Tracy F. Tyler papers

Tracy Ferris Tyler, B.A., Doane College (Crete, NE) (1916); M.A., University of Nebraska (1923); Ph.D., Columbia University Teachers College (1933). Professor of education at the University of Minnesota and served as coordinator of the University's Foreign Operations Administration with Seoul National University. Pioneer in the field of radio and television education.

Tracy Tyler was born on January 16, 1895 in Washington, D.C. He earned his B.A. degree in 1916 from Doane College (Crete, NE), his M.A. in 1923 from the University of Nebraska, and his Ph.D. in 1933 from Columbia University's Teachers College. From 1916-1930, Tyler was a teacher and superintendent of secondary education in Nebraska. He joined the faculty at the University of Minnesota in 1938 as a lecturer in the college of education. He was promoted to assistant professor in 1939, associate professor in 1949 and professor in 1954. He also served as assistant to the dean of the summer school, and assistant to the vice president for academic administration (1961-1963). During World War II, Tyler was appointed as coordinator for the University's defense committee, which planned and oversaw the University's war projects.

Tyler was appointed as coordinator of was appointed to the post of coordinator of the University's Foreign Operations Administration with Seoul National University of Korea (Sŏul Taehakkyo) in 1954. He served in this capacity until the project ended in 1962. He retired from the University of Minnesota in 1963.

Tyler was considered a pioneer in the field of radio and television education. He began teaching radio and television courses at the University in 1938. He served as the secretary and research director of the National Committee on Education by Radio (1931-1936), was editor of the Journal of the Association for Education by Radio-Television, and served on the executive committee of the Educational Press Association of America.