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Ethical Culture Fieldston School records

Call Number

MS 3042

Date

1879-2017, inclusive

Creator

Ethical Culture Fieldston School

Extent

470.14 Linear feet in 396 containers and 25 flat files, of various sizes.
168.9 Gigabytes (24,395 files in 1,389 folders)

Language of Materials

The documents in the collection are in English.

Abstract

The records are the archives of the Ethical Cultural Fieldston School, documenting its history from the late 1870s to the early twenty-first century. The records relate to school governance and administration, academics, student life, extracurricular activities, special programming such as camps, parent-teacher association, buildings and facilities, publications, alumni relations, and more.

Administrative History Note

The Ethical Culture Fieldston School is a private independent K-12 school with locations in Manhattan and the Bronx. The school has its origins in the Free Kindergarten, founded in Manhattan by Felix Adler in 1878. Soon after, the school expanded its grade levels and became the Workingman's School in an effort to provide education to the city's underprivileged children. In the 1890s, the school changed its name again to the Ethical Culture School (in reflection of its relationship to the Society for Ethical Culture, also founded by Adler) and began charging tuition.

In 1904, the school moved to a newly constructed building at 33 Central Park West, adjacent to the Society for Ethical Culture. This building housed all grade levels until the opening of a high school at the Fieldston campus in the Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx in 1928. A second lower school also opened in Fieldston in 1932. In 2007, a new middle school was opened on the Riverdale campus.

For some early years of the school, classes were also conducted at a secondary location called the Branch School. An elementary education department called the Normal School or the Teacher Training Department operated from the 1890s to 1939. At various points in its history, the school has offered several summer and extracurricular programs, including a summer camp in Cooperstown, New York.

The schools have been guided by a Board of Governors, later renamed the Board of Trustees, as well as an overarching administrative department. For much of the twentieth century, this department was called the 3-School Administration, in reference to the Ethical Culture School, Fieldston Lower and Fieldston Upper. Administratively, the school was led by a rector from 1878 to 1942, as well as an educational director (later renamed head of school) from 1928 onward. Individual schools have each been led by a principal.

Founder Felix Adler served as rector from 1878-1933. He was succeeded by John L. Elliott, founder of the Hudson Guild, who served from 1933-1942. For many years, prominent members of the Society for Ethical Culture could be found acting as chairman of the Board of Governors or the educational director. Financial and administrative ties to the Society for Ethical Culture were formally dissolved in the 1990s.

Long-serving administrators include Educational Directors V.T. Thayer (1928-1948), Victoria Wagner (1954-1968), and Howard Radest (1979-1991); and Fieldston Upper Principal Luther Tate (1941-1966), the namesake of Tate Library.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in eighteen record groups:

Record Group 1. Governance, administration, and 3-School affairs
Record Group 2. Early and defunct schools
Record Group 3. Fieldston School
Record Group 4. Midtown Ethical Culture School
Record Group 5. Fieldston Lower
Record Group 6. Camps and programs
Record Group 7. Parent and Teacher Association
Record Group 8. Alumni and alumni-relations
Record Group 9. Development and communications
Record Group 10. Buildings and grounds
Record Group 11. Print matter
Record Group 12. History of the Ethical Culture Schools
Record Group 13. Ethics Department and the Society for Ethical Culture
Record Group 14. Photographs
Record Group 15. Audiovisual (Restricted. See note at series level)
Record Group 16. Artifacts
Record Group 17. Digital formats (Restricted. See note at series level)
Record group 18. Student records (Restricted. See note at series level)

Scope and Contents

The Ethical Culture Fieldston School records provide information on the administrative and academic affairs of the school from the 1880s into the twenty-first century. Themes seen throughout include progressive education, independent school administration, curriculum creation, fundraising, and budgeting. The role of ethics, arts, or sports programs in the curriculum, and the school's response to greater societal issues such as wars, racism, poverty, and environmental concerns, are often addressed.

Pre-1940 materials in the collection strongly reflect the school's early interest in "manual training" through graphic arts, mechanics, and practical skills curriculum. Later records tend to reflect the school's interest in social progressivism and move toward a college preparatory focus. In addition, the collection contains materials related to extracurricular and summer programs in several record groups, but particularly in "RG 6: Camps and Programs." In addition, "RG 2: Early and Defunct Schools" contains records of the Normal Teacher Training Department.

Themes also seen throughout the collection include: changes in standardization of education and college admissions process (see especially the records of the Eight Year Study in "RG 3: Fieldston School"), the challenges of serving underprivileged communities in an elite institution, and the rise of student activism and a changing adolescent culture beginning in the late 1960s. This last is documented in particular through the protests of the Black and Latino Students Club in 1970, which are discussed in several record groups.

Materials relating to constituent management, particularly parental involvement in school and the maintenance of alumni relations, can be found in several record groups, but especially in "RG 8: Alumni and Alumni Relations" and in "RG 9: Development and Communications."

Information about physical locations at 33 Central Park West and the Fieldston campus in the Bronx can be found in "RG 10: Buildings and Grounds," as well as in "RG 14: Photographs" and in the Board of Governors and administration records in "RG 1: Governance, Administration, and 3-School Affairs." This includes images, architectural plans, and discussion of maintenance, budgets, and space usage.

While the philosophical influence of the Society for Ethical Culture can be seen in administrative and curriculum materials throughout the collection, directly related items consist of Society-produced ephemera, discussion of shared spaces at the Central Park West location, and the financial and legal documents detailing the dissolution of financial ties formalized in 1996.

Correspondence, meeting materials, and administrative documents make up much of the collection, along with ephemera, curriculum materials, student work, and a significant number of photographs. Most materials were created by the 3-School administration, or by the administration of individual schools, with some materials created or collected by teachers or students. Beginning in the 1980s, the Alumni Affairs department played a large role in growing the archival collection by saving contemporary items and collecting donations of older items from alumni and their descendants.

A very small amount of records relate to photographer Lewis Hine, who taught photography at the Ethical Culture School in the early twentieth century. "RG 14: Photographs" contains copy photographs and copy negatives, along with two photographs marked as possible Hine images. Other mentions of Hine in the collection are later correspondence related to archival inquiries or publicity efforts. Also, while there are very few items directly related to the school's many notable alumni, possible sources of information on individual students include class lists and student rosters from 1891 onward, as well as Fieldston yearbooks and the Fieldston News student newspaper after 1928 found in "RG 11: Print Matter."

More detailed information can be found in the description for each individual Record Group and Series. Researchers should be aware that Columbia University Rare Book & Manuscript Library holds the papers of founder Felix Adler (The Felix Adler papers, 1830-1933), as well as records relating to Adler's successor as rector, John Lovejoy Elliott, in the Hudson Guild records, 1896-1990s.

Conditions Governing Access

Open to qualified researchers. Access to certain materials are restricted; these restrictions are noted at the series level. Digital media restricted from use. Patrons may use the digital files. A full file manifest is available upon request.

Materials in this collection may be stored offsite. For more information on making arrangements to consult them, please visit www.nyhistory.org/library/visit.

Conditions Governing Use

Taking images of documents from the library collections for reference purposes by using hand-held cameras and in accordance with the library's photography guidelines is encouraged. As an alternative, patrons may request up to 20 images per day from staff.

Application to use images from this collection for publication should be made in writing to: Department of Rights and Reproductions, The New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024-5194, rightsandrepro@nyhistory.org. Phone: (212) 873-3400 ext. 282.

Copyrights and other proprietary rights may subsist in individuals and entities other than the New-York Historical Society, in which case the patron is responsible for securing permission from those parties. For fuller information about rights and reproductions from N-YHS visit: https://www.nyhistory.org/about/rights-reproductions

Preferred Citation

The collection should be cited as: Ethical Culture Fieldston School records, MS 3042, New-York Historical Society.

Location of Materials

Materials in this collection may be stored offsite. For more information on making arrangements to consult them, please visit www.nyhistory.org/library/visit.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of The Ethical Culture Fieldston School, August 2017. Ethical Culture Fieldston also generously provided the funding to support the processing of the archive.

Collection processed by

Alexanne Levengood

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Processing Information

Archivist Alexanne Levengood arranged and described this collection in January 2018-June 2019. Digital archivist Margo Padilla processed the digital files in May 2022. Files were moved off the disks to permanent storage using IsoBuster and TeraCopy. A virus scan was run using ClamWin and Malwarebytes with no results. Duplicate files were removed from the collection (24 GB/9,973 duplicate files). Digital files were not retrieved from damaged, duplicate, and commercially available CDs. Audiovisual media and 5.25-inch floppy disks were not processed due to the lack of necessary hardware.

Repository

New-York Historical Society

Record Group 1. Governance, administration, and 3-School affairs (1888-2016; 64.42 linear feet), 1888-2016, inclusive

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

64.42 Linear feet

Scope and Contents Note

This record group primarily contains materials related to the governance and administration of the Ethical Culture Fieldston Schools. Nearly all records were created in the twentieth century, with the bulk created between 1930 and 1999. Most records were created by the Board of Governors or the ECFS administration, and cover topics including finances, staffing, fund-raising, physical plant, technology, social issues, educational theory, and long-term planning. Files for head of school positions (rectors, superintendents, and 3-School directors) are also included. Common types of materials found throughout include meeting minutes, correspondence, and reports.

In addition, this record group contains information on faculty and staff, as well as student registration data, from all three schools. Principals' annual reports to the Board of Governors also provide information on individual schools. Other materials related to specific schools can be found in their respective record groups.

Generally, development and public relations materials can be found in Record Group 9: Development and Marketing, but some materials in RG1 relate to these efforts. (For example, discussion of publicity in Board of Governors minutes.)

Arrangement Note

This record group is arranged in six series:

Series I. Board of Governors
Series II. Rectors and Superintendent
Series III. 3-School administration
Series IV. Office of the 3-School Director
Series V. Admissions and registration
Series VI. Faculty and staff

Series I. Board of Governors, 1903-2004, inclusive

Extent

14.5 Linear feet

Scope and Contents Note

This series is made up of materials related to the Board of Governors (renamed the Board of Trustees in 1996). Materials include items created by members of Board, as well as items created for use by the Board, such as administrative reports. Records were created between 1903 and 2001, with the bulk of materials in the series created sometime between 1930 and 1990. The majority of items are routine documents, such as meeting minutes and annual status reports, with some correspondence and notes from various chairmen of the Board, as well as long-time Board member Nanette Rothschild.

Arrangement Note

This series is arranged in six subseries:

Subseries I.A. Board of Governors: Incorporation, by-laws, minutes, and finances
Subseries I.B. Committees
Subseries I.C. Reports from the Principals, Directors, and other administrative officers
Subseries I.D. Chairman of the Board - Marie S. Neuberger Papers
Subseries I.E. Chairman of the Board - Joseph Jablonower papers
Subseries I.F. Nanette F. Rothschild Papers

Subseries I.A Board of Governors: Incorporation, by-laws, minutes, and finances, 1903-2004, inclusive

Scope and Contents Note

This subseries primarily contains minutes for meetings of the Board of Governors (later the Board of Trustees), accompanied by meeting agendas, reports from committees, supplementary meeting materials, and related correspondence. Frequent topics of discussion include finances, enrollment, scholarships, collection of tuition, fundraising, faculty and staff, and buildings and grounds.

While most minutes are concerned with strategy or administrative matters, discussions involving the ethics programs and educational philosophy are included. Issues of racial or economic diversity are also discussed, such as in a 1908 declaration of "non-discrimination by color."

Earlier Board records are more likely to concern individual families or faculty members, or quotidian school business, with discussions moving towards higher level issues throughout the twentieth century. Many files include Executive Committee information (earliest records use the name House Committee). Records from 1981 through 1987 consist of complete mailings sent to Board members. Minutes prior to 1945 are largely facsimiles, not original documents.

Board minutes can also be found in the papers of Chairmen of the Board subseries, or in the Office of the Director series.

Other than minutes, this subseries contains financial documents related to the Board, and some other miscellaneous Board materials.

Arrangement Note

This subseries is arranged by type of document, and then chronologically within each group.

School incorporation, accreditation, and by-laws (3 folders), 1903-1984, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 1, Folder: 1-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Facsimiles of correspondence regarding incorporation of the school. Facsimile of Certificate of Incorporation of the Society for Ethical Culture with New York State, 1925. Copies of by-laws (printed booklets and photocopies).

Minutes and correspondence of the Board of Governors (27 folders), 1903-1964, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 1, Folder: 4-30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Minutes and correspondence of the Board of Governors (26 folders), 1965-1987, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 2, Folder: 1-26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Minutes and correspondence of the Board of Governors (20 folders), 1988-2004

Offsite-Box: 3, Folder: 1-20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Financial documents (4 folders), 1906-1993, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 46, Folder: 1-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Includes intermittent correspondence, 1950s budget analysis, and 1990-1991 "Interschool Comparative Study" with financial aid comparisons between other New York schools.

Financial statements (14 folders), 1971-2002, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 46, Folder: 5-18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Reports from external accountants for the Ethical Culture Schools.

Lists of Board of Governors members (7 folders), 1939-2000, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 47, Folder: 1-7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Lists of members of the Board of Governors, as well as some lists of guests at meetings and committee assignments.

Miscellaneous documents (12 folders), 1909-2004, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 47, Folder: 8-19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Miscellaneous statements and correspondence. Examples of specific items include: correspondence of Chairman Frank Karelson, workshop and retreat materials, correspondence of the chair of the Sinaiko Property Committee (1969-1976), Law Committee materials (1974-1979), and a 1909 booklet printed in memorium of Chairman Alfred R. Wolff.

Subseries I.B Committees, 1936-1999, inclusive

Scope and Contents Note

Types of materials in this subseries include minutes, reports, notes, and a small amount of correspondence, for Board-level committees. Some minutes and reports are found within the overall Board of Governors meeting minutes.

Executive Committee minutes cover similar high-level issues as the overall Board of Governors minutes. External events and issues are often reflected in school agenda items, such as in a 1968 mention of "Anti-War Activities" on campus.

Arrangement Note

This subseries is divided into records of the Executive Committee and records of other committees, then arranged chronologically within each group.

Executive Committee minutes and correspondence (7 folders), 1936-1941, 1947-1956, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 3, Folder: 21-27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Executive Committee minutes and correspondence (31 folders), 1956-1996, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 4, Folder: 1-31 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Files include the Ethical Culture Schools – District 9 Cooperative Program Annual Report, 1976-1977.

Committee minutes and reports (8 folders), 1949-1999, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 4, Folder: 32-39 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

File include minutes, reports, and notes from the following committees: Director's Search Committee (1970-1979), Education Committee (1983-1990), Enrollment Committee (1949), Committee on Finance and Budget (1954), Finance Committee (1999), Committee on Organization of School (1932).

Committee minutes and reports (8 folders), 1945-1990

Offsite-Box: 5, Folder: 1-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

File include minutes, reports, and notes from the following committees: Planning Committees (1982-1990), Principal's Search Committee (1986), Rectorship Committee (1945), Salary Review Committee (1964), and Structure Committees (1973-1978). Some minutes and reports are interfiled with overall Board of Governors meeting minutes.

Subseries I.C Reports from the Principals, Directors, and other administrative officers, 1934-2000, inclusive

Scope and Contents Note

This subseries consists of reports on administrative and educational issues during the school year at Ethical Cultures Schools. Types of reports vary each year, but nearly all files contain an overall report from the 3-Schools director, along with individual school reports from principals, and sometimes reports from the assistant director, registrar or admissions departments. Many of the reports from the 1930s also have sections written by academic department heads, or reports from the Branch School. Towards the end of the twentieth century, all files begin to include reports from the alumni and development office and the director of admissions and financial aid.

Generally, each principal's report provides a summary of the year's events, departmental issues, new hires, and achievements in teacher and student performance. Reports from directors and assistant directors attempt to confront larger school issues, focusing on budgets, development, faculty and student morale, and facilities. Many reports provide thoughts on ethics issues, parental involvement in the schools, trends in educational theory, technology, and the school's response to larger events and issues, including World War II, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Vietnam War. Occasionally, the administration also makes recommendations or poses questions to the Board.

Earliest reports consist of a lengthy qualitative analysis and personal reflection, with a very small amount of quantitative information (often a college matriculation list). Through the twentieth century, written sections shorten and the amount of quantitative information and data tables increases. 1945 onward, Ethical Culture Schools reports include registration reports with enrollment data. Beginning in the late 1950s, reports of the assistant to the director include a good deal of financial and fundraising information. From the 1960s onward, each year contains a separate report from the registrar's office. Special or ad hoc reports become more common in the second half of the 20th century.

Some files include an accompanying letter from the director, and the 1973 report also includes a letter from the Board in response to the director's report.

Arrangement Note

This subseries is divided into annual and special reports, then arranged chronologically within each group.

Annual reports to the Board of Governors (15 folders), 1934-1948, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 5, Folder: 9-23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

The 1939-1940 Fieldston School report appendix includes sample forms, such as report cards.

Annual reports to the Board of Governors (15 folders), 1949-1963, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 6, Folder: 1-15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

1960 Fieldston School report includes Report of the Committee on Academic Honesty.

Annual reports to the Board of Governors, 1963-1977, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 7, Folder: 1-16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

1963-1964 director's report is titled, "After Civil Rights – What?" Civil rights are also discussed in the report of Fieldston Principal Luther Tate that year. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, reports contain considerable discussion of social justice issues and shifts in student behavior and family situations (for example, families with two parents working outside of the home).

Annual reports to the Board of Governors (21 folders), 1977-2000, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 8, Folder: 1-21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Report types become more varied during this time period. Examples include: 1978 reports from the director of the Fieldston day camp and from the coordinator of educational philosophy, a 1979 report on an "Intercultural Exchange Program" between Fieldston and P.S. 98, and a 1996 report titled "Technology at ECF – A Status Report." Long-range planning reports, Ethical Fieldston Fund information, and Parent & Teacher's Association reports are also seen. Computers and new technology are frequently discussed.

Special reports to the Board of Governors (2 folders), 1963-1996, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 8, Folder: 22-23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

One-off reports and memos to the board. Includes reports and memos from Luther Tate, Howard Radest, and Frank Karelson.

Subseries I.D Chairman of the Board - Marie S. Neuberger Papers, 1934-1989, inclusive

Scope and Contents Note

Materials of Marie S. Neuberger, including those created during her tenure as chairman of the Board from 1955-1964.

Arrangement Note

In this subseries, correspondence and Board of Governors records are arranged chronologically, while subject files are arranged alphabetically.

Correspondence (5 folders), 1953-1964, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 9, Folder: 1-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Incoming correspondence and copies of outgoing correspondence with parents, administrators and other Board members. Topics include donations, admissions, publicity, and committee work.

Board of Governors (5 folders), 1957-1989, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 9, Folder: 6-10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Minutes, Advisory Council correspondence, reports to the Board and other related documents.

Board of Governors - committees (15 folders), 1953-1969, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 9, Folder: 11-25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Minutes and correspondence for the Enrollment Committee, Executive Committee, Planning Committee, and the Tate Library Committee. Fund-raising and planning documents for the Tate Library Committee.

Subject files A-F (4 folders), 1948-1980, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 9, Folder: 26-29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Files involving the Advisory Council (1955-1964), the search for Director Wagner's replacement (1967-1979), the Ethics Program (1976-1980), and faculty issues (1948-1977).

Subject files F-T (9 folders), 1934-1982, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 10, Folder: 1-9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Files involving finances (1934-1982), fundraising (1954-1964), real estate (1964-1967), school policies (1960-1980), and administrative organization (1967-1981).

Subseries I.E Chairman of the Board - Joseph Jablonower papers, 1936-1952, inclusive

Scope and Contents Note

Materials of Joseph Jablonower, including those created during his tenure as Chairman of the Board from 1945-1951.

Arrangement Note

In this subseries, Board of Governors records are arranged chronologically, while correspondence subject files are arranged alphabetically.

Correspondence - individual (11 folders), 1936-1951, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 10, Folder: 10-21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Correspondence with Richard Ballou, Algernon Black (of the Society for Ethical Culture), Herman Jervix, Sidney Rogers, and Luther Tate on financial, administrative, and personnel issues. Also two folders of personal correspondence and documents and one folder congratulatory letters and telegrams upon Jablonower's appointment to Board of Examiners of the New York City public school system. Small amount of non-correspondence items, including ephemera, resumes, memorandum, and drafts.

Correspondence - alphabetical (13 folders), 1944-1950, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 10, Folder: 22-34 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Correspondence with administration, parents, the public, and other Board members, relating to Board of Governors business and Jablonower's role as chairman.

Board of Governors - minutes (7 folders), 1945-1952, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 11, Folder: 1-7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Meeting minutes and related documents. Some notes and correspondence.

Board of Governors - committees (9 folders), 1942-1950, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 11, Folder: 8-16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Correspondence, meeting minutes, and related documents for the Buildings and Grounds Committee, Executive Committee, Finance Committee, and the Committee on Instructional Affairs. Some notes and correspondence.

Financial reports, 1946-1949, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 11, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Society for Ethical Culture - Board of Trustees, 1950-1951, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 11, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Correspondence, minutes, and related documents for the Society for Ethical Culture Board of Trustees and the Executive Committee.

Subject files A-S (26 folders), 1941-1950, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 11, Folder: 19-43 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Mostly correspondence, with some ephemera, news clippings, reports, and meeting minutes. Significant subjects include budgets, facilities and properties, the Parent & Teacher's Association, school programs and camps, and staffing (including discussions of salaries and of the rectorship, and the Educational Director search in 1947-1948).

Subject files S-T (7 folders), 1941-1950

Offsite-Box: 12, Folder: 1-7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Subseries I.F Nanette F. Rothschild Papers, 1921-1987, inclusive

Scope and Contents Note

Unless otherwise noted, materials generally consist of meeting minutes, documents, notes, news clippings, ephemera, and correspondence. Files contain a small amount of Herbert M. Rothschild materials as well.

Arrangement Note

This subseries follows the earlier arrangement created by the Ethical Culture School archives.

Board of Governors (29 folders), 1933-1975, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 12, Folder: 8-36 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Materials related to Rothchild's work with the Board of Governors. Topics include by-laws, administrative organization, staff and faculty policies, school finances, year-round programs, and admissions diversity. Also includes copies of 1930s financial reports, and handbooks for parents and teachers, 1950-1966.

Directors and Fieldston principals (13 folders), 1947-1978, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 12, Folder: 37-49 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Material relating to criteria for search committees, positions, and Fieldston's administrative structure.

History, philosophy, and future of the Schools (11 folders), 1938 - 1975, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 13, Folder: 19-29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Essays, articles, and addresses on the history of the School, its purpose (especially in regard to ethics), and goals for its future. Notes and letters by Rothschild.

Fieldston (13 folders), 1924-1979, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 12, Folder: 50-62 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Addresses (including graduation speeches), reports, and publications on Fieldston. Topics include the direction and philosophy of the Schools, policies, curriculum, and student-faculty relations. Includes copies of the Fieldston School Evaluation Reports for 1971 and 1975.

Elementary and three-school curriculum concerns (6 folders), 1921-1973, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 12, Folder: 63-68 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Topics include guidance departments, the schools in the community, curriculum creation, and left-handed penmanship.

Parents and Parent & Teacher Association (5 folders), 1921- circa 1960s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 13, Folder: 1-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Ephemera including event calendars, programs, newsletters. Also a few pieces of correspondence, reports, and lists of parents.

Fund-raising (3 folders), 1951-1978, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 13, Folder: 6-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Primarily materials related to the Ethical-Fieldston Fund.

Tributes to faculty, administrators, and volunteers (8 folders), 1950 - 1987, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 12, Folder: 9-16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Biographies, obituaries, memorial materials, and retirement tributes.

Society for Ethical Culture (2 folders), 1942-1978, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 13, Folder: 17-18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Materials discussing the relationship between the Schools and the Society for Ethical Culture, especially funding issues.

Ethics, values, and moral education (5 folders), 1936-1976, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 13, Folder: 30-34 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Article on ethics in education (at the Schools and in general), and funding of ethics projects, especially a proposed ethics textbook.

Assorted other material from the Rothschild Files (16 folders), 1934-1978, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 13, Folder: 35-50 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Materials on various subjects including School anniversaries, donations by the Rothschilds, and the Brooklyn Ethical Culture School. Articles and pamphlets on educators and education (in general). Correspondence with school employees on non-school matters.

Series II. Rectors and Superintendent, 1904-1945, inclusive

Extent

1 Linear feet

Scope and Contents Note

Files of and related to rectors Felix Adler and John Elliott, and superintendent Franklin Crocker Lewis.

Arrangement Note

This series is arranged in chronological order of the terms of each administrator.

Dr. Felix Adler (5 folders), 1905, 1908, 1921-1934, 1942, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 13, Folder: 51-55 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Routine correspondence (mostly incoming) on school issues, including staffing and publications. Copies of lecture summaries, essays on education, and an address given by Adler at the bier of Franklin Lewis. Event materials, including ephemera from Adler's fiftieth wedding anniversary celebration. Some correspondence regarding memorials after Adler's death.

Dr. John L. Elliott - correspondence (6 folders), 1904 - 1945, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 13, Folder: 56-61 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Correspondence with and regarding faculty, administration, the Board, and the Ethical Culture Society. In particular, correspondence with H.W. Smith and Chairman Herbert A. Wolff.

Dr. John L. Elliott - subject files (10 folders), 1917-1942, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 13, Folder: 62-71 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Materials relating to curriculum, events, and the scholarship and service retirement funds.

Dr. John L. Elliott - ethics curriculum (5 folders), circa 1929, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 14, Folder: 1-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Ethics program materials, including notes, news clippings, and examples of student ethics work.

Franklin Crocker Lewis, 1928-1931, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 14, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Biography and transcripts of speeches.

Series III. 3-School administration, 1928-2012, inclusive

Extent

3.5 Linear feet

Scope and Contents Note

This series contains records of 3-School administrators (primarily related to 3-School educational directors), committees, and evaluations of the Schools. Additional records from specific eras of the 3-School director's office can be found in the following series.

Arrangement Note

This series is arranged in three subseries:

Subseries III.A. Educational Directors
Subseries III.B. 3-School committees
Subseries III.C. Evaluations of the Schools

Subseries III.A Educational Directors, 1928-1999, inclusive

Scope and Contents Note

Materials related to individual 3-School educational directors. More correspondence and other materials for directors and their staff can be found in the Office of the 3-School Director subseries.

Arrangement Note

This subseries is arranged chronologically according to the terms of educational directors.

Vivian T. Thayer (9 folders), 1928-1955, 1980, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 14, Folder: 7-15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Correspondence with other members of the administration, much with Fieldston principal Herbert W. Smith. Also includes Thayer's publications, and materials regarding the Eight Year Study and the Gray Commission.

Miles E. Cary (3 folders), 1951-1953, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 14, Folder: 16-18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Correspondence with other members of the administration, and with the public. Copies of articles and circulars sent to staff.

Victoria Wagner (2 folders), 1929-1968, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 14, Folder: 19-20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Primarily biographical and memorial materials. Extensive materials from Victoria Wagner's tenure (though not necessarily created by Wagner herself) can be found in the Director's office series.

Daniel Wagner, 1969, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 14, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

One letter, on new appointments.

Jerome Aron, 1976-1979, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 14, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Carol Tofel, 1975-1979, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 14, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Howard Radest (13 folders), 1976-1990, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 60, Folder: 1-23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Includes materials related to the Cambridge School conference and "progressive education" groups, seminars, use of public funds, and a visit by Radest to the Soviet Union in the 1980s. Copies of essays and other publications. Extensive materials from Radest's tenure can be found in the Director's Office series.

Jeanne Amster, 1990-1991, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 14, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Resume, copy of speech, correspondence. Some additional materials can be found in the Director's office series.

Joseph Healey (2 folders), 1997-1999, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 14, Folder: 25-26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Welcome materials.

Subseries III.B 3-School committees, 1936-1991, inclusive

Scope and Contents Note

Files contain meeting minutes, reports, and correspondence for internal administrative committees (not committees of the Board of Governors).

Arrangement Note

Arranged by type of committee, then chronologically within each type.

Various committees (4 folders), 1936-1985, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 14, Folder: 28-31 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Committee on Committees (1967), Committee on Tenure (1973), Policy Committee (1956), Faculty Development Committee (1959).

Administrative Council (2 folders), 1936-1941, 1950-1951, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 14, Folder: 31-32 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Meeting minutes.

Coordinating Committee (23 folders), 1951-1991, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 15, Folder: 1-23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Administrative committee including the educational director and principal of each school. Items include minutes, agendas, correspondence, notes, reports, and news clippings. Many files from the 1980s include notes and correspondence from the office of the director.

Subseries III.C Evaluations of the Schools, 1958-2012, inclusive

Scope and Contents Note

This subseries primarily contains reports created for the New York Association of Independent Schools.

Arrangement Note

Arranged chronologically.

Fieldston Evaluation Reports, 1971, 1975, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 48, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Evaluation materials (2 folders), 1980-1991, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 48, Folder: 2-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Visiting Committee reports for New York Association of Independent Schools (2 folders), 1992, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 48, Folder: 4-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

1992 report, and 1997 follow-up on recommendations.

Self-Evaluation Report for New York Association of Independent Schools (2 folders), 1992, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 48, Folder: 6-7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Report with history and philosophy of the school, parent survey results, and Board of Governors evaluation. For each school, the 1992 report contains a purpose statement, information about staffing policies, a description of programs and curriculum, and description of the decision-making process. Supporting charts and appendixes included throughout.

Self-Evaluation Report for New York Association of Independent Schools - duplicate copies (4 folders), 1992, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 16, Folder: 1-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Two copies, one marked up with commentary in several places.

New York State Association of Independent Schools Five Year Progress Review Visit, 1997, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 48, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Visiting Committee Report for the New York State Association of Independent Schools (2 folders), 2002, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 48, Folder: 9-10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Self-Evaluation Report for New York Association of Independent Schools (3 folders), 2002, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 48, Folder: 11-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Evaluation materials, 2007, 2009, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 48, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Self-Evaluation Report for New York Association of Independent Schools, 2012, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 48, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Other reports (2 folders), 1958-2005, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 48, Folder: 16-17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Alumni survey for classes of 1932-1958; Report of the Visiting Committee, 1970; Memorandum on the School, undated (1960s or 1970s).

Series IV. Office of the 3-School Director, 1937-1999, inclusive

Extent

23 Linear feet

Scope and Contents Note

Materials created in the second half of the twentieth century by the 3-School director and others working in the 3-School administration, including assistants to the director, assistant directors, business managers, and public relations staff. Records have largely been left in their original order, and are grouped into subseries according to original sets of chronologically-related materials. Original file titles have been retained wherever possible.

Arrangement Note

This series is divided into six subseries, each corresponding to groups of materials received in their original order.

Subseries IV.A. Board of Governors
Subseries IV.B. Office of Victoria Wagner - Board of Governors
Subseries IV.C. Office of Victoria Wagner - editorial and publicity departments
Subseries IV.D. Office of the Director - Wagner through Tofel
Subseries IV.E. Office of the Director - Aron through Radest
Subseries IV.F. Office of the Director - Radest through Amster

Subseries IV.A Board of Governors, 1964-1991, inclusive

Scope and Contents Note

Board of Governors materials, and materials related to the administration's work with the Board. Types of items include minutes, correspondence, data tables, background information, and reports.

Arrangement Note

Arranged by type of committee, then chronologically within each type.

Board of Governors meetings (14 folders), 1976-1982, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 16, Folder: 10-23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Some director's notes on meetings and correspondence, mostly between the director and the Board.

Executive Committee (12 folders), 1979-1991, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 16, Folder: 24-35 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Committee for Planning and Development (3 folders), 1964-1972, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 16, Folder: 36-38 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Finance Committee (14 folders), 1977-1983, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 17, Folder: 1-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Subseries IV.B Office of Victoria Wagner - Board of Governors, 1953-1978, inclusive

Scope and Contents Note

This subseries contains documents related to the Board of Governors, used or created by the administration.

Arrangement Note

Arranged by type of Board of Governors document, then chronologically within each type.

Annual reports of directors and principals (7 folders), 1953-1960, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 18, Folder: 1-7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Board of Governors (5 folders), 1956-1978, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 18, Folder: 8-12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Lists of members, terms of membership, minutes, memoranda.

Ethical Fieldston Fund - Board of Governors (12 folders), 1958-1973, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 18, Folder: 13-24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Meeting minutes and correspondence.

Ethical Fieldston Fund - Board of Governors Executive Committee (4 folders), 1959-1970, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 18, Folder: 25-28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Meeting materials.

Subseries IV.C Office of Victoria Wagner - editorial and publicity departments, 1942-1971 (bulk 1950-1965), inclusive

Scope and Contents Note

Files of the editorial and publicity departments, largely created by Lacretia Manchester, editorial and publicity assistant to the director. Types of materials mostly include information records (brief reports describing school activities), correspondence, reports, memos, press releases, and news clippings. In this era, press releases were created frequently and cover a range of topics. Some general 3-School information and administrative business can be found throughout. Original folder titles have been retained.

Arrangement Note

Files are organized according to their original order.

Midtown files (18 folders), 1947-1962, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 19, Folder: 1-18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Folder list: Arithmetic, Art, Assemblies, Class projects, Curriculum, Faculty, Fathers Days, P&T Library, Meetings, Reading readiness, Science Department, Social, Teacher Education, Trips, Yearbook.

Fieldston files (44 folders), 1942-1964, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 19, Folder: 19-62 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Folder list: Alumni, Art, Assemblies, Career guidance, Clubs, Curriculum, Dance Festival, Dramatics, Ethics, Faculty info, Fall conference, Father's Day, Father and daughter, Father and son, Festival, Fieldston News, Form meetings, Graduation, Graphic Arts, Guidance, History projects, Library, Math, Meetings (P&T), Miscellaneous, Mother's Day, Music, New Inklings, Physical education, Remedial work, Science, Social, Social patterns (includes report "Problem Areas at Fieldston" by NYU Research Center for Human Relations), Social study, Sociology, Sport events, Student council, Teacher training, Traffic.

