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Baker Demonstration School

 Subject
Subject Source: Nlulocal

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Baker, Clara Belle, papers

 Collection — 1
Identifier: 04-001-1
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, articles and addresses, manuscripts for curriculum records, and miscellaneous items.  Most records relating to the administration of the Demonstration School.

Dates: Created: 1928-1961; Other: Majority of material found in 1930-1932

Carol Moulden papers

 Collection — 1
Identifier: 02-006-19
Scope and Contents

Records contain meeting minutes and agendas for Leadership Council, CPSA, Board of Trustees, and the Library Department. Also contains correspondence, photographic materials, outreach materials, manuals, course information, and Baker Demonstration School materials.

Dates: Created: 1977-2018

Children's School/ Baker Demonstration School Photographs

 Collection — 1
Identifier: 09-003-3
Scope and Contents

Photographs of students, faculty, building interior and exteriors of the Baker Demonstration School. Photos also depict classroom activities and the children's theater.

Dates: Created: 1923-1984

Children's School/ Baker Demonstration School records and promotional materials

 Collection — 1
Identifier: 04-001-2
Scope and Contents

Programs, bulletins, advertisements and schedules for the Children's School of the National College of Education.  Describes the services and curriculum of the school, special school events and fund raising campaigns. Also includes original announcement of the opening of the demonstration school at the National Kindergarten and Elementary College's new Evanston campus in 1926.

Dates: Created: 1926-1966

Children's School Student Evaluation Records

 Collection — 1
Identifier: 04-001-4
Scope and Contents

Contains student assessment and evaluation materials, including examples of report cards from other schools in the United States and notes on evaluating students.

Dates: Created: 1914-1951

Curriculum Records of the Children's School

 Collection — 1
Identifier: 04-001-3
Scope and Contents

Editions of the curriculum record and philosophy of the Children's School of the National College of Education, later the Baker Demonstration School.

Dates: Created: 1932-1965

Davis, Louise Farwell, papers (1892-1981)

 Collection — 1
Identifier: 05-004-1
Scope and Contents

The Louise Farwell Davis Papers consist of an “abstract” of her Yale University Ph.D. Dissertation, a Curriculum Vitae written in April 1930, news clippings and photographs.

Louise Farwell Davis was on the Faculty of the National Kindergarten and Elementary College/National College of Education from 1928 until ca. 1956.

Dates: Created: [ca. 1892 to ca. 1950]; Other: Date acquired: 04/25/2008

Demonstration School [presentation on lantern slides]

 Collection — 1
Identifier: 09-003-4
Scope and Contents

48 glass lantern slides depicting the Baker Demonstration School and teachers in training at that school from the beginning of the 20th century to the 1920's.

Possibly a presentation designed for students that might enroll in the teacher training program and parents of children that might attend the children's school. Includes images of school children, students of the National College of Education, student plays and student activities.

Dates: Created: 1900-1925

Photographs of students, faculty and staff.

 Collection — 1
Identifier: 09-001-1
Scope and Contents

Photographs National-Louis University students, faculty alumni and staff involved in various activities related to the university as well as portraits of individuals.  Some of the activities include theater productions, alumni events, athletics, student academic and non-academic activities, college class work, faculty/staff business, commencement photographs, trustee events and special events for speakers or performances.

Dates: Created: 1890-2008; Other: Majority of material found in 1920 to 1990