Raymond and Helen Titsworth Binford Papers
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Guilford College - Testing - Sophomore 1931 - 1934
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This folder contains documents pertaining to a newly-proposed testing program for colleges sponsored by the American Council on Education. The correspondence discusses whether or not Friends (Quaker) colleges should adopt the program. Included are several pamphlets on testing, an endorsement for the new test, a sample test sheet, and a report of the highest and lowest intelligence ratings of Guilford College Freshman (there is no year listed).
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Guilford College Bible Class - R. Binford, Teacher 1929 - 1930
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This folder contains records from Raymond Binford's Bible class from 1929 to 1930. Includes attendance sheets and various assignments. Asssignments are generally short, and include lists of Biblical names and papers on the geneology of Biblical figures.
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Guilford College Curriculum 1927 - 1934
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The contents of this folder pertain to Guilford College's curriculum from 1927 to 1934. Includes literature on constructing college curriculum with such titles as "Some Policies for a Small College,""Unifying the Curriculum," and "Measuring the Results of College Instruction." Also includes a list of courses from Rollins College. Documents include:"The Experimental College of the University of Women,""Comments on the Principles of Reshaping College Curriculum,""Availability of Certain Thought-Provoking Books on Collegiate Education,""Admission Requirements of North Carolina College," and "Curricular Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree." Some of these booklets, pamphlets, articles, and reports are catalogued alone, but some are attached to corredpondence, as most of the letters are regarding the running of colleges and may enclose documents that the writer deems relevant. Lastly, there are several personal notes by Raymond Binford, as well as some newspaper clippings about Guilford Curriculum.
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Guilford College Finances
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This folder chiefly contains financial records in one form or another: a copy of Guilford College's 1920 financial statement for the Board of Trustees, correspondence regarding Guilford's money, a history of financial efforts scribbled on the back of recycled paper, a record of the "$375,000 campaign," a record of the cost of the Eula Dixon Memorial, and a document titled "Guilford College is NOT Bankrupt." Also there is an essay on 100 year-old colleges featuring Guilford and a list of addresses to where "17th Anniversary" invitations were sent.
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H. B. Community Activities
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Documentation of activites in the Guilford Community, including plans and reports in which Helen Binford is usually involved. Included are several newspaper clippings.
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H. B. Duke Institute of International Relations
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This folder contains material relating to the Duke Institute of International relations, specifically extensive correspondence between Raymond Binford and various parties discussing the establishment of the Institute in Cooperation with the American Friends Service Committee and Duke University. Included are several reports and newspaper clippings.
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H. B. Guilford Club 1930 - 1931
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Documents relating to the Guilford College Club, which was a group that seemed to raise money for objects and events of cultural significance relevant to Guilford College. In the folder are meeting minutes discusing the erection of a memorial hall, the creation of a quilt "to go to Luetta Knight," planning for a play entitled, "What Every Woman Knows," and a proposal for a "Library Day." Along with several handwritten notes, there is a rough program for the play "Buying Culture," and a flyer for the sale of Guilford College memorial plates.
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H. B. Walter Woodward Memorial - Biography Plan
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This folder contians materical relating to the planning and creation of the Walter Woodward Memorial. Includes correspondence planning the memorial, a biography, and a fund in his name. The details of the fund, which would grant people money to write about history, are on a brochure. Also there are some rough hand-written accounts of Walter Woodward's life, as well as a booklet on his life titled "Walter C. Woodward, Editor and Friend."
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H. Binford - PTS Folder National
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Documents pertaining to the PTA on a national level. Contains several personal notes, some newspaper clippings, a record of national checks signed, a script for a skit depicting a session of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers, a packet of summons and agendas for various national meetings, and several flyers of the "National Congress Bulletin."
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H.B. Guilford County Peace League
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Three newspaper clippings reporting the activities of the Guilford College Peace League, which was a Quaker organization in opposition to conscription for military service.
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H.B. PTA Correspondence 1931-1945
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Extensive saved correspondence regarding the activities of the Greensboro PTA, and especially Helen Binford's involvement with it. Included is a periodical titled "Christopher Columbus Discoverer of America" published in the "Speaker Magazine Library."
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Helen Binford - PTA - Games, Ideas and Recipes
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Miscellaneous materials and documents pertaining to the PTA and their ideas for activities and games for children. Included are several rhymes and song lyrics, a proposal for a play production called "A Garden Bequeathed," a speech or monologue titled "Ma Dusenberry and Her Girls," plans for games, and several crafts such as a paper crane and a card in the shape of a turkey.
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Helen Binford Clippings
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Newspaper clippings featuring Helen Binford, mostly pertaining to her activities as part, and head, of the State Congress of Parents and Teachers.
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North Carolina College Conference - Academy Committee 1933
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Documents pertaining to the North Carolina College Conference Academy Committee of 1933, specifically on the discussion of the standardization of science college courses. The majority of the correpondence relates to this. There is also a questionnaire on science teaching methods and a report on the Committee on Science Equipment.
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North Carolina College Conference - Minutes/Reports 1921 - 1933
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Documents pertaining to the activities of the North Carolina College Conference from 1921 to 1933. Besides the various meeting minutes (for 1921, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932 and 1933), there are several reports including various officer and committee lists, statistics on college acceptance, and committee rulings.
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North College Conference - Correspondence 1920-34
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Letters, programs, and drafts from the North Carolina College Conference of which Greensboro area educators Dr. Raymond Binford, Samuel B. Turrentine, and Dr. J. A. Highsmith served as members and chairmen. Topics of these documents include papers of Dr. Binford's time as Chairman of the Commission on Uniform Examinations, documents from the 1925, 1927, 1929, 1932, and 1933 conferences, an essay or possibly a speech about the history of the conference, and a draft for an "Athletic Manifesto."
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