Applied Gerontology - Center for Studies in Aging (4365 bytes)
History in the Making (5266 bytes) 

Learn about the history of the Center through key records and documents.

Origin and Early Development
of the Center

Reflections by Professor Hiram J. Friedsam, first Director of the Center for Studies in Aging

 

1967 Training Grant Application

 

Take a peak at the original training grant application application to the Administration of Aging.  The success of this application, and the funds that it provided, sparked the founding of the Center for Studies in Aging.

 

1967 Letter from Clark Tibbitts

 

A copy of the 1967 letter from Clark Tibbitts, Director of Training at the newly formed U.S. Administration on Aging, to Hiram J. Friedsam regarding the proposed Center for Studies in Aging

 

1968 Texas Counselor Article

This article, from a 1968 issue of The Texas Counselor, announces the formation University of North Texas' new Center for Studies in Aging.  The University's plans for the new Center are described.
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