IOWA WOMEN’S ARCHIVES
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA MAIN
LIBRARY
IOWA CITY, IOWA
T. ANNE CLEARY (1935-1991)
PAPERS, 1964-2001
1.4 linear feet
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ACQUISITION: |
The papers
(donor no. 587) were donated by Joyce Moore in 1999. |
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ACCESS: |
The papers are open for research. |
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PHOTOGRAPHS: |
In Box 4. |
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PROCESSED BY: |
Heather Stecklein, 2002. [ClearyTAnne.doc] |
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Biography
Theresa Anne Cleary was born on
December 12, 1935 in Shanghai, China. She attended Marquette University in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and received a B.S. in Psychology in 1958. She proceeded
to the University of Minnesota for her M.A. in Developmental Psychology and
completed her Ph.D. in Psychology at the University of Illinois in 1964. Cleary
served on the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1966 to1972.
In 1971, she became the Executive director of Examinations for The College
Board in New York City. She remained with The College Board until 1978, serving
as chief of its programming services division, vice president of planning and
research, and as a research consultant, respectively.
In 1979, Cleary was appointed
director of Evaluation and Examinations Service and Professor of Educational
Measurement and Statistics at the University of Iowa. She was later named
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs. Throughout the 1980s, Cleary was
active in the American Educational Research Association, where she served as
vice president from 1982 to 1984. In addition, she served as president of the
American Psychological Association from 1984 to 1985 and from 1986 to 1987. In
1983, Cleary’s father Frank Cleary was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and
moved to Iowa City from Canada to be under her care. T. Anne Cleary was among
the six shooting victims of disgruntled University of Iowa graduate student,
Gang Lu on November 1, 1991. She died the following day at age 56.
Scope and
Content Note
The T. Anne Cleary» papers date from 1964 to 2001 and measure 1.4 linear feet. They are arranged in
the following series: Personal, Correspondence, Professional Activities,
Speeches, Evaluation and Examination Services Department, Research, Publications, and
Photographs. The Personal series includes personal
information about Cleary and her family, including papers regarding her care
for her father Frank. The Correspondence series includes personal correspondence
to Cleary from friends and family, along with professional correspondence
documenting her work at the University of Wisconsin, Evaluation and Examination
Services, the University of Iowa, and various professional organizations. The Professional
Activities series contains materials from Cleary’s trip to the Yucatan in
Mexico and her executive responsibilities for the American Psychological
Association and the American Educational Research Association. The Speeches series contains
presentation slides and the text of a presentations Cleary made at a variety of
venues. The Evaluation and Examination Services Department series
includes Cleary’s reports, course materials, advising information, and
departmental reviews from her position at the University of Iowa. Cleary’s Research
series includes her statistical analyses of University of Iowa student
enrollment and academic performance records. The collection’s Publications
include papers and articles Cleary composed for professional conferences and academic
publications. Photographs of Cleary with friends and family complete the
collection.