Fieldston Lower files (19 folders), 1954-1962, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 19, Folder: 63-81 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Folder list: Art, Assemblies, Book Week, Community service [empty folder], Class meetings, Class projects, Class trips, Dramatics, Faculty, Festivals, Graduation, Health, Memorials, Music, Parent information, P&T meetings, Social relations, Unit board.

3-School files (32 folders), 1952-1963, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 19, Folder: 82-113 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Folder list: Agenda suggestions, Alumni Association, Advisory Board, Arts Center, Art show and sale, Audio-Visual, Background, Career guidance, Camp (Cooperstown), Catalog research material (general), Civil defense, Community service, Development Committee data (Slocum research), Discipline, ESC Reporter - Circulation check, ESC Reporter - Editorial Policies Committee, Encampment for Citizenship (Society), Ethics, Faculty - activities, Fall conference, Fieldston Day School Camp

Subject files (19 folders), 1952-1962, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 20, Folder: 1-19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Art, Lectures - fifth and sixth form, Publicity, Public relations news and info, Public Relations Working Committee, Photography - Mr. Hugh Stern, Parent and Teacher activities, Reports - curriculum integration, Society for Ethical Culture, Scholarship statement, Social work training, Summer activities, 3-School science, 3-School scholarship policy, Teacher education, Seventy-fifth anniversary material, Teacher training, "Teaching & Learning", United Parents Association.

ESC Reporter (7 folders), 1953-1960, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 20, Folder: 20-26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Fieldston News (10 folders), 1951-1963, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 20, Folder: 27-36 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Copies of publications. Includes 85th anniversary issue.

Midtown Bulletin, 1965, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 20, Folder: 37 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence of Laetitia Manchester (16 folders), 1959-1966, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 20, Folder: 38-53 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Correspondence of Laetitia Manchester, editorial and publicity assistant. Topics include story pitches, photography of School events, requests for subscriptions to School publications, and some administrative business. Most correspondence is with media outlets, or colleagues from other schools on their editorial work. Also some correspondence of Celeste Muschel, public relations.

School publications, circa 1950s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 21, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Press releases (12 folders), 1955-1960, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 21, Folder: 1-12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Press releases, with some correspondence and lists of recipients. Releases typically publicize student activities, events (such as guest speakers), new hires, student community service and programs, performances and exhibitions, sporting events, collaborations with other institutions, and publications.

Development and publicity, 1954, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 21, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Editorial Policies Committee, 1955-1956, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 21, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Staff publicity information (3 folders), 1957-1958, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 21, Folder: 16-18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Staff biographies and new hire information sheet.

Public relations memos and notes (4 folders), 1955-1959, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 21, Folder: 19-22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Mrs. Manchester - working files (10 folders), 1956-1967, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 21, Folder: 23-32 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Clippings, notes and correspondence, mostly regarding publicity and editorial efforts (usually requests for reprints or attempts to place editorial articles in publications.)

Mrs. Manchester - working files (4 folders), 1952-1963, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 22, Folder: 1-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Educational articles - materials used (22 folders), 1955-1959, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 22, Folder: 5-26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Also includes memos on educational articles and reports.

Teaching and Learning - editorial office (13 folders), 1960-1971, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 43, Folder: 1-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, notes, news clippings, press releases, drafts, printing proofs, contributor biographies, meeting minutes, and administrative materials related to the publication of "Teaching and Learning." External correspondence includes letters with contributors, vendors, and other educational and editorial institutions on subjects including the editorial process, distribution, requests for copies, and invitations to contribute. Internal correspondence involves content, staffing, contributors, and administrative matters.

Teaching and Learning - editorial office (12 folders), 1964-1971, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 44, Folder: 1-12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Continued as above.

Teaching and Learning - editorial office (5 folders), 1965-1967, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 45, Folder: 10-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Continued as above.

Department working files (27 folders), 1951-1968, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 49, Folder: 1-27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Workshop materials, press releases, clippings, and copies of school publications. Materials for the ESC Reporter Editorial Policy Committee and the News and Information Committee. Also includes a small amount of clippings 1929-1946.

Subseries IV.D Office of the Director - Wagner through Tofel, 1937-1978 (bulk 1957-1973), inclusive

Scope and Contents Note

Materials created by and during the tenure of directors Victoria Wagner, Daniel Wagner, Nathan Brown, Jerome Aron and interim director Carol Tofel. Types of materials include ephemera, correspondence, publications, reports, and meeting materials.

Arrangement Note

Director's files are organized according to their original order, with other files arranged alphabetically.

Director's files E-F (15 folders), 1937-1973, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 55, Folder: 1-15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Ethics material (7 folders), Faculty recruitment, Fisk & Southern Colleges, [Fieldston] Arts Center, Fieldston School Day Camp. Ethics includes committee work, reports, ethics textbook and correspondence with the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture. Bulk of materials created during the 1960s.

Director's files E-F continued (10 folders), 1948-1961, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 56, Folder: 1-10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Fieldston Lower Day Camp, Fieldston Summer School and Upward Bound (3 folders), Cooperstown Camp (6 folders).

Director's files P-R (15 folders), 1950-1973, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 22, Folder: 27-41 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

File list: Director's correspondence - P, Parents (role of), Harvard Project Physics, Planning-Programing-Budgeting, Playschool Association, Principals, Publications (ads in, Ethical Culture Society), Publications Review Committee, Publications of staff members, Director's correspondence - R, Remedial reading, ESC Reporter.

Director's files R-S (31 folders), 1952-1973, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 23, Folder: 1-31 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

File list: Rhythms, Riverdale Coastal Community, Riverdale Neighborhood Association, Riverdale Community Council, Riverdale Community House, Committee on Rules, Director's papers - S, Thomas Scheuer, Scholarship loan policy, 3-Schools, Finance, Salary schedule, Salary negotiations, Schools and Ethical Culture Society, School law course, Committee on School plant requirements, Committee on 12 month school year, Science, Senior year-end projects, Sex and family life, Sex and family relations, Sinaiko property, Social security, Social studies, Songs, Speak Out, Speeches made, Special projects - administrative procedures, Special program school - slow learning, Strike letter sent to parents.

Director's files S-W (35 folders), 1949-1973, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 24, Folder: 1-35 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

File list: Student political affairs, Sutro Price estate, Student rosters, SUNY State Education Department, Director's papers - T, Task force - disadvantaged children, Tate Library (acquisitions committee, forum, statements, development, materials), Teacher training, Teaching trends, Television, Tenure, Tests, TIAA, Transportation, Tuition rise letters, Tutoring rates, Director's papers - U, Unemployment insurance, Use of Schools (Greystone Avenue), United/Major medical insurance, UNCF, Director's papers - V, Visitors, Director's papers - W, Wage freeze, Wave Hill.

Sinaiko property, 1963-1972, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 24, Folder: 36 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Industrial Arts Committee, 1959, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 24, Folder: 37 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Application for employment form, 1966, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 24, Folder: 38 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

African-American students (2 folders), 1965, 1970, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 24, Folder: 39-40 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Development department (12 folders), 1954-1978, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 25, Folder: 1-12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Files related to fund-raising, gifts, and the School's work with funds and foundations.

Publicity department (5 folders), 1956-1977, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 25, Folder: 13-17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Includes press releases and correspondence.

Parent and Teacher Association, 1973-1976, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 25, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Alumni Association (5 folders), 1952-1966, 1977, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 25, Folder: 19-23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Primarily concerned with alumni fund-raising.

Subseries IV.E Office of the Director - Aron through Radest, 1970-1986, inclusive

Scope and Contents Note

Materials created by and during the tenure of director Jerome Aron, interim director Carol Tofel, and director Howard Radest (mostly by Tofel and Radest). Types of materials frequently seen include correspondence, reports, and committee documents. Finances and budgets are a frequent theme in records throughout this subseries.

Arrangement Note

Files are organized according to their original order.

Director's correspondence (6 folders), 1977-1979, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 25, Folder: 24-29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Correspondence of Directors Carol Tofel and Howard Radest, with administration, Board members, and public.

Director's correspondence (7 folders), 1979-1981, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 26, Folder: 1-7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Correspondence of Directors Carol Tofel and Howard Radest, with administration, Board members, and public.

Parent dialogues with Dr. Radest (7 folders), undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 26, Folder: 8-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Sign-up forms and notes from parent discussion topic meetings.

Development (9 folders), 1975-1979, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 26, Folder: 15-23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Materials primarily related to the Ethical Fieldston Fund, along with a small amount on endowment funds and bequests.

Budgets (9 folders), 1974-1981, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 26, Folder: 24-32 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Annual budgets, materials created in preparation of budgets, and related correspondence.

Audits (2 folders), 1978-1979, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 27, Folder: 1-2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

New York State aid (5 folders), 1974-1979, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 27, Folder: 3-7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Applications for aid and related correspondence.

Buildings and grounds (6 folders), 1975-1981, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 27, Folder: 8-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Maintenance, expenses, and the use of facilities.

Computers (4 folders), 1979-1984, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 27, Folder: 14-17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Research and correspondence on technology purchases.

Faculty negotiations (14 folders), 1972-1980, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 27, Folder: 18-31 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Business office (2 folders), 1974-1978, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 28, Folder: 1-2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Ethics Department (5 folders), 1975-1980, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 28, Folder: 3-7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Correspondence and reports.

Questionnaires (2 folders), 1976-1978, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 28, Folder: 8-9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

ECS responses to external questionnaires.

Subject files (16 folders), 1972-1983, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 28, Folder: 10-25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

File list: Academy of Independent Scholars, Board of Governors, Church-State issue, Employment aids, Fieldston Day Camp, Food service, Government and schools, Ira Greiff, NAIS Conference, Parent and Teacher Association, Personnel directories, Publications, Purchase orders, Shrinkage of Fieldston Lower, Teaching Staff, Television.

Development - "The Case for the Ethical Culture Schools" (4 folders), 1978-1980, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 17, Folder: 20-23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Black Awareness Program" (2 folders), 1970-1975, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 17, Folder: 24-25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Administrative structure (2 folders), 1984, 1986, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 17, Folder: 26-27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Subseries IV.F Office of the Director - Radest through Amster, 1973-1999, inclusive

Scope and Contents Note

Materials created by and during the tenure of directors Howard Radest and Jeanne Amster during the 1980s and early 1990s. Many items were created by assistant director Ellen Edwards and business managers Joseph Estenes and Robert Dicker.

Arrangement Note

Files are largely arranged chronologically.

Faculty Interest Committee and negotiations (7 folders), 1981-1989, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 28, Folder: 26-32 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Salaries and administrative structure (8 folders), 1973-1990, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 29, Folder: 1-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Committees (5 folders), 1980-1984, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 29, Folder: 9-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Bricks and Mortar Sub-Committee, Evaluation Committee, Financial Aid Sub-Committee, Financial Aid and Enrollment Committee, Instruction Sub-Committee.

Faculty Conference Day, 1982, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 29, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Radest correspondence and plans (2 folders), 1981-1988

Offsite-Box: 29, Folder: 15-16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Budgets and expenses (3 folders), 1985-1989, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 29, Folder: 17-19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Jeanne Amster papers (4 folders), 1989-1992, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 29, Folder: 20-23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Ethical-Fieldston Fund, graphic design, new finance director.

Computer technology (3 folders), 1995-1996, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 29, Folder: 23-25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

New York State Association of Independent Schools technology group and computer purchase program records. 1996-2000 Technology Plan.

Strategic Planning: Surveys (3 folders), 1999, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 29, Folder: 26-28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Survey result data tables.

Various Director's files (12 folders), 1973-1993, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 56, Folder: 11-22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

File names: Fire drills, Nuclear war, Riverdale apartments, Riverdale Mental Health Association, Emergency school procedures, NYU, Midtown safety, Teaching on the Hill, Public/private partnerships (2 folders), Retirement committee, Albert G. Oliver Program, Minority teachers/enrollment, Midtown, Fieldston Lower, Fieldston.

Various Director's files (14 folders), 1976-1994, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 57, Folder: 1-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Files include: Parent and Teacher, Endowment, Faculty Development Committee, Coordinating Committee, Tenure Committee, Structure, Faculty correspondence (3 folders), Lincoln Center Institute, Chart of Accounts, Encampment for Citizenship, Transportation, Parent Handbook, Guidance, Board of Governors (and committees), Inter-school organizations, June Weeks, School/Society meetings, Midtown, Fieldston.

Various Director's files (19 folders), 1980-1993, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 58, Folder: 1-19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Files relating to after-school and summer programs, financial matters, the Learning Styles Committee, the Music Committee, and the Sutro Fund.

Various Director's files (9 folders), 1977-1986, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 59, Folder: 1-9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Files include: Weis Ecology Center, Ethical Culture Retirement Center, Properties, Music Committee, Fieldston Principal Search, and various financial related.

Series V. Admissions and registration, 1888-2010, inclusive

Extent

13 Linear feet

Scope and Contents Note

This series includes materials related to the enrollment of students across the 3-Schools, with topics including scholarships and registration.

Arrangement Note

This series is divided into two subseries:

Subseries V.A. Admissions and scholarships
Subseries V.B. Lists of students

Subseries V.A Admissions and scholarships, 1905-1982, inclusive

Scope and Contents Note

Files include scholarships committee materials, reports on overall registration, and discussion of admissions and enrollment procedures. The subseries does not include specific applications for enrollment or scholarships.

Arrangement Note

Arranged by type of document, then chronologically within each type.

Application procedures, 1974, 1981, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 30, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scholarship and Admissions Committees (16 folders), 1905-1961, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 30, Folder: 2-17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Minutes, correspondence, and lists of students receiving or requesting scholarships. Earlier files include discussion of individual scholarship requests, student performance, and family need. Files after 1945 are primarily lists. Includes 1941 letter from Arthur Hays Sulzberger.

Reports of the Director of Admissions (5 folders), 1967-1982, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 30, Folder: 18-22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Titled Reports of the Registrar until 1974. Reports including information such as number students attending, percentage accepted, income from tuition, sibling and alumni enrollment, and diversity in student body.

Miscellaneous enrollment documents, 1924-1965, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 30, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Correspondence and memorandum.

Scholarship grade books, 1931-1939, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 308 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Six oversize gradebooks, with chart of letter grades for scholarship students in each subject.

Scholarship grade books, 1939-1945, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 309 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Five oversize gradebooks, with chart of letter grades for scholarship students in each subject.

Scholarship grade books, 1945-1955, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 310 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Ten oversize gradebooks, with chart of letter grades for scholarship students in each subject.

Subseries V.B Lists of students, 1888-2010, inclusive

Scope and Contents Note

Lists of students by grade for each year. For most years, lists include student and parent names, addresses and telephone numbers (and sometimes professions). Many rosters list entire student body, but those divided into classes also include information such as teacher, assistant and class chairman names. Varying types of other information included for some years, such as lockers numbers, or a faculty directory. 1944-1959 onward, rosters include addresses (and sometimes professions) of parents.

Arrangement Note

Arranged by type of document, then chronologically within each type.

Class lists (13 folders), 1891-1932, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 31, Folder: 1-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Class lists and student rosters (17 folders), 1927-1959, 1964-1965, 1971-1973, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 32, Folder: 1-17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Class lists and student rosters (19 folders), 1973-1989, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 33, Folder: 1-19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Class lists and student rosters (9 folders), 1988-1995, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 34, Folder: 1-9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Class lists and student rosters (9 folders), 1986-2010, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 54, Folder: 1-9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Class tuition lists (7 folders), 1943-1962, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 315, Folder: 1-7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Lists of students indicating those who pay full tuition, and those on scholarship (with percentage of tuition paid).

Graduation lists (4 folders), 1888-1968, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 315, Folder: 8-11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Up to 1900, all are elementary school graduates; 1901-1903, no graduates yet because first high school class still progressing. 1904 onward, all lists reflect high school graduation. 1925-1968 records list address. 1958-1968 records list colleges attending. Graduation brochures for some later years.

Visitors lists (Guest registers), 1928-1958, inclusive

Scope and Contents Note

Four books with handwritten lists with date, name, residence, and purpose of visit.

Series VI. Faculty and staff, 1901-2006, inclusive

Extent

6.5 Linear feet

Scope and Contents Note

This series contains records of both individual employees (3-School and individual schools) as well as records addressing issues and policies that affect faculty and staff as a whole.

Arrangement Note

This series is arranged in two subseries:

Subseries VI.A Faculty and administration personnel files
Subseries VI.B Faculty matters

Subseries VI.A Faculty and administration files, circa 1901-1994, inclusive

Scope and Contents Note

This subseries consists of individual files for faculty and staff. For the majority of individuals, materials consist of one folder relating to their employment and work at the Ethical Culture Schools. Nearly all materials in the series were created between 1920 and 1950. (The small amount of items created in the 1970s through the 1990s are mostly obituaries or memorial items for past faculty.) The series is arranged alphabetically by last name.

Files of teachers and principals are most commonly found, but the series also contains several files for psychologists and guidance counselors, librarians, medical staff (especially dieticians and nurses), facilities staff, secretaries, and business managers. Both 3-School staff and staff from individual schools are included.

Correspondence, both with and regarding the individual, makes up the bulk of the series. Letters typically discuss administrative matters, classroom issues, contracts, salaries, requests for supplies, and facilities issues. The majority of correspondence is internal to the Schools, along with instances of correspondence with vendors or colleagues at other educational institutions. Many correspondence items concern employment, including inquiries into work at the Ethical Culture Schools, requests by Fieldston for references or other information about a prospective employee, or requests for references by other schools. There are some examples of personal correspondence, such as invitations, or notes keeping in touch with past employees.

Other than correspondence, files contain curriculum items, schedules, summer contact information cards, news clippings, ephemera, and classroom materials (syllabi, bibliographies). Obituaries, memorial service programs and other tribute materials are found throughout. There is some discussion of specific students, before 1950.

The personnel files for some individuals do contain substantive materials about the work of their department. In particular, the folders of Henry Kelly (14 folders, 1902-1939), August Klock (7 folders, 1923-1940) contain a good deal of information about the biology department, including the report "The Science Course at Fieldston," 1930. The following files contain information about each department, mostly during the 1930s and early 1940s: Margaret Koch, history; William Kurtz, physical education and athletic programs; Ethel Murphy, math; Alberta Newton, Greek and Latin. The two files of Arthur Richards contain information on the printing shop in the 1920s. Other departments represented include English, ethics, chemistry, fine arts, French, and German.

Arrangement Note

This subseries is arranged alphabetically by last name.

Adams-Goodkind (137 folders), 1925-1978, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 35, Folder: 1-137 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Goodlander-Klock (86 folders), 1925-1976, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 36, Folder: 1-86 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Klock-Lenrow (40 folders), 1919-1961, 1993, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 37, Folder: 1-40 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Leonard-Porcelli (91 folders), 1920-1956, 1993, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 38, Folder: 1-91 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Porter-Willard (106 folders), 1924-1957, 1994, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 39, Folder: 1-106 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Wilkes-Zim (14 folders), 1901-1953, 1994, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 40, Folder: 1-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Subseries VI.B Faculty matters, 1903-2006, inclusive

Scope and Contents Note

This subseries includes materials relating to issues affecting the 3-School faculty and staff, including training, salaries and professional development. Some additional miscellaneous faculty-related materials can be found, including biographies and event ephemera.

Arrangement Note

Arranged by type of document, then chronologically within each type.

Faculty handbooks (9 folders), 1948-1966, 1982-1996, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 40, Folder: 15-23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Handbooks for new teachers, with introductory information on the history and organization of the schools, and instructions and regulations for the classroom and administrative matters.

Articles written by and about faculty (3 folders), 1928-1986, undated early 1900s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 40, Folder: 24-26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Faculty directories and new staff bios (10 folders), 1944-2001, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 40, Folder: 27-36 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Administrative affairs, circa early 1900s, 1981-1991, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 41, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Salaries and benefits (2 folders), 1951-1992, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 41, Folder: 2-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Includes records related to the Faculty Interest Committee.

Professional development and regulations (2 folders), 1903-2002, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 41, Folder: 4-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Miscellaneous (4 folders), 1935-2006, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 41, Folder: 6-9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Includes communications to faculty from the administration, and 1975-1976 faculty schedules.

Series VII. Miscellaneous, 1928-2016, inclusive

Extent

2.92 Linear feet

Office of the Director of Related Programs and Campus Operations (16 folders), 2000-2016, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 61, Folder: 1-16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Bulk of materials created 2011-2015. Most materials related to the rental of school facilities by outside groups. Some materials concern vendors providing services to the school, especially transportation. Types of materials include print matter from other institutions or vendors, correspondence (printed email), reports, and contracts. Also includes the 2014 International Program Emergency Response Manual.

Song books (5 folders), 1934-1942, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 300, Folder: 28-32 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Lyrics and sheet music for school songs and others sung at school and Ethical Culture Society events. Includes 1942 copy of the Fieldston Lower Song Book, printed on the school's press, four undated copies of Songs for the Lunchroom.

Guest registers (3 folders), 1928-1958, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 300, Folder: 33-35 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Visitors to Fieldston, 1928-1929. Guests 1932-1958. Father's Day and other visitors, 1943-1957.

Visitors register, 1929-1933, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 62, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Miscellaneous oversize (2 folders), 1944-1993, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 62, Folder: 10-11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Collection of teacher Augustus Klock materials, design materials for memorial for teacher Patricia Norman, art prints.

Founder's Day (5 folders), 1935-2001, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 41, Folder: 10-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Mostly programs and other ephemera. Includes texts of some addresses, and 1970s planning materials.

Guidance department (3 folders), 1951-1974, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 41, Folder: 15-17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Meeting materials, departmental annual reports, and correspondence.

3-School Parent & Teacher Association, 1981-1990, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 42, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Dues Paid books, 1937-1938, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 42, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

List of names--likely Alumni Association.

Miscellaneous administration (17 folders), 1960-2003, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 42, Folder: 3-19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Various files, most created by the 3-School administration. Subject include organization of the schools, finances, minority students, handbooks, strategic planning, and technology.

Miscellaneous (7 folders), 1937-2017, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 59, Folder: 15-21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Record Group 2. Early and defunct schools (1879-1957; 13.17 linear feet), 1879-1957, inclusive

Extent

13.17 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

This record group includes materials for the Ethical Culture School and its programs prior to the opening of the Fieldston campus in 1928. This includes records for the earlier iteration of the school, The Workingman's School, and its evolution to Ethical Culture Schools. The record group also contains records for discontinued early programs: the Summer Play School, the Open Air Department, and the Normal Department for Teacher Training.

Types of materials include ephemera, correspondence, reports, student work, photographs, and news clippings. Board records and administrative records from this era can be found in Record Group 1, and additional ephemera can be found in Record Group 11, Printed matter.

Arrangement

This record group is organized into four series:

Series I. Defunct schools
Series II. Ethical Culture Schools
Series III. Normal Teacher Training Department
Series IV. Normal School student records (RESTRICTED)

Series I. Defunct schools, 1883-1927, inclusive

Extent

1 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

This series includes records for early schools and programs that are no longer in existence: the Workingman's School, the Open Air School, and the Summer Play School. (The Branch School was also in operation during this era, but collection does not contain any related records.) These early records mostly consist of ephemera and reports from teachers and principals, along with four scrapbooks compiled by Summer Play School leader Mabel Towne Burnham.

The Open Air Department conducted classes on the roof of the Central Park West Building from the 1910s through the 1920s. The Summer Play School was founded in partnership with the New York Federation for Child Study (later the Child Study Association of America) in 1919, providing summer activities and meals for underprivileged children at the Ethical Culture School building on Central Park West.

Arrangement

Within this series, files are arranged in chronological order.

Workingman's School - Rules and regulations for pupils, circa 1890, 1893

Offsite-Box: 50, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Printed pamphlets with school rules.

Workingman's School - Festival and event programs, 1891, 1894

Offsite-Box: 50, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Printed programs for festivals and an "open school" day.

Workingman's School - Student work and monthly student reports, 1886-1891, undated

Offsite-Box: 50, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

One example of each, for student Gertrude Prince.

Workingman's School - Graduation programs, 1891, 1892

Offsite-Box: 50, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Workingman's School - Mechanical Drawing curriculum book, 1892

Offsite-Box: 50, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Book with diagrams and notes on program. Title page inscribed, "May 1, 1892. Course for the Workingman's School. Mechanical Drawing, Work Instruction, and Factory Excursions. Joseph L. Bedford." Includes 1991 note from Herbert S. Zim to Howard Radest on donation of book.

Workingman's School - Handbook for the World's Fair, 1892

Offsite-Box: 50, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Manuscript with history and description of the Workingman's School, typecast by school.

Workingman's School - Weekly reports (4 folders), 1883-1889

Offsite-Box: 50, Folder: 7-10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Weekly reports on overall class progress. Information includes class size, absences, and notes on activities on each subject. One bound. Reports from individual classes and from Principal G. Bamberger.

Open Air Department ephemera, 1916, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 50, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Open Air Department graduation programs (2 folders), 1917, 1923-1925, 1927

Offsite-Box: 50, Folder: 12-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Lists of graduating classes and transcripts of talks.

Summer Play School - ephemera, 1919-1924

Offsite-Box: 50, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Pamphlets describing program. Program founded by the Federation for Child Study. Later booklets, printed by students, describe summer programs at multiples schools.

Summer Play School - scrapbooks, 1921-1925

Offsite-Box: 50, Folder: 15-18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Four notebooks (1921, 1923, 1924, 1925) with information on staff, students, and activities. Some notes written in, with most information adhered to pages. Created by Mabel Towne Burnham.

Series II. Ethical Culture School, 1879-1957, inclusive

Extent

4.67 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

This series includes school records created from the reorganizing of the schools by the Ethical Culture Society into the Ethical Culture School in 1895, until the opening of the Fieldston campus schools in 1928. Types of materials include scrapbooks, ephemera, administrative records, and student work. Some files, especially scrapbooks, may also include materials from earlier or later time periods.

Arrangement

Within this series, files are arranged in chronological order.

Scrapbook: "Historical papers, forms, discipline, etc.", 1883-1912

Offsite-Box: 51, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Bound volume with examples of student work, lesson plans, and writings about the Workingman's School and the Ethical Culture School. Includes "Memoranda on the Question of the Admission of Pay Pupils." Also includes sample forms (blank), such as Workingman's School applications and report cards. Table of contents on first page lists items.

A Book of the Festival (8 folders), 1888-1906

Offsite-Box: 51, Folder: 2-9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Bound compilation of ephemera and texts from school festivals, with statements from Percival Chubb and Frank A. Manny. Includes some materials from the Workingman's School era. Very fragile.

Photographs and images, 1879-1906, undated

Offsite-Box: 51, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Images of children in classrooms, during performances, and participating in athletics, along with building images. Most are reproductions of original photographs, many with identifying information verso.

Grammar chart, 1888-1906

Offsite-Box: 51, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Commercially made chart on grammar.

"School Scrapbook", 1890-1957, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 53, Folder: 1-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Primarily news clippings and ephemera. News items mostly cover the Ethical Culture School, with some on founder Felix Adler, the Society for Ethical Culture and the United Relief Works, and social issues and progressive education generally. Also includes clippings of newspaper ads for the school.
Ephemera also relates to the School, the Society, and Adler. Examples include attendance and enrollment forms, class schedules, parent letters from the School; fliers, invitations, and letterhead from the Society; and a passenger list from Adler's 1891 trip to Antwerp. The scrapbook also contains ephemera and news clippings on the Plymouth School of Applied Ethics (where Adler taught.) The book has been disbound, with pages foldered.

Music curriculum (3 folders), 1896, 1904-1910

Offsite-Box: 51, Folder: 12-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Ephemera (first folder), course descriptions.

Festivals, annual exhibits, and student performances (5 folders), 1898-1927

Offsite-Box: 51, Folder: 15-19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Ephemera (mostly programs), from school events, including Spring and Christmas festivals, and dramatic performances. Includes some Normal School ephemera.

Decorative arts plates, 1899

Offsite-Box: 51, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Set of cards on decorative arts movements.

Diplomas, 1900-1912, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 272, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Two Ethical Culture School diplomas, one Normal School diploma.

Ephemera, 1902-1914

Offsite-Box: 51, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Graduation exercises (2 folders), 1902-1928

Offsite-Box: 51, Folder: 22-23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Ephemera, mostly event programs.

Class Day exercises (2 folders), 1904-1926

Offsite-Box: 51, Folder: 24-25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Ephemera (mostly programs, some invitations, one dance card).

Scrapbook - Ethical Culture School and Fieldston, 1904-1957, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 342 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Student class work - fourth grade, 1905, 1907

Offsite-Box: 51, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Book created by class, "The Story of a River."

Schedule of teacher meetings, 1905-1906

Offsite-Box: 51, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Grade VIII School Texts list, 1906

Offsite-Box: 51, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

List of books with education purpose.

Robin Hood Club, 1907-1908

Offsite-Box: 52, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Notebook of meeting minutes and printed "parliamentary procedures" of the Robin Hood Club, a charitable student organization. Also includes 1974 note from the notebook donor.

Student classwork, 1907-1918

Offsite-Box: 52, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Poems, Latin work, two notebooks with the work of various students.

Student classwork - science, 1908-1910

Offsite-Box: 52, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Booklet with examples of work from several students.

Record of the ECS Athletic Association, 1908-1927, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 268 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Bound volume with by-laws, minutes, committee and officer notes.

Editorial on study periods, circa 1909

Offsite-Box: 52, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Note: "fragment found in 1909 Inklings."

Directions for Written Work booklet, circa 1910

Offsite-Box: 52, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Instructions for high school students.

Rules and regulations for students, 1910-1914, undated

Offsite-Box: 52, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Various pamphlets, including rules for emergency drills and "honesty in school work."

Fairy plays for children, 1915

Offsite-Box: 52, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Book by "Mabel Goodlander, of the Ethical Culture School" on plays for children, with photographs.

Student work - philosophy, 1915-1916

Offsite-Box: 52, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Booklet with examples of work from several students in class with Felix Adler.

Committee meeting notes, 1916-1918

Offsite-Box: 52, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Notebook with handwritten notes from meetings including those of the Council and the Program Committee. Typed agendas pasted in. Discussion on merits of festivals throughout, and 1918 entry on establishment of a "country school." Notes kept by Mabel Towne Burnham, see Record Group 8 for additional Burnham records.

Scrapbook, prior to 1917, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 341 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Course materials, before 1918, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 52, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Athletics, 1920-1928

Offsite-Box: 52, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Sports game schedules, notes and correspondence, ephemera. Boys basketball scorebook 1924-1925.

Student class work - ethics, 1921

Offsite-Box: 52, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Student reports on various charitable organizations, including the Salvation Army, Hospital for Joint Diseases, and the Hudson Guild.

Student class work - immigration, 1921

Offsite-Box: 52, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Pages from book titled "The Americanization of the Class of '26," with stories of immigrant relatives inspired by The Americanization of Edward Bok.

Student class work - chemistry, 1923-1924

Offsite-Box: 52, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Bound book of chemistry notes from student Royal Davis.

Class lists, 1925, 1928-1929

Offsite-Box: 52, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

1925 lists includes names of teacher and students, with room number. 1929 lists only include student names.

Ephemera and correspondence, 1926, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 52, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Copies of correspondence regarding plans for Fieldston branch.

Book report, circa 1926-1929, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 52, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Brief report on the book "Opening of the Iron Trail."

Field Day programs, 1926-1927

Offsite-Box: 52, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Faculty evaluation by a parent, 1927

Offsite-Box: 52, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Description of classroom visit and impressions of teacher.

"Flowers of Many Lands", circa 1928

Offsite-Box: 62, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Book of color linoleum block prints of flowers, with corresponding poems, created by seventh grade class for Near East Relief work. 1927 article "A Teacher Forges New Tools" by Herbert W. Smith inserted.

Student report cards, 1928-1933

Offsite-Box: 52, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Individual reports for student Hilda Lazarus Pearlman. (Includes 1991 note releasing records for archival use.) Also includes Elementary Department (grades 1-6) certificate for Alice Rosalie Kahn.

Ethical Culture Schools letterhead, circa 1920s

Offsite-Box: 52, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Student work - Christmas song book, circa 1920s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 52, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Children's Primary School Book", circa 1920s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 52, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Book on program, with materials by students and teachers in the primary department.

Student and staff schedules, late 1920s

Offsite-Box: 52, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

School book - "Beaten Metal Work", 1930

Offsite-Box: 52, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

"Domestic Art" classroom copy.

Suggested book lists, undated

Offsite-Box: 52, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

One booklet.

Blank application cards, undated

Offsite-Box: 52, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series III. Normal School Teacher Training Department. General records, 1894-1941

Extent

.5 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

This series contains records for the teacher education program founded by the Ethical Culture School in the 1890s. The program consisted of a two-year course until 1933, when it became a three-year course. Its final class graduated in 1939. Ephemera and photographs make up the bulk of the series.

Arrangement

Within this series, files are arranged in chronological order.

Normal School evaluation, 1894

Offsite-Box: 52, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Evaluation of student (original one page and photocopy).

Normal School diplomas, 1906-1918

Offsite-Box: 52, Folder: 29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Normal Department ephemera, 1906-1932

Offsite-Box: 52, Folder: 30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Normal School - "Shop Notes" (2 folders), 1914

Offsite-Box: 52, Folder: 31-32 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Eight copies of "Shop Notes" booklets printed by the Manual Training Normal Classes, bound with tape and board.

Normal School student and faculty portraits, 1928, 1937

Offsite-Box: 62, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

1928 compilation of portraits (possibly faculty). 1937 group portrait of Normal School faculty, taken at Valeché (Brooklyn).

Normal Department yearbook, 1937

Offsite-Box: 52, Folder: 33 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Training Department group photo, 1938

Offsite-Box: 52, Folder: 34 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Department of Teacher Education graduation, 1936-1941

Offsite-Box: 52, Folder: 35 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Programs for years 1936, 1938, 1941.

