Cornell Nursery School records
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Nursery School records, ca. 1920-1970; Nursery School administrative records, ca. 1920-1950; and Family Life class student reports, 1940s. Includes photographs of various activities in the Nursery School from 1920-1979, a scrapbook describing all aspects of the Nursery School in the 1930's, wooden puzzles produced by Milton Bradley that were presented yearly, and "Domecon" baby books from the 1920s. Also a film showing a nursery school, bathing cute baby; Library Tower; Students on quadrangle; alumni reunion; singing on steps of Goldwin Smith; feeding baby. about 1930, it is unclear if this film is from this collection and whether it shows the Cornell Nursery School.
Dates
- 1920-1970.
Creator
- New York State College of Human Ecology. Cornell Nursery School (Organization)
- Davey, Alice Jeanette, 1924- (Person)
- New York State College of Home Economics. Department of Family Life (Organization)
- New York State College of Home Economics. Department of Child Development and Family Relationships (Organization)
- New York State College of Human Ecology. Department of Human Development and Family Studies (Organization)
- New York State College of Human Ecology. Department of Human Development (Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY
In 1925 the Department of Family Life was organized and in 1945 the name was changed to the Department of Child Development and Family Relationships. In 1969 the name changed to Human Development and Family Studies, and during the 1998-99 year it was shortened to Human Development.
Extent
29.6 cubic feet.
Abstract
Nursery School records, ca. 1920-1970; Nursery School administrative records, ca. 1920-1950; and Family Life class student reports, 1940s.
SERIES LIST
Series I. Nursery School Student Records Boxes 1-25 and 37
Series II. Correspondence Box 26 - folders 1-13
Series III. Nursery School Information: Curriculum, Programs, Publications Box 24, Box 26- folders 14-52, Box 27
Series IV. Photographs and Films Boxes 28-31, 33 and 34
Series V. Scrapbook, Baby Books, Toys Boxes 31, 35 and 36
Physical Description
Administrative records, student records, articles, course materials and curricula, photographs, films, scrapbooks, books, toys.
General
- Contact Information:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
- Compiled by:
- Eileen Keating
- Date completed:
- July 8, 2003
- EAD encoding:
- J.M. Nicholas, July 2003
- Date modified:
- RMC Staff, July 2018
- Children.
- Education, Preschool.
- Families -- Research.
- Families -- Study and teaching.
- Home economics -- Study and teaching.
- Lantern slides.
- Milton Bradley Company
- Motion pictures (visual works).
- New York State College of Human Ecology
- Nursery schools -- New York (State) -- Ithaca.
- Photographs.
- Scrapbooks.
- Wooden toys.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by Eileen Keating
- Date
- July 2003
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu