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Early childhood education

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on the activities and schooling that are intended to effect developmental changes in children from birth through elementary grade 3. Works on the structured education of children before entering kindergarten or grade 1 in elementary school are entered under Education, Preschool.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Myrtle Gonza Glascoe papers

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1164
Abstract Dr. Myrtle G. Glascoe was a social worker, educator, civil rights activist, and the founding director of Avery Research Center. She was born in 1936 in Washington, D.C., then received her B.A. from Howard University, her M.A. from University of Pennsylvania, and her PhD from Harvard University.This collection contains professional materials relating to Dr. Glascoe’s time with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and educational development research from 1958...
Dates: 1958-1982

Pollitzer and Hoben families papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1140
Abstract Biographical materials, writings, correspondence, photographs and negatives, newspaper clippings, working files, born digital records, research materials, and publications/printed materials of the Pollitzer and Hoben families. In particular, the collection covers the life and activities of Margaret Pollitzer Hoben, progressive educator, writer, speaker, and former Director of The Walden School in New York City. Also included are the working files of an unpublished book entitled, “Her Past...
Dates: 1894-2013