Guide to the Mon Cochran Papers,
1973-2005.

Collection Number: 23-13-3720

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

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Compiled by:
RMC Staff
Date completed:
March 2009
EAD encoding:
Jessica Shon, March 3, 2009
Date modified:
RMC Staff, November 2012

© 2009 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Mon Cochran papers, 1973-2005.
Collection Number:
23-13-3720
Creator:
Cochran. Moncrieff
Quantity:
2 cubic ft.
Forms of Material:
Correspondence, Reports, Printed Materials, Research Materials
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Correspondence, grant files, project files, and videos pertaining to Cochran's career and his work.
Language:
Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Professor of Human Development, Cornell University.
Mon Cochran received a B.A. from Harvard (1964) and M.A.(1969) and Ph.D. (1973) degrees from the University of Michigan. He directed the Cornell Early Childhood Program and retired in 2008.
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Correspondence, grant files, project files, and videos pertaining to Cochran's career and his work with child care and prekindergarten programs, the Cornell Early Childhood Program, the Swedish Practicum in Childhood, Family, and Social Policy Program, and the Family Matters Project.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Moncrieff, Cochran.
Cornell University--Faculty.
Cornell University.Family Matters Project.
Cornell University.Swedish Practicum in Childhood, Family, and Social Policy.
New York State College of Human Ecology.Dept. of Human Development.
New York State College of Human Ecology.Cornell Early Childhood Program.

Subjects:
Family life education--United States.
Communication in the family--United States.
Family--Study and teaching.
Nursery schools--New York ( State)--Ithaca.
Child care--United States.
Child care--Sweden.
Education, Preschool--United States.
Day care centers--United States.

Form and Genre Terms:
Videotapes.
Motion pictures (visual works)

INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:
Mon Cochran papers, #23-13-3720. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
CONTAINER LIST

