SKYPEK, DORA HELEN, 1915-1996.
Dora Helen Skypek papers,
1959-1983
Dora Helen Skypek papers, 1959-1983
Emory University
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
Atlanta, GA 30322
404-727-6887
rose.library@emory.edu
Permanent link: http://pid.emory.edu/ark:/25593/8zwb8
Table of Contents
Descriptive Summary
Creator: | Skypek, Dora Helen, 1915-1996. |
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Title: | Dora Helen Skypek papers, 1959-1983 |
Call Number: | Manuscript Collection No. 710 |
Extent: | 2 linear ft. (2 boxes) |
Abstract: | Papers of Emory University education professor Dora Helen Skypek, including personal and professional correspondence. |
Language: | Materials entirely in English. |
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
Unrestricted access.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.
Source
Gift, 1983.
Citation
[after identification of item(s)], Dora Helen Skypek papers, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University.
Processing
Unprocessed collection.
Collection Description
Biographical Note
Dora Helen Skypek, educator, was born on September 18, 1915. She was educated at the Florida State College for Women (Bachelor of Arts, 1937), Emory University (Master of Arts, 1961), and the University of Wisconsin (Doctor of Philosophy, 1966). Skypek served on the faculty of Emory University's Division of Educational Studies, pursued a special interest in mathematics education, and retired in 1983 with the rank of full professor. Skypek died on February 14, 1996.
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of the papers of Dora Helen Skypek from 1959 to 1983. The papers include correspondence and office files. The files begin during the time of Skypek's graduate study at Emory, but they consist primarily of personal and professional correspondence documenting her faculty activities at Emory and her professional associations and activities, especially those relating to education and to women at Emory.
Arrangement Note
Unprocessed collection.
Selected Search Terms
Corporate Names
- Emory University--Division of Educational Studies.
- Emory University--Faculty.
- Emory University--Students.
Topical Terms
- Education--Study and teaching.
- Educators--Georgia.
- Mathematics--Study and teaching.
- Women in education.
- Women teachers.