Timeline for Histories of the discipline of Rhetoric and Composition (and a little writing center)

1. History of Composition Studies - Bedford Bibliography History

1.1. Pre-modern Comp Theory - pre-1930s

1.1.1. New Criticism - 1930s

1.1.1.1. Classical Rhetoric and Writing Processes - 1960s

1.1.1.1.1. Cognitive Processes and Basic Writing - 1970s

1.1.1.1.2. Writing centers begin to show up at universities and high schools. Laque, Carol Feiser, and Phyllis A. Sherwood. A Laboratory Approach to Writing. Ubana, IL: NCTE, 1977.

1.1.1.2. Braddock, Jones, & Schoer - 1963

1.1.1.3. Research in the Teaching of English founded - 1967

1.1.2. College English (NCTE) founded - 1939

1.1.3. GI Bill introduced - 1944

1.1.4. CCCC Begins - 1949

1.1.5. CCC founded - 1949

1.2. NCTE Founded - 1911

1.3. English Journal founded - 1912

1.4. Evidence of individualized writing instruction (Carino) - early 20th C.

2. Key

2.1. Organizations

2.2. Journals/Publications

2.3. People/Scholars

2.4. Major Research

2.5. Major Events