Series IV. (RESTRICTED) Normal School student records, 1913-1978, inclusive

Extent

7 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

This sub-series consists of individual records for Normal Department teacher trainees from the class of 1919 through the class of 1939. Records date from 1919 to 1978, but the majority of records were created during the years students were enrolled in the program, or soon after.

Nearly all files contain an application for admission (often including letters of recommendation or high school transcripts), acceptance letters, observation reports on teaching sessions, and other documents on performance in the program. Many materials, including transcripts and recommendations sent to prospective employers, relate to student job searches after graduation. Many files also contain applications for scholarships, class schedules, verifications of medical examination or vaccination, marriage announcements and invitations, news clippings (mostly regarding marriages), and photographs. Files for the class of 1933 through 1939 include a small photograph of each student; other photographs are noted at the files level.

Correspondence topics include admission, performance in program, tuition, requests for references, and events in the lives former students who are keeping in touch with faculty.
Records for the classes of 1940 and 1941, along with additional records for the class of 1939, are unprocessed.

Arrangement

Files are arranged chronologically by graduation year, then alphabetically by student last name.

Conditions Governing Access

The Normal School student records are closed to general access until 2040. To request permission to access these files, contact Ethical Culture Fieldston School's Chief Operating Officer (COO). No access will be permitted to anyone before 2040 without the explicit, written permission of the COO.

Record Group 3. Fieldston School (1925-2012; 18.75 linear feet), 1925-2012, inclusive

Extent

18.75 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

This record group includes materials for the Fieldston School, the secondary school often referred to as the Upper School and later divided into Fieldston Middle and Fieldston Upper. Overall, the series provides information on the administrative and educational work of faculty and staff, as well as the academic and extracurricular life of students in Form I through Form VI. Types of materials include ephemera, correspondence, meeting materials, reports, student work, photographs, and news clippings.

The papers of principals and other senior administrators, including long-time principal Luther Tate can be found in this record group. Evaluations of the schools are also included, most notably the "Eight-Year Study, a 1930s multi-school study on secondary education and college preparation. This record group also contains materials on Fieldston-specific faculty matters and school policies.

Academic programs are represented with annual department reports from the 1930s through 1980s, assorted departmental records, curriculum materials, and some examples of student work. Programs, newsletters, news clippings, and other ephemera cover student athletics, performances (including dance, drama, and music) and student clubs and organizations.

Copies of school newspapers and literary journals, along with additional ephemera relating to school activities, can be found in Record Group 11, Printed matter. Records related to the construction of the Fieldston campus and Tate Library can be found in Record Group 10, Buildings and grounds. Class directories and individual faculty information can be found in Record Group 1. Prior to 1928, secondary education was conducted at the Ethical Culture School in Manhattan, so those earlier records can be found in Record Group 2, Early and defunct schools.

Arrangement

This record group is organized into three series:

Series I. Administrative affairs
Series II. Academic affairs
Series III. Student life

Series I. Administrative affairs, 1927-2012, inclusive

Extent

13.25 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

This series relates mostly to administrative matters, including the work of the principal's office, senior administrators, and faculty. It also includes evaluations of and reports on the school, and discussion of other programs and policies affecting the school.

Arrangement

This series is arranged in four subseries:

Subseries I.A. Senior administration
Subseries I.B. Evaluations
Subseries I.C. Faculty
Subseries I.D. Fieldston Upper matters

Subseries I.A. Senior administration, 1927-1993, inclusive

Scope and Contents

This subseries includes the records of principals (including Luther Tate), other senior administrators, and Fieldston-specific administrative committees.

Arrangement

This subseries is arranged in chronological order, followed by committee files.

Herbert W. Smith (4 folders), 1927-1938

Offsite-Box: 65, Folder: 1-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Miscellaneous correspondence and notes. Includes "Report of the Subcommittee on Obstacles to Comprehension and How to Overcome them," 1927.

Senior administration subject files (30 folders), 1928-1959 (bulk 1932-1940)

Offsite-Box: 65, Folder: 5-34 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Files of the senior administration, primarily of the offices of Principals Smith and Tate. Includes correspondence, notes, ephemera, schedules, and reports. Subjects: (Faculty) apartments, Apprentices, "Black book" [schedules, rosters, reference information], Budget and purchase orders, Calendar, Class lists, Commission on Secondary Schools, Educational Records Bureau, Junior College Course, Schedules, Social Welfare Activities of New York, State of New York [student testing], Student Council Fund, Testing, Vacation surveys, Work load surveys.

Luther Tate papers (5 folders), 1941-1966

Offsite-Box: 66, Folder: 1-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Text of speeches and talks (for example, for graduation or memorials, or to Board of Governors), with drafts. Some teaching materials. Ephemera from 1966 memorial service.

Luther Tate - correspondence (16 folders), 1929-1948

Offsite-Box: 66, Folder: 6-21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Tate's correspondence (1929-1965) with Fieldston faculty and staff, parents, prospective students and employees, and administrators at other secondary schools and colleges. Frequent topics include college admissions, student progress, school scheduling and curriculum, facilities, textbooks, admissions to Fieldston, hiring of faculty, donations, discipline, events, and the use of school grounds. Includes a very small amount of personal correspondence, such as medical or car insurance inquiries.

Also contains some records from Tate's time at Fieldston before becoming principal, including correspondence with principal H.W. Smith and a 1929 letter accepting offer of teaching position. 1940s records include discussion of impact of World War II on the schools.

Luther Tate - correspondence (20 folders), 1948-1965

Offsite-Box: 67, Folder: 1-20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Luther Tate college trips (15 folders), 1939-1954

Offsite-Box: 67, Folder: 21-35 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Itineraries, with Tate's summaries of visits.

Senior administration subject files (7 folders), 1934-1965

Offsite-Box: 67, Folder: 36-42 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

From the administration of principal Luther Tate. Subjects: Academic honesty, Auerbach requests (math department), Austin-Mahoney Bill, Budget, Calendars.

Senior administration subject files (21 folders), 1934-1965

Offsite-Box: 68, Folder: 1-21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Civil defense (4 folders), Curriculum, Educational Testing Service (2 folders, includes manuals and sample tests), Experimental Program for Students with Learning Disabilities, Funds and fees, Grades and evaluations, The Hilltop Association, Hudson Guild, "Living Newspaper" (radio program scripts), Meetings with teachers - notes, Menus, National Council of Independent Schools (3 folders), Public relations (2 folders), Schedules.

Spencer Brown papers (7 folders), 1943-1967

Offsite-Box: 68, Folder: 22-28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Papers of Spencer Brown, primarily from his teaching and administrative roles prior to becoming principal. Mostly correspondence, including much with Luther Tate, other Fieldston teachers and administrators, parents, and colleagues at other institutions. Correspondence often relates to college admissions, New York State testing, and Fieldston curriculum, with some letters on personal matters or Brown's writing career. Also includes some teaching materials, meeting minutes, congratulatory correspondence on Brown's appointment as principal in 1966, and Selective Service materials in the 1940s.

Spencer Brown - Middle States Evaluation Committee, 1967

Offsite-Box: 68, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Materials from Brown's work as evaluator for Patchogue High School, Patchogue, New York.

Fieldston principals - various (2 folders), 1954-1975, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 59, Folder: 11-12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Various reports and memorandum, 1954-1970. Discussion of faculty contracts, 1972-1975.

Senior administration subject files (38 folders), 1967-1993

Offsite-Box: 69, Folder: 1-38 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

From the administrations of principals Spencer Brown, Kenneth Barton, and Ellen Stern, as well as administrator David Schwartz. Files: Academic honesty, Administration, Administrative structure, Business office, Calendars, Cheating, Comparative Study [of revenue], Dewitt-Wallace Reader's Digest Fund, Diversity, Drug education, Education Records Bureau testing (2 folders), Faculty memos, Form lists, High school mailings, History department, Independent Schools Opportunity Project, Lunch, Middle school, Minority experiences at Fieldston, New York State Pupil Evaluation, Nemerov dinner, Albert G. Oliver program, Open School Evening, Planning Committee, Professional development, Questionnaire - midwinter vacation, Report on morale, Science Department, Student discipline, Student leadership conference, Study halls (Black and Latin-American Students Club), Sit-in, Suspensions, Trips.

Kenneth Barton papers, 1972-1985

Offsite-Box: 69, Box: 39 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Correspondence.

Ellen Stern papers, 1973-1990

Offsite-Box: 69, Folder: 40 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Correspondence.

David Shapiro papers, 1991, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 69, Folder: 41 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, primarily letters to parents.

Administrative Detail Committee (4 folders), 1961-1971

Offsite-Box: 69, Folder: 42-45 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents Note

Notes and meeting minutes, discussing specific school policies and their enforcement.

Fieldston Executive Committee (11 folders), 1934-1969, 1973, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 70, Folder: 1-11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Meeting minutes, with a small amount of correspondence. Topics include curriculum and academic programs, college preparation, athletics and extracurricular activities, community work, faculty, administrative structure, events, and discipline. Matters discussed broadly, with very few mentions of specific staff members or students. 1973 letter with Faculty Council by-laws. No records for 1935 or 1951.

Subseries I.B. School evaluation and studies, 1932-1980, inclusive

Scope and Contents Note

This subseries includes records for studies of the Fieldston School, mostly by external organizations. The bulk of the subseries is made up of records from the Eight-Year Study, including extensive correspondence of Principal Herbert W. Smith.

Arrangement

This subseries is arranged in chronological order.

"A Student Report to the School", 1943, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 70, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Commission on Secondary Schools report, 1942 (5 folders), 1941-1947, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 70, Folder: 13-17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

1942 report from Commission, with progress reports to the Commission in 1945 and 1947. Correspondence and memoranda, and questionnaires filled out by staff members (mostly on their schedules).

Report of the Visiting Committee, 1951 (9 folders), 1950-1952, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 70, Folder: 18-26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Reports, correspondence, evaluation criteria, background materials, and preparatory materials (forms filled out by staff members). Visiting Committee made up of representatives from other independent schools.

Education Problems at Fieldston: A Pilot Study, 1952, 1952-1959, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 70, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Report from the Research Center for Human Relations, New York University.

Evaluation Report, 1971, 1969-1971, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 71, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Report from the Evaluation Committee, with related correspondence.

Evaluation Report, 1975, 1975, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 71, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Report from the Evaluation Committee, two copies.

Eight Year Study - early proposals (2 folders), 1932-1933, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 71, Folder: 11-12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Eight Year Study - college admissions and evaluations of college students (7 folders), 1934-1938, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 71, Folder: 13-19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and questionnaires.

Eight Year study - published materials (6 folders), 1934-1941, 1980, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 71, Folder: 20-25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Brochures, news clippings, and academic publications from the Progressive Education Association and others. Includes Report of the Committee on Experimental Schools, 1937.

Eight Year Study - Herbert W. Smith papers (4 folders), 1933-1937, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 71, Folder: 26-29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, with some notes and meeting materials. Correspondence primarily with other administrators, those from the Progressive Education Association, and others from ECFS.

Eight Year Study - Herbert W. Smith papers (6 folders), 1933-1938, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 72, Folder: 1-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Eight Year Study - supplementary materials (28 folders), 1934-1938, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 72, Folder: 7-34 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Evaluations, background materials, meeting minutes, correspondence, drafts, reports.

Eight Year Study - reports from Fieldston to the Commission (5 folders), 1934-1940, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 72, Folder: 35-39 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Eight Year Study - reports from other schools to the Commission (8 folders), 1935-1939, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 73, Folder: 1-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Eight Year Study - additional materials, 1935-1937, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 318, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Two reports from Principal Herbert W. Smith to the Commission on the Relation of Secondary School and College, along with supplementary materials on curriculum for English, Latin, art and "verbal expression," and copy of Annual Report to Board of Governors, 1837. (Possibly duplicate copies of materials found in Box 70 through 73.)

Subseries I.C. Faculty, 1928-2000, inclusive

Scope and Contents

This subseries is made up of records related to policies, work, and concerns of Fieldston School faculty.

Arrangement

This subseries is arranged in chronological order, followed by faculty schedules and miscellaneous items.

Fieldston Teachers' Council (4 folders), 1932-1950, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 73, Folder: 9-12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Records of the faculty liaison group to the Board of Governors. Includes minutes and meeting notes and correspondence on topics including salaries, schedules, and educational policy.

Faculty meetings (10 folders), 1937-1971, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 73, Folder: 13-22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Meeting notes and minutes on topics including disciplinary policies, curriculum, committee work, new hires, event planning, facilities, and schedules.

Faculty policies (4 folders), 1972-1995, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 73, Folder: 23-26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Includes meeting materials, correspondence, handbooks, and examination materials.

Faculty advisors, 1990-2000, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 73, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Faculty schedules (8 folders), 1928-1932, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 73, Folder: 28-37 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Weekly class schedules.

Faculty - miscellaneous, 1957, 1974-1999, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 73, Folder: 38 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Primarily all-faculty correspondence and lists of new teachers.

Subseries I.D. Fieldston Upper matters, 1928-2012, inclusive

Scope and Contents

This subseries includes records on various topics affecting Fieldston students, staff, and parents.

Arrangement

This subseries is arranged in alphabetical order.

Commencement (4 folders), 1936-1992, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 74, Folder: 1-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Valedictory addresses, planning correspondence, graduation dinner materials, and diploma design examples.

Commencement - programs and invitations (4 folders), 1929-2000, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 74, Folder: 5-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Incomplete run.

Commencement ephemera (2 folders), 1938-2010, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 64, Folder: 1-2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Diploma examples, 1935-1960, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 272, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Fieldston Bulletin (5 folders), 1942-1956, 1991-1998, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 74, Folder: 9-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Daily notices for faculty and administration, for 1942, 1948, 1956, 1991-1994, 1996-1998.

Fieldston Bulletin (7 folders), 1980, 1992-2012, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 64, Folder: 3-9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Fieldston plans, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 74, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Guidance department (8 folders), 1934-1980, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 74, Folder: 15-22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, memorandum, meeting minutes, mostly on college application and selection.

Health Forms, 1930, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 74, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Brief forms on history of illnesses and immunizations.

Health policies, 1987, 1997, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 74, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Includes AIDS policy.

Mailings to Parents, 1963-2000, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 74, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

News clippings, 1961-1990, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 74, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Parent guidelines committee, 1977-1988, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 74, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Includes discussion of non-school sponsored parties.

Publicity programs, 1954-1961, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 74, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Special events and ceremonies (2 folders), 1953-1992, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 74, Folder: 29-30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Includes 1980 dedication of Fieldston auditorium.

Tate Library and reading lists (3 folders), 1930-1936, 1978-1993, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 74, Folder: 31-33 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Includes 1936 Parent & Teacher accession book.

Tate Library - accession books (6 folders), 1969-1992, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 75, Folder: 1-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Tate Library - accession ledgers, 1928-1944, 1951-1986, 1993-1995, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 63 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Accession ledgers listing book purchases for the library at Fieldston.

Tate Library - acquisition lists, 1948, 1997-1999, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 64, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

New book lists. Also 1948 list of "periodicals received at the Fieldston School."

Tate Library - accounts and budgets, 1967-1981, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 64, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Tate Library - circulation records, 1977-1993, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 64, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Monthly reports, with some daily records from 1992.

Tate Library donors, circa 1970, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 63 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Book with list of names of donors for the construction of Tate Library.

Series II. Academic affairs, 1925-2012, inclusive

Extent

4 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

Series II concerns academics at Fieldston, with examples of curriculum material and student work making up the bulk of the series. The series also contains some materials related to home grade reports, and examples of departmental business (such as correspondence and budgets).

Arrangement

This series is arranged in two subseries:

Subseries II.A. Departments and curriculum
Subseries II.B. Student work

Subseries II.A. Departments and curriculum, 1925-2012, inclusive

Scope and Contents

Subseries II.A includes information on home grade reports, departmental business, and curriculum. The volume and date range of materials available varies greatly between departments.

Arrangement

This subseries begins with information regarding home grade reports, followed by academic department reports in chronological order. The remaining files are in alphabetical order.

Home reports, 1934-1939, 1942-1946, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 75, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Home reports for students Hilda Lazarus Pearlman and Sanford Ehrmann. Includes 1991 and 1998 letters granting permission for use in archive.

Home reports - procedures (2 folders), 1941, 1975-1983, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 75, Folder: 8-9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Sample home reports on student progress, along with correspondence and instructions for grading and creating reports.

Department reports (18 folders), 1935-1964, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 75, Folder: 10-28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

End of year reports from the following departments: Art, Economics, English, Ethics, Household Arts, History, Latin, French and Spanish, German, Graphic Art, Mathematics, Mechanic Arts, Music, Printing, Psychology, Science, and Speech and Drama. Also includes some reports on the School and Community Committee, Middle School, field trips, festivals, and the library. Number and type of reports varies each year.

Department reports (7 folders), 1964-1971, 1987-1989, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 76, Folder: 1-7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Additional end of year departmental reports.

Inter-department business (5 folders), 1937-1942, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 76, Folder: 8-12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Relating to budgets, committees, student council, rules, and teaching apprentices.

Alternative learning period, 1974-2000, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 76, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Art, 1939-1945, 1962-1979, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 76, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Biology, 1965-1967, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 76, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Book order forms - all departments, 1975-1983, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 76, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Business, 1925-1931, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 76, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Ceramics, 1938, 1993, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 76, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Cinema (2 folders), 1970, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 76, Folder: 19-20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Computers, 1982-1990, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 76, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Curriculum Committee, 1972-1974, 1981-1983, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 76, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

English (11 folders), 1932-1997, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 76, Folder: 23-33 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Includes "The Arts in Modern Society" by Elbert Lenrow, Research Associate and Teacher of English," 1936. Also includes African-American literature and Southern literature curriculum materials from the 1980s-1990s.

English, 1936, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 64, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Duplicate copy of ""The Arts in Modern Society" by Elbert Lenrow.

Ethics (2 folders), 1931-1962, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 77, Folder: 1-2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

See Record Group 13 for additional material on Ethics programs.

Fieldston plan, 1933-1934, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 77, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Forms I and II, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 77, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Graphic arts and printing (2 folders), 1938-1991, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 77, Folder: 5-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

History (4 folders), 1948-2000, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 77, Folder: 7-10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Includes information on 1972 trip to Greece and 1991 trip to Italy.

History - United States (5 folders), 1998-2000, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 79, Folder: 14-18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Includes the "Fieldston American Reader" and Form IV resource and reader notebooks.

Homework, 1955, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 77, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Questionnaires on homework load.

Languages, 1976, 1984, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 77, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Math (2 folders), 1936, 1975-1987, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 77, Folder: 13-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Includes "Introducing Geometry" by Joseph Jablonower, 1936.

Math (2 folders), 1962, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 79, Folder: 19-20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Includes texts on pre-calculus and geometry written by faculty.

Mechanic arts, 1933-1943, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 77, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Music - jazz, circa 1950s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 64, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Notes and lecture schedule for History of American Jazz course.

Music - jazz (9 folders), 1996-2012, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 295, Folder: 1-9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Papers of Tom Christenson. Primarily evaluations and score sheets (with some cassettes) from student competitions at the Berklee High School Jazz Festival. Also includes notes from students, photographs, and ephemera used in teaching.

Music and dance, 1984, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 77, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Physical education, 1976-1982, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 77, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Pre-calculus, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 79, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Student copy of textbook "Pre-Calculus Mathematics," circa mid-20th century.

Psychology, 1984-1986, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 77, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Science (2 folders), 1960-1988, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 77, Folder: 19-20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Science, 1971-1998, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 79, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Senior projects (2 folders), 1963-1968, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 77, Folder: 21-22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Includes records of the Senior End of Year Committee, 1963-1967.

Sex education, 1983, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 77, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Social studies, 1970-1982, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 77, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Special programs, 1979-1982, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 77, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Bilingual exchange programs, mini-week.

Summaries of program and schedules, 1977-1982, 1991, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 77, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Schedules and lists of course offerings.

Urban arts, circa 1980s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 77, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Photographs.

Wood arts, 1933, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 77, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Miscellaneous curriculum, 1931-1992, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 77, Folder: 29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Includes 1931 report on activities of each department and 1951 brochure on curriculum.

Miscellaneous curriculum, 1969-1978, 1983, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 64, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Memorandum, correspondence, course descriptions.

Subseries II.B. Student work, 1931-2005, inclusive

Scope and Contents

Subseries II.B is made up of examples of student class work, as well as some photographs and ephemera from student field trips and events.

Arrangement

This subseries is arranged in chronological order.

Science festival play script, after 1917, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 77, Folder: 30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Joan of Arc, 1936, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 77, Folder: 31 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Bound copy of script with description of student production.

Form I class journal and yearbook, 1934, 1937, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 77, Folder: 32 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Both include photographs.

Student work, circa 1930s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 77, Folder: 33 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Print shop, 1939, 1981, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 77, Folder: 34 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Senior English seminars, 1945-1970, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 77, Folder: 35 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Chemistry notebook, 1949, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 64, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Class trip to Allied Textile Printers (2 folders), 1954, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 77, Folder: 36-37 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Photographs and captions adhered to construction paper, bound with string. Includes student essays describing trip to Allied Textile Printers, a textile manufacturer, in Paterson, New Jersey in March of 1954.

Class trip to A.J. Siris Products, circa 1954, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 77, Folder: 38 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Construction paper with captions and photographs adhered. Tour of A.J. Siris Products Corporation, referred to as a "powder puff packing plant."

Class trip to Scalamandre plant, 1956, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 64, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Class trips, 1950s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 77, Folder: 39 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Photographs of field trips, including ice-skating. Other photographs possibly additional Allied Textile Printers or A.J. Siris Products field trip images.

Student exhibits, fairs, and festivals, 1957-2001, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 77, Folder: 40 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Music work, 1964, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 78, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Mathematics and science work, 1979-1988, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 78, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Ethics essays, 1931-1982, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 78, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Independent study and senior projects, 1964-1977, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 78, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Languages - French and Spanish, 1986, 1997, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 78, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

English and History essays, 1987-2000, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 78, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Forms II and IV - French, 1996-1997, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 78, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

French (illustrated story), 1997, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 64, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Miscellaneous student work, 1972-2005, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 78, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Script for "The Graduwits or Waiting for Goto," 1972. Photocopy of illustrated description of water cycle and class trip to reservoir, 1990.

Series III. Student life, 1929-2001, inclusive

Extent

1.5 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

This series contains records on extracurricular student activities, including clubs, athletics, the arts, performances, student government, and events. Materials on school rules and regulations are also included.

Arrangement

This series is arranged in alphabetical order.

Assemblies, 1944-1998, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 78, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Includes 1994 Multicultural Assembly program signed by David Dinkins.

Athletics (5 folders), 1955-2001, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 78, Folder: 10-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Ephemera, schedules, track and swim records, photographs, correspondence. Correspondence and ephemera related to the Metropolitan Athletic Association of Private Schools. Includes some records created by or related to Alton Smith.

Athletics clippings book, 1932-1934, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 62, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Awareness Day, 1990, 1998, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 78, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Community and work service, 1965-1997, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 78, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Conference on Energy, 1980, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 78, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Dance performances (3 folders), 1951-1998, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 78, Folder: 18-20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Drama performances (4 folders), 1929-2000, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 78, Folder: 21-24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Includes senior plays and musicals.

Environmental club, 1990, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 78, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Festivals (2 folders), 1935-1968, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 78, Folder: 26-27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Includes 1945 Freedom Festival.

Fieldston Enrichment Program, 1987-1998, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 78, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Fieldston Radio Club, 1935, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 78, Folder: 29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Handbook and student publication.

Junior Peace Council, 1934, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 78, Folder: 30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Miscellaneous events, 1974-1998, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 78, Folder: 31 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Mothers, Fathers, and Parents Days, 1960-1967, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 79, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Music performances (4 folders), 1966-2001, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 79, Folder: 2-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Rules and regulations (4 folders), 1961-1985, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 79, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

General school rules, along with policies and rules for dress codes, theater and library spaces, dining room, study hall, drug use, and graduation.

Schools-on-the-Hill Music Festival, 1938, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 79, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Student government, 1943-1959, 1972-1998, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 79, Folder: 8-10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

By-laws and constitutions. Meeting minutes and ephemera. Group also known as Student Council and PAC.

Student organizations, 1945-1995, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 79, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Student publications, 1967, 1977, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 79, Folder: 12-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Schools-on-the-Hill Music Festival, 1938, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 79, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Urban Arts Day, 1992, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 79, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Record Group 4. Midtown Ethical Culture School (1929-2008; 7 linear feet), 1929-2008, inclusive

Extent

7 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

This record group contains materials related to the Ethical Culture School in Midtown. Topics covered include school administration and curriculum, and common types of materials include ephemera, correspondence, reports, and student work. Student levels range from kindergarten to grades five or six (depending on the era), with a very small amount of pre-school materials.

This record group only contains materials created after the opening of the Fieldston School campus in 1928; Ethical Culture School records created prior to 1928 can be found in Record Group 2. Additional related materials can be found in Record Group 1 and Record Group 11.

Arrangement

This record group is organized into two series:

Series I. Administrative affairs
Series II. Academic affairs and student life

Series I. Administrative affairs, 1939-1998, inclusive

Extent

1 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

This series primarily contains records of principals and faculty at the Midtown school, along with some records for administrative committee and staff. Frequent topics include teaching methods, faculty matters, transportation and building issues, discipline, child psychology, and curriculum.

Arrangement

Within this series, files of the administration are arranged in chronological order, followed by faculty files, also arranged in chronological order.

Principal Emily Henry, 1954, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 80, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Text of talk given on "reading readiness."

Principal Allan Shedlin (3 folders), 1979-1983, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 80, Folder: 2-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Correspondence with parents, administrators at other schools, donors, and faculty. Includes "State of the School Report, 1975-1983."

Principal Jane Llewellyn (Southern), 1988-1991, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 80, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Mostly memoranda to faculty. Includes 1988 report of the New York State Association for Independent Schools on the Midtown School.

Principal Joyce Baron, 1994, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 80, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Letter from Director Jeanne Amster on Baron's appointment.

Committees (2 folders), 1940-1987, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 80, Folder: 7-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Executive Committee minutes (1940-1941), Midtown Principal Search Committee records (1982-1983), list of committee members (1987).

Mailings to parents, 1973-1991, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 80, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Miscellaneous administrative (2 folders), 1978-1998, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 80, Folder: 10-11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

School rules (1978), administrative staff correspondence (1980), schedules (1991, 1998), memorandum "Disabled kids at school" (undated).

Faculty meetings (2 folders), 1939-1940, 1952, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 80, Folder: 12-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Records for the Midtown Teachers' Council (1939-1940) and a 1952 faculty workshop.

Faculty - student teachers, 1953, 1974, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 80, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Faculty guides (2 folders), 1959, 1980-1983, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 80, Folder: 15-16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Includes Teacher's Handbook, 1959.

Faculty bulletins and newsletters (5 folders), 1978-1998, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 80, Folder: 17-21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Daily or weekly administrative hand-outs for faculty and staff.

Faculty rosters and correspondence (2 folders), 1983-1992, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 80, Folder: 22-23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Lists of faculty (most new hires), and all-faculty correspondence.

Series II. Academic affairs and student life, 1929-2008, inclusive

Extent

6 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

This series contains records related to the academic elementary school curriculum, as well as student events and extracurricular activities. Student work is mainly copies of newsletter and booklets created by an entire class.

Arrangement

Within this series, files are arranged in alphabetical order.

Annual department reports (2 folders), 1958-1964, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 80, Folder: 24-26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Reports from departments to the principal. Number and type vary by year, with reports on guidance, science, and outdoor education. (Most subjects not represented.)

Branch school, 1932, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 83, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Book of poems written and printed by sixth grade class from the Branch School, an early extension of the Midtown Ethical Culture School.

Curriculum - departments (9 folders), 1950-1997, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 80, Folder: 27-35 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

American Bicentennial (1976), art (1985), community service (1966, 1991), language arts (1955, 1976), library (1981), mathematics (1971-1985, undated), science (1980-1988), social studies (1950-1997), speech (1975-1976).

Curriculum - working curriculum guides and course descriptions (4 folders), circa 1970s-1990, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 80, Folder: 36-38 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Curriculum - NYSAIS materials, circa 1990s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 81, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Supplementary materials for report of New York Association of Independent Schools.

Extracurriculars and programs (2 folders), 1985-1999, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 81, Folder: 2-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Includes After School program ephemera, and materials related to the Helping Hands community service program.

Graduation programs, 1941-2006, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 81, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Programs for the years 1941, 1979, 1982, 1990, 1993-1994, 1996-1998, 2006-2007.

Midtown Matters, circa 1980s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 81, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Primarily background material for newsletter.

Midtown Parent and Teacher Association, 1929-1962, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 81, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Miscellaneous, 1988-2008, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 81, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Student performances and events, 1977-1998, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 81, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Includes assemblies and student music and drama performances. Ephemera and correspondence.

Student work, 1935, 1958, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 81, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

1935 work from Barbara Rothschild, and 1958 invitation to sixth grade art exhibit.

Student progress reports, 1936-1941, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 81, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Reports for student Sanford Ehrmann, grades 1-6. Includes 1998 letter on donation to archive.

Student work - Midtown Press (3 folders), circa 1975-1982, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 81, Folder: 11-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Illustrated books from the class of 1982.

Student work and classroom publications (4 folders), 1983-1992, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 81, Folder: 14-17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Examples of student work and classroom publications are nearly all copies of booklets created by entire classes.

Student work and classroom publications (12 folders)

Offsite-Box: 82, Folder: 1-12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Student work and classroom publications ( folders), 1988-2003, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 204, Folder: 1-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Student work and classroom publications (16 folders), 1976-1997, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 299, Folder: 1-16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Includes several first grade class books. Also possibly includes some student work from Fieldston Lower.

Student work and classroom publications (4 folders), 1990-2004, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 83, Folder: 1-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Includes 2002 book of September 11 remembrance poems.

Unidentified school - teacher materials, 1954-1958, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 83, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Includes notebook with notes on cooking and art projects, from either the Midtown Ethical Culture or Fieldston Lower schools.

Unidentified school - student work, 1985-1999, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 204, Folder: 6-11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Unidentified school - student work, 1990-1993, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 273, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

End of 1st Grade drawings and thoughts, and "Spring Walk Book"

Unidentified school - student work (3 folders), 1994, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 83, Folder: 6-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Elementary school student work, from either the Midtown Ethical Culture or Fieldston Lower schools.

Unidentified school - student work, 1932-1933, 1988?, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 307 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Oversize materials: "The Age of Chivalry" illustrated student report (1932-33) and work for Fran Spector's 1st grade class (1988?) "True Things and Opinions About N.Y.C.".

Record Group 5. Fieldston Lower (1933-2012; 6.5 linear feet), 1933-2012, inclusive

Extent

6.5 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

This record group contains materials related to the Fieldston Lower School, the elementary school on the Fieldston campus. The bulk of materials are related to curriculum and student activities, or the day-to-day activities of the faculty and administration. Substantial information can be found in the 1985 report on Fieldston Lower by the New York Association of Independent Schools, and in annual department reports. Types of items include correspondence, ephemera, reports, teacher instruction materials, along with art and other projects created by students.

Arrangement

This record group is organized into two series:

Series I. Administrative affairs
Series II. Academic affairs and student life

Series I. Administrative affairs, 1933-2012, inclusive

Extent

3.25 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

This series primarily contains records of principals and faculty at the Fieldston Lower School. The majority of records relate to administrative matters and faculty activities. Daily faculty bulletins and records of the 1985 study by the New York Association of Independent Schools make up a large portion of the series.

Arrangement

This series begins with the records of the principal's office, in chronological order. The rest of the series is arranged alphabetically, followed by miscellaneous.

Principal Mabel Goodlander, 1935, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 83, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Note on Goodlander's retirement.

Principal Arthur Swann, 1974-1980, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 83, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Autographed copy of Swann's book "Wit Twisters." Letters to parents. Draft of annual report to Board of Governors.

Principal David Schwartz, 1984-1987, 2000, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 83, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Records on election as principal, copy of Schwartz's statement of educational philosophy. Also includes some of Schwartz's English teaching materials from Fieldston Upper.

Principal Marie Spottswood, 1987, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 83, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Obituaries.

Principal Peggy Cole, circa 1981-1983, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 83, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Copies of articles on education, some written by Cole.

Administration subject files (8 folders), 1990-1992, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 83, Folder: 15-22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Subjects: admissions brochure and documents, alumni communications, by-laws, forms (health forms, student report forms), facilities and personnel documents, legal documents (published statement of policy, articles of incorporation), library (data and questionnaire responses), local and state regulations, map of Fieldston Lower, physical plant survey summary, parent survey report, 1992 responses to the recommendations of 1985 visiting committee, school publications, school schedules, staff (sample contract, professional staff list, addenda, job descriptions, evaluation questionnaires).

Air raid drills and fire drills (2 folders), 1950-1973, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 83, Folder: 23-24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Announcements and mailings for parents (2 folders), 1940-1988, 1997-1999, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 83, Folder: 25-26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

On topics including staff, field trips, events, and transportation. Includes announcement of Fieldston Lower's "50th Birthday Celebration" in 1984.

Faculty (4 folders), 1952-1992, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 84, Folder: 1-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Teacher's Council (1940-1941), meeting materials (1966-1988), lists of faculty members (1988-1992), and handbooks on rules and procedures (1952- circa 1970s).

Faculty bulletins (21 folders), 1957-1987, 1992-1998, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 84, Folder: 5-26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Daily handouts for faculty, with information on staffing, facilities, rules, school lunches, events, field trips, and administrative matters.

Faculty bulletins (3 folders), 1992-1999, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 204, Folder: 12-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Father's Day, 1960-1968, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 84, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Graduation (3 folders), 1933-1981, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 84, Folder: 28-30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Invitations (1933-1943, 1973, 1979), diploma list (1973), programs and yearbooks (1994-2010), speeches (1976, 1981, 1992).

