M. L. Cushman Papers, 1911-1980

M. L. Cushman Papers

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Collection Overview

Title: M. L. Cushman Papers, 1911-1980

ID: OGLMC488

Primary Creator: Cushman, Martelle L. (1908-1982)

Extent: 9.75 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 07/00/1978. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Education, University of North Dakota - Faculty

Languages: English

Abstract

1908-1982; UND Dean of the College of Education from 1954 to 1972

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The M.L. Cushman Papers have been divided into five series:

Series 1: Associations of School Administrators

Series 2: North Dakota Educational Organizations

Series 3: Teacher Educational Organizations

Series 4: Professional Organizations

Series 5: Assorted Materials

Collection Historical Note

Martelle L. Cushman was born March 9, 1908, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. In 1928, Cushman graduated from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo with a Life Teaching Certificate. He served as principal of Ellsworth High School in Ellsworth, Michigan from 1928 to 1931. He re-entered Western Michigan in 1931, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1932. He was employed as a teacher and coach at Kellogg School in Augusta, Michigan, from 1932 to 1935.

He married Florence Haas on June 20, 1933 in Kalamazoo. The couple had four children: Clifton, Cedric, Marnita, and Marlene. In 1935, he was hired as superintendent of schools in Cedarville, Michigan. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1937 with a Master of Arts. His master's thesis was titled "Natural Community School Survey of Mackinac County, Michigan." From 1938 to 1941, he was superintendent of schools in Richmond, Michigan.

He left Michigan in 1941 to attend Cornell University, in Ithaca, New York, where he earned his Ph.D. in 1943. His doctoral dissertation was titled "An Evaluation of Rural School District Reorganization in Michigan." He served in the U.S. Army Air Force as an instructor on the B-24 bomber from August 1943 to March 1945.

He joined the faculty of Iowa State College in Ames in 1945. Directing work in rural education, he specialized in the areas of school administration, finance, and school district reorganization. He also directed the 1950 Iowa Study on School Finance in cooperation with the Iowa Department of Public Instruction. After rising to the rank of professor, he left Iowa State in 1954 to become dean of the College of Education at the University of North Dakota.

Under his leadership, the College of Education underwent a steady growth in enrollment. This growth was assisted by the reinstatement of the elementary education program in 1958. The foundation of a program in special education was undertaken in 1967, and the Northern Plains Indian Teacher Corps Program was established in 1969. Cushman also led the college through the process of receiving its first national accreditation.

Following the completion of a large-scale, statewide study on the issue of education in 1967, significant changes were made to the structure of the College of Education. An experimental college in teacher education, the New School, was established outside of the College of Education. This occurred despite reluctance from Dean Cushman and other members of the College of Education. Cushman went so far as to personally lobby the State Board of Higher Education to reject the restructuring of the College. Dr. Cushman took leave from UND in July 1972 to pursue research and writing. He formally retired the following year.

Cushman was a prodigious scholar who authored numerous articles. He was an active member of Phi Delta Kappa, an honorary education fraternity. He served as president of Phi Delta Kappa International from 1955 to 1957. He was also active in the National Educational Association, the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, and the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges.

He died November 28, 1982, in Port Charlotte, Florida.

Subject/Index Terms

Education
University of North Dakota - Faculty

Administrative Information

Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections

Accruals: Additional materials were donated in 2001 (2001-2495).

Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Acquisition Source: Martelle Cushman

Acquisition Method: Donation; 78-519

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). M.L. Cushman Papers. OGLMC 488, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid added to Archon in June 2015.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Associations of School Administrators],
[Series 2: North Dakota Educational Organizations],
[Series 3: Teacher Educational Organizations],
[Series 4: Professional Organizations],
[Series 5: Assorted Materials],
[All]

Series 1: Associations of School Administrators

Correspondence, programs and records: Bureau of Educational and Psychological Research and Services, graduate committee records, National Conference of Professors of Educational Administration (1949-1972), and workshops and conferences in administration and rural education.

