Summary Information
Arvil S. Barr Papers
1915-1962
- Barr, Arvil S., 1892-1962
Mss 107
2 archives boxes
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Papers of an internationally prominent University of Wisconsin educational researcher and teacher, including correspondence, biographical materials, course materials, financial records, student papers, and grant proposals. The papers document Barr's professional career and his interest in educational testing, teaching machines, teacher evaluation, and quality prediction, through proposals related to Midwest Testing Service, Dembar Publications, the Public School Publishing Company, and a ledger for the Journal of Experimental Education, edited by Barr.
English
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Biography/History
Arvil S. Barr, University of Wisconsin education professor, was born in Selvin, Indiana, January 10, 1892. He graduated from Indiana University in 1915, attended the University of Chicago, 1918-1920, and received his Ph.D. from Wisconsin in 1929. Barr taught at Wisconsin from 1924 to 1962, eventually specializing in courses in educational psychology, statistics, and teacher education. He was particularly interested in educational testing, teaching machines, and teacher evaluation and quality prediction. Internationally prominent, Barr served at various times as president of the International Congress of Education, of the American Educational Research Association, and of the National Society of College Teachers of Education. He edited the Journal of Educational Research, 1928-1962, and the Journal of Experimental Education, 1932-1962, and cooperated in the formation of their publishing company, Dembar Publications, Inc. Besides these activities and extensive publication of articles and books, Barr was an active member of the University faculty. He served on several committees and chaired the State Coordinating Committee of Graduate Studies; served as adviser to graduate students; and taught a full load of courses. His career was ended by his death in spring, 1962.
Scope and Content Note
The Barr Papers entirely concern Dr. Barr's professional career and consist of correspondence, course materials, student papers, and miscellaneous other materials. Included is a ledger, 1936-1937, for the Journal of Experimental Education; proposals concerning the Midwest Testing Service; and materials on a proposed merger between Dembar Publications and the Public School Publishing Company, Cincinnati, Ohio. The General Correspondence mainly concerns books being written or published and appointments to temporary teaching positions. The papers are arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Administrative/Restriction Information
Presented by Mrs. Arvil S. Barr, Madison, Wisconsin, December 9, 1964. Accession Number: M64-369
Procesed by Karen Baumann and K.L., June 23, 1970.
Contents List
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Bibliography and biographical materials, 1915-1949
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Correspondence, general
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1953; 1958-1960
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1961-1962
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Dembar Publications, Inc., 1943-1962
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Education 75
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Experiments, 1957
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Miscellaneous, 1957
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Education 118
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Influence of material type on speed and permanence of learning, 1953
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Lab demonstrations, 1953
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Learning curves and retroactive inhibition, 1953
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Level of aspiration, 1953
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Problem solving experiment, 1953, Nov. 30
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Span of visual perception experiment, 1953, Oct. 19
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Miscellaneous, 1953
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Journal of Experimental Education, Ledger, 1936-1937
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Midwest Testing Service, 1959
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Public School Publishing Company, 1945; 1957-1958
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Student Papers, 1961-1962
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Miscellaneous
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