Teachers colleges -- Curricula -- New York (State)

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...

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The Charlotte Biber Winsor Papers were generated by Winsor in the course of her professional life, through the mid-twentieth century. Much of the materials concern her work on the graduate program of Bank Street College, the Public School Workshop, research studies, and faculty and administration interaction. Winsor’s work was collected in notes, reports, speeches, correspondence, biographical writings, and other formats.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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The collection of Elaine Wickens photography and other materials were largely created during Wickens’ professional life, in the mid to late twentieth century. The materials span her professional endeavors at Bank Street College; from her research of gay and lesbian progress in education to her extensive use of photography as a documentary and teaching medium. Her work was collected in notes, memoranda, photographic prints, slides and negatives, audiovisual materials, and other formats.

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The Selma Sapir papers were created over the course of Sapir’s career, through the mid to late twentieth century. The materials feature her published works and documentation from Bank Street College’s Learning Lab. Her work was collected in observational notes, audiovisual materials, reports, speeches, correspondence, publications, and several other formats.