Thomas M. Balliet Papers

Call Number

MC.22

Date

1890-1948, inclusive

Creator

Balliet, Thomas M. (Thomas Minard), 1852-1942

Extent

2 Linear Feet

in 3 manuscript boxes and 2 half manuscript boxes

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

The papers of Thomas M. Balliet consist of correspondence, manuscripts, lecture notes, newspaper clippings, photographs, and scrapbooks. These materials contain information on his career as Superintendent of Public Schools in Massachusetts and his appointment as Dean of the School of Pedagogy at New York University.

Biography of Thomas M. Balliet

Thomas Balliet was born March 1, 1852. He attended Franklin and Marshall College, receiving his A.B. in 1875 and Ph.D. in 1887. Balliet acted as Superintendent of Public Schools of Springfield, Massachusetts, from 1887 to 1904. In 1904 he was appointed as a professor in the New York University (NYU) School of Education and Dean of the School of Pedagogy. He retired in 1919. Balliet died February 18, 1942, at the age of 90.

Arrangement note

This collection is arranged into four series:

I. General Correspondence and Biographical Information

II. Published and Unpublished Works

III. Lectures

IV. Scrapbooks

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, lecture notes, newspaper clippings, photographs, and scrapbooks. These materials contain information on Balliet's career as Superintendent of Public Schools in Springfield, Massachusetts, as well as his service as Dean of the School of Pedagogy at New York University.

Subjects

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Preferred Citation note

Published citations should take the following form:

Identification of item, date (if known); The Papers of Thomas M. Balliet; MC 22; box number; folder number; New York University Archives

Location of Materials

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Language: English

Repository

New York University Archives

Series I: General Correspondence and Biographical Information, 1890-1948, inclusive

Extent

.5 Linear Feet

Biographical Sketch, undated

Box: 1, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence to Balliet as Superintendent of Schools, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1890-1904, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence re Balliet's appointment as Dean, School of Pedagogy, 1900-1919, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence to Mrs. Elizabeth Balliet re Biological sketches of Thomas M. Balliet, 1943, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence to Mrs. Elizabth Balliet re death of Thomas M. Balliet, 1942-1948, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series II: Published and Unpublished Works, 1896-1928, inclusive

"Details in HIstory", undated

Box: 2, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Infidel Books", undated

Box: 2, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"The Influence of the Present Methods of Graduate Instruction on the Teaching in Secondary Schools." The School Review, Volume XVI, Number 4, Apr, 1908, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"The Instincts and Education." American Physical Education Review, Volume VIII, Number 1, Mar, 1903, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Introduction of Sex Education into Public Schools." The American Social Hygiene Assocation, Number 571, 1928, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Language.", undated

Box: 2, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"The Moral Value of Genuine Intellectual Work.", undated

Box: 2, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"The Motive and Method in Modern Lanuages.", undated

Box: 2, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Philosophy of Education.", undated

Box: 2, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Secret Organizations.", undated

Box: 2, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Self-Culture.", undated

Box: 2, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Some New Phases of Modern Educational Thought." The Association Review. Volume 11, Number 2, Apr, 1900, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Spelling." The Public Schools of Springfield, Massachusetts., 1896, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"The Vocational Motive in Education." American Education. Volume XVIII, Number 5, Jan, 1914, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Why Study a Modern Foreign Language?", undated

Box: 2, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Miscellaneous Notes, A-H., undated

Box: 2, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Miscellaneous Notes, L-S., undated

Box: 2, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Miscellaneous Notes, unalphabetized., undated

Box: 2, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series III: Lectures, 1907-1908, inclusive

Extent

.5 Linear Feet

General Methods, Oct 2, 1907, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Watch Experiment (missing), undated

Box: 3, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Faintness of Concepts, Oct 16, 1907, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Demonstrable Idealism, Oct 23, 1907, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Compariosn, Oct 30, 1907, undated, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Goal of Instruction is Generalization, Nov 6, 1907, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

A Discussion of Chapters 5 and 6, McMurray's "Method of the Recitation", Nov 13, 1907, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Advantages and Disadvantages of the Dogmatic Lecture Method of the Text-Book, Nov 20, 1907, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Absorption and Reflection, Nov 27, 1907, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Crowded Curriculum, Dec 4, 1907, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Summary of the Five Formal Steps, Dec 11, 1907, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Types, Coordination, and The Broad or the Narrow Curriculum?, Dec 18, 1907, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Language Group of Studies, Jan 18, 1908, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Fundamental Principles of Teaching in the Language Group, Jan 22, 1908, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Assocation with Reference to Language Study and Music, Jan 29, 1908, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Decimals--Language Study, Feb 5, 1908, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Laws of Habit, Feb 19, 1908, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Art Studies, Mar 4, 1908, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Relation of Science and art, Mar 11, 1908, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Emotions as Related to Art and Religion, Mar 18, 1908, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series IV: Scrapbooks, undated

