RG10 Subgroup 2: Jessie Stanton Papers

Sub-Group

Identifier: RG10-SG02

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection documents Jessie Stanton’s professional work from 1923 until her death in 1976, and is divided into seven series. These are correspondence; lectures, transcripts, and published and unpublished writings; observations and notes; personal and biographical materials; course materials; consulting work; and press clippings. See the scope and contents note for each series for further information.

Dates

Creation: 1923 - 1976

Creator

Stanton, Jessie (Teacher, Person)

Biographical note

Jessie Stanton was born in Brooklyn in 1887. After leaving Barnard College in 1919, Stanton taught at the City and Country School for 10 years. She then went on to organize the Mt. Kemble School in Morristown, NJ. Following her time at Mt. Kemble, she served as assistant director of the Nursery School under Harriet Johnson and took over the directorship after Johnson’s death in 1934.

Stanton taught classes on child development and nursery education at Bank Street and several other institutions. She was a strong advocate for early childhood education. She worked with Dr. Benjamin Spock on The Baby Institute, a nationwide daily radio program about young children. She served on the Board of Trustees for Bank Street, as well as for other private nursery schools, daycare centers and committees. She died in 1976.

Extent

.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

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.