The Modern School records.
- Title
- The Modern School records.
- Published by
- 1914-2004.
- Format
- Archival mix
- Author
Collection information
The finding aid is a document containing details about the organization and contents of this archival collection. Archival collections may require an appointment to view and use on-site.
Items in the library and off-site
Displaying all 14 items
| Status | Container | Access | Call number | Item location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Status Available by appointment at Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives. See the finding aid for details. | Containeroversize_folder 1 | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberSc MG 634 oversize_folder 1 | Item locationSchomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
| Status Available by appointment at Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 13 | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberSc MG 634 box 13 | Item locationSchomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
| Status Available by appointment at Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 12 | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberSc MG 634 box 12 | Item locationSchomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
| Status Available by appointment at Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 11 | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberSc MG 634 box 11 | Item locationSchomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
| Status Available by appointment at Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 10 | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberSc MG 634 box 10 | Item locationSchomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
| Status Available by appointment at Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 9 | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberSc MG 634 box 9 | Item locationSchomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
| Status Available by appointment at Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 8 | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberSc MG 634 box 8 | Item locationSchomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
| Status Available by appointment at Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 7 | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberSc MG 634 box 7 | Item locationSchomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
| Status Available by appointment at Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 6 | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberSc MG 634 box 6 | Item locationSchomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
| Status Available by appointment at Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 5 | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberSc MG 634 box 5 | Item locationSchomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
| Status Available by appointment at Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 4 | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberSc MG 634 box 4 | Item locationSchomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
| Status Available by appointment at Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 3 | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberSc MG 634 box 3 | Item locationSchomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
| Status Available by appointment at Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 2 | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberSc MG 634 box 2 | Item locationSchomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
| Status Available by appointment at Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 1 | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberSc MG 634 box 1 | Item locationSchomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
Details
- Additional authors
- Description
- 6.01 linear feet (13 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
- Summary
- The Modern School was a private elementary school founded by Mildred Johnson (1914-2007) that operated from 1934 to 1999. The school, located in Harlem, offered Black students an independent, progressive education. The collection includes the records of both the Modern School and Camp Dunroven, as well as the personal papers of Mildred Johnson.
- Subject
- African American elementary schools.
- African American women teachers.
- African Americans -- Education (Primary)
- Camps -- New York (State)
- Early childhood education.
- Schools -- New York (State) -- New York.
- African Americans.
- Education, Primary.
- Camps.
- Schools.
- United States.
- New York (State)
- New York (State) -- New York.
- Genre/Form
- Scripts (documents)
- Call number
- Sc MG 634
- Language
- English
- Access (note)
- Student files are restricted until 2090.
- Source (note)
- Gift of Mildred Johnson and Melanie Edwards, 2007.
- Author
- Modern School (New York, N.Y.), creator.
- Type of content
- text
- still image
- Type of medium
- unmediated
- Type of carrier
- sheet
- Connect to:
- Added author
- Johnson, J. Rosamond (John Rosamond), 1873-1954.
- Johnson, Mildred Louise, 1914-2007.