Graduation - various materials, 1960-1970, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 85, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Guidance department, 1956-1965, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 85, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

New York State Association of Independent Schools - Fieldston Lower evaluation, 1981-1992, bulk 1984-1985, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 85, Folder: 3-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Materials relating to the NYAIS evaluation of the Fieldston Lower School in 1985. Includes multiple copies of the 1985 Report of the Visiting Committee and the 1985 Evaluation Report, as well as the 1983 Report of the Visiting Committee. Also includes correspondence, summary materials on Fieldston Lower curriculum, general NYAIS materials, and a 1992 follow-up report.

Parent and Teacher (PTA) Association, 1963-1970, 1993, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 85, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Special Committee on Fieldston Lower, 1980-1982, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 85, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Board of Governors and administrative committee. Includes correspondence and meeting materials.

Transportation, 1972-1977, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 85, Folder: 47 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Materials on bus passes and car pools.

Miscellaneous, 1958-2012, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 85, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Items including 1958 materials on "Save the Children" American Indian program, 1966-1970 building maintenance instructions, 1975 Book Week materials, and 1984 "Statement of Convictions, Purpose, and Objectives."

Miscellaneous, 1977-1992, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 204, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series II. Academic affairs and student life, 1938-2012, inclusive

Extent

3.25 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

This series contains records related to the academic elementary school curriculum, with a very small amount of information on student events and after-school programs. It also includes several examples of art and publications created by students as a class.

Arrangement

Within this series, files are arranged in alphabetical order.

Annual department reports (21 folders), 1956-1974, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 86, Folder: 1-21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Reports, generally on curriculum and classroom activities, with some information on staffing and the school-year in review. Includes reports for the following departments and subjects: Art, Conservation, Ethics, Industrial Arts, Kindergarten, Language Arts, Library, Music, Physical Education, Pre-Kindergarten, Psychology, and Science (3 folders), as well as reports on individual grade levels. Number of reports vary per year, with 2-4 reports total for most subjects. Most reports written by teachers.

Course descriptions, 1992, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 86, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Curriculum (16 folders), 1957-1991, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 86, Folder: 23-38 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Art (1957-1960, 1990), Computer Education (1984), Core curriculum (1982, 1991), Ethics (1970s-1993), Geography, Grade 1, Grade 6, Health Education, Industrial Arts (1956-1959, primarily sewing), Language Arts (1973-1974), Library, Mathematics (1972-1984), Physical Education, Science (1982-1989), Social Studies (1964, undated), various subjects (1961-1974). Subjects without dates are all undated materials, circa 1950s-1980s.

Curriculum - Native Americans (3 folders), 1955-1957, 1965-1973, 1996, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 87, Folder: 1-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Grade 3 curriculum materials. Includes records on film made of students in 1957.

Curriculum - Elementary Physical Education Resource Manual (11 folders), 2007, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 87, Folder: 4-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Lesson plans and curriculum ideas for several sports and activities, along with information on elementary school physical education testing and websites.

Fieldston Lower Curriculum Overview, 1982, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 266 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Industrial Arts Cooperative Service - curriculum materials (7 folders), 1935-1955, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 318, Folder: 1-7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Industrial Arts Department (6 folders), 1953-1965, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 318, Folder: 8-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Notes, correspondence, reports, and teaching materials from the Industrial Arts Department of Fieldston Lower.

Student directories, 1990-1997, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 87, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Student life - after-school and vacation day programs, 1992-2001, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 87, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Student life - festivals and events (3 folders), 1938-1999, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 87, Folder: 17-19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Invitations and ephemera, with many items created by students or Fieldston Press. Includes student performances, as well as some items related to events or announcements from other schools (especially pre-1960).

Student work - art projects (4 folders), 1991, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 87, Folder: 20-23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Paper and yarn weaving projects.

Student work - creative writing (2 folders), 1972-1990, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 88, Folder: 1-2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Student work - classroom publications (2 folders), 1957-2012, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 204, Folder: 15-16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Student work - classroom publications (2 folders), 1974-2004, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 88, Folder: 3-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Class newspapers and other projects.

Student work - class scrapbooks (8 folders), 1975-1995, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 88, Folder: 5-12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Record Group 6. Camps and programs (1920s-2008; 1.25 linear feet), 1920s-2008, inclusive

Extent

1.25 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

This record group contains materials relating to summer camps and other programs created and managed by the Ethical Culture Fieldston Schools. Notably, this includes the Ethical Culture School Camp in Cooperstown, New York, in existence from the 1920s to the 1970s. Records for day camps held on school grounds are also included, along with records for summer programs designed to assist public school students with high school or college preparation. Common types of materials include ephemera, correspondence, reports, and news clippings. Additional information on extracurricular activities and after-school programs can be found in Record Groups 3, 4 and 5. Items relating to the Summer Play School (founded 1919) can be found in Record Group 2.

Arrangement

Files are arranged chronologically, beginning with Ethical Culture School Camp files, and followed by miscellaneous items.

Ethical Culture School Camp, Cooperstown - photographs, circa 1920s-1930s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 89, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Scrapbook of photographs of staff and campers on grounds or participating in activities such as swimming and horseback riding.

Ethical Culture School Camp, Cooperstown - annual reports, 1949-1971, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 89, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Reporting on camp finances, activities, and enrollment.

Ethical Culture School Camp, Cooperstown - public relations and advertising materials, circa 1940s, 1961-1972, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 89, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Also includes some general ephemera and correspondence.

Ethical Culture School Camp, Cooperstown - finances, 1968-1970, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 89, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Correspondence and reports.

Ethical Culture School Camp, Cooperstown - surplus foods, 1970-1971, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 89, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Records on program with the State of New York.

Ethical Culture School Camp, Cooperstown - miscellaneous, circa 1960s-1970s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 89, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Fieldston School Day Camp (3 folders), 1954-1981, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 89, Folder: 7-9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, ephemera, meeting materials, press releases, budgets, and reports to the Board of Governors. (Program became Fieldston Outdoors in 1981.)

Fieldston School Day Camp - staff rosters, 1955-1972, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 42, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Also includes a small amount of ephemera.

Fieldston School Arts Center, 1956-1968, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 89, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Ephemera, news clippings related to summer, after-school, and weekend Arts Center activities (including some adult classes).

Upward Bound (6 folders), 1965-1970, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 89, Folder: 11-16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, news clippings, rosters, publications, and other materials on summer school and tutoring program for "disadvantaged high school students."

Camp Madison Felicia, 1969-1975, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 89, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Ephemera and report.

Fieldston Enrichment Program, 1973-2000, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 89, Folder: 18-19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Materials related to program in partnership with New York City School District 9 in 1972 to prepare seventh and eight graders for high school admissions. Includes some records for the "A Better Chance" financial aid program.

Fieldston Outdoors (2 folders), 1982-1993, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 89, Folder: 20-21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Ephemera, news clipping, 1982 issues of "The Great Outdoors" newsletter, 1983 Fieldston Outdoors Annual Report. (Fieldston School Day Camp became Fieldston Outdoors in 1981.)

June Weeks

Offsite-Box: 89, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Ephemera, schedules, and rosters for week-long "Pre-K to Grade 3" program.

Dance programs, 1983-1995, 2006-2008, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 89, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Known variously as the Fieldston Dance Intensive, Young Dance Makers Company, or Performing Arts Institute.

Summer programs - miscellaneous, circa 1930s, 1982-2000, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 89, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Ephemera for various programs, including science and sports camps. Includes 1982 and 1989 memorandum to the Board of Governors.

Record Group 7. Parent and Teacher Association (1916-2001; 3.25 linear feet), 1916-2001, inclusive

Extent

3.25 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

This record group contains materials of the Parent and Teacher Association (PTA) of the Ethical Culture Fieldston Schools. Topics covered include the administration of the PTA organization, PTA-sponsored events, publications produced by the PTA, and the relationship between parents and the school. Correspondence, meeting materials, and ephemera make up the bulk of the record group.

Arrangement

This record group begins with the Parent and Teacher Association constitution and by-laws, followed by lists of members. The rest of the record group is arranged alphabetically.

Constitutions and by-laws, 1946-1993, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 89, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Electoral Council, 1964-1979, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 89, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

By-laws, rules, and lists of delegates.

Lists of officers and class lists (3 folders), 1955-1982, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 90, Folder: 1-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Administrative Committee (2 folders), 1957-1973, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 90, Folder: 4-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Correspondence and meeting minutes

Educational Advisory Council, 1928-1930, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 90, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Committees, 1939-1974, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 90, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Includes minutes, correspondence, notes, and ephemera for the Community Affairs Committee (1957-1972), Library Committee (1939-1940), Parents Reception and Visitor Guide Committee (1966-1974), and various others (1953-1974). Also includes Unit Board minutes (1975-1976).

Correspondence (3 folders), 1930-1974, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 90, Folder: 8-10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Includes mailings, ephemera, and meeting materials.

Budgets, 1957-1964, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 90, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Events sponsored by Parent Teacher Association (3 folders), 1916-2001, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 90, Folder: 12-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Ephemera and mailings.

Individual schools (2 folders), 1953-1998, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 90, Folder: 15-16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Mailings and meeting notes for Parent and Teacher Associations of Fieldston Lower, the Midtown Ethical Culture School, and Fieldston Upper.

Mailings to parents (2 folders), 1929-2001, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 90, Folder: 17-18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Newsletters, forms, and ephemera.

Miscellaneous, 1934-1994, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 90, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Notes on enrollment by gender (1934), 3-School PTA meeting minutes (1970-1986), Open School Night schedules (1980), and various materials (1989-1994).

Parent resources, circa 1930, 1952-1972, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 90, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Text of addresses made to PTA, tips and guidelines, and copies of school policies.

Publications, 1929-1972, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 90, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Copies of early publications. Meeting minutes from ECS Reporter Editorial Board 1963-1972.

Questionnaires (2 folders), 1950, 1973-1991, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 90, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Mailings, notes, data from results.

Scrapbook, 1958-1959, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 343 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Record Group 8. Alumni and alumni-relations (1891-2015; 28.5 linear feet), 1891-2015, inclusive

Extent

28.5 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

This record group contains materials related to the alumni of Ethical Culture Fieldston Schools. This includes records of the Alumni Association, internal alumni-relations programs, and the Director of Alumni Affairs, as well as materials on the work and lives of former students. Archival materials donated by alumni are also found here.

Correspondence, meeting materials, news clippings, and ephemera make up most of the record group, along with some photographs and examples of student work. Records date from the 1890s through the 2010s, but the majority of items were created between 1970 and 2010.

Additional alumni fund-raising and alumni-relations records can be found in Record Group 9, Development and Communications and in files of the administration in Record Group 1. Copies of alumni directories and other ephemera can be found in Record Group 11, Printed matter.

Arrangement

This record group is arranged in three series:
Series I: Alumni Association
Series II: Office of Alumni Affairs
Series III: Alumni materials

(Arrangement is based on previous processing efforts by the Ethical Culture Fieldston Schools, with additions by the archivist.)

Series I. Alumni Association, 1891-2001, inclusive

Extent

2 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

This series contains records from the Alumni Association, an alumni-led group. Meeting materials for the Association and the Alumni Executive Board make up much of the series, which also contains ephemera, lists of officers and members, and correspondence. Frequent topics include reunions and other social functions, fund-raising, and the relationship of the Alumni Association to the school.

Arrangement

This series is arranged in chronological order.

Alumni Association social meetings (2 folders), 1891-1892, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 91, Folder: 1-2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Notebook with brief description of social meetings (meetings open to all graduates and former pupils.) Notebook with visitor names and addresses.

Minutes book, 1892-1896, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 329 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Includes minutes for business meetings and for meetings of the Social Culture Club.

Constitutions and other papers, 1893-1905, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 91, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Two copies of original Workingman's School Alumni Association constitutions, correspondence, ephemera, meeting materials.

Correspondence (14 folders), 1894-1937, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 91, Folder: 4-17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Correspondence and related papers from the Alumni Association. Subject matter mostly involves membership, payment of dues, events (annual dinners, reunions, social dinners and dances), and coordination with the school and Ethical Culture Society. A large portion of correspondence is from the papers of Robert Eiserman, longtime secretary of the Association. This includes a small amount of correspondence with Felix Adler. Non-correspondence items include early copies of the Association's constitution, lists of members, membership applications, ephemera, and reports from the Association's Executive Committee or Treasurer. 1909 correspondence includes responses to an alumni questionnaire on the value of scholarships.

Minutes book, 1896-1899, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 91, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Minutes written in notebook, with additional minutes, reports, and correspondence pasted onto pages. Includes reports from the treasurer and the Executive Committee.

Record book, circa 1897, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 91, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Notes on Alumni Association membership changes, 1896-1897, and partial lists of Workingman's School faculty, former pupils, graduates, and Alumni Association guests, 1887-1896.

Alumni Association - Class of 1930 (2 folders), 1933-1965, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 92, Folder: 1-2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

From papers of committee member Ira Oppenheimer. Primarily correspondence and class of 1930 questionnaire responses.

Executive Board - meeting minutes and related materials (5 folders), 1949-2000, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 92, Folder: 3-7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Topics covered include fundraising, events, and college or career guidance. Related materials include lists of members, meeting materials, correspondence regarding nomination procedures.

Assorted correspondence and ephemera, 1950-2000, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 92, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Constitution revision and council structure, circa 1959, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 92, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Correspondence and notes of Robert Eiserman, ephemera, meeting materials.

Alumni Association annual reports, 1960-1983, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 92, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Questionnaire mailings, circa 1966, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 92, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Lists of responses (with addresses and some biographical information) from questionnaires for the classes of 1927 through 1933.

Art auction (2 folders), 1966-1968, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 92, Folder: 12-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Auction co-sponsored by Alumni Association. Ephemera, notes, lists of donors and items, and receipts.

Meeting materials and lists of members (2 folders), 1977-1985, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 92, Folder: 14-15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Executive Board, 1979, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 92, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Meeting minutes and related documents on issue of the school's relationship to the Society and its use of public funds.

50th reunions, 1979, 1985-1986, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 92, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Notes and correspondence mostly from either Clarence (Clarry) Miller and Evelyn Rosenthal regarding the reunion of the class of 1929. Also includes attendance lists for reunions of classes of 1935 and 1936.

Miscellaneous, 1963-2001, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 92, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Correspondence , ephemera, and lists.

Class lists - 1951, 1956, 1961, 1986, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 92, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series II. Office of Alumni Affairs, 1926-2015, inclusive

Extent

12 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

Series II contains records of the Ethical Culture Fieldston School's own work with alumni, through the Office of Alumni Affairs. Records were primarily created during the tenure of Director of Alumni Affairs Toby Himmel. Most of the material in this series relates to events (such as reunions, homecomings, and speaker series), alumni mentorship and diversity programs, and fund-raising. Records of the Office's work in establishing and maintaining a school archive, and tracking developments in the lives of alumni, are also found in this series.

Arrangement

This series is arranged in two subseries:
Subseries II.A: Alumni relations and school concerns
Subseries II.B: Archives and alumni information

Subseries II.A. Alumni relations and school concerns, 1968-2015, inclusive

Scope and Contents

This subseries consists of records of the Office of Alumni Affairs and its work with alumni on events, programs, and development. It also contains records of the Office's work on other school business, such as communications, development, or technology projects.

Arrangement

This subseries is arranged in alphabetical order (imposed by the archivist).

Admissions and registration (8 folders), 1992-2010, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 93, Folder: 1-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Reports from the Director of Admissions and Financial Aid. Ephemera, tour guide materials, materials for prospective parents, and alumni admissions event materials. (All materials involve general policies and statistics, with no information about specific students.)

Alumni Executive Board (5 folders), 1968-1999, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 93, Folder: 9-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Alumni Executive Board meeting records, member rosters, by-laws, and other materials. Most materials created after 1988.

Alumni relations - other institutions, 1993-2008, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 93, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Ephemera and news clippings on alumni events or trends in alumni relations and independent schools.

Alumni survey - analysis of findings, 2005, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 93, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Board of Trustees (4 folders), 1995-2003, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 94, Folder: 1-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

By-laws, meeting materials, correspondence, reports, lists of members.

Calendars (2 folders), 1989-2004, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 94, Folder: 5-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

School calendars with notes by Toby Himmel.

Campus expansion plan (2 folders), 2003-2005, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 94, Folder: 7-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Campus plaque audit, 1996-2002, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 94, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Lists of, and policies for, plaques and named spaces.

Capital campaigns (3 folders), 1987-2003, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 94, Folder: 10-12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Class lists (2 folders), 2001-2003, 2013-2014, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 94, Folder: 13-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Lists of class placements and advisories.

Class newsletters (7 folders), 1993-2014, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 95, Folder: 1-7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

For classes of 1952, 1957, 1975, 1976, 1979, and 1980.

College preparation, 2004-2012, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 95, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Includes copies of the Ethical Culture Fieldston School College Process Handbook.

Diversity and inclusion (5 folders), 1998-2008, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 95, Folder: 9-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Events such as Modified Awareness Day, Alumni of Color events, and speakers and retreats on the topic of diversity. Alumni mentorship programs. Records of the Multicultural Committee and the Alumni Multicultural Council.

Diversity and inclusion (3 folders), 2004-2015, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 96, Folder: 1-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Continued from above. Includes report "Diversity at ECF" by head of school Healey, 2004.

Ethics (3 folders), 2008-2011, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 96, Folder: 4-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Moral Leadership classes and the establishment of a new Ethics Fund.

Events (8 folders), 2001-2013, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 96, Folder: 7-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Materials related to Class Day, Founder's Day, Community Day, benefits, alumni panels and roundtables, talks, performances, memorials, and other events.

Events - Alumni documentary film series (3 folders), 2004, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 97, Folder: 1-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Alumni events with screenings of documentaries produced or directed by alumni.

Fieldston AlumNet information form (5 folders), undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 97, Folder: 4-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Forms with contact information and areas of professional expertise.

Fieldston Enrichment Program, 1996-2003, 2013, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 97, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Graduating classes (4 folders), 2003-2010, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 97, Folder: 10-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Materials related to commencement, Kudos Day, senior dinner, senior gifts and related alumni events.

Graduating classes (3 folders), 2011-2013, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 98, Folder: 1-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Continued from above.

Graphic design, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 98, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Heads of school, 2009-2010, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 98, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Homecoming (7 folders), 2003, 2006-2014, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 98, Folder: 6-12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Mostly ephemera and alumni sign in sheets. Some correspondence.

List of graduates working in education, 1978, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 98, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

New York Association for Independent Schools (2 folders), 1990-1992, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 98, Folder: 14-15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

New-York Historical Society photograph exhibition (3 folders), 2003-2004, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 99, Folder: 1-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Ephemera, correspondence, and other documents related to the New-York Society exhibition "From the Classroom to the World: Hine, Ulmann, Strand, Arbus and the Ethical Culture Fieldston School."

One hundred twenty-fifth anniversary (5 folders), 2000-2003, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 99, Folder: 4-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Programs (5 folders), 1995-2010, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 99, Folder: 9-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Records relating to student and alumni programs. Examples include the Student Volunteer Club and the 2002 "alumni of color" dinner, and LGBTQ alumni programs.

Reunions (5 folders), 2011-2014, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 100, Folder: 1-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Ephemera, planning correspondence and documents (including copies of Reunion Committee Guidelines booklet).

Reunions and graduations (2 folders), 1971-1992, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 100, Folder: 6-7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Ephemera and correspondence related to reunions, with photographs of 1987 San Diego reunion. Commencement ephemera and college lists for Fieldston graduates. Includes files from both the alumni and development departments.

Strategic planning (4 folders), 1993-2015, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 100, Folder: 8-11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Includes materials on the Board of Governors 1993 retreat.

Strategic planning - communications (2 folders), 1998-2002, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 100, Folder: 12-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Strategic planning - Communications and External Affairs Committee, 2000, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 101, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Strategic planning - development, 1988-2005, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 101, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Student directories (3 folders), 1974-1975, 1996-2002, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 101, Folder: 3-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Includes some staff directories and advisory lists.

Student and faculty directories (6 folders), 2002-2009, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 121, Folder: 10-15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Directories published for families, with additions and other relevent materials added by Himmel.

Technology (3 folders), 1990-1997, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 101, Folder: 6-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Records related to database vendor and establishment of alumni website and email directory.

Toby Himmel administrative (3 folders), 1999-2013, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 101, Folder: 9-11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Notes and resources for the Director of Alumni Relations, with drafts, notes, and correspondence relating to the 2013 strategic plan. Also records of tuition dates, and documents related to school accreditations.

Toby Himmel - various (2 folders), 1999-2015, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 42, Folder: 20-21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Ephemera, news clippings, photographs, digital objects. Includes Best Software training guide, 2004.

Venture grants, 2002-2005, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 101, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Subseries II.B. Archives and alumni information, 1926-2014, inclusive

Scope and Contents

This subseries represents the Office of Alumni Affairs work with the Ethical Culture Fieldston School Archive, including responses to external requests for information about prominent alumni. It also contains news clippings and other sources of information on alumni and the school's history.

Arrangement

This subseries is arranged in alphabetical order (imposed by the archivist).

Alumni correspondence (2 folders), 2000-2011, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 101, Folder: 13-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Holiday cards, birth announcements, and other brief correspondence items from alumni.

Archives - inquiries (7 folders), 1995-2014, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 102, Folder: 1-7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Inquiries into the use of the archive and photo archives, especially for research on specific notable alumni, with background materials collected by the alumni department. Primarily correspondence, news clippings, and copies of biographical information.

Archives - use and management (4 folders), 1975-2008, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 102, Folder: 8-11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Copies of finding aid and other documents related to the school's archive. Resources on archives management, grant funding, and record retention schedules. Also includes copies of resources on school history, as well as a small amount of archival materials.

Archives planning and vendors (6 folders), 2004-2012, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 205, Folder: 1-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Class of 1964 Archives Fund (4 folders), 2004-2014, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 205, Folder: 7-10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Archives projects (4 folders), 2003-2015, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 205, Folder: 11-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Alumni collections (4 folders), 1978-2012, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 102, Folder: 12-15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Assorted news clippings, photographs, ephemera, and correspondence from or relating to alumni or Ethical Culture Fieldston School history, collected by the Alumni Affairs department.

Annotated printed matter (3 folders), 1926-2000, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 103, Folder: 1-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Copies of alumni directories from 1986, 1994 and 2000; and 1926 Ethical Culture School Record, with notes and insertions.

Class of 1970 - civil rights (2 folders), 1963-2000, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 103, Folder: 4-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Ephemera and other archival materials, 1963-1970, related to student government and the Black and Latin American Students Club takeover of the administration building. Correspondence and reproductions of 1970 materials, circa 2000.

Ethical Culture Fieldston School history (6 folders), 1943-2007, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 103, Folder: 6-11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Primarily news clippings and copies of resources on the history of the schools, collected by the Alumni Affairs department. Includes information on school songs. Also includes a small amount of ephemera and correspondence from 1960s and 1970s.

Staff memorials (2 folders), 1993-1998, 2003, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 103, Folder: 12-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Materials related to the memorials for Fieldston teachers including Earl Clemens, Renee Spodheim, and Magda Woss.

Milestones and deaths (2 folders), 2006-2011, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 103, Folder: 14-15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

News clippings and notes on deaths, marriages, and birth of children of alumni or former faculty.

Directories (4 folders), 1994-2002, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 205, Folder: 15-18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series III. Alumni materials, 1892-2013, inclusive

Extent

14.5 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

This series contains archival materials donated by, or related to, alumni. This includes student work, photographs, news clippings, and updates on the lives of various alumni after graduation. Materials were collected by individuals managing the Ethical Culture Fieldston School archive, the Office of Alumni Affairs, or the Alumni Association.

Arrangement

This series is arranged in three subseries:
Subseries III.A. Alumni archives contributions
Subseries III.B. Alumni materials
Subseries III.C. Mabel Towne Burnham

Subseries III.A. Alumni archives contributions, 1904-2013, inclusive

Scope and Contents

This subseries is made up of contributions to the archive from specific alumni. Types of materials include student work, ephemera, photographs, and reminiscences from alumni on their school experiences. Most contributions include some correspondence concerning the donation.

Arrangement

This subseries is arranged in alphabetical order by last name, followed by contributions from various alumni. (Items compiled by the Ethical Culture Fieldston School, with order imposed by the archivist.)

Charles Stern Ascher (2 folders), 1909-1926, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 104, Folder: 1-2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Schoolwork and ephemera from Charles Stern Ascher (class of 1914). Files also include biographical information on Ascher, and 2006 letter on donation from his granddaughter.

Charles Stern Ascher - student newspapers (2 folders), 1911-1913, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 104, Folder: 3-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Handwritten copies of The Beta Bazoo (1911-1912) and Gamma Gazette (1912-1913), periodicals produced by students including Ascher and Herbert Emmerich. (Original copy of The Beta Bazoo sealed for conservation - preservation photocopies of available for use by researchers.)

Henry Engle, 1921-1931, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 104, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Photographs circa 1920s and 1930s, with photocopies of student materials. Also includes 2012 correspondence on donation.

Patt and Laurie Gibbs (8 folders), 1935-1949, 1959-1975, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 104, Folder: 6-15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Contributions from Patt (Kook) Gibbs (class of 1949) and Laurie Gibbs (class of 1975). Student materials, such as ephemera, schoolwork and curriculum materials, 1930s-1970s. Alumni Association and parent materials 1960s-1970s.

Carol Warner Gluck - autograph book, 1927-1931, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 104, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Notebook with messages and signatures from classmates.

Carol Warner Gluck (12 folders), 1946-1955, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 132, Folder: 1-12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Teleplays and radio scripts by Carol Warner Gluck, Fieldston class of 1933. Files also include some short fiction and nonfiction writings, along with a small amount of proposals for series or correspondence. Some teleplays list station and air date, and several items stamped with "Blanche Gaines, Writers Representative." Folders are arranged in the order received.

Carol Warner Gluck (12 folders), 1949-1964, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 133, Folder: 1-12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Continued as above.

Carol Warner Gluck (13 folders), 1953-1966, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 134, Folder: 1-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Continued as above.

Carol Warner Gluck (5 folders), 1953-1962, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 135, Folder: 1-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Continued as above.

Mildred Johnson, 1927, 1929, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 104, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Two book covers, with handwritten notes ownership by Mildred Johnson.

Harriet Klein, 1937, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 104, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Yearbook from the Department of Teacher Education, donated by Harriet (Levey) Klein (class of 1937), with 2010 note.

Belle Krasne Ribicoff, 1940-1942, 2013, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 104, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Robert Marshall (2 folders), 1928-1956, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 104, Folder: 20-21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Published writings by Robert Marshall, with letter on donation by his brother, George Marshall.

Barbara Michaels - archival materials and notes (2 folders), 1921-1999, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 105, Folder: 1-2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Files contain news clippings, photographs, and ephemera related to the schools, many with explanatory notes from Michaels (Fieldston alumna and daughter of Board member Nanette Rothschild).

Barbara Michaels - staff and alumni (2 folders), circa 1924-1931, 1961-2000, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 105, Folder: 3-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

News clippings and other biographical materials relating to ECFS alumni and staff, including Victoria Wagner and Martha Munzer, with Michaels's explanatory notes.

Barbara Michaels - archives administration (2 folders), 1987-1990s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 105, Folder: 5-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, notes, and other documents related to the establishment and use of the ECFS archives.

Jim (and Roy) Neuberger, 1946-1968, 2011, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 105, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Society for Ethical Culture ephemera.

Various contributors (7 folders), 1904-2013, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 105, Folder: 8-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Ephemera, photographs, and examples of student work, donated to archive by alumni. Photographs are of students, graduations, reunions, a Fieldston baseball team, and the campus, some with identifying information. Includes some non-ECFS-related images donated by alumni (including photos of African-Americans apparently in the Jim Crow South from Bea Rosenblum, developed at Windmann Studios).

Various contributors (2 folders), 1921-2006, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 62, Folder: 5-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Various contributors - reminiscences, 1990-2013, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 105, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Correspondence with memories from various alumni. Includes a 1975 letter from Anna Kalshoven Graham (Mrs. William Ivers), student of the Workingman's School and 1908 graduate of the Normal Training Department. Also includes note from former Athletic Director Anton Smith.

Various contributors - later work (5 folders), 1974-2011, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 105, Folder: 16-20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

News clippings, correspondence, and other biographical information about various Fieldston alumni and their personal and professional accomplishments. Includes some obituaries and memorial materials.

Subseries III.B. Alumni biographies, 1912-1999, inclusive

Scope and Contents

This subseries consists of materials collected by alumni, the school, and the Alumni Association for the archive. Most of the subseries is made up of biographical alumni materials, along with reunion books of updates on the lives of alumni from certain Fieldston classes. It also includes some mid-twentieth century alumni-relations materials.

Arrangement

This subseries is arranged in alphabetical order. (Items compiled by the Ethical Culture Fieldston School, with order imposed by the archivist.)

Alumni - biographical data - alphabetical (6 folders), 1912-1999, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 106, Folder: 1-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Files include notes, ephemera, news clippings, brief biographies, correspondence, and student work while at Fieldston. Type and volume of materials varies per person. Files for alumni Mischa Auer, Henry Dreyfuss, Rose Hannah Lewin Franken, Samuel Florman, Donald Harris, Lily Hayman, Michael Heidelberger, Alice Kahn Ladas, Joseph Mielziner, Howard Nemerov, Marie Neuberger, Hugh Nissenson, Robert Oppenheimer (3 folders), Gus Orstein, Gertrude Prince, Ithiel Pool, Richard Slobodin, and Paul Strand.

Alumni information cards, circa 1920s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 317 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Name cards, some with address or other information, possibly for alumni. Some with years ranging from 1904-1926.

Alumni information cards, circa 1929, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 317 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

1 box of index cards, arranged by chronologically, with information including name, address, and occupation for alumni from classes 1903-1929.

Alumni information cards, circa mid-twentieth century, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 316 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

3 boxes of index cards, arranged alphabetically, for alumni from the classes ranging from 1891-1942. All cards provide name, class, and contact information, with some cards providing information on colleges or universities attended, occupation, and marriage.

Alumni lists, 1930, 1964, 1978, 1981, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 106, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

List of alumni, list of college addresses, list of alumni publications, list of alumni families.

Alumni research project, 1959-1961, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 106, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Study conducted during the tenure of Director Victoria Wagner. Includes copies of "Fieldston-Ethical Culture Schools Alumni Study: Comprehensive Report" and "Values and Attitudes: A Summary of Findings."

Alumni reunion books (6 folders), 1968-1997, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 106, Folder: 9-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Books of updates on members of classes of 1938, 1943, 1948, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1962-1967, 1975, 1977, and 1987. Reunion photographs for classes of 1955 and 1959.

Alumni reunion books (4 folders), 1972-1978, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 298, Folder: 1-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Alumni reunion books for the classes of 1947, 1948, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1959, 1963, 1964, and 1968.

Alumni update clippings (7 folders), 1981-1989, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 135, Folder: 6-12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Primarily photographs, and clippings on alumni biographical updates from the ECS Reporter. Arranged chronologically by class year, from class of 1900 to class of 1989.

Articles and publications by alumni (2 folders), 1917-1978, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 106, Folder: 15-16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Class of 1947 50th reunion publication, 1997, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 273, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Alumni reunion newsletter in the style of Fieldston News.

Normal School alumni (2 folders), undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 107, Folder: 1-2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Two items on alumni. Book with list of graduates for each year.

World War II alumni correspondence (2 folders), 1944-1945, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 107, Folder: 3-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Letters from enlisted alumni to Luther Tate in response to the school's Christmas cards. Includes list of updates on alumni in military.

Yearbook excerpts (4 folders), 1929-1970, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 107, Folder: 5-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Pages on senior class.

Subseries III.C Mabel Towne Burnham, 1892-1970, inclusive

Scope and Contents

Mabel Towne Burnham, long-time Ethical Culture School employee, served in roles including Director of the Summer Play School in the 1920s, and Registrar in the 1930s. The series primarily contains scrapbooks she made during her years at Ethical Culture, along with clippings and ephemera intended for or removed from scrapbooks. It also includes some personal items (such as a diary and account books), and notebooks and printed matter from Essex High School and the Salem Normal School. The bulk of materials were created between 1900 and 1945.

Arrangement

This subseries begins with materials collected by Burnham on the Ethical Culture Schools, followed by materials related to her own education.

Scrapbooks - "M.T.B." (3 folders), 1919-1922, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 199, Folder: 1-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

One book for each academic year, with ephemera related to the Ethical Culture School, with some notes and photographs.

Scrapbooks - alumni (2 folders), 1952-1955, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 199, Folder: 4-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

News clippings on Ethical Culture and Fieldston School alumni.

Scrapbook clippings (6 folders), 1906-1929, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 199, Folder: 6-11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Clippings of correspondence, ephemera, and newspaper articles related to the Ethical Culture School.

Scrapbook clippings (13 folders), 1939-1947, 1953-1960, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 200, Folder: 1-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Clippings of correspondence, ephemera, and newspaper articles related to the Ethical Culture School.

Ethical Culture Society ephemera (3 folders), 1919-1947, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 201, Folder: 1-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Fieldston ephemera, 1970, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 201, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Materials related to the Ethical Culture Schools (10 folders), 1901-1947, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 201, Folder: 5-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Teacher schedules, class lists, ephemera, curriculum materials, reports, and student work.

Notebooks (3 folders), 1905-1922, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 201, Folder: 15-17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Diary 1907-1918, account book 1922, list of pupils, some other education-related notes.

Administrative notebooks - book and supply orders (3 folders), 1940-1957, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 202, Folder: 1-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Notes including entries on Salem Summer Shop supply orders and "household cash accounts." Also brochures on plays for children.

Essex High School ephemera, 1892-1941, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 202, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Ephemera from Essex High School and the Essex alumni association. Some pencil drawings and photographs.

Essex High School and Salem Normal School student notebooks (11 folders), 1895-1905, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 202, Folder: 5-15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Miscellaneous student notebooks, 1892-1904, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 202, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Notebooks used by Burnham or her pupils.

