Progressive education -- United States -- History

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.

The Elizabeth C. Gilkeson Papers were generated by Gilkeson in the course of her professional life, through the mid to late twentieth century. Much of the materials concern her lead role on Bank Street College’s Children’s Programs, the School for Children, as well as her faculty position at Vassar and as founder of Poughkeepsie Day School. Gilkeson’s work was collected in notes, reports, speeches, correspondence, administrative files, and other formats.

The Gordon J. Klopf Papers were generated by Klopf in the course of his graduate and doctoral studies and professional life, in the mid to late twentieth century. The materials related to his time at Bank Street College fall between the mid-1960s to mid-1980s. Klopf’s work was collected in course materials, reports, speeches, correspondence, administrative files, and other formats.

This collection documents Vecelia McGhie’s work as Cooperative School student, nursery school teacher and Bank Street College Graduate School staff member. Record genres include administrative records, correspondence, instructional and educational works, notes, publications, reports, and school records. It consists of five series. See the scope and contents note of each series for further information.

This record group of the institution was generated by the division of Follow Through at Bank Street College. The late twentieth century learning model and project was developed and sponsored by Bank Street in several communities across the country. Correspondence, reports, audiovisual media, notes, curricula, and other record types document the business of the project as a whole and within each community.