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Bureau of Educational Experiments

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1916-05 - 1950

Functions

Places

Languages Used

  • English

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

RG6 Children's Programs

 Record Group
Identifier: RG6
Abstract The records in this record group of the institution were first generated by the Nursery School of the Bureau of Educational Experiments (BEE) beginning in 1918 and, later, the Bank Street School for Children. In nine decades of Bank Street College and predecessor, BEE, several programs were established to observe, care for, educate, and measure the learning of children. Correspondence, observational research, reports, audiovisual media, publications, student work, and other record types...
Dates: 1918 - 2007

RG10 Subgroup 1: Harriet M. Johnson Papers

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG10-SG01
Abstract

The bulk of the Harriet M. Johnson Papers were created by Johnson in the course of her professional life, in the early twentieth century. Much of the materials concern her establishing and administering to the Nursery School of the Bureau of Educational Experiments. Her work was collected in observational notes, reports, speeches, correspondence, publications, and other formats.

Dates: 1917 - 1937; 1979

RG10 Subgroup 2: Jessie Stanton Papers

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG10-SG02
Abstract

The Jessie Stanton Papers were generated by Stanton in the course of her professional life, in the mid-twentieth century. Much of the materials concern her studies and lead roles in the fields of preschool education and child welfare. Her work was collected in observational notes, reports, speeches, correspondence, publications, and other formats.

Dates: 1923 - 1976

RG10 Subgroup 3: Barbara Biber Papers

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG10-SG03
Scope and Contents The papers of Barbara Biber reflect her leadership roles at the Bureau of Educational Experiments and Bank Street College and her contributions to the study of the psychological development of children and related fields. This subgroup consists of biographical materials, correspondence, and records of research studies, faculty and administrative activities, courses taught, and the work of her students. Also included are drafts of lectures, papers presented at professional meetings,...
Dates: 1927 - 1993

RG10 Subgroup 5: Claudia Lewis Papers

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG10-SG05
Abstract

The Claudia Lewis Papers were created over the course of Lewis’s life, through much of the twentieth century. The materials span her research study endeavors, focusing heavily on the education of teachers and writing for children. Her work was collected in notes, administrative records, observational reports, article drafts, correspondence, publications, and several other formats.

Dates: 1920 - 1996