Salem Normal School ephemera (3 folders), 1897-1905, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 45, Folder: 1-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Booklets on various educational subjects, some with notes.

Salem Normal School - student publications, 1904, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 45, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Ephemera - other (4 folders), 1912-1938, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 45, Folder: 5-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Mostly materials related to education.

Duplicate print matter collected by Burnham, 1909-1964, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 203 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Record Group 9. Development and communications (1885-2009; 17.25 linear feet), 1885-2009, inclusive

Extent

17.25 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

Record Group 9 consists of materials related to development and communications efforts for the Ethical Culture Fieldston School. Subject matter includes development appeals, the management of gifts and funds, school programs, public relations, and strategic planning.

It contains a small amount of materials from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, but the vast majority of records were created after the establishment a dedicated program for fund-raising and publicity in the 1950s. Types of materials include correspondence, reports, meeting materials, press releases, ephemera, and news clippings. Files related to the celebration and publicity of the school's various anniversary celebrations can also be found in this record group.

Records related to fund-raising for the construction of new buildings, especially Tate Library, can be found in Record Group 10, Buildings and grounds. Administrative and Board of Governors materials in Record Group 1 also often involve development or public relations efforts.

Arrangement

This record group is arranged in three series:
Series I: Fund-raising and publicity before 1950
Series II: Fund-raising and publicity, 1950s-1970s
Series III: Development and communications, 1980-2000s

Series I. Fund-raising and publicity before 1950, 1885-1949, inclusive

Extent

1 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

This small series contains early fund-raising and publicity records, mostly related to the school's 60th Anniversary celebrations.

Arrangement

This series is arranged in chronological order (imposed by the archivist).

Workingman's School appeals and benefits, 1885, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 107, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Ephemera. Includes facsimiles of Ethical Culture Society "Building Fund" notebook and newspaper clipping.

50th Anniversary, 1926, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 107, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Pamphlet.

60th Anniversary - planning materials, 1938-1939, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 107, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Committee work, meeting materials, and Parent Teacher Association records.

60th Anniversary - correspondence (7 folders), 1938-193, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 107, Folder: 12-18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Correspondence of the administration, Parent and Teacher Association, alumni, vendors, and administrators and teachers at other schools. Topics include event planning, publicity, committee work, and the World's Fair film. Responses to invitations to the school's "birthday dinner" make up much of the files.

60th Anniversary - alumni-related materials, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 107, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

60th Anniversary - articles and speech transcripts, 1938-1939, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 107, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Also some ephemera and "scenario of film later shown at World's Fair - N.Y. - 1939."

60th Anniversary - brochures and flyers, 1938-1939, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 107, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

60th Anniversary - lists, publicity plans, and history (2 folders), 1938-1939, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 107, Folder: 22-23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Press releases, lists of notable alumni, "birthday dinner" materials, correspondence, and histories of the school.

60th Anniversary - sponsors and school events, 1936-1938, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 107, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Ephemera and list of sponsors, with correspondence accepting or declining.

Building fund - Fieldston Assembly Hall, 1945-1949, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 107, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, planning materials, lists.

Series II. Fund-raising and publicity, 1950s-1970s, 1950-1983, inclusive

Extent

12.25 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

Series II contains records from the administrative office for fund-raising and publicity from the 1950s through the 1970s. This era saw the establishment of the Ethical Fieldston Fund and the Development Committee, with regular appeals to alumni and parents, and simultaneously, the creation of the Public Relations Working Committee and the publication of the 1954 report, "A Public Relations Program for the Ethical Culture Schools."

Fund-raising materials include copies of appeals, committee and meeting materials, reports on campaigns and funds, and correspondence. Publicity efforts, often managed by the same staff, are represented in committee materials, correspondence, and a good deal of press releases, which were created frequently in this era. Background materials on various school programs, as well as some general school administrative records can also be found in this record group.

Related records can be found in Record Group 1, Subseries IV.C., the records of the editorial and publicity assistant to Director Victoria Wagner.

Arrangement

This series is arranged in four subseries:
Subseries II.A: Ethical Fieldston Fund and appeals
Subseries II.B: Projects, campaigns, and events
Subseries II.C: Administrative and foundational records
Subseries II.D: Public relations

Subseries II.A. Ethical Fieldston Fund and appeals, 1952-1980, inclusive

Scope and Contents

This subseries contains records related to the Ethical Fieldston Fund, and records of appeals to specific constituent groups, including alumni, parents, and grandparents.

Arrangement

Files in this subseries are arranged by their original order.

Ethical Fieldston Fund (3 folders), 1952-1962, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 108, Folder: 1-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Campaign materials and correspondence. Includes consultant's report "Capital Fund Raising Program," 1959.

Ethical Fieldston Fund - organization and personnel (5 folders), 1962-1969, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 108, Folder: 4-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Organization charts, job descriptions, timelines, memoranda, lists, and planning documents for various campaigns and committees.

Ethical Fieldston Fund - constitution and by-laws, 1963-1965, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 108, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Also includes 509a3 letter and lists of officers.

Ethical Fieldston Fund (4 folders), 1967-1972, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 108, Folder: 10-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Reports, correspondence, solicitor information, committee materials, and meeting minutes.

Ethical Fieldston Fund - Executive Committee (6 folders), 1970-1980, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 108, Folder: 14-19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Meeting materials, correspondence, lists of members, and financial data, on topics including campaigns, foundation work, state of the fund, and events. Some correspondence relates to the publication of the Ethical Reporter and alumni directory.

Robert Schwartz (2 folders), 1971-1975, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 108, Folder: 20-21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Correspondence of Schwartz, Chairman of the Ethical Fieldston fund.

Ethical Fieldston Fund - annual appeals (3 folders), 1973-1975, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 109, Folder: 1-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Ethical Fieldston Fund contributors (2 folders), 1974-1976, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 109, Folder: 4-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Ethical Fieldston Fund - Board of Directors, 1976-1977, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 109, Offsite-Box: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Includes 1975 Ethical Fieldston Fund Manual of Procedures.

Ethical Fieldston Fund - annual appeals (4 folders), 1976-1979, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 109, Folder: 7-10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Ethical Fieldston Fund - theater benefit, 1976-1980, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 109, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Also includes general fund-raising and planning materials.

Specific foundations (4 folders), 1957-1977, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 109, Folder: 12-15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and notes. Foundations organized alphabetically or by likelihood of giving.

Foundation appeals and information (5 folders), 1965-1973, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 109, Folder: 16-20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Foundation information (3 folders), 1973-1975, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 110, Folder: 1-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Foundations, correspondence with (2 folders), 1977-1979, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 110, Folder: 4-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Appeals - procedures and outlines, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 110, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Fund-raising appeals and notes, 1956-1959, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 110, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Various appeals (8 folders), 1956-1976, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 110, Folder: 8-15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Appeals, related to guidance and social work, arts, Tate Library, and other school programs.

Alumni appeals (3 folders), 1962-1975, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 110, Folder: 16-18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Appeals to alumni and work with the Alumni Association.

Alumni - Middle Range Committee records (3 folders), 1968-1973, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 110, Folder: 19-21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Alumni - reunions (6 folders), 1965-1975, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 110, Folder: 22-27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, lists of alumni, and solicitations.

Class agent letters, 1968-1971, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 111, Folder: 1-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, including solicitation letters, and lists of results.

Parents of graduates, 1958-1951, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 111, Folder: 15-16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Includes list of parents - classes of 1915-1950.

Parents council, 1965-1967, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 112, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Parents of graduates - appeals (5 folders), 1966-1970, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 112, Folder: 2-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Includes records for the class agents, mass appeals, and the Parents VI Form Committee.

New parents (3 folders), 1967-1976, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 112, Folder: 7-9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Parents of graduates, 1969-1971, 1976-1977, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 112, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Parents - middle and upper range (4 folders), 1967-1971, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 112, Folder: 11-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Parents, 1971-1976, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 112, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Includes materials on fund-raising and Parent and Teacher Association programs.

Grandparents (4 folders), 1963-1968, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 112, Folder: 16-19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Lists of grandparents, correspondence, grandparent events.

Grandparents - appeals (3 folders), 1967-1975, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 113, Folder: 1-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Grandparents Committee work and appeals to grandparents.

Faculty appeals and contributions, 1960-1967, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 113, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Appeals by profession (2 folders), 1969-1971, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 113, Folder: 5-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Luncheons and other events for members of specific professions: lawyers, doctors, or individuals working in communications or finance.

College class solicitations, 1970-1971, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 113, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Appeals from current college students to their classmates.

Subseries II.B. Projects, campaigns, and events, 1951-1980, inclusive

Scope and Contents

This subseries contains records for various fund-raising campaigns and projects, as well as information on other school programs for fund-raising or publicity use.

Arrangement

This subseries is arranged in chronological order.

Ephemera, 1951-1959, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 113, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Ephemera, including for the 1951 "Emergency Campaign."

Development projects - various (2 folders), 1955-1970, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 113, Folder: 9-10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Includes the gymnasium building fund and 3-School programs.

Background materials (2 folders), 1956-1968, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 113, Folder: 11-12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Information on teacher training and tuition.

Art auctions (2 folders), 1959-1968, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 113, Folder: 13-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Ephemera, new clippings, and press releases and other publicity materials.

Art auction ephemera - oversize, 1968, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 62, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Ethical school expansion, 1962-1962, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 113, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Fieldston tutorial program and summer school, 1964-1973, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 113, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Upward Bound (4 folders), 1965-1969, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 113, Folder: 18-21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Program information, foundation and other fund-raising work, some publicity work and press clippings.

Tate Library forum and committee, 1966-1967, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 114, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Large Gifts Committee (2 folders), 1967-1969, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 114, Folder: 2-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Projects - various (7 folders), 1967-1978, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 114, Folder: 4-10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Topics include Expo '71, Fieldston auditorium project, arts programs, the Second Century Fund, and the 1978 Gala.

Tate Library donor cards, circa 1970, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 317 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Box in index cards, in alphabetical order, with names and addresses of donors. (Cards contain no information about amounts donated.)

General school information and miscellaneous (2 folders), 1970-1976, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 114, Folder: 11-12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

School lists (2 folders), 1970-1973, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 114, Folder: 13-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Fund-raising lists such as solicitors and potential contributors, and registration lists such as new acceptances or college matriculations.

Benefits (4 folders), 1979-1980, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 114, Folder: 15-18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and planning documents for raffles, events, and performances.

Subseries II.C. Administrative and foundational records, 1951-1978, inclusive

Scope and Contents

This subseries consists of materials created on the history of fund-raising at the Ethical Culture Fieldston Schools, as well as administrative records from the fund-raising and publicity offices.

Arrangement

This subseries is arranged in chronological order.

History of fund-raising (4 folders), circa 1950-1962, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 114, Folder: 18-22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Materials compiled on the early history of fund-raising at the schools. Includes several lists, such as early donors to the Workingman's School or alumni contributions by year. Also includes records on the establishment of the Development Committee and reports on various fund-raising efforts during the 1950s.

Constitutions and by-laws (2 folders), 1951-1978, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 114, Folder: 23-24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

For the Ethical Culture Schools and the Ethical Fieldston Fund.

Personnel practices, 1957, 1961, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 114, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Regulatory matters, 1962-1975, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 114, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Materials related to government regulation and tax exemptions.

Administrative supplies and vendors (7 folders), 1965-1977, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 115, Folder: 1-7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Invoices, purchase requisitions, receipts, and correspondence related to office supplies, postage, materials for stationery and brochure printers, and other vendor services and products.

Accounts and daily reports (2 folders), 1966-1977, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 115, Folder: 8-9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Administration and faculty (2 folders), 1972-1975, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 115, Folder: 10-11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and meeting minutes.

Subseries II.D. Public relations, 1950-1983, inclusive

Scope and Contents

This subseries contains records related to the planning and execution of public relations programs.

Arrangement

This subseries is arranged in chronological order, followed by materials related to the observance of school anniversaries, and by press releases.

Report: A Public Relations Program for the Ethical Culture Schools (2 folders), 1954-1958, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 115, Folder: 12-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Copies of 1954 report by Rosalie Slocum, with progress report updates.

Public Relations Working Committee (2 folders), 1954-1963, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 115, Folder: 14-15 (Material Type: slide_case)
Scope and Contents

Minutes, planning documents, some correspondence, lists of members. Also copy of "Administrative procedures for special projects operated by the Ethical Culture Schools, " 1956.

Background materials for campaigns (7 folders), 1954-1959, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 115, Folder: 16-22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Folders (original titles): Faculty - cailiber of, ECS influence on public education, Research programs - the search for new truths, Outstanding characteristics of ECS program, Students - caliber of and college record, Alumni - caliber of, and Scholarship program.

Committees, 1955-1958, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 115, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Guidelines and procedures, meeting materials, lists of members, and memoranda for the Publications Committee, and the Information Committee (renamed as the News and Research Committee in 1956).

Parents Council and Parent and Teacher Association, 1957-1972, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 116, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Clippings and publications, 1959, 1965, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 116, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Teaching and Learning, 1962-1973, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 116, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Various projects (4 folders), 1964-1976, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 116, Folder: 4-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Materials relating to a scholarship program report, brochure production, the "Sunshine '73" event, and establishment of a book award.

Archives inquiry - Lewis Hine, 1967-1983, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 116, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Publicity (2 folders), 1971-1977, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 116, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Anniversaries (5 folders), 1950- 1983, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 116, Folder: 11-15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Press releases, plans, news clippings, correspondence, ephemera, and other materials related to the Ethical Culture School's 75th, 85th, and 100th anniversary celebrations, and the Fieldston Lower 50th anniversary.

Press releases (5 folders), 1961-1966, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 116, Folder: 16-20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Press releases throughout this series typically publicize student and faculty achievements, new hires, school athletics, performances and exhibitions, and other events. Often press releases are intended for specific local publications.

Press releases (11 folders), 1966-1972, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 117, Folder: 1-11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Press releases (2 folders), 1970-1983, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 118, Folder: 1-2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

1977-1979 files also contain some correspondence.

Clippings scrapbooks (2 books), 1970-1991, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 266 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series III. Development and communications, 1980s-2000s, 1977-2009, inclusive

Extent

4 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

This series consists of records from the development and communications offices. In addition to specific fund-raising campaigns, it contains records related to long-term strategic planning and branding of the schools. Types of materials include meeting materials, correspondence (often printed emails, in later records), memorandum, reports, ephemera, notes, news clippings.

Arrangement

This series is arranged in alphabetical order (imposed by the archivist).

125th Anniversary, 2004, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 118, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Accreditation and by-laws, 1984, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 118, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Administrative, 1991-1992, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 118, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Alumni, 2004-2005, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 118, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Building projects (4 folders), 2003-2005, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 118, Folder: 8-11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Communications, development, and environmental sustainability materials.

Campaigns and appeals (3 folders), 1977-2003, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 118, Folder: 12-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Capital Campaign Planning Committee, 1978-1980s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 119, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Background materials and meeting minutes for 1984 project.

Capital Campaign feasibility study, 1993, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 119, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

ECS Reporter - draft copies and galleys, 1981-1992, 2006, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 273, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Editorial drafts of the ECS Reporter demonstrating changes in formatting and word processing procedures. Also with 2006 letter on donation of copies.

Ethical Fieldston Endowment Campaign, 1984-1989, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 119, Folder: 3-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Meeting minutes and ephemera.

Ethical Fieldston Fund (6 folders), 1980-2000, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 119, Folder: 5-10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Annual appeals and auctions.

Foundations (2 folders), 1980-1981, 1991, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 119, Folder: 11-12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Funds - endowed and named (2 folders), 1991-2001, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 119, Folder: 13-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Grandparents (2 folders), 1979-1993, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 119, Folder: 15-16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Mostly Grandparents Day materials.

Long-range plan report, 1977-1987, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 119, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Major gifts (3 folders), 1993-1994, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 120, Folder: 1-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Records of the Major Gifts Committee, and major gift assignments.

Miscellaneous ephemera, 1985-2009, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 120, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

New York State Association of Independent Schools (4 folders), 1990-1997, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 120, Folder: 5-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Regarding development planning, school evaluations, and regulations.

Office for Institutional Advancement and Alumni, 2003-2004, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 120, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Other schools, 2001-2004, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 120, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photo archive, 1987-1990, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 120, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Proposals, 1993-2000, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 120, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Proposals for funding of new programs and facilities.

Press releases (3 folders), 1983-1992, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 120, Folder: 13-15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

With some related ephemera or news clippings.

Public relations - correspondence and guidelines, 1982-1992, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 121, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Reports and budgets, 1993-2003, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 121, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Strategic planning (4 folders), 1991, 1999-2002, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 121, Folder: 3-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Includes multiple copies of plan 2000 Strategic Action Plan.

Videos (3 folders), 1985-1994, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 121, Folder: 7-9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Materials related to production of videos on the schools, for campaigns.

Record Group 10. Buildings and grounds (1882-2005; 26.65 linear feet), 1882-2005, inclusive

Extent

26.65 Linear feet

Scope and Contents Note

The Buildings and grounds series primarily contains materials related to the construction of Ethical Culture School buildings, both in Manhattan and the Bronx. A large portion of the record group is devoted to the planning and construction of Tate Library on the Fieldston campus in the 1960s and 1970s. Types of materials include correspondence, meeting materials, ephemera, government documents, news clippings, press releases, photographs, and architectural drawings.

Records related to fundraising efforts, especially for the construction of the Midtown Ethical Culture School building during the 1920s and the Tate Library during the 1960s, are also included. Architectural drawings and diagrams are generally oversize. For the most part, architectural images appear to have been produced for display or general information, not for use during construction.

Arrangement Note

This record group is organized in three series:

Series I. 33 Central Park West
Series II. Fieldston buildings and properties
Series III. Tate Library

Series I. Ethical Culture School, 33 Central Park West, 1882-2002, inclusive

Extent

4.54 Linear feet

Scope and Contents Note

This series contains materials related to the Midtown Ethical Culture School at 33 Central Park West in Manhattan. There are also two items related to the affiliated summer camp in Cooperstown, New York.

Arrangement Note

Files are arranged in chronological order.

Laying of the cornerstone, 1882, 1902

Offsite-Box: 300, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Ephemera from laying of the cornerstone events.

Lincoln Center plaza proposal (2 folders), 1966-1969

Offsite-Box: 300, Folder: 2-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Materials relating to a proposed plaza between Lincoln Center and Central Park West, as well as other construction affecting the Midtown Ethical Culture School property.

Diagram of columns, 33 Central Park West, 1902

Drawer: 2NW, Folder: FF-2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Diagrams of interior and exterior columns, with size and load capacities for each. Carrère and Hastings. 3 sheets.

Architectural drawings, 33 Central Park West, 1902

Drawer: 2NW, Folder: FF-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Reproductions of 1902 originals. First floor mezzanine, fifth floor plan, and exterior elevation, from architect Robert D. Kohn. 3 sheets.

Architectural plans, 33 Central Park West, 1952

Drawer: 2NW, Folder: FF-11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Copies of plans from Emery, Roth & Sons. 6 sheets.

Cooperstown summer camp plans, 1931

Drawer: 2NW, Folder: FF-10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Front and rear elevations, longitudinal section, and miscellaneous details of recreation hall. 2 sheets.

Ethical Culture School and Ethical Culture Society architectural plans, circa 1955-1960

Drawer: 2NW, Folder: FF-12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

From Schuman, Lichtenstein, Claman, Efron. 6 sheets.

Series II. Fieldston buildings and property, 1924-2005

Extent

13.73 Linear feet

Scope and Contents Note

This series contains materials related to the buildings and grounds of the Fieldston School campus in the Bronx.

Arrangement Note

Files are arranged in chronological order.

Building campaign (4 folders), 1924-1936

Offsite-Box: 300, Folder: 4-7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Sometimes referred to as the "50th anniversary fund." Files include correspondence, project budget breakdowns, and lists of donors or prospective donors. Correspondence includes both internal discussion of fund-raising efforts and strategy as well as correspondence with donors. Includes Felix Adler's initial description of the project, with correspondence in response.

Building Committee correspondence, 1924-1936

Offsite-Box: 300, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Fieldston Borough property map, 1927

Drawer: 2NW, Folder: FF-9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Map of property lots, with handwritten note for site of school.

Fieldston Road property, 1927-1967

Offsite-Box: 300, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Copies of deeds, titles, policies, and surveys.

Appraisal report, 1929

Offsite-Box: 300, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Bound report from the American Appraisal Company. Inventory (with values) of furniture and fixtures. Also contains undated card notifying delay of school opening due to "infantile paralysis contagion."

Opening and dedication materials (4 folders), 1943-1981

Offsite-Box: 300, Folder: 11-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Text of address by Haven Emerson, M.D at dedication of Dr. Henry Kelly Memorial Laboratory, 1943; invitation to gymnasium opening, 1956; program from dedication of Fieldston School Auditorium in honor of Vivian T. Thayer, 1980; program and list of commemorative gift opportunities for George Ray Darby and Philip Kotlar Laboratories, 1981.

Fieldston Lower building, 1962

Offsite-Box: 300, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Photograph and news clippings.

Fieldston Road (3 folders), 1964-1967

Offsite-Box: 300, Folder: 16-18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Correspondence, news clippings, and city documents regarding the Fieldston lot, permission to build in bed of street, and agreements with neighboring properties, and the City Planning Commission.

Scope and Contents Note

Promotional packet on project, descriptive materials from exhibit "Planning a New Library, 1966-1970," and background items possibly used for fund-raising or Luther Tate research. Includes alumni study circa 1958.

Land use plan for Fieldston, 1988

Offsite-Box: 300, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Document presented to the Board of Governors.

Topography between Fieldston Road and Greystone Avenue, 1929

Drawer: 2NW, Folder: FF-1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Revised 1931. Map of site, pre-construction. Approximately 24x68 inches.

Fieldston site survey, 1937

Drawer: 2NW, Folder: FF-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Copy of 1937 survey with 1956 additions from surveyor Albert E. Wheeler. 2 sheets.

Fieldston Aquatic Facility [Pool] Renovation, 1990, inclusive

Drawer: 2NW, Folder: FF-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Set of plans by The Eggers Group; Walter P. Bishop; and Lovett & Rozman.

Fieldston campus bird's eye photographs (2 oversize files), circa 1990s-2000s

Drawer: 2NW, Folder: FF-23 - FF-24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Large-scale (30x40") photographs adhered to foam board of campus during construction. 9 boards.

Fieldston Lower plans, 2004-2005

Drawer: 2NW, Folder: FF-21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Display plans adhered to foam board by Paul Buck. Also one sheet of Fieldston Lower Garden plan from Michael Van Valkenberg Associates. 4 boards.

Fieldston site plan, 2004

Drawer: 2NW, Folder: FF-20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

"Entire site logistical plan" from Tishman Construction. 1 board.

Building renovation plans, 2004-2005

Drawer: 2NW, Folder: FF-22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Display plans adhered to foam board by Cooper, Robertson and Partners. 5 boards.

Various Fieldston campus-related, 1932-2000, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 272, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Fieldston Lower "Valve Chart Controlling Water Supply System," 1932. ECFS Master Plan (for campus), 2000. Facsimiles of plans and illustrations, undated.

Various plans (2 folders), 1951-2015, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 59, Folder: 13-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Dower House subdivision blueprints, 1951. Copies of plans for all schools, 1998. Planning document for Fieldston Lower Adler Lab, 2015.

Series III. Tate Library, 1961-1973, inclusive

Extent

8.38 Linear feet

Scope and Contents Note

This series contains records relating to the planning, funding, construction, and furnishing of Tate Library.

Arrangement Note

This series is arranged in original order.

Tate Library Committees (5 folders), 1966-1969

Offsite-Box: 301, Folder: 1-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Includes the Steering Committee and the Interior Design Subcommittee.

Events - non-fundraising (15 folders), 1966-1971

Offsite-Box: 301, Folder: 6-20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Includes Luther Tate memorial service, ground-breaking ceremony, dedications, tours, opening exhibition, Shakespeare night.

Events - fundraising (4 folders), 1967-1969

Offsite-Box: 301, Folder: 21-24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Fundraising (6 folders), 1964-1970

Offsite-Box: 301, Folder: 25-30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Materials related to foundations, donors, the Task Force and solicitors.

Business Office (9 folders), 1963-1973

Offsite-Box: 301, Folder: 31-39 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Financial statements and reports, and materials related to moving, permits, and maintenance.

Contribution acknowledgements - A-G (7 folders), 1966-1970

Offsite-Box: 301, Folder: 40-46 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Contribution acknowledgements - H-Z (17 folders), 1966-1970

Offsite-Box: 302, Folder: 1-17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Fundraising - lists (4 folders), undated

Offsite-Box: 301, Folder: 18-21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Fundraising materials (4 folders), 1966-1969

Offsite-Box: 302, Folder: 22-25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Ephemera, forms, correspondence templates.

Memorial and class gifts (11 folders), 1968-1970

Offsite-Box: 302, Folder: 26-36 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Library planner, 1966-1970

Offsite-Box: 302, Folder: 38-42 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Includes records of the Library Planning Committee, inquiries for named spaces, and consultant Ellsworth Mason materials.

Architects: Murphy and Mackey, 1966-1970

Offsite-Box: 302, Folder: 43-46 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Change orders [2], color samples, contracts and fees.

Architects: Murphy and Mackey (8 folders), 1966-1970

Offsite-Box: 303, Folder: 1-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Correspondence regarding construction [2], cost estimates, floor plans and elevations, hardware, pay out schedules, sub-contractors, value of real estate.

Awards (3 folders), 1972

Offsite-Box: 303, Folder: 9-11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Budgets, undated

Offsite-Box: 303, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Construction (11 folders), 1966-1973

Offsite-Box: 303, Folder: 13-23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Air conditioning, air control, acoustics, Berger [engineer], blasting, building plan changes, Certified Testing Labs (concrete testing), conference summaries (with architects and consultants), Ellsworth Mason [consultant], site plan, space dimensions.

Cuzzi Bros. & Singer, Inc. (contractors) (8 folders), 1966-1971

Offsite-Box: 303, Folder: 24-31 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Contract agreement, correspondence regarding construction, credits, electric, lien wavers, lighting, payout statements and lists, survey of surrounding buildings. Files include some Murphy and Mackey materials.

Cost analysis, 1969

Offsite-Box: 303, Folder: 32 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Interior furnishings (6 folders), 1968-1970

Offsite-Box: 303, Folder: 33-38 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Audio-visual equipment and plans [2], bids, carpet sample, contract bids, Design Group, Educational and Institutional Cooperative Service, elevators, fabrics, furniture specifications, Hercules Flooring, Knoll Associates, orders [2], Risom Design, suppliers suggested, Virginia Metals.

Interior furnishings continued (3 folders), 1969-1970, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 304, Folder: 1-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Landscaping, 1968-1970

Offsite-Box: 304, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Broadway Nursery [empty], Friedberg, memorial trees, miscellaneous, reading garden, Rosedale Nurseries.

Maintenance, 1970-1971

Offsite-Box: 304, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Correspondence with Clem Irwin.

Memorials (5 folders), 1961-1972

Offsite-Box: 304, Folder: 6-10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Relating to named memorial plaques and spaces in Tate Library. Includes four folders on plaques and donations for the Ethical Fieldston Fund, prior to 1963.

Vendors (4 folders), 1966-1969, undated

Offsite-Box: 304, Folder: 11-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Correspondence between staff (primarily Rosemary Slocum) and vendors including Murphy and Mackey Architects. Includes list of furniture and lighting discussions. Also vendor materials from Steelcase, Virginia Metal Products, and Murphy and Mackey.

Tate Library - sketches and renderings for opening exhibit, circa 1970, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 304, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Tate Library - fundraising (3 folders), 1961-1970

Offsite-Box: 300, Folder: 19-21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Promotional packet on project, descriptive materials from exhibit "Planning a New Library, 1966-1970," and background items possibly used for fund-raising or Luther Tate research. Includes alumni study circa 1958.

Tate Library - planning (4 folders), 1966-1970

Offsite-Box: 300, Folder: 22-25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Includes Tate Library Committee records, faculty suggestions, furniture plan, photograph with rendering, Department of Building form with notes, and booklet "Program for a New Library."

Tate Library general information, undated

Offsite-Box: 302, Folder: 37 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Tate Library - architectural plans, elevations, diagrams, sections, furniture plans, etc. (4 folders oversize), 1967-1969, inclusive

Drawer: 2NW, Folder: FF-5 - FF-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Plans from Murphy & Mackey, Emery Roth & Sons, Robert Cohn & Clarence Stein, Virginia Metal products, and unattributed.

Tate Library - opening exhibition display, circa 1970, inclusive

Drawer: 2NW, Folder: FF-19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Two fold-out display panels, along with copies of photographs and architectural drawings (some still mounted on board). Display copies only preserved in cases where original photographs or drawings are not found in this record group.

Record Group 11. Print matter (1881-2017; 79.25 linear feet), 1881-2017, inclusive

Extent

79.25 Linear feet

Scope and Contents Note

This record group contains publications and ephemera created by the schools, students, and related groups, with intended distribution to students, faculty, parents, alumni, prospective families, and the education community. Types of items include newsletters, periodicals, brochures, fliers, yearbooks, annual reports, handbooks, directories, and other promotional items.

The earliest items in the record group date to the late nineteenth century, but the majority of items were created between 1928 and 2010.

Arrangement

This record group is arranged in five series:
Series I. 3-School print matter
Series II. Student print matter
Series III. Parent and Teacher Association print matter
Series IV. Alumni print matter
Series V. Duplicate print matter
Series VI. Published books

Series I: 3-School print matter and ephemera, 1881-2017, inclusive

Extent

15.25 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

Materials in this series were created by the 3-School administration, and by individual schools. There is a small amount of ephemera from other institutions (usually mentioning the Ethical Culture Fieldston School or related to education).

Arrangement

This series begins with ephemera, followed by publications and ongoing printed materials.

School brochures and ephemera (18 folders), 1892-1939, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 157, Folder: 1-18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Ethical Culture School ephemera, including descriptions of curriculum. Includes two Branch School brochures.

Normal School brochures and ephemera (3 folders), 1903-1938, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 157, Folder: 19-21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Fieldston brochures and descriptions of curriculum (2 folders), 1928-1967, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 158, Folder: 1-2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Includes brochures for the Pre-professional Course for Women, 1928 and 1929.

Fieldston - course catalogs (9 folders), 1987-2015, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 158, Folder: 3-11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Annual catalogs of course offerings, with some Alternative Learning Period catalogs, Form I program descriptions, and other related materials.

Fieldston Lower and Ethical Culture - curriculum descriptions, 1991-1997, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 158, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

School brochures and general ephemera (3 folders), 1940-1958, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 158, Folder: 13-15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

School brochures and general ephemera (16 folders), 1950-2013, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 159, Folder: 1-16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Admissions brochures and ephemera (3 folders), 1975-1994, circa 2000s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 159, Folder: 17-19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Admissions booklet, circa 2001-2007, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 62, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Camp and summer program ephemera (4 folders), 1925-2013, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 159, Folder: 20-23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Includes materials related to the Fieldston Enrichment program.

Arts ephemera (7 folders), 1955-2011, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 160, Folder: 1-7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Mostly programs and fliers for Fieldston student performances. Materials created both by the school and by students.

Homecoming and sports/athletics ephemera (3 folders), 1978-2011, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 160, Folder: 8-10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Handbooks for Fieldston students, 1954-2006, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 160, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Development ephemera (10 folders), circa 1940s-2010s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 160, Folder: 12-21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Published articles about Ethical Culture Schools and the curriculum by faculty (2 folders), 1884-1929, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 160, Folder: 22-23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Reprints and pamphlets, regarding the schools, and ethics and education generally. Published both by the schools and externally.

Published articles about Ethical Culture Schools and the curriculum by faculty (6 folders), 1930-1999, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 161, Folder: 1-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Continued as above.

Ephemera and publications from other institutions (11 folders), 1908-2010, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 161, Folder: 7-17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Includes ephemera and publications from the Society for Ethical Culture and the American Ethical Union.

Other institutions - Progressive Education Association curriculum material (5 folders), 1938-1939, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 193, Folder: 1-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Other institutions - Progressive Education Association journal, 1935-1942, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 194 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Teaching and Learning (4 folders), 1958-1971, 2000-2001, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 162, Folder: 1-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Teaching and Learning - bound copies

Offsite-Box: 326 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

School and Home News and ECS Reporter, 1939-1971, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 327 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

School and Home News, published witih the Parent and Teacher Association, until 1952. ECS Reporter published beginning 1952.

ECS Reporter, 1971-2001, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 328 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

ECS Reporter - bound volumes, 1952-1966, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 329 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

ECS Reporter - bound volumes, 1964-1986, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 337 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

ECS Reporter (5 folders), 2001-2013, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 162, Folder: 5-9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Newsletters (7 folders), 1971-2010, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 162, Folder: 10-16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Copies of newsletters from the administrations of the Midtown Ethical Culture School, Fieldston, and Fieldston Lower, along with "Field Notes," "Bits and Pieces: Notes from the Business Office," and "The ECS Professional Newsletter."

Other publications - occasional (4 folders), 1916-1975, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 162, Folder: 17-21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

The Ethical Culture School Record (1916, 1926), "The First Sixty Years: An Historical Sketch of the Ethical Culture Schools" by Mabel R. Goodlander (1939), Report of the Centennial Educational Conference (1979), Fieldston evaluation reports (1971, 1975).

Annual reports (4 folders), 1881-1883, 1976-1977, 1992-1999, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 162, Folder: 22-25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Includes early annual reports for the Workingman's School.

Annual reports (3 folders), 2001-2014, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 163, Folder: 1-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Handbooks for faculty and staff (11 folders), 1953-2006, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 163, Folder: 4-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Handbooks for parents and families (3 folders), 1927-1996, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 163, Folder: 15-17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Materials created both by the school and the Parent and Teacher Association.

