Lida Cochran Papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-184

Scope and Content Note

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The Lida Cochran Papers are comprised of four series: Series I: Instruction, Series II: Research, Series III: Teaching Aids, and Series IV: Visual Literacy Organizations.

Series I: Instruction contains course syllabi, exams, class exercises, and photographs from courses taught by Dr. Cochran. Folders have been arranged alphabetically by course name. Oversize materials from this series can be found in box 35.

Series II: Research consists of four sub-series: Bibliographies, Newsletters, Projects, and Research Articles. The Projects sub-series contains proposals and reports for projects Dr. Cochran was involved with throughout her career. The Research Articles sub-series has been arranged alphabetically by the author’s last name.

Series III: Teaching Aids contains teacher’s guides, slides, filmstrips, visual literacy exercises, and educational media tools. This series has been divided into three sub-series: Film and Television, Photography, and Print Media. Oversize materials from this series can be found in box 35.

Series IV: Visual Literacy Organizations contains conference materials, meeting minutes, reports, budgets, committee records, and membership information. This series has been divided into three sub-series: Association of Educational Communications Technology (AECT), International Visual Literacy Association (IVLA), and Other Organizations.

Dates

Creation: 1946-1999

Language of Materials

Material in English

Access Restrictions

To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or calling (480) 965-4932. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.

Copyright

Arizona State University does not own the copyright to this collection. We recognize that it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.

Biographical Note

Lida Cochran received her first Bachelor of Arts from Washburn University in 1934. Over the next thirty years she garnered three more degrees and became a professor in Psychological and Quantitative Foundations. She was instrumental in the International Visual Literacy Association from its early stages and acted as the organization’s president in the years 1978 and 1979. In 1980, Cochran and her associates broke new ground by publishing Exploring Approaches to Researching Visual Literacy in Educational Communication and Technology Journal. This article directed the field in new direction and conveyed visual literacy to a broader audience. In 1984, she received the John L. Debes Award and in 1998 she was honored for her longstanding membership in the Epsilon Chapter of PDK at the University of Iowa, where she was a professor.

Full extent

35 Box(es)

Full extent

17.5 Linear Feet

Additional description

Abstract

The Lida Cochran Papers are comprised of four series: Series I: Instruction, Series II: Research, Series III: Teaching Aids, and Series IV: Visual Literacy Organizations.

Arrangement

This collection consists of thirty-five boxes divided into four series:

Series I: Instruction
Series II: Research
Series III: Teaching Aids
Series IV: Visual Literacy Organizations

Provenance

The Lida Cochran Papers (ACC#1992-00663, 1996-01719, 1996-01762, 1997-01865, 1997-01889, and 1998-01980), were received from Dr. Cochran on various dates between 1992 and 1998.