Box 1

Folder 1: Association of Rural Community School Administrators Programs and Correspondence.
Folder 2: Association of Community School Administrators, Programs
Folder 3: Association of Community School Administrators, Omaha Conference, 1956. Program and Pamphlets.
Folder 4: Community School Administrators Conference, Topeka, Kansas, April 5, 6, 7, 1959.
Folder 5: American Association of School Administrators, Publications
Folder 6: American Association of School Administrators, Committee on Reorganization, District, Correspondence,
Folder 7: Administrative Conference, Midwest Drive-In Conference, Des Moines, April 7- 9, 1957 Program.
Folder 8: Administrative Conference, Community School Administration, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 1960.
Folder 9: Administrative Conference, Community Schools, Fargo, April 8, 9, 10, 1962,
Folder 10: Administrative Conference, Community Schools, Lincoln, Nebraska, April 28-30, 1963.
Folder 11: Administrative Conference, Community Schools, Kansas City, April 19-21, 1964.
Folder 12: Administrative Conference. Community School Administration, Minneapolis, April 25-27, 2.965.
Folder 13: Administrative Conference, Midwest Drive-in Conference, Council Bluffs, Ia., April 17-19, 1966.
Folder 14: Community School Administrators Drive-in Conference, Topeka, Kansas, April 16-18, 1967.
Folder 15: Administrators, Midwest Drive-in Conference, Aberdeen, South Dakota, April 21- 23, 1968.
Folder 16: Administrative Drive-in Conference - Minneapolis, April 19, 21, 1970.
Folder 17: Administrative Drive-in Conference - Bill tags, Montana, April 25-27, 1971.
Folder 18: Administrative Drive-in Conference, Rapid City, April 23-25, 1972.
Folder 19: American Association of School Administrators, Biographical information and Platform Statements, AASA Officer Nominees
Folder 20: Bureau of Educational and Psychological Research and Services, Memoranda and Correspondence, 1960-1964.
Folder 21: Bureau of Educational and Psychological Research and Services, Memoranda and Correspondence, 1964-65.
Folder 22: Research Bureau, Correspondence, 1965-66.
Folder 23: Research Bureau, Correspondence. 1966-67.
Folder 24: Research Bureau, Correspondence, 1967-66. & 5,
Folder 25: Research Bureau, Correspondence, 1.968-70.
Folder 26: Cooperative Program in Educational Administration, Pamphlets, Reports.
Folder 27: Education, Statewide Study, Published Bulletins
Folder 28: Education 589, Seminar-SS, 1962. Final exams and marks.
Folder 29: Education 589, Seminar-SS 1960.
Folder 30: Reorganization Course, Ed. 589.
Folder 31: Education 570-SS, 1955
Folder 32: Education - Local Financial Administration, Finance, Ed 573-38, 1956.
Folder 33: Ed 581-55, 1957, Finance, Public School Revenue
Folder 34: Ed 572, Problems in Rural Education-SS 1965.
Folder 35: Ed 577, Higher Education in the United States, SS, 1971.
Folder 36: Administrative E A F R P., Booklets.
Folder 37: Public School Finance, Ed 466, University of Illinois, Spring Semester, 1973.
Folder 38: Graduate Committees for Doctorate
Folder 39: Graduate Student Ed. D. Committees
Folder 40: Graduate Doctoral Candidates; Williams, Lloyd F.., Ed. D. Candidate.
Folder 41: Graduate Doctoral Candidates; Voll, Eugene, Ed. D. in Administration.
Folder 42: Graduate Committee, Harry D. Pearce.
Folder 43: Graduate Doctoral Candidates; Hill, Richard, Ed. P. Candidate
Folder 44: Graduate Students; Wax, Joseph, Tests
Folder 45: Graduate Students; Wax, Joseph.
Folder 46: Graduate Committee; Herbert Johnson.
Folder 47: Graduate Committee; Johnston, Stanley.
Folder 48: Graduate Committee; Davison, Richard
Folder 49: Graduate Committee; Sampson, Jack B.
Folder 50: Master's Degree Committee; Harris, Susan Margaret.
Folder 51: Graduate Committee Membership for Master's Students in Graduate School.
Folder 52: Intermediate Units for North Dakota, Wangberg and Cushman
Folder 53: Graduate Committee Memberships, Doctoral,1969-
Folder 54: Doctoral Committee; Switzenberg, Merrill.
Folder 55: Doctoral Candidate; Wangberg, Louis.
Folder 56: Graduate Committee; Cunderson, D.
Folder 57: Higher Education, Pamphlets.
Folder 58: History of Rural Education in Iowa.
Folder 59: Midwest Administration Center, Administrators Notebooks.
Folder 60: Midwest Administration Center, Administrators Notebooks.

Box 2

Folder 1: National Conference of Professors of Educational Administration, 1949.
Folder 2: National Conference of Professors of Educational Administration, 1950
Folder 3: National Conference of Professors of Educational Administration, 1951
Folder 4: National Conference of Professors of Educational Administration, 1952
Folder 5: National Conference of Professors of Educational Administration, 1953
Folder 6: National Conference of Professors of Educational Administration, 1954
Folder 7: National Conference of Professors of Educational Administration, 1955
Folder 8: National Conference of Professors of Educational Administration, 1956
Folder 9: National Conference of Professors of Educational Administration, 1957
Folder 10: National Conference of Professors of Educational Administration, 1958
Folder 11: National Conference of Professors of Educational Administration, 1959
Folder 12: National Conference of Professors of Educational Administration, 1960, Malcomb, I11.
Folder 13: National Conference of Professors of Educational Administration, 1962
Folder 14: National Conference of Professors of Educational Administration, 1963
Folder 15: National Conference of Professors of Educational Administration, 1964
Folder 16: National Conference of Professors of Educational Administration, 1965
Folder 17: National Conference of Professors of Educational Administration, 1966.
Folder 18: National Conference of Professors of Educational Administration, 1967.
Folder 19: National Conference of Professors of Educational Administration, 1968.
Folder 20: National Conference of Professors of Educational Administration, 1969.
Folder 21: National Conference of Professors of Educational Administration, 1970-1971.
Folder 22: National Conference of Professors of Educational Administration, 1971-1972.
Folder 23: Research; Steinert, Wm. F., Summary.
Folder 24: Problems for Research.
Folder 25: School Buildings, Check list, Planning Guides.
Folder 26: Techniques of Research.
Folder 27: North Dakota - U. N. D. High School Conference Program, 1911-1954.
Folder 28: Workshops and Conferences.
Folder 29: Workshop in Administration, SS - 1962.
Folder 30: Administrators Workshop, 1963-64-65.
Folder 31: Administrators Workshop, 1968.
Folder 32: Administrators Workshop, 1969.
Folder 33: Administrators Workshop, 1970.
Folder 34: University of Nebraska, SS, 1952.
Folder 35: Rural Education Conference, U. of Nebraska, SS, 1959. 36. University of Texas Courses, 1954.
Folder 37: University of Texas, 55, 1954.
Folder 38: Texas Small Schools Workshop, 1954.
Folder 39: Work Conference, University of Texas, Lectures, Lectures, H. L. Cushman.

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