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.