Extent

.5 Linear Feet

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings and photographs of various schools (primarily in Massachusetts)., undated

Box: 4, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings and photographs of various schools (primarily in Massachusetts)., undated

Box: 4, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings and photographs of various schools (primarily in Massachusetts)., undated

Box: 4, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings and photographs of various schools (primarily in Massachusetts)., undated

Box: 5, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings and photographs of various schools (primarily in Massachusetts)., undated

Box: 5, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Thomas M. Balliet Papers

Call Number

Date

Creator

Extent

Language of Materials

Abstract

Biography of Thomas M. Balliet

Arrangement note

Scope and Contents

Subjects

Organizations

Genres

People

Topics

Conditions Governing Access note

Conditions Governing Use note

Preferred Citation note

Location of Materials

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About this Guide

Repository

Series I: General Correspondence and Biographical Information, 1890-1948, inclusive

Extent

Biographical Sketch, undated

Correspondence to Balliet as Superintendent of Schools, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1890-1904, inclusive

Correspondence re Balliet's appointment as Dean, School of Pedagogy, 1900-1919, inclusive

Correspondence to Mrs. Elizabeth Balliet re Biological sketches of Thomas M. Balliet, 1943, inclusive

Correspondence to Mrs. Elizabth Balliet re death of Thomas M. Balliet, 1942-1948, inclusive

Series II: Published and Unpublished Works, 1896-1928, inclusive

"Details in HIstory", undated

"Infidel Books", undated

"The Influence of the Present Methods of Graduate Instruction on the Teaching in Secondary Schools." The School Review, Volume XVI, Number 4, Apr, 1908, inclusive

"The Instincts and Education." American Physical Education Review, Volume VIII, Number 1, Mar, 1903, inclusive

"Introduction of Sex Education into Public Schools." The American Social Hygiene Assocation, Number 571, 1928, inclusive

"Language.", undated

"The Moral Value of Genuine Intellectual Work.", undated

"The Motive and Method in Modern Lanuages.", undated

"Philosophy of Education.", undated

"Secret Organizations.", undated

"Self-Culture.", undated

"Some New Phases of Modern Educational Thought." The Association Review. Volume 11, Number 2, Apr, 1900, inclusive

"Spelling." The Public Schools of Springfield, Massachusetts., 1896, inclusive

"The Vocational Motive in Education." American Education. Volume XVIII, Number 5, Jan, 1914, inclusive

"Why Study a Modern Foreign Language?", undated

Miscellaneous Notes, A-H., undated

Miscellaneous Notes, L-S., undated

Miscellaneous Notes, unalphabetized., undated

Series III: Lectures, 1907-1908, inclusive

Extent

General Methods, Oct 2, 1907, inclusive

The Watch Experiment (missing), undated

The Faintness of Concepts, Oct 16, 1907, inclusive

Demonstrable Idealism, Oct 23, 1907, inclusive

Compariosn, Oct 30, 1907, undated, inclusive

The Goal of Instruction is Generalization, Nov 6, 1907, inclusive

A Discussion of Chapters 5 and 6, McMurray's "Method of the Recitation", Nov 13, 1907, inclusive

Advantages and Disadvantages of the Dogmatic Lecture Method of the Text-Book, Nov 20, 1907, inclusive

Absorption and Reflection, Nov 27, 1907, inclusive

The Crowded Curriculum, Dec 4, 1907, inclusive

Summary of the Five Formal Steps, Dec 11, 1907, inclusive

Types, Coordination, and The Broad or the Narrow Curriculum?, Dec 18, 1907, inclusive

The Language Group of Studies, Jan 18, 1908, inclusive

The Fundamental Principles of Teaching in the Language Group, Jan 22, 1908, inclusive

Assocation with Reference to Language Study and Music, Jan 29, 1908, inclusive

Decimals--Language Study, Feb 5, 1908, inclusive

The Laws of Habit, Feb 19, 1908, inclusive

The Art Studies, Mar 4, 1908, inclusive

The Relation of Science and art, Mar 11, 1908, inclusive

The Emotions as Related to Art and Religion, Mar 18, 1908, inclusive

Series IV: Scrapbooks, undated

Extent

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings and photographs of various schools (primarily in Massachusetts)., undated

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings and photographs of various schools (primarily in Massachusetts)., undated

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings and photographs of various schools (primarily in Massachusetts)., undated

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings and photographs of various schools (primarily in Massachusetts)., undated

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings and photographs of various schools (primarily in Massachusetts)., undated