W. A. STUMPF PAPERS, [1943]-[1955]. 2.5 linear ft.
Restriction: Access to and use of student records is governed by FERPA. Wippert A. Stumpf
was Professor of Education, Duke University, 1948-1968. B.S. Univ. of Illinois, 1922; M.A.
Univ. of Chicago, 1934; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1941. Previously a school teacher and
administrator for WPA programs, Stumpf was interested in and published in the areas of
educational administration, buildings, integration. Material relating to education in Durham
and the surrounding area in the 1950s, including: copies of reports used in Wilmer Wilborne
et al. v. H. P. Taylor et al., a 1950 civil rights suit against Washington County (North
Carolina) schools; three-page survey forms completed by approximately 500 seniors in Durham,
Guilford, and Wake County high schools, ca. 1955. The survey was titled "Plans of High School
Seniors," and included questions about their families' economic status and educational
background.