School calendars (3 folders), 1928-1994, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 163, Folder: 18-20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

School calendars (2 folders), 1995-2011, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 164, Folder: 1-2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Directories (17 folders), 1932-2005, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 164, Folder: 3-19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Directories published for families, with contact information for students, faculty and administration.

Directories (6 folders), 2005-2012, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 165, Folder: 1-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Continued as above.

Various print matter (11 folders), 1909-2017, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 298, Folder: 5-15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

May include some duplicate materials. Commencement items (1950-1978, 2015-2017), including programs, invitations, senior dinner materials. Various directories: 1990 Network of Progressive Educators, Fieldston 1989-1990, 2012-2013 Ethical Culture Fieldston School, 2013-2014 ECFS Photo Directory (Faculty, Administration, Staff). Various bulletins (1991-1993), including Midtown P&T, and Midtown Friday Finish Lines. Various other print matter (1952-2017). Ethical Culture Society ephemera (1909-1951).

Various print matter, 1939-2008, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 319 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

May include some duplicate materials. School calendars, 1939-2002. Mailings to parents, 1957-2008. Bulletins (various schools), 1992-2008. Alumni class newsletters, 1992-1994. Reports to the Board of Governors, 1981-1988. Also includes duplicate copies of Fieldston news, 2016 Fieldston yearbook, and other ephemera.

Series II. Student publications, 1901-2015

Extent

28 Linear feet

Scope and Contents Note

This series contains materials created by students, or created through student programs. Most materials in this series were created by students of the Fieldston School, with some created at the Midtown Ethical Culture and Fieldston Lower schools.

Arrangement

This series begins with journals and magazines, followed by newspapers and yearbooks.

Inklings (8 folders), 1901-1915, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 165, Folder: 7-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Inklings (8 folders), 1917-1932, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 166, Folder: 1-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Inklings - bound copies, 1901-1928, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 330 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Inklings - bound copies, 1921-1928, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 326 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Inklings - oversize, 1907

Offsite-Box: 62, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Ethica Light, 1925-1927, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 272, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Oversize issues.

The Ethica-Light (2 folders), 1926-1927, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 166, Folder: 9-10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Fragile, with some pages in fragments.

Yearbooks of the elementary school (2 folders), 1907-1911, 1922, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 166, Folder: 11-12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Occasional student publications, 1920-1928, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 166, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

New Inklings (7 folders), 1937-1962, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 166, Folder: 14-20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

New Inklings (4 folders), 1937-1995, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 167, Folder: 1-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Fieldston Literary Magazine (13 folders), 1969-2013, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 167, Folder: 5-17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Under several titles, including "Lit Mag."

Literary and poetry magazines - other (3 folders), 1935-1979, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 167, Folder: 18-20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Literary and poetry magazines - other (2 folders), 1980-2014, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 168, Folder: 1-2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Speak Out, A Forum of Student Opinion (4 folders), 1963-1971, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 168, Folder: 3-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Maverick (2 folders), 1986-2001, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 168, Folder: 7-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Kaleidoscope, 1991-2002, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 168, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Dope Ink Prints (4 folders), 1995-2013, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 168, Folder: 10-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Community Server, 1996-2001, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 168, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Middle School publications (4 folders), 1930, 1954-2015, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 168, Folder: 15-18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Newspapers and literary publications from Middle School students, or Form I and II students.

Art and photography magazines (3 folders), 1935-2010, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 168, Folder: 19-21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Fieldston Press guides, 1935, 1974, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 168, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Occasional student publications (6 folders), 1934, 1990-2008, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 174, Folder: 1-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

The Eagle Chinese (undated), The Fieldston Historical Review (1999-2000, 2007-2008), The Fieldston Review (1995), The Gouda (2006), The Student Looks At War (1935), S.U.M.E Chronicle (1990).

Other occasional publications (5 folders), 1931-2014, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 174, Folder: 7-11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Includes commencement booklet produced by the Teacher Education Department class of 1936.

Fieldston News, 1928-1968, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 331 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Incomplete run, especially before 1960.

Fieldston News, 1969-1980, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 332 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Fieldston News, 1981-1999, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 333 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Fieldston News, 2000-2009, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 334 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Fieldston News - special publications (2 folders), 1929-2010, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 174, Folder: 12-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Hilltop Press and Interschool News, 1949, 1972-1984, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 174, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Fieldston Chronicle (2 folders), 1991-1999, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 174, Folder: 15-16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Fieldston guides (2 folders), 1960-1980, 2013, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 174, Folder: 17-18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Guides to campus and extracurricular activities written by students. Some published by the Student Council or Fieldston News.

Midtown and Fieldston Lower occasional publications (4 folders), 1930-1999, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 174, Folder: 19-22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Midtown and Fieldston Lower occasional publications - cookbooks, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 193, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Yearbooks, Fieldston, 1929-1934, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 178 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Yearbooks, Fieldston, 1935-1943, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 179 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Yearbooks, Fieldston, 1944-1954, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 180 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Yearbooks, Fieldston, 1955-1963, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 181 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Yearbooks, Fieldston, 1964-1971, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 182 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Yearbooks, Fieldston, 1972-1979, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 183 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Yearbooks, Fieldston, 1980-1986, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 184 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Yearbooks, Fieldston, 1987-1993, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 185 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Yearbooks, Fieldston, 1994-1999, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 186 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Yearbooks, Fieldston, 2000-2005, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 187 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Yearbooks, Fieldston, 2006-2009, 2011, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 188 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Yearbooks, Fieldston, 2012, 2014-2015, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 189 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Yearbooks, Fieldston Middle, 2011, 2013-2015, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 189 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Yearbooks, Midtown and Fieldston Lower (6 folders), 1992-2011, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 193, Folder: 7-12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Compiled publications - Fieldston News and ECS Reporter (13 folders), 1932-1963, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 190, Folder: 1-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Compiled copies of Fieldston News, 1940-1970, and the ECS Reporter, 1952-1981. Also includes one issue of the Hilltop Press, and several copies of the Intelligencer. "From E.L. 8 April 1953" Some from the office of faculty Elbert Lenrow.

Compiled publications - Fieldston News and ECS Reporter, 1952-1981, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 191 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Continued as above.

Yearbooks, Fieldston, 2016, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 340 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series III. Parents' and Teachers' Association, 1918-2001, inclusive

Extent

3.5 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

Materials in this series were created by the Parent and Teacher Association, sometimes in partnership with the administration.

Arrangement

This series begins with journals and newsletters, followed by ephemera and administrative materials.

School and Home, 1918-1937, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 339 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

School and Home (2 folders), 1938-1941, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 174, Folder: 23-24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

School and Home - reprints and indices, 1925-1926, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 174, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Bulletin, 1928-1939, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 175, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Midtown Bulletin (2 folders), 1965-1975, 1990-1994, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 175, Folder: 2-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Midtown Matters

Offsite-Box: 175, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Ethical Culture P&T Bulletin (3 folders), 1994-2001, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 175, Folder: 5-7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Fieldston Lower School P&T News and Bulletin (4 folders), 1947-1995, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 175, Folder: 8-11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Fieldston P&T News (2 folders), 1990-2001, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 175, Folder: 12-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Administrative materials, 1981-1996, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 175, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Includes copy of Leadership Guidelines and P&T Association constitution and by-laws (undated).

Ephemera, 1948-1996, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 175, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Miscellaneous and occasional publications (3 folders), 1948-1991, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 175, Folder: 16-18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Fieldston Lower School P&T News and Bulletin - bound copies, 1958-1973, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 329 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

School and Home - bound copies, 1918-1937, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 335 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series IV. Alumni publications, 1911-2010, inclusive

Extent

2 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

This series contains materials created by alumni, the Alumni Association, or the administration for use by alumni.

Arrangement

Items in the series are arranged largely in chronological order.

Alumni publications (3 folders), 1911-1940, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 176, Folder: 1-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

The Alumni Magazine, the Alumni Bulletin, the Ethical-Fieldston Alumni News, and the Ethical Culture School Record.

Alumni Annual (3 folders), 1942-1949, 1953, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 176, Folder: 4-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Ephemera, 1953-2010, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 176, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Ephemera created by the school or the Alumni Association for events or fundraisers.

Alumni directories (5 folders), 1978-2005, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 176, Folder: 8-12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Reunion books and questionnaires (8 folders), 1937-1983, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 176, Folder: 13-20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Books published at various intervals for Fieldston classes of 1920-1979.

Reunion books and questionnaires (12 folders), 1960-2000, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 177, Folder: 1-12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Alumni/faculty publications list, 1958-1962, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 177, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Studies of alumni, 1959, 1978, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 177, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Reports and brochures.

Series V. (RESTRICTED) Duplicate print matter and ephemera

Extent

27.5 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

Boxes in this series only contain excess copies of print matter and ephemera found elsewhere in this record group. Because the material is redundant it is not available for regular Reading Read use but is reserved for exhibition or other special uses only for exhibition purposes.

Duplicates, Series I: School brochures and ephemera, 1900s-1940s.

Offsite-Box: 136 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Duplicates, Series I: School brochures and ephemera, 1950s-1970s. Parent and teacher handbooks.

Offsite-Box: 137 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Duplicates, Series I: calendars, annual reports, Centennial Conference reports, publications by faculty.

Offsite-Box: 139 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Duplicates, Series I: Ephemera and newsletters, mostly after 1990.

Offsite-Box: 140 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Duplicates, Series I: Course of study catalogs.

Offsite-Box: 141 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Duplicates, Series I: Course of study catalogs. Fieldston evaluations (1970s). "The First Sixty Years" by Mabel Goodlander. Admissions publications.

Offsite-Box: 142 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Duplicates, Series I: Directories (student and faculty).

Offsite-Box: 143 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Duplicates, Series I: Development ephemera. Ephemera from other institutions.

Offsite-Box: 144 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Duplicates, Series I: ECS Reporter.

Offsite-Box: 154 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Duplicates, Series I: ECS Reporter, 1956-1983, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 336 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Duplicates, Series II: Yearbooks, 1929-1935, 1937-1955.

Offsite-Box: 145 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Duplicates, Series II: Yearbooks, 1955-1975.

Offsite-Box: 146 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Duplicates, Series II: Yearbooks, 1976-1992.

Offsite-Box: 148 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Duplicates, Series II: Yearbooks, 1993-2004.

Offsite-Box: 147 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Duplicates, Series II: Yearbooks, 2005-2009, 2011-2012, 2015.

Offsite-Box: 156 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Duplicates, Series II: Literary magazines.

Offsite-Box: 171 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Duplicates, Series II: Inklings (1918-1932), New Inklings (1938-1946), early elementary yearbooks (1900s-1920s).

Offsite-Box: 172 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Duplicates, Series II: Inklings (1901-1917).

Offsite-Box: 173 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Duplicates, Series II: Fieldston News, with some other student publications.

Offsite-Box: 149 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Duplicates, Series II: Fieldston student publications.

Offsite-Box: 150 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Duplicates, Series II: Fieldston student publications: New Inklings 1947-1990s. Speak Out.

Offsite-Box: 151 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Duplicates, Series II: Fieldston student publications.

Offsite-Box: 152 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Duplicates, Series III: Alumni printed matter.

Offsite-Box: 153 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Duplicates, Series IV: School and Home.

Offsite-Box: 155 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Duplicates, Various: mostly Parent and Teacher Association.

Offsite-Box: 169 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Duplicates, Various: ECS Reporter, School and Home News, School and Home.

Offsite-Box: 170 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series VI. Published books, 1895-1994, inclusive

Extent

3 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

This series contains published works. Several books were written by faculty and administrators, or mention the Ethical Culture Schools, while others were possibly used in teaching or as personal staff copies.

Arrangement

This series in arranged in chronological order.

Kindergarten Magazine and Review, 1895-1902, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 313 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Kindergarden Magazine, Vol VIII, 1895-1896. Kindergarden Review, Volume VIII, 1897. Kindergarden Magazine, Vol XIV, 1901-1902.

Written by faculty and administrators, 1902-1956, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 312 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

The Moral Instruction of Children, by Felix Adler, 1902. Training Children to Study, by Bessie W. Stillman, 1928. The Passing of the Recitation, by V.T. Thayer, 1928. Reorganizing Secondary Education, by V.T. Thayer, Caroline B. Zachry, and Ruth Kotinsky, 1939. Creative Drama in the Lower School, by Corinne Brown, 1929. American Education Under Fire, by V.T. Thayer, 1944. Remedial Training for Children with Specific Disability in Reading, Spelling, and Penmanship: Part Two Remedial Procedures, by Anna Gillingham and Bessie W. Stillman, 1946. A Spelling Curriculum, by Sally B. Childs, 1955. Remedial Training for Children with Specific Disability in Reading, Spelling, and Penmanship, by by Anna Gillingham and Bessie W. Stillman, 1956.

Published by the Ethical Culture School, 1912-1915, circa 1940, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 312 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Festivals and Plays in Schools and Elsewhere, by Percival Chubb, 1912. America the Wonderland: A Patriotic Festival, 1915. Three copies (from orginal run of 200) of Plato's Crito, printed by Graphic Arts Department students at the Fieldston School Press, undated (with donor note, 1940).

Other books, 1917-1985, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 314 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Friedrich Froebel's Pedagogics of the Kindergarten, translated by Josephine Jarvis, 1917. Living in a World of Science: Book Two, by Morris Meister, 1935. Inside Asia, by John Gunther, 1939. An Essay on Morals, by Philip Wylie, 1947. Education and Morals: An Experimentalist Philosophy of Education, by John L. Childs, 1950 (signed copy). Everyday Junior Mathematics, by William Betz, 1951. Toward an Understanding of the U.S.S.R., by Michael T. Florinsky, 1953. The Last Angry Man, by Gerald Green, 1956. The Ark of Noah: A Collection of Sermons, by Rabbi Noah Kaplan, 1957 (in Hebrew). Russia: A History and Interpretation Volume II, by Michael T. Florinsky, 1958. The Small Mosaics of Mr. and Mrs. Engel, by Patricia Collinge, 1959. Archaeology in the Holy Land, by Kathleen M. Kenyon, 1960. The Lifetime Reading Plan, by Clifton Fadiman, 1960. How to Get More for Your Money, by Sylvia Porter, 1961 (signed copy). Collected Poems, Basil Bunting, 1985

Written by Chairs of the Board of Governors, 1947-1994, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 312 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Human Relations: A Challenge to Our Public Schools, by Frank E. Karelsen, Jr., 1947. The Existential Pleasures of Engineering, by Samuel C. Florman, 1994.

Biographies, 1959-1981, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 313 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

A Ministry to Man: The Life of John Lovejoy Elliott, by Tay Hohoff, 1959. Felix Adler and Ethical Culture: Memories and Studies, by Horace L. Friess, 1981.

Ethical Culture Society, 1969-1990, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 313 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Toward Common Ground: The Story of The Ethical Societies in the United States, by Howard Radest, 1969. The Woman of the Wood: A Tale from Old Russia, as told by Algernon D. Black, 1973. A Lively Connection: Intimate Encounters with the Ethical Movement in America, 1978. Can We Teach Ethics, by Howard B. Radest, 1989. With inscription to "Janet." The Devil and Secular Humanism: The Children of the Enlightenment, by Howard B. Radest, 1990. With inscription to "Janet."

Directories, 1989-1993, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 313 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

The Manhattan Directory of Private Nursery Schools, by Linda Faulhaber, 1989. New York Independent Schools Directory, published by Parents League of New York, 1991-1993.

Record Group 12. History of the Ethical Culture Schools (1902-2015; 4 linear feet), 1902-2015, inclusive

Extent

4 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

This record group contains materials related to the Ethical Culture Fieldston School's efforts to record and preserve their institutional history. This includes the collection of historical materials and the creation of written narratives and oral histories, as well as the management of the school's institutional archives.

Arrangement

This record group is arranged in two series:
Series I. Narratives and records
Series II. Archives management

Series I. Narratives and records, 1902-2015, inclusive

Extent

3 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

Materials in this series relate to efforts to record the history of the Ethical Culture Fieldston Schools. Types of materials include written accounts of the school's history, newspaper clippings, and transcripts of oral history interviews with students and faculty.

Arrangement

This series follows the previous arrangement of materials.

Chronologies, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 195, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Also contains copies of early meeting minutes and other documents.

Assembled historical materials (3 folders), 1942-1997, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 195, Folder: 2-9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Ephemera, timelines, short histories, excerpts from school publications, alumni and faculty reminiscences, and other materials relating to the history of the Ethical Culture Fieldston School.

Assembled historical materials (4 folders), 1942-2005, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 198, Folder: 12-15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Many facsimiles, with some original materials, collected on the history of the school. Includes folder on the Black and Latino Students Club, several mid-twentieth century photographs of athletics activities and staff, postcard from Maxine Kingston, and letter from Wendy Wasserstein.

News clippings (6 folders), 1902-2015, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 195, Folder: 10-16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Written histories (4 folders), 1980-1985, 1999, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 195, Folder: 17-20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Includes "Ethical Culture: The First Hundred Years," a radio script by alumni Ernest Kinoy and Daniel Powers Kinoy; draft text and materials for "The Place Where We Met" by Kathe Jervis; and "Dramatic Activities at the Ethical Culture School, 1878-1930," dissertation text by Virginia Page Tennyson.

Oral history transcripts, 1964, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 196, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Transcripts of interviews with faculty, students, and members of the Board of Trustees.

Oral history transcripts - Elbert Lenrow (4 folders), 1989, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 196, Folder: 2-9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Drafts, revisions, and final copies of transcripts of oral history interview with faculty member Elbert Lenrow. Includes floppy disk.

Oral history transcripts - senior students (4 folders), 1999, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 196, Folder: 10-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Oral history transcripts - senior students (4 folders), 1999, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 197, Folder: 1-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series II. Archives management, 1971-2008, inclusive

Extent

1 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

This series contains materials related to internal efforts to arrange, describe, and preserve the Ethical Culture Fieldston School's institutional archives. Types of materials include correspondence, meeting records, planning materials, inventories, and finding aids.

Additional materials related to the archival efforts of Director of Alumni Relations Toby Himmel can be found in Record Group 8, Alumni and alumni relations.

Arrangement

This series follows the previous arrangement of materials.

Archives management (6 folders), 1983-2001, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 197, Folder: 5-10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Archives arrangement and storage (7 folders), 1985-2002, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 197, Folder: 11-17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Inventory of records (final copy with notes and drafts) box lists, finding aids.

Archives arrangement and storage (6 folders), 1987-2008, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 198, Folder: 1-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Finding aids, inventories, plan for future archives projects.

Reference requests (5 folders), 1971-2002, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 198, Folder: 7-11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Archive subject index, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 316 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Box of index cards, with subjects in alphabetical order, and correspondening location of archival materials. Also includes lists of school and student periodicals.

Record Group 13. Ethics Department and the Society for Ethical Culture (1901-1999; 7.5 linear feet), 1901-1999, inclusive

Extent

7.5 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

This record group contains materials related to the Society for Ethical Culture, its shared philosophies with the Ethical Culture Fieldston School, and ethics program curriculum. The Society for Ethical Culture was established in 1876 by Felix Adler, who founded the Workingman's School two years later. In 1895, the Society took governance of the newly named Ethical Culture School. Since 1996, the Society and School have been officially separate organizations.

Based on the Society's teaching, the ethics program was intended to guide students both in their personal lives and their places in the greater world. It was described in 1984 as "based on the personal, social, and intellectual development of our students and responding to the moral issues that they meet in experiences."

Types of materials include correspondence, reports, ephemera (produced both by the Society and ECFS), legal documents, meeting minutes, teacher guides, and curriculum materials. Records were created throughout the 20th century, but the bulk of materials are dated between the 1970s and 1990s.

Arrangement

This record group is arranged in two series:
Series I. The Society for Ethical Culture
Series II. Ethics Department

Series I. Society for Ethical Culture, 1901-1999, inclusive

Extent

2.5 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

Records in this series involve the relationship between the Society for Ethical Culture and the Ethical Culture Fieldston School. Subjects include the influence of Society teachings on the School's philosophy, the use of shared spaces in the Central Park West building, the administration of shared funds, and the formal financial separation of the two organizations in the 1990s.

It also includes papers of Algernon Black, an ECFS alumni and long-time leader of the Society, as well as early 1990s records related to the separation, from the office of Head of School Jeanne Amster.

Arrangement

This series is arranged in chronological order, following earlier processing efforts.

Ephemera, 1901-1999, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 125, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Includes event programs and newsletters.

Ephemera (4 folders), 1922-1960, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 131, Folder: 10-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Primarily pamphlets on issues and texts of addresses.

Algernon Black papers (9 folders), 1931-1983, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 127, Folder: 1-9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Materials from longtime leader of the Ethical Culture Society, and at one time head of Ethics Department at the Ethical Culture Schools. Items relate to moral education and the Ethical Culture Schools, with types of items including correspondence, essays, memorandum, notes, ephemera, news clippings, and transcripts of addresses and discussions with students. Files also include Ethical Culture Society committee meeting minutes and correspondence with Luther Tate.

"The Student Looks at War" handbook (2 folders), 1935-1936, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 125, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Press release from the Society on the release of the book by the Fieldston Junior Peace Council, with correspondence (mainly requests for copies.)

Addresses (4 folders), 1936-1946, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 131, Offsite-Box: 14-17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Texts of talks given at Society meetings, most between 1945-1946.

School-Society relationship - correspondence and memoranda (4 folders), 1942-1996, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 125, Folder: 3-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Includes 1940s correspondence between Society leaders and Herbert A. Wolf (chairman of the Ethical Culture School Board of Governors), 1970s and 1980s records of the Council on Educational Philosophy and the School-Society Relations Committee, and 1980s correspondence on the use of shared space and the visit of President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega to the Society in 1985.

School philosophy (2 folders), 1952-1989, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 125, Folder: 7-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Mission statements and discussions of objectives, as well as records of the Council on Education Philosophy, 1976-1979.

Sutro estate - legal materials (2 folders), 1972-1984, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 125, Folder: 9-10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Files of correspondence and documents, sent from the law offices of M. S. and I. S. Isaacs. Original folder titles: Re: Sutro correspondence, Re: Sutro - Will and Financial data, Re: classification of Society Funds.

Discussion of separation (2 folders), 1976-1985, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 125, Folder: 11-12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Includes proposed changes to by-laws, 1985.

School-Society relationship (2 folders), 1980-1990, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 125, Folder: 13-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Correspondence and other documents from the administration and Board of Governors.

Jeanne Amster papers - Society relationship (4 folders), 1992-1994, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 125, Folder: 15-18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, Board of Governors materials, meeting minutes, and memoranda regarding School-Society relationships and separation terms, from the office of Head of School Jeanne Amster. In original reverse chronological order.

Jeanne Amster papers - Society relationship (4 folders), 1992-1993, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 126, Folder: 1-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Continued as above.

Financial matters (2 folders), 1993-1996, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 126, Folder: 5-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Separation (4 folders), 1993-1996, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 126, Folder: 7-10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, legal documents, memorandum, and copy of 1995 provisional charter.

Closing documents and exhibits (4 folders), 1996, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 126, Folder: 11-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Three bound sets of legal and financial documents.

School and Society matters, 1966-1983, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 295, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence of Algernon Black and Victoria Wagner.

Series II. Ethics program, 1901-1993, inclusive

Extent

5 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

This series contains records of the Ethics program at all grade levels of the Ethical Culture Fieldston Schools. The Ethics curriculum is built on humanistic teachings, with subjects including interpersonal relationships, mental and physical health, current events, history, religion, and moral theory. There is a focus on teaching through examples in myths, folklore, and fiction throughout the program.

As Educational Director Dr. V.T. Thayer wrote of the program's goals in 1936, "One, that children be led through the school to discover and to develop their unique possibilities of mind and character; and second that their growth should proceed at all times in sensitive response to fundamental aspects of the society in which they live and move and have their being."

The majority of records were created between 1979 and 1990, during the tenure of Head of School Howard Radest. (Radest also managed the Ethics program in this era, and was involved in the leadership of the Society for Ethical Culture.) It also includes printed copies of stories and texts from throughout the 20th century.

Arrangement

This series is arranged in chronological order, following earlier processing efforts.

Ethics program ephemera, 1901-1911, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 128, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Ethics program documents (3 folders), 1929-1964, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 128, Folder: 2-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Curriculum materials, descriptions of program and courses, reports, and statements of purpose.

Ethics texts, 1941-1951, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 128, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Includes printed copies of stories by ethics instructor Florence W. Klaber.

Curriculum and background materials (6 folders), 1950-1985, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 128, Folder: 6-11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Ethics program descriptions, curriculum materials, student work, and faculty meeting notes. Also includes some social studies and language arts program descriptions. Includes 1977 copy of "A Teacher's Guide for Algernon Black's First Book of Ethics."

Ethics textbook project (12 folders), 1958-1993, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 127, Folder: 10-21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Project planned in the 1950s, and revisited in the 1980s. 1950s manuscript drafts, publisher comments, and related correspondence. 1980s prospectus, contract correspondence, and teacher's manual for "The Fieldston Reader."

Ethics Department - curriculum and administrative materials (7 folders), 1977-1987, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 295, Folder: 10-16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Readings, notes, correspondence, and meeting materials regarding curriculum and administrative matters.

Ethics Department (6 folders), 1979-1990, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 128, Folder: 12-17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Materials including Howard Radest writings and correspondence, program descriptions, background materials, grant proposals, and curriculum outlines.

Ethics curriculum, 1979-1987, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 129, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Ethics Department and curriculum (13 folders), 1979-1983, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 129, Folder: 2-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Notes, reports, correspondence, memorandum, curriculum materials, student work, teacher materials, classroom evaluations, grant proposals, and bibliographies created by instructors or administrators for the Ethics program. Topics include curriculum, staffing, funding, and the direction of program. Curriculum subjects include moral theory, self-awareness, humanism, and human development.

Curriculum overview binders (9 folders), 1979-1983, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 130, Folder: 1-9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Elementary school ethics curriculum materials from several teachers and Fieldston Upper ethics curriculum materials and readings.

Ethics Department and curriculum (6 folders), 1980-1985, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 130, Folder: 10-15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Ethics program (6 folders), 1981-1990, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 131, Folder: 1-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Includes curriculum materials, teacher guide, and correspondence and meeting minutes for the Ethics faculty and related Board of Governors committees. Correspondence regarding proposal for an Ethical/Fieldston Institute. Program for 1990 conference on "the moral development of children."

Ethics texts (3 folders), 1988-1993, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 131, Folder: 7-9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Copies of "The Fieldston Ethics Reader," and "Exploring Ethics through Children's Literature." Copies of "Can We Teach Ethics?" and "The Devil and Secular Humanism" by Howard Radest, both with inscriptions to "Janet."

Record Group 14. Photographs (1882-2016; 62.97 linear feet), 1882-2016, inclusive

Extent

62.97 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

This record group contains photographs and photographic materials. Photographic prints make up most of the record group, which also contains negatives, slides, and discs with digital images. Image content includes students, staff, faculty, alumni, buildings, arts programs, athletic programs, and events.

Both amateur and professional photographs are included. Many photographs were taken by faculty and staff, with some donated by families and alumni. Dates of creation range from 1887 to 2016, with the bulk of materials created in the second half of the twentieth-century. A small amount of photographs can also be found in other record groups, where noted.

Arrangement

This record group is arranged in five series:
Series I. Ethical Culture Fieldston photo archive
Series II. Scrapbooks and albums
Series III. Photographs after 1980
Series IV. Communications collections
Series V. Oversize materials and special formats

Series I. Ethical Culture Fieldston photo archive, 1887-2003, inclusive

Extent

15.05 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

Materials collected and arranged by staff or volunteers at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School. The series contains images from throughout the school's history, including the Workingman's School and Free Kindergarten. A small number of relevant photographs have been added to the original collection.

Content descriptions include original folder titles.

Arrangement

This series follows the original arrangement of materials, organized by subject matter.

Pre-1928 [era] photographs (10 folders), 1887-1928, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 209, Folder: 1-10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Workingman's School and Ethical Culture School classes, events, sports, arts programs, festivals and performances, and buildings.

Midtown (3 folders), 1930-1994, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 209, Folder: 11-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Afterschool, Alumni/parent activities, Animals/pets, Arts, Assemblies, Book awards/fair, Christmas.

Midtown (15 folders), 1930-1994, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 210, Folder: 1-15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Community service, Cooking, Closing ceremonies, Computers, Dance, Drama/plays, Fairs, Father's Day, Festivals, Health, Holidays, Ice skating, Libraries, Marionettes and puppets, Math resources room, Music, Neighborhood activities, Opening day, Physical education, Outdoor activities, Outdoors view, Parents Day, Quarks, Rhythms, Roof Plays, School/city government, Science, Social activities, Shop/social studies, Special events, Students/individual groups, Trips, Visitors, WWII-related activities, Midtown graduations, Classroom activities.

Midtown (2 folders), 1942-1997, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 211, Folder: 1-2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Classroom activities.

Branch School (6 folders), pre-1932, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 211, Folder: 3-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Animals/pets, Art, Christmas, Cooking, Dance, Drama/plays, Festivals, Kindergarten, Lunch, Music, Outdoor activities, Marionette and puppet shows, Rhythms, Science, Shop, Students, Classroom activities.

Little School, pre-1932, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 211, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Fieldston Lower (4 folders), 1936-1993, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 211, Folder: 10-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Animals/pets, Art, Assemblies, Bird studies, Book fair, Christmas, "Class of" photos, Classroom activities.

Fieldston Lower (10 folders), 1930-2003, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 212, Folder: 1-10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Community service, Computers, Cooking, Dance, Drama, Father's Day, Fairs/festivals, 50th Anniversary party, Founder's Day, Gardening, Industrial Art, Library, Luncheon, Music, Native Americans, Neighborhood activities, Newspaper, Nurse, Outdoor activities, Physical education, Playgrounds, Rhythms, Shop, Special projects, Special visitors [includes Coretta King photograph], Students/general, Thanksgiving.

Various elementary school, circa 1880s-1950s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 212, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Photographs, mostly of students, from the Workingman's School, Branch School, and Midtown Ethical Culture School. Also includes some pre-1928 photos of high school level Ethical Culture students.

Fieldston - art (2 folders), 1953-1994, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 212, Folder: 12-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Fieldston (14 folders), 1919-1997, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 213, Folder: 1-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Arts High School, Visiting Artists Program, Assemblies, Auto mechanics, Campus Work Day, Classroom activities and scenes, Christmas [also includes student activities], Clubs, Community service, Dance, Driver education, Festivals, Fieldston Enrichment Program, Father's Day, Field Day, Filmmaking, Foreign students, Health/guidance, History (government/black studies), Homecoming, Home economics, Jazz Week, Leningrad exchange program, Library, Math, Mini-week, Miscellaneous group photos, Outdoors/campus, Parents' Day.

Fieldston (2 folders), 1948-1992, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 214, Folder: 1-2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Photography/film, Print shop, Social activities, Speakers, Special events, Speech.

Fieldston - science (3 folders), pre-1928-1997, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 259, Folder: 8-10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Science class photographs from Ethical Culture School (including pre-1928) and Fieldston.

Fieldston - sports (12 folders), 1910-1995, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 214, Folder: 3-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Fencing, Field hockey, Football, Ice hockey, Roller-skating, Soccer, Softball, Swim, Tennis, Track and cross-country, Wrestling, Volleyball. Contains a very small amount of pre-1928 high school sports photos from the Ethical Culture School.

Fieldston - sports (2 folders), 1929-1992, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 215, Folder: 1-2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Field Day, Girl's sports [also found throughout sports images], and miscellaneous sports and physical education class images.

Fieldston (5 folders), 1935-1992, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 215, Folder: 3-7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Students, Student activities, Trips, Visitors, Upward Bound, Wood arts, WWII-related activities. Also includes reprints of 1930s theater arts photographs and 1930s Lewis Hine photographs.

"Class of" images (8 folders), 1892-1996, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 215, Folder: 8-15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Classes of 1896 through classes of the 1990s. Includes group photos of classes, graduation photos, and other photos of students at school, as well as later photographs of graduates as adults. Early photos include graduating classes from Ethical Culture School and the Open Air Department, with Fieldston classes only after 1928.

Graduations, 1939-1988, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 216, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Fieldston, Fieldston Lower, and the Normal Teacher Training Department.

Alumni, 1970-1991, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 216, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Homecoming and miscellaneous alumni (including Ethical Culture and Fieldston Lower alumni) photographs.

Reunions (6 folders), 1954-1992, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 216, Folder: 3-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Most organized by a particular class, along with folders of 50th reunions and regional reunions.

Summer programs (8 folders), circa 1890s-1970s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 216, Folder: 9-16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Images from early summer programs, Cooperstown Camp, and Fieldston Day Camp.

Summer programs (6 folders), circa 1970-1997, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 217, Folder: 1-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Images from Fieldston Day Camp, June Weeks, and Fieldston Outdoors.

Special programs (4 folders), 1956-1988, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 206, Folder: 1-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

June Weeks, Fieldston Dance Intensive, Performing Arts Institute, Fieldston Arts Center. Bulk of photos 1980s.

Buildings (8 folders), 1901-1996, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 206, Folder: 5-12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Early school buildings, Central Park West building, Behlen House. Fieldston campus including Fieldston Lower, classrooms and dining room, Tate Library. Also includes some sketches and renderings of Tate Library used in exhibit.

Administration and faculty (2 folders), 1890-1990, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 206, Folder: 13-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Faculty pre-1928, and group photos 1952-1990.

Administration and faculty A-C (3 folders), 1931-1994, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 206, Folder: 15-17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Portraits and candid photographs of administrators and faculty, organized alphabetically by last name. Bulk of images created after 1950.

Administration and faculty D-Z (14 folders), 1926-1993, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 207, Folder: 1-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Continued as above. Photographs of physical education teacher Alton "Smitty" Smith also includes one original sketch. Photographs of Fieldston principal Luther Tate include photographs and other materials collected for exhibition for opening of Tate Library, 1970.

