Buffalo Association for Childhood Education records
Scope and Contents
Minute books, 1892-1921, of the Buffalo Kindergarten Union, and scrapbooks, 1930-1959, of the Buffalo Kindergarten Union and its successor, the Buffalo Association for Childhood Education, containing clippings, reports, letters, announcements and programs, memorabilia, photographs and other items concerning the history and activities of the Buffalo Kindergarten Union, Buffalo Association for Childhood Education, the Kindergarten Section of the New York State Teachers' Association and the National Association for Childhood Education. Also includes a printed report of the Buffalo Free Kindergarten Association for 1892-1893.
Dates
- 1892-1959
Creator
- Association for Childhood Education (U.S.). Buffalo Chapter (Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English.
Terms of Access
Buffalo Association for Childhood Education records, 1892-1959, are open for research.
Copyright
Copyright of papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns. Researchers must obtain the written permission of the holder(s) of copyright and the University Archives before publishing quotations from materials in the collection. Most papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures unless otherwise specified.
Historical Note
The Buffalo Kindergarten Union was established in 1892 at the suggestion of the Superintendent of the Buffalo Free Kindergarten Association. In 1896, the BKU joined the International Kindergarten Union and in 1920 the Kindergarten Section of the New York State Teacher's Association. The International Kindergarten Union became the Association for Childhood Education and circa 1932 the Buffalo Kindergarten Association became the Buffalo Association for Childhood Education, a branch of the National Association for Childhood Education.
Extent
3.88 Linear Feet (1 half manuscript box, 1 manuscript box, 3 oversize boxes)
Abstract
Minute books, 1892-1921, of the Buffalo Kindergarten Union, and scrapbooks, 1930-1959, of the Buffalo Kindergarten Union and its successor, the Buffalo Association for Childhood Education, containing clippings, reports, letters, announcements and programs, memorabilia, photographs and other items concerning the history and activities of the Buffalo Kindergarten Union, Buffalo Association for Childhood Education, the Kindergarten Section of the New York State Teachers' Association and the National Association for Childhood Education. Also includes a printed report of the Buffalo Free Kindergarten Association for 1892-1893.
Arrangement
This collection has been maintained in its original order.
Acquisition Information
Please see University Archivist.
Accruals and Additions
No further accruals are expected to this collection.
Processing Information
Processed by Archives Staff.
- Association for Childhood Education (U.S.). Buffalo Chapter
- Buffalo Free Kindergarten Association
- Child development -- New York (State) -- Buffalo
- Child welfare -- New York (State) -- Buffalo
- Children -- Services for -- New York (State) -- Buffalo
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Correspondence
- Early childhood education -- New York (State) -- Buffalo
- Education, Preschool -- New York (State) -- Buffalo
- Kindergarten teachers -- New York (State) -- Buffalo
- Memorabilia
- Minute books
- New York State Childhood Education Association
- New York State Council for Early Education
- Photographs
- Reports
- Scrapbooks
- State University of New York at Buffalo -- Archives
Source
- Association for Childhood Education (U.S.) (Contributor, Organization)
- Buffalo Free Kindergarten Association (Contributor, Organization)
- Buffalo Kindergarten Union (Contributor, Organization)
- New York State Childhood Education Association (Contributor, Organization)
- New York State Council for Early Education (Contributor, Organization)
- Buffalo Kindergarten Union (Contributor, Organization)
- University Archives (Repository, Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Buffalo Association for Childhood Education records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Archives staff.
- Date
- 2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives Repository
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Buffalo New York 14260-1674 US
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lib-archives@buffalo.edu