Part 1 of the 1958-59 Education Directory covers federal and state education agencies. U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare Office of Education officials, principal school officers of state and territorial education departments, library extension agencies' executive officers, and U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs principal education officers are listed in order to enable officials' identification and illustrate organizational structure and hierarchy. Part 2 provides a directory of public school superintendents by state and includes a supplement on Catholic parochial schools and Lutheran parochial schools. Part 3 provides higher education enrollment data and lists by state institutions of higher education offering at least a two-year program of college-level study. Criteria for listing and institutional classifications are given. Change lists are included. Part 4 lists national and regional education associations; college professional fraternities, and national honor and recognition societies; state education associations; foundations; religious education associations; and international education associations.