Admissions tours and Board of Governors members, 1953-1989, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 208, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Development (5 folders), 1956-1995, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 208, Folder: 2-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Ethical Fieldston Fund endowment campaign images of meetings, events, receptions, portraits of committee members. Bulk of images created after 1980. Also some capital campaign and plaque photographs.

Parent and Teacher (2 folders), 1954-1991, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 208, Folder: 7-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Events including art auctions and Expo '71.

3-School events (4 folders), 1927-1995, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 208, Folder: 9-12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Archive work, Faculty Conference Day, Founder's Day, 75th Anniversary, Centennial, and other dedication ceremonies and anniversaries.

Special collections (2 folders), 1909-1986, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 208, Folder: 13-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Copy photographs and negatives of Lewis Hine photographs, with inventories and notes. Two items identified as possible Hine photographs. Portrait of alumni Paul Strand.

"Unidentified and to be filed", circa 1900s-1970s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 208, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photo archive management, 1985-1997, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 217, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Loan forms and photocopies of "favorite photos." Small amount of uncatagorized Fieldston and Fieldston Lower photographs and negatives.

Printed photo album (5 folders), circa 1996, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 217, Folder: 8-12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Drafts, mock-ups, and notes.

Reproductions of older photographs (2 folders), undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 217, Folder: 13-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Oversize - Pre-1928 (7 folders), 1888-1928, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 250, Folder: 1-7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Photographs of Workingman's School and Ethical Culture School classes, kindergarten, festivals and performances (including Christmas), and the Normal Training School (mostly graduating classes).

Oversize - Fieldston Lower, 1953-1976, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 251, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Oversize - Summer programs (2 folders), circa mid-20th century, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 251, Folder: 9-10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Fieldston Outdoors and ECS summer camp.

Oversize - Fieldston Upper (3 folders), 1930s-1990s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 251, Folder: 11-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Various photographs, including several of a 1955 parents and students dance, and of a 1985 production of "Carmen."

Oversize - Administration, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 251, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Three photographs of Rector John Elliot, one with Clarence Stein.

Oversize - Sports (3 folders), 1910-1990s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 252, Folder: 1-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Photographs of athletic events and sports teams from the Ethical Culture School (pre-1929) and Fieldston Upper.

Oversize - Buildings and Grounds (4 folders), circa 1900s-1990s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 252, Folder: 4-7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Images of the 33 Central Park West and Fieldston campuses.

Glass plate negatives, 1929-1930, inclusive

Box: 344 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Glass plate negatives with photographs by Morris Rosenfeld, of Ethical Culture School rooftop festivals, pre-1928. (Prints also found in collection.) Also one glass plate negative of basketball team, 1929-1930.

Additions - Ethical Culture School photo album, 1900-1902, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 268 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Includes photographs of West 54th school building, future school building site on Central Park West, classroom actities, and student work. Leather cover embossed stamped wtih "ECS."

Additions - Various (9 folders), 1903-1986, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 259, Folder: 11-19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Mostly Fieldston student life. Highlights include 1903 photograph of 33 Central Park West construction and an alumnae's collection of fieldtrip and Hudson Guild photographs 1955-1960. Names and places identified on some photographs.

Additions - Summer camps (7 folders), 1924-1969, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 259, Folder: 1-7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Photographs of the day camp at Fieldston and of the Ethical Culture camp in Cooperstown. Most from individual collections or albums.

Additions - Expo '71 (2 folders), circa 1971, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 217, Folder: 15-16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Event photographs, with some ephemera and news clippings. Collected by Joan Graham and donated by Jill Graham.

Series II. Scrapbooks and albums, 1976-2016, inclusive

Extent

8.75 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

This series contains scrapbooks and albums created in most cases by the original users. In some cases, books have been disbound or covers removed. Several scrapbooks contain some ephemera, correspondence, or student work in addition to photographs. The series also contains Ethical Culture School class pictures, whether loose or collected in albums.

Arrangement

This series begins with several Ethical Culture first grade photo albums, arranged chronologically, and followed by other types of albums.

Ethical Culture first grade photo albums (13 folders), 1976-1983, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 243, Folder: 1-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Books of snapshots from first grade classes, room 205. Includes classroom activities and fieldtrips, and some non-photographic materials such as student drawings and ephemera.

Ethical Culture first grade photo albums (13 folders), 1983-1989, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 244, Folder: 1-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Continued as above.

Ethical Culture first grade photo albums (13 folders), 1989-1995, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 245, Folder: 1-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Continued as above.

Ethical Culture first grade photo albums (8 folders), 1994-1997, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 246, Folder: 1-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Continued as above.

Various albums and scrapbooks (6 folders), 1978-1993, circa 1990s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 246, Folder: 9-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Albums of the 1978 Centennial celebration and 1990s elementary school classroom and fieldtrips.

Various albums and scrapbooks (10 folders), circa 2000s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 247, Folder: 1-10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Class albums for Fieldston classes of 2002, 2006, and 2010. 125th Anniversary scrapbooks, Fieldston construction, and family park event.

Various albums and scrapbooks, 1978-1997, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 254 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Ethical Culture Schools 100th Anniversary album, 1978. Fieldston Lower album 1983-1985. Ethical Culture class picture albums, 1995-1997.

Various albums and scrapbooks, 1988-1994, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 253 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Three scrapbooks, mostly of photographs, from fourth grade classes in classroom 4B.

Ethical Culture School class pictures (14 folders), 1984-1994, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 248, Folder: 1-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Annual class pictures of students, with some pictures of staff and faculty, in albums or loose in folders.

Ethical Culture School class pictures (20 folders), 1992-2016, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 249, Folder: 1-20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Continued as above.

Various group pictures (6 folders), circa 1970s-2010s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 258, Folder: 9-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Fieldston Lower scrapbook, circa 1976, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 266 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Scrapbook presented to Fieldston Lower Principal John Seeger upon his retirement in 1974.

Series III. Photographs after 1980, 1980-2012, inclusive

Extent

23.5 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

This series contains photographs taken after 1980, which were not previously arranged in the Ethical Culture Fieldston photo archive. Amateur snapshots make up the bulk of the series, along with some professional photographs. It also contains some negatives. Sets of developed snapshots have been kept together, so multiple events or subjects are often found in the same folder.

Arrangement

Arrangement has been imposed based on image subject matter. This series begins with images related to the Fieldston School, followed by images related to the Ethical Culture and Fieldston Lower schools and family events. Images of staff, faculty, administration, alumni, and other adults are followed by buildings and grounds images, and miscellaneous photographs.

Fieldston student life (20 folders), 1987-2001, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 227, Folder: 1-20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Photos from events such as graduation, speakers, science fairs, assemblies, field trips, and homecoming, along with images of students on campus and in classrooms. Primarily Fieldston Upper and Fieldston Middle students, with some images of younger students. Also includes some miscellaneous photographs.

Fieldston student life (23 folders), circa 1990s-2000s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 228, Folder: 1-23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Fieldston student life (20 folders), 2003-2011, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 229, Folder: 1-20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Fieldston student life (18 folders), circa 2000, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 230, Folder: 1-17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Fieldston student life - 1995 yearbook (14 folders), 1994-1995, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 218, Folder: 1-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Fieldston student life - graduation (9 folders), 2000, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 221, Folder: 1-9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Including images of speaker David Dinkins.

Fieldston student event photographs (22 folders), 2004-2006, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 220, Folder: 1-22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Photographs, mostly of student performances and events. Examples include assemblies, concerts, dance performances, plays, and dinners. Also photographs of facilities staff, and faculty portraits.

Fieldston arts and performances (17 folders), 1988-2008, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 231, Folder: 1-17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Visual and performing arts including dance, drama, and music.

Fieldston arts and performances (18 folders), 2000-2008, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 232, Folder: 1-18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Fieldston sports (8 folders), 1999-2000, circa 1990s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 233, Folder: 1-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Football, field hockey, soccer, volleyball, track and field, basketball, tennis, swimming, hockey.

Ethical Culture and Fieldston Lower (12 folders), 1987-1993, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 233, Folder: 9-20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Here and in other boxes, Ethical Culture and Fieldston Lower photographs includes classroom work, performances, graduations, assemblies, first day of school, Parents Day, and Grandparents Day.

Ethical Culture and Fieldston Lower (21 folders), 1990-2001, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 234, Folder: 1-21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Ethical Culture and Fieldston Lower (18 folders), 2000-2008, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 235, Folder: 1-18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Ethical Culture and Fieldston Lower (6 folders), circa 2000s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 236, Folder: 1-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Ethical Culture and Fieldston Lower - Grandparent's Days (17 folders), 1999-2002, circa 2000s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 222, Folder: 1-17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Also includes some photos of Fieldston Lower Parents Days.

Family events (10 folders), circa 1990s-2000s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 236, Folder: 7-16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Includes community builds, Homecoming events, and picnics.

Staff, faculty, and administration (4 folders), circa 1980s-1999, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 236, Folder: 17-20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Portraits and candid photographs.

Staff, faculty, and administration (13 folders), 1994-2008, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 237, Folder: 1-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Alumni (9 folders), 1983-1995, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 237, Folder: 14-22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Reunions and other alumni events.

Alumni (18 folders), 1995-2005, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 238, Folder: 1-18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Alumni (18 folders), 1999-2003, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 239, Folder: 1-18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Alumni Day (3 folders), 2000, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 221, Folder: 10-12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Alumni (18 folders), 2003-2007, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 240, Folder: 1-18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Adult events (3 folders), 1992-1998, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 240, Folder: 19-21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Events including alumni, faculty, administration, parents, board members, donors, and other adults.

Adult events (20 folders), 1992-2008, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 241, Folder: 1-20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Adult events (9 folders), circa 2000s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 242, Folder: 1-9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Buildings and grounds - 33 Central Park West, 1998-circa 2000s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 242, Folder: 10-12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Interiors and renovations.

Buildings and grounds - Fieldston, 1982-circa 2000s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 242, Folder: 13-24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Campus, interiors, and renovations. Includes Fieldston Lower, Fieldston Middle, and Tate Library.

Various contact sheets and negatives (11 folders), 1979-1995, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 255, Folder: 1-11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Contact sheets and sets of negatives for photographs related various events and initiatives.

Various photographs and contact sheets (16 folders), 1995-2008, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 256, Folder: 1-16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Includes photographs of Arlo Guthrie concert circa 1990s.

Various photographs (21 folders), 1980-1998, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 257, Folder: 1-21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Primarily classroom photographs from Ethical Culture and Fieldston Lower and Fieldston student life photographs. Also includes some photographs of Founder's Day, a visit from David Dinkins to Ethical Culture, and faculty and Board of Trustees members.

Unidentified negatives (7 folders), undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 258, Folder: 15-21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Various photographs (3 folders), 1997-2012, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 258, Folder: 22-24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Includes 125th Anniversary event and engraved 2012 Fieldston frame with photograph of building.

Series IV. Communications collections, circa 1990s-2010s, inclusive

Extent

6 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

This series contains groups of materials collected by ECFS users for a particular purpose in alumni affairs, publications, or the communications department. The majority of photographs are of students, faculty, events, and alumni. Some other photographs used for communications purposes can also be found throughout Series III. Photographs after 1980.

Arrangement

This series begins with Alumni Office photographs, followed by photographs collected for publications, and photographs collected for communications purposes.

Alumni Office collection (22 folders), circa 1990s-2010s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 219, Folder: 1-22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Snapshots of students (mostly high school level), alumni, faculty and staff, and the campus. Student photos are mostly of events such as holidays, pep rallies, and fashion shows. Some photographs include notes or identifying information. The majority of photographs date circa 2008-2012.

Alumni Office collection (8 folders), 1997-2008, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 258, Folder: 1-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Photographs sent to the school by alumni, often with identifiying information or correspondence. Also student and alumni event photographs.

Publications - ECS Reporter (7 folders), circa 1990s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 218, Folder: 15-21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Photos of students, sports, faculty, and alumni for use in the ECS Reporter publication.

Publications - Various for Field Notes (3 folders), circa 2003, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 221, Folder: 13-15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Faculty and staff, student life, athletics, and events for all schools.

Publications - Various, circa 1990s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 253 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs of students, activities, and campus, marked for possible use in publications.

Publications - Various (12 folders), 1998-2002, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 226, Folder: 5-16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Various photographs collected for the ECS Reporter, Field Notes, and other publications.

Communications - Fieldston arts and student life (15 folders), circa 2000s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 223, Folder: 1-15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Includes images of Cory Booker as speaker at 2006 graduation ceremony.

Communications - Faculty, staff, and administration candids (2 folders), circa 2000s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 223, Folder: 16-17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Communications - Midtown and various elementary school (18 folders), circa 2000s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 224, Folder: 1-18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Communications - Fieldston Lower (5 folders), circa 2000s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 225, Folder: 1-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Communications - Portraits (13 folders), circa 2000s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 225, Folder: 6-18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Professional portraits of faculty, staff, administration, students and families.

Communications - Miscellaneous (4 folders), circa 2000s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 226, Folder: 1-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series V. Oversize materials and special formats, 1882-2012, inclusive

Extent

9.67 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

This series contains oversize materials.

Arrangement

Materials are arranged loosely by subject matter and chronology.

Pre-1928 oversize photographs, 1882-1927, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 262 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Photograph of "laying of the cornerstone" for the Workingman's School and Free Kindergarten (1882). Eight pre-1928 Ethical Culture School boys sports team photographs (1909-1919). Ice hockey game (pre-1928). Class photographs (circa 1917-1919, undated). Collection of class of 1927 portraits, with students identified (circa 1927).

Student and faculty oversize photographs, circa 1950s-1990s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 261 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Elementary student images pasted on three boards (1952-1957). Cut-out portraits of administration, faculty, and staff, on board with names identified (circa mid-twentieth century). Fieldston Lower and Midtown students (circa mid-twentieth century). Fieldston student and faculty group photos, including trips to Washington D.C. (1963-1995, undated).

Various oversize photographs, circa 1990s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 264 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Original photographs and mock-ups for class of 1947 50th reunion publication (1997). Black and white photographs labeled "pictures from reception room and various student portraits and candid photographs (circa 1990s). Graphic design"mechanicals" for printed materials, circa twentieth century (non-photographic, circa 1990s).

Various oversize photographs (6 folders), 1970-2002, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 265, Folder: 1-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Tate Library photographs and ephemera, 1970. Expo '71 photographs, 1971. Fieldston Class of 2000 scrapbook, 1996-2000. Various contact sheets, 2001-2002. Miscellaneous undated photographs.

Slides - various (11 folders), 1964-1996, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 297, Folder: 1-11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Various student life and events, mostly from Fieldston Lower and Fieldston, along with Tate Library construction (1968-1969). Also includes slides from presentation given to evaluators from the Middle Atlantic Independent schools accrediting agency, with list of slides and text of presentation. (See also audio recording of presentation, in Box 293.).

Slides - Fieldston sports (17 folders), 1992-1996, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 297, Folder: 12-18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Slides - capital campaigns (5 folders), 1986, 1995, 2000, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 297, Folder: 19-24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Slides - Fieldston various, 1982-1986, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 296 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

6 small boxes.

Slides - Fieldston library construction, 1968-1969, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 296 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

3 small boxes.

Slides - Fieldston outs, 1985-1986, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 296 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

17 small boxes with various of student life. Also includes one box Midtown outs.

Slides - Fieldston slide show, 1985, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 296 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

2 small boxes, Tray A and Tray C.

Slides - Fieldston sports, 1994, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 296 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

4 small boxes.

Slides - senior slide show, 1988, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 296 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

7 small boxes.

Slides - various, 1979-1983, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 296 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

8 small boxes. Fieldston Lower School second grade, 1979. Amish trip, 1980. Wolf visit assembly/Racoon in tree, 1983. Five unlabeled.

Slides - student art work, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 296 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Slides of art work created by students from "nursery" through grade six. Slides in original box but not in original order. Label on box illegible.

Microfilm - School and Home, 2012, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 294 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

35mm microfilm silver halide duplicate negatives in 4 reels, for 1918-1937 issues of School and Home (print copies found in Record Group 11: Print matter). Created by Hudson Microimaging in 2012.

Negative spool - play or festival, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 294 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Cardboard spool with negative, labeled "play or festival, bl + white."

Various materials - 75th Anniversary, 1953, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 296 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Slides, negatives, and two film strips related to the school's 75th anniversary.

Record Group 15. (RESTRICTED) Audiovisual (1950s-2008, undated; 26.42 linear feet), 1950s-2008, undated, inclusive

Extent

26.42 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

The Audiovisual record group contains audio or moving visual recordings. Types of materials include film reels, audio tape, cassette tapes, VHS and other video cassettes, and vinyl records. The title or identifier for each individual item is listed in this inventory.
The majority of content has been captured by amateurs, such as school employees, with some professional recordings. For all materials in this record group, audio and visual content has been identified solely by labels or other written description accompanying objects (not by playback).

Arrangement

This record group is arranged in three series:
Series I. Film
Series II. VHS
Series III. Audio recordings

Conditions Governing Use

Note that the audiovisual material in this record group is restricted due to its fragility and because the New-York Historical Society lacks the necessary playback equipment. Patrons wishing to view or listen to any of the material in this record group should contact the curator of manuscripts at manuscripts @nyhistory.org

Series I. Film, 1958-1986, undated, inclusive

Extent

4.5 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

This series contains film reels, including Super 8 format (noted at the file level). A small number of earlier films have been converted to video, and can be found in Series II.

Arrangement

This series is arranged in chronological order.

Guild festivals, 1943?

Offsite-Box: 348 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Anniversary film Part I / Third Grade Cook-out - October 1954, 1954

Offsite-Box: 348 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Fieldston Lower - Indian film, 1958, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 349 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Fieldston football, 1959-1970, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 346 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

21 reels of film, with previous inventory in box (which includes some reels in box 347. Dated reels are labeled: Trinity vs. EMA, 1959 (2 rolls); Fieldston vs. Friends, 1961 (2 rolls); Fieldston vs. Carteret, 1962; Fieldston vs. Brunswick, 1965; Fieldston vs. Locust Valley, 1965 (2 rolls); Fieldston vs. Collegiate, 1970 (color); Fieldston vs. Brunswick, 1970 (color). Undated reels are labeled: Fieldston vs. Trinity (2 reels) and a third reel of a different Trinity game; Fieldston vs. Englewood (2 rolls); Fieldston vs. Woodmere; Fieldston vs. Locust Valley. There are also 4 unlabeled reels, but detached labels in the box suggest that one of these is Fieldston vs. McBurney and another is Fieldston vs. Locust Valley, 1967 ("with George Martens, faculty member"). A third is possibly St. Bernard's (1960), listed on the original inventory as poor, and the fourth may be another Woodmere.

Fieldston football, 1978-1979, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 347 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

Continuation of film reels from original inventory list in box 346. This box holds 5 undated reels: Fieldston H.S. (2 rolls); Fieldston School (2 rolls), and one unlabeled roll. Also, two Sony video cassettes from 1979: Fieldston vs. Englewood and Fieldston vs. Dalton. Also a third Sony videotape dated 11/10/78 with unclear label.

Ducky Wucky/graduation (Super 8), 1973, 1977, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 348 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

CBS Television Network Recording Operations label. Ducky Wucky, 1973, for graduation, 1977.

Various (Super 8), 1979-1986, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 347 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

10 small boxes of Kodachrome Super 8 film (one empty). Labeled with various subject, several with student animation projects.

Fieldston Lower art (Super 8), 1980-1981, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 347 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

Two Kodak reels. One box labeled Beluga Whale, undated. One box labeled Beowulf movie 5th Grade, 1980-1981.

Fieldston - Indians, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 348 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

Note: "CUT WKPRNT."

Hand and Mind, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 349 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

Notes: Prepared by the students and faculty of Fieldston Lower. Brought by Toby 2007.

Anniversary film part II, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 348 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

Reel 8.

Fieldston anniversary, part II, undated

Offsite-Box: 348 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Saint Series - Dr. Radist, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 349 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

ITC Entertainment label for series "Saint Series" and episode "Gentle Ladies." Handwritten label of "Dr. Radist" on edge (possibly Howard Radest, Education Director 1979-1991).

Bears (Single 8), undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 347 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

One small box of Fuji Single 8 film, labeled "bears."

4th grade fair (Super 8), undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 347 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

With note, Taken by Camile McDonald, IA teacher.

Various (Super 8), undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 347 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

F.P Animations - Whitney - (Tests) - Western Landscape F.P.

Unlabeled loose roll (Super 8), undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 347 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Unlabeled, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 348 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

In Motion Picture Enterprises, Inc. box, with note "on 1/P.U."

Unlabeled, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 348 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Unlabeled, undated

Offsite-Box: 348 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

In Stuyvesant Town Camera Shop can.

Series II. Video, 1972-2008, inclusive

Extent

16.5 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

This series contains video cassettes—nearly all in VHS format, with some examples of Sony U-matic, Sony V-30H, Sony Beta II, and Sony Betacamp SP. The majority of content relates to special events and student performances, such as recitals, assemblies, and dance and drama performances. Content is identified based on titles written (usually by hand) on cassettes. Several video cases also include ephemera from related performances or events.

Arrangement

This series begins with VHS cassettes of elementary school footage, followed by special events, and Fieldston Upper footage, and other programs and miscellaneous footage. VHS cassettes are followed by other video formats.

Midtown Ethical - closing assemblies, graduating classes, 1986-2003, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 275 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Closing assembly, 1986 (2), 1987, 1988, 1989, and 1994. Ethical Culture School, 1986. Graduation, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1998. For My Friends in Grade K, 1992-1993 (2 copies). Second grade memories, 1994-1995. Class of 1995 (2). Through the Years, class of 1992 and class of 2003.

Midtown Ethical - fourth grade plays, 1985-1999, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 275 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Oliver, 1985 and 1996. Trumpet of the Swan, 1986. Wind in the Willows, 1990. The Wizard of Oz, 1997 (2). You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, 1999 (2).

Midtown Ethical - performances and other, 1990-1998, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 275 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Ancient Festival, 1990. 3P plays, 1991. 5FG Roman Gods, 1997. Jason and the Golden Fleece, 1997. The Trial of Zeus, 1998 (2). Sixth grade recital, 1998.

Fieldston Lower - closing assemblies, graduating classes, 1994-2008, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 276 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Class of 1994. Graduation, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2005. Step Up Day, 1999.

Fieldston Lower - performances and other, 1989-1999, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 276 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Daisy tape, 1989-1993. Snake Festival, folk singer, Russian story teller, 1990. Medieval Fest, 1991. Medieval Fest/A Joyful Noise, 1991. Songs and Dances of Many Lands, 1991/1992 and 1993. Various, 1992. Song and Dance Assembly, 1992. Various, 1992/1993 (3). Sixth grade, 1993. Science 1992/Islamic calligraphy 1994. Various, 1994 (3). Dinosaur recital, 1995. Cecilia, 1995. Grade 5 plays, 1995. Second grade prehistoric animal songs, 1996. First grade birds of prey, 1997. Dino Song Sharing, 1997. City and Country, 1997. Welcome Assembly, 1998. Grade 2 Dinosaur, 1998. Fifth grade medieval festival, 1999. Second grade dinosaur songs, 1999 and 2000. Fourth grade biographies, 1998 and 1999. Bill Robinson bird show, 1999. Music Reunion, 1999. Fourth grade egg drop/recital, 1999.

Fieldston Lower - performances and other, 2000-2007, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 277 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Norse myths, 5B 2000. Fourth grade biographies, 2000 and 2003. B Fairy Tales, 2000, 2001, 2002. Fourth grade egg drop day, 2001. World Music Assembly, 2001 and 2002. Norse play rehearsals, 5B 2002. 5B and K Norse Myths, 2004. Immigrant panel, 2005. Cinco de Mayo, 2006. Fifth and Sixth grade concert, 2007. Wolf Assembly, 2007. Westchester Philharmonic Copland Millennial Commission, undated. Garnevicus - music, undated. Betty, undated. 5-6's R, undated.

Unidentified lower school, 1983-2007, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 277 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Wizard of Oz, 1983. Oliver, fourth grade play, 1985. Fifth grade Ancient Festival, 1986. Ancient Fest Olympic Games, 1987. Charlotte's Web, fourth grade, 1988. Colonial plays, 1988. 5-6 Math, 1993-1994. 1F and Step Up Day, 2007.

Second grade recitals, 1992-1994, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 277 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Second grade recital/1st grade owl crow, 1992. Second grade recital, 1993/Dinosaur songs, 1994.

Third grade recitals, 1993-2006, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 277 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

1993/1994, 1995, 1999, 2006.

Fourth grade recitals, 1995-2001, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 277 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

1995 (2), 1996-1997, 2000, and 2001.

Fourth grade recitals, 2002-2006, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 278 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

2002 (2), 2003, 2004 (2), 2005 (2), 2006, and 2007.

Fifth grade recitals, 1997-1999, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 278 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

One tape, with fifth grade recitals 1997 and 1999.

Sixth grade recitals, 1992-2006, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 278 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

1992, 1995 (2), 1996, 1997 (2), 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 (3), 2005(2), and 2006.

Evening concerts, 2002-2006, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 278 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

2002 (2), 2003 (2), 2005, and 2006. Some with programs for 5th and 6th grade Fieldston Lower student concerts.

World Music Assembly, 1994-2007, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 278 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2006, and 2007.

Harvest Festival, 1990-2007, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 279 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Harvest Festival 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004 (2), 2005, 2006, 2007. Snake/Apple Fall Festival, 1990. Harvest Festival 1992/Festival of the Animals 1993. Fieldston Lower School Harvest Festival, 2000.

Martin Luther King Day Assembly, 1991-2007, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 279 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

1991, 1993, 1994 (2), 1995 (2), 1996 (2), 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 (Fieldston Lower), 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.

Book Awards, 1988-1989, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 279 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

"Chelsea and the Green Haired Kid," skits and interview with author, 1988. "Matilda," 1989.

Holiday Assembly, 1985-2006, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 280 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Holiday Assembly 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 (2), 1991 (3), 1992, 1993 (2), 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006. Ethical Culture School Christmas Assembly, 1985. Ethical Culture School Holiday Assembly, 1989 (2), 1992. Holiday Assembly/6th grade recital, 1989. Holiday Assembly 1990/Thanksgiving 1991. Fieldston Lower School Holiday Assembly, 2000.

Earth Fair, 1995, 2000, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 280 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

1995 (2), 2000.

Jazz programs, 1981-2001, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 280 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Jazz assembly 1981. Jazz assembly, 1984. Fieldston Jazz Spain tour, 1985. Jazz concert, 1986 (Beta cassette). Fieldston jazz improv concert, 1994, Jazz concert 2001.

Thanksgiving, 1991-2006, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 281 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Thanksgiving 1991/1992 and 1995. Thanksgiving Assembly 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006. Fieldston Lower Thanksgiving Assembly 2000 and 2001.

Fieldston, 1992-1998, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 281 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Fieldston 1992 (2). Fieldston class of 1993 (2, including Farewell). Fieldston class of 1998. Fieldston - May 8, 1998.

Fieldston graduation, 1985-2000, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 281 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Labeled graduation or commencement. 1985, 1990, 1994, 1996 (2), 2000.

Graduation - school unknown, 1985-1997, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 281 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Graduation tapes labeled 1942, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1992 (2), 1993, 1994 (2), 1996 (2), 1995, 1997.

Fieldston yearbook, 1992-2002, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 282 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Labeled yearbook or video yearbook. 1992, 1993, 1994 (2), 1995, 1996, 1998, 2002. Nine undated tapes. One unlabeled, undated tape.

"Broadway" shows, 1997-2006, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 282 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

1997, 2000, 2001, 2002 (2), 2003, 2004 (2), 2006, undated.

Fieldston drama, 1981-1992, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 282 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Fiddler on the Roof, 1981. Guys and Dolls, 1982. Senior play, 1983. Anything Goes ["Much of it has no sound/last section has no sound"], 1983. You Can't Take It with You, 1986. Cabaret, 1989. Form IV dramatization "Nosotros Sonos Dios"/Form I musical program, 1989. Sweeney Todd, 1990 (2). Noises Off, 1990. Little Shop of Horrors, Act 1 and Act 2, 1992.

Fieldston drama, 1991-1996, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 283 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

The Diviners, 1991 (3). The Crucible, 1992. Inherit the Wind, 1992. Into the Woods, Act 1 and Act 2, 1992. Spring Cabaret - Safer Sex, 1992 (2). The Heidi Chronicles, Acts 1 and 2, 1993. A Flea in Her Ear, 1994. Music Man, Part 1, 1994. The Miracle Worker, Act I and Act 2, 1995. Macbeth, Act 1 and Act 2, 1995. Women and Wallace, 1995 (2). The Seagull, Act 1 and Act 2, 1995. Cabaret, 1995. Spring Cabaret, 1995. Habeus Corpus, Act 1, 1996. Witness for the Prosecution, 1996. Studio Theater Series, 1996. Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll, 1996. Habeus Corpus, 1996. The Diviners, undated (2). Lost in Yonkers, undated. A Thousand Clowns, undated (4).

Parent and Teacher Association, 1989-1998, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 283 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Parent and Teacher meeting, "Why we teach the way we do," 1989. Media and children, 1993 and undated. Michael Thompson parent meeting, 1998.

Fieldston dance concerts, 1983-2000, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 284 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

1983, 1985 (2), 1986 (New York Moves), 1987 (2), 1988, 1989, 1990 (4), 1992 (2), 1993 (winter concert), 1995, 1999 (2), 2000.

Fieldston spring dance concerts, 1989-2006, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 284 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

1989, 1991 (Parts 1 and 2), 1993 (2), 1996 (3), 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002 (2), 2003 (2), 2004 (2 videos, plus empty case), 2005, 2006.

Fieldston Dance Company, 1991-2004, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 285 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

1991 (Lehman College), 1991 (assembly), 1992 (3 videos), 1994 (Alvin Ailey Dance Project, 2), 1995 (Tour, Columbus High School), 1995 (Student choreography). FDC Project, 1999. The Paul Taylor Project, 2001. Various, 2002. The Ailey Project, 2003, The Robert Battle, 2004 (2). Various, 2004.

Fieldston dance, 1993-2001, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 285 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Fieldston Dance Company with Regent Family Residents/Fieldston assembly Dance Out Project, 1993. Dance concert assembly, 1993. DanceWorks, 1993. Martha Graham Project, 1996. Dancespace Project, Young Dancemakers Project, 1999. Nelson Ave Dance Out Project, 2000. Dance documetary, 2001. Various, 2001.

Development, 1987-1997, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 285 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Ethical Culture Fieldston Campaign: Making a Difference, undated (4 copies, possibly different versions). Endowment Campaign Training Session, 1987. Endowment presentation, 1989. Ethical Culture Fieldston Campaign: Making a Difference - New York Society for Ethical Culture, 1997.

Historical, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 285 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Earlier materials that have been reformatted to VHS. (Date of reformatting unknown.) Ethical Culture School Camp, 1930-1948 (2 copies) - "movie made at the camp in 1936. Every camper appears in the film." 1942 Graduation. "Lewis Hine - LP. Charlotte's Web, fifth grade, 1974. Daedelus Production, taped from TV," undated.

Mark Edwards and Company, 2006, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 286 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Four tapes, dated April 28, 2006. 1. "Mission and Purpose." 2. "Lev." 3. "Franci." 4. "Stewardship."

Fieldston Enrichment Program, 1995, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 286 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Two copies of undated tape. Two copies of 1995 program graduation.

Unlabeled, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 286 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Six tapes with unintelligible or missing label.

Various, 1982-1989, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 286 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Space launch landing, 1982. Indian cookout, 1985. Spanish V - panel discussion, 1985. Winter holiday program, 1986. Spring concert, 1986. Leonardo's Children "Ethical Culture Schools, " 1986. Holocaust assembly, 1987. Earl Robinson/Snake Festival, 1989. Teaching to Children's Learning Styles and Abilities, 1989. Assembly - French music, 1989.

Various, 1990-1994, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 286 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Halloween Tate Library pumpkin contest, 1990. S. Bonnet class, 1990. City and Country, 1993 and 1994. John Hendricks: The Freddie Sessions, 1993. Pat Norman: A Celebration, 1993. Apple farm video brochure, 1993. Drew Harvey memorial, 1994. Early Music Ensemble, 1994. Ron Taffel, 1994. Dallas Symphony Orchestra, 1994. Silverweed Picnic, 1994 (2). Intro to Community Service, 1994. Girls soccer, 1994.

Various, 1995-1999, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 287 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Eddie Palmieri, 1995. International Folk Dance, 1997. 1995 and 2000 History Tour (part of Env. Fair). Methodist Church Home, 1998. Ron Toffel - Parent to Child, 1998. Mr. Ellis, 1999. Yugoslavia assembly, 1999.

Various, 2000-2005, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 287 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

"Don't Laugh at Me" with Peter, Paul, and Mary, 2000. Fieldston Dance, 2000-2001/Remember Project/Sculpture Garden. Rainbow Under the Sun Alliance Talent Show, 2001. Sid Raymond Show/Gatorade, 2001. John Garland interview, 2001. September 11th Willie Friedman 20/20 tape. Soul Singh: Sikh Community, 2003. A Lovely Day (125th Anniversary), 2004 (2). The Saturday Early Show - Emmanuel's Gift, 2005. State of the State - NY, 2005.

Various, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 287 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Brother Cadfel/African dance. Bergman. Discovering Music. Elbert Lenrow memorial. Godard. Musical Encounters. Prep for Prep France. [Various musical].

Sony U-matic - various, 1978-1985, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 288 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

WNBC NewsCenter 4 - Ethical Culture, 1978 (2 copies). 4th grade production of Oliver, 1985. Ethical Culture and Fieldston Lower graduations, undated.

Sony V-30H - Fieldston arts performances, 1972-1980, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 289 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

The Odd Couple, 1972, 3 tapes. Musical Revue, 1972, 2 tapes. Fantastiks, 1973, 3 tapes. Girl Crazy, 1973, 3 tapes. Fieldston dance performances, 1978-1980, 4 tapes. Three Sisters, undated, 4 tapes. Anything Goes, undated, 5 tapes. Spanish plays, undated, 1 tape.

