
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1960
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Box
3
Folder
3-4
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Undated
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Manuscripts: Books and Articles
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Box
4
Folder
1
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1936-1937
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Box
4
Folder
2
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1938-1939
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Box
4
Folder
3-4
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1943
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Box
5
Folder
1
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1948
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Box
5
Folder
2
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1951
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Box
5
Folder
3
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1953
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Box
6
Folder
1
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1956
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Box
6
Folder
2
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1957
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Box
7
Folder
1-2
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1958
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Reports and Studies
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Box
8
Folder
1
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1914-1939
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Box
8
Folder
2
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1940
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Box
8
Folder
3
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1942-1951
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Faculty Memoranda
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Box
9
Folder
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1938-1947
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Box
9
Folder
2
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1948-1960
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Box
9
Folder
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Contracts, 1927-1957
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Catholic School Journal
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Box
9
Folder
4-5
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Articles and Editorials, 1948-1960
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Definitions and Educational Terminology
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Box
9
Folder
6
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A-C, 1958-1960
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Box
10
Folder
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D-L, 1954-1960
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Box
10
Folder
2
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M-R, 1955-1960
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Box
10
Folder
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S-Z, 1958-1960
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Notebooks
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Examination Books
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Box
10
Folder
4
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1903-1956
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Box
10
Folder
6
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1953-1956
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Box
11
Folder
1-2
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Undated
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Composition Books
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Box
11
Folder
3
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1955
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Box
10
Folder
5
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1957, undated
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Biographical Material on Fitzpatrick
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Box
11
Folder
4-5
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Biographies and Speeches, 1928-1960
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Box
12
Folder
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Employment and Service Records, 1911-1960
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Box
12
Folder
2
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Bibliography of His Work, 1922-1945
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Box
12
Folder
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Press releases, 1933-1936
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