Officers' Correspondence, 1920-1977

This subseries contains the correspondence of Floyde E. Brooker, Dr. E. Winifred Crawford, and Robert C. Gerletti. Folders are arranged first by officer, then chronologically.

Floyde E. Brooker served as Executive Secretary of DAVI from 1955 to 1958. Before that, he acted as Director of Visual Aids for the U.S. Office of Education. As Director of Audio-Visuals for the Mutual Security Agency, Brooker helped establish training and production programs in several foreign countries. His files include much international material generated during his time at the Mutual Security Agency.

For over forty years, Dr. E. Winifred Crawford experimented in the educational use of audiovisual materials. Much of the material in the Crawford files is from the twenty-five years she served as director of audio-visual education in the Montclair, New Jersey schools. Crawford was also active in DAVI. She was a national delegate of DAVI and acted as regional president of Zone II. She was a member of the executive committee of DAVI's Metropolitan Branch and was on the editorial and television committees. Crawford was influential in prompting the development of the DAVI Archives.

Robert C. Gerletti served as president of DAVI from 1970-1971. His files contain materials collected during this period.