Sony V-30H - various, 1973-1988, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 288 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

RG climbing tape, 1973. Woman of the Wood, 1977. John Nadar, 1979. John Nadar debate, 1980. Howard Nemerov, 1988. Brother Timothy, undated, 2 tapes. EWW/JGW, undated, 2 tapes. Barbershop/Training Tape, undated. Teletype orientation tape, undated. Take 3 (otherwise unlabeled). 9 unlabeled or illegible tapes, and one tape labeled "blank." Also one unnumbered Betacamp SP tape labeled "Gus Ornstein/Mishkin."

Sony Beta II- Ethical Culture Schools, 1986-1987, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 288 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Three Beta II tapes. All labeled Ethical Culture Schools 14:00. One dated 11/19/86. Two dated 4/29/87.

Sony Betacamp SP - Ethical Culture Fieldston School, circa 1994, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 290 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

36 Betacamp SP tapes, most labeled with number and "Ethical Culture School," and some with "Midtown" or "Fieldston." Some tapes labeled with date June 10, 1994. #One labeled "Music Man Perf." #10A labeled "Spanish class/tennis." #1 labeled "Interviews/B-Roll."

VHS-C, 1998-2001, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 293 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Methodist Church Home, 1998. Fourth grade biographies (3 tapes), 1998. Earth Day Fair activities, 2000. Grade 5 Medieval Festival, 2001.

Sony Hi8 - Video yearbook (2 tapes), undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 293 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series III. Audio recordings, 1950s-2000, inclusive

Extent

5.42 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

This series contains analog audio recordings. Student events and performances make up the majority of content, with some recordings of faculty, administrators, or guest speakers. Additional audio content can be found on digital recordings in Series IV.

Arrangement

This series is arranged in three subseries:
Subseries I. Audio tape
Subseries II. Vinyl records
Subseries III. Cassette tapes

Subseries III.A. Audio tape, 1955-1970, undated, inclusive

Scope and Contents

This subseries contains audio recordings on quarter inch tape, in either 5 or 7 inch reels.

Arrangement

Materials in this subseries are arranged in chronological order.

Dr. Thayer - Chicago, 1955, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 294 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Fieldston School Indian Unit Film, 1957, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 294 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

June 23, 1957. Full-track with Rangertune Synch Signal. Narrated by Babara R.B. Roemer. Audio Engineer Herman E. London.

Founder's Day, May 6, 1960, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 294 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Mrs. Sigmund Pollitzer, introduced by Victoria Wagner.

School - fall conference, 1967, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 294 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

September 14, 1967.

Pete Seeger - Sing in Fieldston Lower School, 1969, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 294 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Drugs Conference - Riverdale School Teachers, 1970, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 294 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Conferences March 16 and 18, 1970.

Faculty meeting on day of Administration Building "Takeover", 1970, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 294 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Meeting March 23, 1970. [Other materials related to event throughout collection.]

Discussion, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 294 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Side 1: Discussions, politics. Side 2: DARR, discussions.

Ethical Culture voice over, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 294 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Indian Rhythms, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 294 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Note: 0-245: III-R Indian Rhythms. 245-: Blank.

Music/Ethical, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 294 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Box also includes one slide labeled 3S Cookout.

Poems for Library Exhibit, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 294 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

With list of student names and grades.

Soundtrack for Indian film, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 294 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

"As edited, first recording - do not use this version."

Unlabeled [possibly student recordings], undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 294 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Includes "Rough Index" with list of names.

Unlabeled, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 294 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Two rolls of tape, possibly unused.

Subseries III.B. Vinyl records, 1950s-1968, undated, inclusive

Scope and Contents

This subseries contains recordings (largely musical content) on vinyl records, as well as two aluminum master records.

Arrangement

Materials in this subseries are arranged in chronological order.

The School is a Place for Growing (4 oversize discs), 1953, inclusive

Box: 311 (Material Type: Audio)
Scope and Contents

Recorded for 75th anniversary. Part I and Part II on separate discs. Two "master" copies, possibly aluminum, with two vinyl "phono" copies.

The Fieldston Lower School (3 copies/discs), 1955, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 345 (Material Type: Audio)
Scope and Contents

Note: recorded from a client's tape, 1956.

Look Back in Anguish: Presented by the Parents of the Fieldston 1959 Graduating Class, circa 1959, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 345 (Material Type: Audio)

Fieldston Parents Class of '62 Present: The School of the Absurd (7 copies/discs), circa 1962, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 345 (Material Type: Audio)

Through Song and Ballad, or, How to Succeed at Fieldston Without Really Trying (2 copies/discs), 1963, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 345 (Material Type: Audio)
Scope and Contents

With booklet of lyrics.

These are the Years that Were: Presented by the Parents of the Fieldston Class of '64 (2 copies/discs), 1964, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 345 (Material Type: Audio)

Ballad of America: The Best of Fieldston 1960-1967 (2 copies/discs), circa 1967, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 345 (Material Type: Audio)

Fieldston '68 Parent Chorus: Quotations from Chairman ECS, 1968, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 345 (Material Type: Audio)

"Our Town" (student production), 1968, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 345 (Material Type: Audio)

Fieldston Chorus - fourth form - Vivaldi and Schubert, undated, circa 1950-1960s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 345 (Material Type: Audio)

Fieldston Chorus - Haydn Mass in B Flat Major, undated, circa 1950-1960s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 345 (Material Type: Audio)

Fieldston Chorus - Haydn Mass in C (2 copies/discs), undated, circa 1950-1960s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 345 (Material Type: Audio)

Fieldston Chorus - Rossini, Petite Messe Solonnelle (2 copies/discs), undated, circa 1950s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 345 (Material Type: Audio)

Subseries III.C. Cassette tapes, 1971-2000, inclusive

Scope and Contents

This subseries contains audio recordings on cassette tapes.

Arrangement

Materials in this subseries are arranged in chronological order.

Various, 1971, 1978, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 293 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Spencer Brown on Shakespeare (2), 1971. Ethical Midtown Holiday Assembly, 1978. Oliver, undated. The Ethical Culture Schools Tape #2 - Programmed for AVL, undated.

Presentation for Middle Atlantic Independent schools accrediting agency, 1980, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 293 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Cassette and audio tape. See also slides and text for presentation, in Box 297.

Various, 1986-2000, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 291 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Faculty meeting (2 tapes), 1986. Ron Taffel, 1990. Fieldston Class of 1942 reunion (2 copies), 1997. Ron Taffel, Smart Choices Group Leadership Training (2 tapes), 1997. Founder's Day, 1999 (see also 3.5 inch floppy disc). Joe Healey - State of School, 2000.

Melvin D. Levine, M.D - Recording from ECS Faculty Conference Day, 1990, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 291 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Tapes 1-4, in sets of three copies (12 total).

Jazz - cassettes, circa 1990s-2000s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 292 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Primarily reference tapes produced for classes and ensembles, with several Duke Ellington recordings. Also includes some recordings and possible recordings of Fieldston students: Fieldston Improv Concert, 1995. Concert Jazz, 1996. An Evening of Song, 2005. The Fieldston School Improv III Combo, undated. The Fieldston School, undated. The Fieldston School Concert Jazz, undated. Improv I and II, undated. Master Intro I, undated. Master Concert Jazz and Improv II, undated. Concert Jazz master, undated. Includes three unlabeled tapes.

Jazz reference recordings, 1995-1998, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 293 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

3 tapes, with recordings from the Jazz at Lincoln Center Education Department.

Elbert Lenrow, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 293 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Ten master cassette tapes, along with ten use copies, and four floppy discs containing transcripts. Also includes printed Guide to Tapes with list of Fieldston faculty, 1933-1934.

Various, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 291 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Diversity tapes - Randal Archibald, New York Times, undated. Bernie Crystal, undated. Beth Beekman, undated. EC difference panel, undated. Fieldston music - classical, choral, jazz, undated

Record Group 16. Artifacts (1919-2017, undated; 24.76 linear feet), 1919-2017, undated, inclusive

Extent

24.76 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

This record group contains objects related to the Ethical Culture Fieldston School, created either by the administration or students. Types of objects include textiles, buttons and pins, painted items, and promotional materials.

Arrangement

Files are arranged chronologically.

Wood frames with "garment closures", early 20th century, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 270 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Six wood frames covered with fabric, each with a different kind of garment closure (button, snap, etc.), intended as a teaching aid for young children. (To conserve the fabric it was removed from the wood frames by N-YHS Conservator Janet Lee in October 2019; the pieces are stored together in the same box. Photos are available to see the objects prior to conservation work.)

Pennants, circa 1919-2000, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 270 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Nine pennants for Fieldston or ECS.

Handmade books, circa 1926-1928, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 268 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Book of ephemera bound in fabric and leather, made in Ethical Culture art class. Fabric guest book with entries (including Felix Adler) dating 1928, 1946, 1947, 1969. Possibly donation of Marie Neuberger.

Fieldston scroll, circa 1927-1933, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 274 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Hand painted fabric scroll with illustrated text, from Fieldston students thanking Felix Adler for their new school. (Rolled for storage, with photograph of images for reference.)

Portrait of Felix Adler, circa 1928, inclusive

Drawer: 2NW, Folder: FF-15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Signed "To Henry & Mildred / June 14th 1928 / From George T. Tobin." Unfinished portrait of woman verso.

Girl's dress in honor of Felix and Helen Adler's "Golden Anniversary", 1930, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 271 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Example of 1880-style dresses worn by students for Adler's 50th wedding anniversary celebration at Fieldston Lower. Includes explanatory text and photograph from donor Barbara Rothschild Michaels.

Wood music stands, circa 1940, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 269 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Two examples of folding wooden music stands made by teacher Willys P. Kent for Fieldston Lower.

Wood board signed by students, circa 1940s, inclusive

Drawer: 2NW, Folder: FF-17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Slide-out desk board signed or carved by several students, circa 1940s. Teacher schedule circa 1980s taped to reverse side.

Various oversize, 1952-2004, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 274 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Third grade class photograph, 1988-1989. Graphic design mockups for ephemera, circa 1980s-1990s. Foam core poster with reproduction of watercolor with aerial view of Fieldston Campus, 2004. Two copies of poster with aerial photograph of students and staff in two seasons, circa 2000s. Reproduction of Fieldston campus photograph in frame from Robert D. Kohn and Clarence S. Stein Architects Associated, undated. Prints of three drawings by McCann of Fieldston campus, 2004. ECFS foam core poster with staff photographs, undated.

Ribbons, 1955-1958, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 268 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Ribbons from track and field events.

Oversize paper artifacts (2 folders), 1959-2011, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 272, Folder: 5-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Letter from the Bak Ae Won Orphanage in Korea, thanking children of the Ethical Culture School Camp for sending supplies, 1959. Posters for student and alumni events and initiatives (e.g., Poe Day, "Keep the Eagle Healthy" student health series, films), 2009-2010, undated. Poster signed to the "students of Ethical Culture" from artist James De La Vega, 2011.

Medals, 1961-1984, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 268 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Small medals with ribbons. Several from the Fathers and Sons Association, 1961 and undated. Fieldston Invitational Soccer Tourney, 1961. Various track and field events, 1984 and undated.

Pins, 1962, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 268 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Three pins from the Junior Division of the National Rifle Association, undated. Three C.A.A. yeoman or bowman pins. Two ECS pins from principal Allan Shedlin's retirement. Also one Fieldston track shoe charm, 1962.

Buttons, 1971-circa 2000s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 268 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Assorted buttons. Most created for special events and initiatives, including homecoming, alumni events, 1984 "mayheyday" and 1991 "Super Saturday." (22 buttons total.)

The Little Theater sign, circa 1971, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 269 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Hand painted sign reading "The Little Theater, est. May 1971."

Documents laminated on board, 1974-1978, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 269 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Document to commemorate First Annual Spring Arts Festival, 1974, signed by principal Ken Barton and students who participated in painting wall mural. Certificate of membership in The Hundred Year Association of New York, 1978.

Various objects, 1976-1993, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 269 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Wallet found "behind a classroom wall" with 1976 Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority School Ticket. Text of Maya Angelou poem wrapped in Multiculture Supper 1993 ribbon. Promotional hard hat for "Promises to Keep: The Campaign for the Ethical Culture Fieldston School." Orange baton with fabric tape on either end.

Various oversize, 1978-2017, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 261 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

100th Anniversary documents (special "ECS Centennial Supplement" of the Riverdale Press, letter and photograph from President Jimmy Carter, proclamation from the Office of the Mayor of the City of New York, legislative resolution from the Legislature of the State of New York), 1978. Protest signs (four handmade signs relating to feminism and women's issues), circa 2017. History of slavery display panals, undated.

T-shirts, 1986-2012, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 267 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Six t-shirts commemorating special events or graduating Fieldston classes.

Fifth grade scroll, 1990-1991, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 260 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Scroll with art and history project made by class of Fieldston Lower fifth graders.

Pocket knife, circa 1991, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 268 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Engraved "1941 - Fieldston - 1991."

Alumni quilt for reunion, circa 2000, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 267 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Quilt made for 2000 reunion of the class of 1942, signed by some alumni.

Branded textiles, 2006, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 267 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Laundry bag, pillow cases, terry cloth, and fleece blanket.

ECS banner, undated, inclusive

Drawer: 2NW, Folder: FF-25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Large white fabric banner with "ECS" in orange.

Football coach jacket, circa 1980

Offsite-Box: 271 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Name of "Jim" embroidered on front. 1980 Champs patch on back.

Letter patches, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 269 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Two "F" patches, one noting "club champions."

Painting of Henry Kelly, undated, inclusive

Drawer: 2NW, Folder: FF-16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Portrait of long-time science teacher Henry Kelly, painted by alumni James Margulies. Note with painting: "Prof. Kelly/Kelly Lab Rm. 534/Possibly painted by student."

Street sign for Riverdale Ave and Fieldston Rd., undated, inclusive

Drawer: 2NW, Folder: FF-18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Leaded glass window frame and broken glass, 1906?

Offsite-Box: 349 (Material Type: Realia)

Scope and Contents

A window frame and glass noted as from 6th floor of ECS, destroyed in a fire in summer 1989(?), possibly from 1906 original building.

Picasso print from Exposition Vallauris – Maison de la Pensee Francaise, 1952

Drawer: 2NW, Folder: FF-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Appears to be signed by Picasso. Print is matted. Is out of frame, but frame and backing are with the print.

Record Group 17. Digital formats (1989-2013, undated; 4.5 linear feet), 1989-2016, undated, inclusive

Extent

4.5 Linear feet

Extent

168.9 Gigabytes (24,395 files in 1,389 folders)

Scope and Contents

This record group contains digital formats, including CDs, DVDs, floppy disks, and Digital Audio Tape (DAT). Content includes audiovisual recordings, digital photographs, and other documents. Please note that because of the volume, not every CD or other carrier was described here, though the the files were preserved and will be found in the virtual "box" noted in Subseries I.A.

Arrangement

The record group is organized in two series:

Series I. Processed digital content, which includes digital files available for use.

Series II. Unprocessed digital media formats, which includes those media formats not yet processed and not available for use.

Conditions Governing Use

The external media carriers are restricted from use. Digital files transferred off the external media carriers are available for use (see Subseries I.A). A full file manifest is available upon request. Digital files were not retrieved from damaged, duplicate, and commercially available CDs or due to disk formatting issues. Audiovisual media and 5.25-inch floppy disks were not processed due to the lack of necessary hardware.

Series I. Processed digital content, 1989-2016, undated, inclusive

Extent

168.9 Gigabytes (24,395 files in 1,389 folders)

Scope and Contents

This series consists of the physical CDs, DVDs, 3.5 inch floppy disks, and other digital media in the collection that have been processed, and the digital files that have been retrieved and preserved from most of that media. Digital files were not retrieved from damaged, duplicate, and commercially available CDs or due to disk formatting issues. Subseries I.A includes the digital files which may be requested and accessed. Subseries I.B refers to the media and, based on the labeling, provides a sense of the scope and content of the digital files.

Subseries I.A. Digital Files, 1989-2016, undated, inclusive

Scope and Contents

Digital files transferred off the external media carriers present in Boxes 287, 291-293 (see Subseries I.B). A full file manifest is available upon request. Digital files were not retrieved from damaged, duplicate, and commercially available CDs or due to disk formatting issues.

Digital files from external media carriers in Box 287

Digital-Folder: Box 287 (Material Type: Digital files)
Scope and Contents

This digital folder contains files transferred off 15 CDs/DVDs present in Box 287 (4,466 digital files). A full file manifest is available upon request. Digital files were not retrieved from 2 duplicate CDs.

Digital files from external media carriers in Box 291

Digital-Folder: Box 291 (Material Type: Digital files)
Scope and Contents

This digital folder contains files transferred off 138 CDs/DVDs present in Box 291 (13,628 digital files). A full file manifest is available upon request. Digital files were not retrieved from 30 damaged, duplicate, and commercially available CDs or due to disk formatting issues.

Digital files from external media carriers in Box 292

Digital-Folder: Box 292 (Material Type: Digital files)
Scope and Contents

This digital folder contains files transferred off 131 CDs/DVDs present in Box 292 (5,611 digital files). A full file manifest is available upon request. Digital files were not retrieved from 8 damaged, duplicate, and commercially available CDs or due to disk formatting issues.

Digital files from external media carriers in Box 293

Digital-Folder: Box 293 (Material Type: Digital files)
Scope and Contents

This digital folder contains 688 digital files transferred off the external media carriers present in Box 293 from containers titled: 3.5 inch floppy disks-Various, 1989-2001; 3.5 inch floppy disks-Various, 1999-2003; 3.5 inch floppy disks-"Janice's files", 2001-2002; 3.5 inch floppy disks-Seven unlabeled discs, 2002-2004. A full file manifest is available upon request. Digital files were not retrieved from damaged, duplicate, and commercially available CDs or due to disk formatting issues.

Subseries I.B. External media carriers, 1989-2016, undated, inclusive

Scope and Contents

This series contains reference to the media carriers from which the digital files in Subseries I.A were retrieved. Because of the volume, not necessarily every CD or other carrier in the box was described here, though the the files were preserved and will be found in the virtual "box" noted in Subseries I.A.

Arrangement

The subseries is presented in the order of the boxes in which the carrier is held, which corresponds to the virtual "box" that the digital files are held (see Subseries I.A). Within each box, the presentation in the finding aid is by format.

Events and student life - Fourth grade play rehearsal - CD, 2009, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 287 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

1 CD with 321 JPGs, photographic prints, and 16G SD card.

Alumni events - DVD, 2004, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 287 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

CC #1 1987 (1 DVD) and CC #2 Making a Difference (1 DVD). Where We Meet - 40th reunion, 2004 (1 DVD). Class of 1964 - 40th reunion scrapbook and slideshow (1 DVD).

Events and student life - Fieldston Lower talent show - CD, 2008, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 287 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

1 CD with 281 JPGs (duplicate photos removed), and photographic prints.

Fieldston drama - DVD, 1972-1973, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 287 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

1972 Babes in Arms, 1972 Fieldston Musical Revue, 1973 Fieldston Musical Revue, 1973 Girl Crazy. Also includes note from donor.

Photos 2007-2008 - CD and DVDs, 2007-2008, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 287 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Younger kids play - Snoopy (3) (No digital). Behold (1 CD with 339 JPGs. Duplicate photos were removed) (3). Flower, dog, Obama campaign (No digital). Printed photographs labeled Snoopy.

Supplementary materials, 1990-2008, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 287 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Fieldston Lower Songs - 3 copies of audio CDs and booklets with lyrics, 1998. Various, 2007 (2 CDs: May Projects and Robert Falcetti photos). Spring Film Festival, 2012 (1 CD). Snoopy, 2008 (No digital). Ephemera and notes, 2002-2008, undated (No digital). Guide to Dr. Melvin Levine audiotapes, 1990 (No digital).

Alumni - CD-R, 2004-2006, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 291 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Survey of alumni 2005. Alumni 2005. Alumni Day 2006. Class of 1964 - 40th reunion scrapbook and slideshow (2 copies).

Alumni - DVD-R, 2004-2012, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 291 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Class of 1952 - 60th reunion pictures, 2012, with donor note (2 CDs). Class of 1959, 1 copy with donor note (1 CD). Class of 1964 - 40th reunion scrapbook and slideshow (1 CD). Class of 1964 - When Last We Met, undated (2 copies). Class of 1990 - 20th reunion.

Buildings and grounds - CD, 2004-2005, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 291 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Duplicated McCann renderings, undated. Ethical/Fieldston architectural perspectives, 2004 (Multiple CDs with different labels/titles). Fund-raising drawings from Cooper, Robertson and Partners, 2005.

ECS Reporter - CD, 2000-2007, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 291 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

ECF Reporter, 2000-2007 (8 CDs). JPGS, PDFS, and Adobe Illustrator files.

Fieldston Performing Arts Department Presents - DVDs, 2008-2012, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 291 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

A Winter Choral Festival, 2008. The Fieldston Spring Dance Concert, 2008. Arts at Fieldston, 2010-2011 and 2011-2012. Ragtime, 2011. Holiday Concert, 2011. Winter Jazz Concert, 2012.

Photos 2007-2008 - CD, 2007-2008, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 291 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

2007: ETV (2 CDs). Fall aerials - Fieldston campus. Fieldston and Fieldston Lower photos. Fieldston staircase to old Ethics classroom. Fourth grade play - Charlotte's Web. Head shots. Middle school opening. New staff. Night in Rio. Robert Benson Photography. 2008: Behold II. Fieldston Jazz concert. High school play. Post office. Snoopy. 125th video.

Photos 2007-2008 - DVDs, 2007-2008, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 291 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Green building details. Gym roughs. Homecoming. June projects. Pool. Pool selects. Annual Fund Gala Viva Las Vegas.

Various - CD, 1998-2016, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 291 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

ECF photos 2002. Ethical Culture final upgrade Millennium 2004. Field Notes campus construction 2006. Field Notes 2007. Fieldston Athletics from 1904 to Present 2007. April projects 2007. FLS classrooms 2016.

Various - CD, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 291 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Black and white. Board finals. BWS Dec Asst. Crescent-11416 2002. ECFS calendar possibilities. ECF directory. ES DataBank 2004. Fashion Quad 2005. Fieldston final. Fieldston Lower art. First grade photoshow (Mac version). Flags/Ethical. Founder's Day 2007. Founders rough position only. Ginger BD selects. Harlem Lanes. I am. Kat selects (3 CDs). Missing persons (2 CDs). Mousetrap race. MUSLCTS (3 CDs), MUZ.112. Nina dinner (2 CDs). Nina backup. Oct 15 Dedications/music room. Parents Interview 1. Pool pix. Sam Gold and Johnny Araujo Senior Project. Science selects. Terry receipt. Toby Himmel "for the archives" (2 CDs). Two missing ports. Visual Arts Photo 2009.

Alumni Office - dated - CDs, 2005-2012, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 292 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

ECFS campaign video 2006. Ethical's Family Portraits, 2006 (2 CDs). ECF Reporter Spring, 2012. B.D.V.P. Spring, 2012.

Alumni Office - undated - CDs, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 292 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

First Shot. Coaches First Shot. ECFS Franci Lev (2 CDs). 125th video. ECF: Lessons Learned. Freedom Songs: Music of the Civil Rights Movement. McCann renderings of campus expansion. New virtual tour. NY Hist. Peter Mott. Save Her O Save Her! Special Olympics. Virtual tour ("no sound").

Development and admissions - CD, 2006, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 292 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Campaign video, 2006.

Events and student life - CD, 1999, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 292 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Sixth grade summer memories, 1999.

Events and student life - CD, 2004, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 292 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Fieldston graduation photos (2 CDs), Sixth grade yearbook, Thanksgiving assembly, Holiday assembly.

Events and student life - CD, 2005, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 292 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Harvest Festival. Holiday Concert (2 CDs). MLK assembly. Homecoming. New staff color selects. New staff. Staff selects.

Events and student life - CD, 2006, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 292 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Ethical graduation. Fieldston Lower Cinco de Mayo. Harvest Festival. Holiday Assembly. MLK Assembly. New staff picnic. Senior rafting trip. Senior video. Thanksgiving Assembly. World Music Assembly.

Events and student life - CD, 2007, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 292 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

International Children's Day. Fieldston Lower playground. Fieldston Lower Bird Museum. Sixth grade PSA. Homecoming. Arts Festival (2 CDs). Middle School opening. Fieldston chorus concert/Holiday Assembly. Fourth Grade Recital. MLK Assembly.

Events and student life - CD, 2008, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 292 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Homecoming. 2nd Film Festival. Senior video. Fieldston dancers. Post office.

Events and student life - CD, 2009, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 292 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Fieldston Form VI Wild Rivers (2 CDs).

Events and student life - CD, 2011-2013, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 292 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

ECS 2010-2011 video yearbook (2 CDs). ECFS student videos 2011. Founder's Day 2011. Video yearbook 2012. Spring Film Festival 2012. Community Day 2013. Commencement Class of 2013. Founder's Day 2013.

Events and student life - CD, 2006-2007, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 292 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Fourth grade biographies, 2006. Wolf Assembly, 2007.

History projects - CD, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 292 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Civil War Centennial: Ballads of the Civil War, Fieldston School American History Assembly, 1961. The Depression and the New Deal: Fieldston School American History Assembly, 1962. The Negro People in America. Irish Immigration through Songs and Ballads.

Jazz - CD, 2005-2009, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 292 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Jazz #1 and #2, 2005 (2 CDs). Improv concert, 2005. Jazz Bach, 2005. Winter Jazz Improv, 2006. Spring Jazz concert, 2006 (2 CDs). Improv III Berklee High School Jazz Festival, 2006. Improv Jazz Concert, 2007. Improv Concert, 2007. Spring jazz, 2007. Spring Jazz 2008. Spring Jazz 2009 (2 CDs). Jazz improv, 2009. Jazz, 2009.

Jazz reference recordings - CD, 2003-2008, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 292 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

10 CDs of reference recordings for the Annual High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival from Jazz at Lincoln Center Library.

Music department - CD, 2004-2008, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 292 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Christmas concert, 2004 (2 CDs). Middle School winter concert, 2005. Winter chamber music, 2005. Winter chamber music, 2006. Spring orchestra/wind/percussion, 2005. Spring orchestra/wind/percussion, 2006. Holiday concert, 2005 (2 CDs). Holiday concert 2006 (2 CDs). Holiday concert 2008.

Other music-related - CD, 2004-2009, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 292 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Best of 2004-2005 (2 CDs). NJ Fest CJ, 2007. Main Check (album, undated). The Legend of the Little Blue Guitar (senior project), 2007. Berklee College of Music 41st Annual High School Jazz Festival, 2009.

3.5 inch floppy disks - New York Association of Independent Schools, 1992, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 293 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

8 disks relating to the NYAIS evaluation, with materials including departmental information, and parent and Board of Governors surveys. Files were not transferred off the disks due to disk formatting issues.

3.5 inch floppy disks - Various, 1989-2001, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 293 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

17 floppy disks total. Files were not transferred off 10 of the disks due to disk formatting issues.

Annual Report/Campaign Report, 1998-1999. Labels for Annual Report, 1999. Reply card, 1999. Founder's Day speeches/Judy Birnkrant, 1999. ECS Reporter, 2000. Class notes for ECS Reporter (2 disks), 2001.

Labels from disks with formatting issues: Brochure, 1989. Afterschool logo/Day Camp, 1990. Voices of the Computer Room, 1990. Fieldston Summer Science Academy brochure/Director's Newsletter, 1990. Faculty Handbook, 1990. Various, 1991. FSSA brochures, 1990-1992. FAC grants, 1992. Grid Fall, 1992. Various, 1998-1999.

3.5 inch floppy disks - Various, 1999-2003, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 293 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

11 disks containing various undated documents. Files were not transferred off 5 of the disks due to disk formatting issues. Upgrade Masters Formats. EC Rappaport Perlman. ECFS Howard Wolfson. ECFS Interview Glen And Karen, Dena Schutzer. ECFS Report Mailing List. Head Year End.

3.5 inch floppy disks - "Janice's files", 2001-2002, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 293 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

12 disks with varying labels including "J.A. files" and numbered disks 2-13. Two disks are labeled Benefits. Two of the disks are blank (numbered 5 and 7).

3.5 inch floppy disks - Seven unlabeled discs, 2002-2004, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 293 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Primarily administrative files concerning planned gifts, various proposals, and luncheons. Three disks are blank.

Zip 100 disks, 2000, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 293 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents

Five disks, four labeled Edward Smith Design, with one also labeled ECS Reporter Vol. 48. One unlabeled. Files were not transferred off the disks due to disk formatting issues.

Series II. Unprocessed digital media formats, circa 1998-2007, inclusive

Scope and Contents

This series includes digital media formats in the collection from which files have not yet been processed due to the lack of necessary hardware. These include 5.25 inch floppy disks, Digital Audio Tape (DAT), and Mini DV. The container list identifies the content as identified on the media labels.

Arrangement

The series is organized by format.

Digital Audio Tape (DAT) - Various, 2001-2007, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 293 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Sixth grade recital, 2001. Holiday Assembly (8), 2001-2007. Norse myths (3), 2002-2003. Fourth grade biographies (8), 2002-2006. Fieldston Lower graduation (7), 2002-2007. Thanksgiving Assembly (6), 2002-2007. Harvest Festival (5), 2003-2007. World Music Assembly (6), 2003-2007. Evening concert (2), 2005-2006. MLK Assembly (4), 2004-2007. IF Bird Museum, 2005. Fourth grade recital, 2007. Fifth and Sixth grade concert, 2007. Wolf Assembly, 2007.

Digital Audio Tape (DAT) - Music and jazz departments, 1998-2005, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 293 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Spring concert, 1998. Fieldston studio work, 2000. Jazz concert, 2004. Holiday concert, 2004. Chamber, 2005. Middle School spring concert, 2005 (2). Jazz concert, 2005. Evening of song, 2005. Spring orchestra, 2005 (2). Colleen kids, undated. Session tape, undated. Unlabeled and undated tape.

Digital Audio Tape (DAT) - Jazz programs, 2002-2005, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 293 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Vocal jazz, 2002. Jazz concert, 2005 (2). Also one unlabeled tape.

Mini DV - Assemblies, 2001-2006, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 293 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

World Music Assembly, 2003 (2) and 2004. Harvest Festival, 2003 and 2004. MLK Assembly, 2004, 2005, and 2006. Holiday Assembly, 2001 (2), 2003 (2), 2004, and 2005. Thanksgiving Assembly, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005.

Mini DV - Lower schools, 2002-2006, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 293 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Fieldston Lower graduation, 2002 (2), 2003 (2), 2004 (2). Grade six graduation, 2004 (2). Fourth grade biographies, 2002 (2), 2004 (2). Norse myths, 2002, 2003. Sixth grade recital, 2001. Evening concert, 2005, 2006. 1F Bird Museum, 2005.

5.25 inch floppy disks, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 326 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Six floppy disk boxes containing a total of 77 5.25 floppy disks. Three boxes contain 34 floppies, numbered and labeled as "Read" (e.g. "Read 1", "Read 2"). Two boxes contain another 34 floppies, numbered and labeled as copies (e.g. "1 Copy", "2 Copy"). One box contains 9 application-related disks.

Record Group 18. (RESTRICTED) Student records (circa 1910-1940; 70 linear feet), circa 1910-1940, inclusive

Extent

74 Linear feet

Scope and Contents

Some student records from the early decades of the twentieth century are held in the collection, dating through about 1940. These include student files from the midtown school and the Fieldston campus. This record group does not include student records from the Normal School (last graduating class was in 1941), which are found in Record Group 2. These student records are all closed to general access until 2040. New-York Historical Society generally holds no student records for graduating classes from 1940 and later, though a very few random files from the early 1940s appear to have been interfiled with the earlier files. The files include grades, qualitative evaluations, permission slips, correspondence, notes on college acceptances, etc. The files include some documents from years after the student left ECFS such as requests for transcripts, clippings (regarding marriages and the like), and other individual alumni matters.

There are three sets of records: files for graduating classes up to 1936, files for graduating classes of 1937-1939, and index cards of records for students. Each set of files are in alphabetical order by student surname. The index cards were originally labeled as "withdrawn students through 1936," but there are cards for students through 1940 (and a very few from the early 1940s) and there are cards for students who graduated from tthe schools.

The index card files are clearly incomplete as seen by the obvious gaps in the alphabetical sequence. It is not known how complete the other two sets of files are.

To request permission to access any student historical records, contact Ethical Culture Fieldston School's Chief Operating Officer (COO). No access will be permitted without the explicit, written permission of the COO.

Arrangement

The record group is arranged such that the three sets of files (to 1936, 1937 to about 1940, and index cards) are boxed in their original order as found. The files are unprocessed and remain in their original folders, which are fragile, as are some of the documents in the files.

The index cards were rehoused from their original deteriorated boxes, but the original labels were retained, principally to help highlight the gaps in the records. The number of cards per student ranges widely, from a single card to perhaps dozens. Many, though not all, of these multiple card sets were originally held together by rubber bands, which have all dried out and crumbled apart. Consequently, care needs to be taken in using the cards to ensure that they do not get mixed up. However, many of the cards were already found mixed up during re-boxing in 2019; the archivist attempted to ensure that the order of names in the boxes were generally correct, but users should not expect the cards to be in perfect sequence within a particular student's cards or across student cards. This will be especially so for students with identical names, students with cards that referred to them by different names (e.g., Robert and Bob), and cards with variant surname spellings for the same student (e.g., Cohen/Cohn/Cone).

Conditions Governing Access

The record group is closed to general access until 2040. To request permission to access any student historical records, contact Ethical Culture Fieldston School's Chief Operating Officer (COO). No access will be permitted to anyone before 2040 without the explicit, written permission of Fieldston's COO.

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