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Benjamin De Kalbe (Ben D.) Wood papers

 Collection — Container: 232
Identifier: ELIBR-0232

Scope and Contents

Collection contains a photograph, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and speech given at the memorial service for Dr. Wood. Dr. Woods was born in Brownsville, Texas and is considered to be an educational pioneer.

Dates

  • 1942, 1984-1986, 1989

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley assumes no responsibility.

Conditions Governing Use

Materials in our collections may be protected by copyright. Publication, transmission, or reproduction of items protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Whenever possible, accurate information about the copyright status of material is provided in the item record and/or documentation for material in the collection. The Library does not own the copyright in much of the material in its collection and is therefore unable to grant copyright permission to publish those items. It is the researcher's responsibility to determine copyright or other use restrictions and obtain proper permission when publishing or distributing materials found in these collections. Researchers must make their own assessments of rights in light of their intended use. Additional information about copyright and fair use is available via the Library's Copyright Guide at https://utrgv.libguides.com/copyright

Extent

3 Folders

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

Ben D. Wood Papers, 1855-1987 (55.5) cubic feet held by the Educational Testing Services Archives.

Related Publications

The early life of Ben D. Wood / Ben D. Wood -- LRGV F392.R5 W66 1985 Ben D. Wood: education reformer / Matthew T. Downey -- LRGV LB885.W65 D6 New approaches to individualizing instruction: a report of a conference on May 11, 1965 to mark the dedication of Ben D. Wood Hall / Educational Testing Service -- LRGV LB1031 .N4

General

Please contact University Library, Special Collections and University Archives at (956) 665-2726 or via email at archives@utrgv.edu for more information and requests.

Status
Completed
Author
Janette Garcia. Revised by Deandra Portner.
Date
Revised date 2019 January 25.
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and Archives, Edinburg Campus Repository

Contact:
ELIBR 1.104
University Library
1201 West University Drive
Edinburg TX 78539-2999
(956) 665-2726