Date
Description
Container
Series I. Biographical- Vita, Publications
1978,1991
Vita
 Box 1 Folder 1
1974
Statement of Purpose; Five Year Plan- Extension Child Development Team- 1974
Box 1 Folder 2
1973
"The Development of a Community Based Delivery System for Children's Services"-paper
Box 1 Folder 3
1975
Child Abuse and Neglect Research and Demonstration Project
Box 1 Folder 4
1978
Prospectus for a Program of Parenting Education for Youth Program II- Working Paper
Box 1 Folder 5
1979
"Child Care, the Workplace and Family Support Services"- paper; "Child Care and the World of Work"- article; "Childrearing, Parenthood and the World of Work"- chapter
Box 1 Folder 6
1978
"The One Parent Family: Mythology, Economics and Change"-talk; "Profit-Making in Day Care: A Right or a Ripoff?"
Box 1 Folder 7
1979,1975, 1971
"Changes in the American Family: Implications for Extension"; Professional Goals; "Mental Health and the Community: A case study"-article
Box 1 Folder 8
1977,1975
Statement of Purpose; "A Comparison of Group Day Care and Family Childrearing Patterns in Sweden"- article; "The Swedish Childrearing Study"-paper
Box 1 Folder 9
The Ecology of Child Care- The Impact of Day Care and Other Family Supports on Child Development- research proposal
Box 1 Folder 10
1979
"Child Development and Personal Social Networks"-article
Box 1 Folder 11
1976
Conceptual Framework, Section H- Categories for Assessing the Nature and Utilization of Personal Social Networks
Box 1 Folder 12
1978
Social Networks Interview
 Box 1 Folder 13
1970, 1978
Ecology Project- program materials; "Education, Social Conflict and Foreign Policy in South Vietnam'-article; Book reviews and article critques
Box 1 Folder 14
1978, 1974
"The Gap Between Science and Public Policy"-paper; Teaching Goals and Course-Chidbearing Contexts: Family, Community, Ideology
Box 1 Folder 15
Series II. Curriculum Material
1982-1983
Ecology of Human Development- Concentration
 Box 1 Folder 16
1983-1984
Ecology of Human Development- Concentration
 Box 1 Folder 17
1997,2005
American Childcare in Global Perspective
 Box 1 Folder 18
Series III. Proposals
June 1979
In Support of Families: The Pilot Testing of Two Experimental Programs- by Ingerid Bo- paper for the Carnegie Corp.
Box 1 Folder 19
1978-1986
Carnegie Corporation
 Box 1 Folder 20
1990s
Carnegie Corporation
 Box 1 Folder 21
1983-1993
Ford Foundation-Correspondence
 Box 1 Folder 22
April 1979
Ford Foundation- The Impact of Support Systems on Families and Children
Box 1 Folder 23
Jan 1983
Ford Foundation- Child Survival/ A Fair Start for Children
Box 1 Folder 24
June 1986
Ford Foundation- Extending the Family: the Social Networks of Parents and their Children
Box 1 Folder 25
1986-1987
Ford Foundation- Cornell Empowerment Project- Power and Empowerment
Box 1 Folder 26
1989
Ford Foundation- Extending the Study of Family and Personal Social Networks
Box 1 Folder 27
July 1994
Ford Foundation- Empowerment and Family Support: Phase Two
Box 1 Folder 28
1982-1986
Grant Foundation- Proposals, Correspondence
 Box 1 Folder 29
1977-1984
Kellogg Foundation- Proposal, Correspondence
 Box 1 Folder 30
1977-1983
Kettering Foundation- The Comparative Ecology of Human Development
Box 1 Folder 31
1977-1982
Lilly Endowment- Comparative Ecology of Human Development
Box 1 Folder 32
1990-2004
Mailman Family Foundation- Universal Prekindergarten Assessment/The Role and Functions of Higher Education Teacher Preparation Programs
Box 1 Folder 33
1977-1982
Mott Foundation- Vanguard Pilot Study of Support Systems for Black and White Families in the United States
Box 1 Folder 34
1982
Mott Foundation- Final Report
 Box 1 Folder 35
1996-1999
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation- Training and Credentialing Family Workers: Investing in Quality Family Support Programs
Box 1 Folder 36
1982
Spencer Foundation- The Ecology of Children's Activities in Family and Group Settings (1979); The Comparative Ecology of Human Development
Box 1 Folder 37
Swedish Proposal
 Box 1 Folder 38
1997-1998
Swedish Program- Cornell Abroad Student Papers
Box 1 Folder 39
1999-2002
Swedish Program- Cornell Abroad Student Papers
Box 1 Folder 40
1977-1978
Proposals- overseas
 Box 1 Folder 41
Series IV. Programs
1970
Empowering Families- Home Visiting and Building Clusters- Family Matters Project- includes tape
Box 1 Folder 42
1975
Comparative Ecology of Human Development- Research proposal- Mon Cochran and Urie Bronfenbrenner
Box 1 Folder 43
May 1979
Family Matters- Program I Manual
 Box 1 Folder 44
Family Matters Project Posters and Brochure
 Box 1 Folder 45
1981
Family Matters- A Report to Parents
 Box 1 Folder 46
1983-1984
Family Matters Project- Resource Material
 Box 1 Folder 47
1983
Family Matters Film Discussion Guide
 Box 1 Folder 48
1984
Family Matters Project- Cooperative Communication Between Home and School- Workshop Series
Box 1 Folder 49
1984
Family Matters Project- School Administrator's Role in Promoting Cooperative Communication Between Home and School
Box 1 Folder 50
Family Matters Project- Cooperative Communication between Home and School-In-Service Education Program for Elementary Teachers
Box 1 Folder 51
1984
Family Matters Project- Communication for Empowerment- Facilitator's Manual of Empowering Teaching Techniques
Box 1 Folder 52
1984
Empowering Families- Home Visitng and Building Clusters- Family Matters Project
Box 2 Folder 1
1985
Family Matters: Evaluation of the Parental Empowerment Program- Final report to the National Institute of Education- Mon Cochran and Charles Henderson
Box 2 Folder 2
1987
Evaluation of the Syracuse Family Matters Program- by Mon Cochran
Box 2 Folder 3
1988
Family Matters Project- in Spanish
 Box 2 Folder 4
1988
Parents, Teachers and the Community: Building Partnerships for the Child- Executive Summary- by Mary Agnes Hamilton and Mon Cochran
Box 2 Folder 5
June 1995
NYS Family Development Credential Report on Review of Six National Family Support Training Programs- by Karen Rich and Christiann Dean
Box 2 Folder 6
Children in my Care- newsletter produced by Cornell Early Childhood Program- in English and Spanish
Box 2 Folder 6A
1997
Cornell Early Childhood Program- publicity
 Box 2 Folder 7
1995-1997
Development of the Cornell Early Childhood Program by Mon Cochran
Box 2 Folder 8
1997-1999, 2000
Cornell Early Childhood Program by Mon Cochran
Box 2 Folder 9
January and June 1999
Promising Practices- NYS Universal Prekindergarten- Expanded Edition and regular edition- by Susan Hicks, Kristi Lekies, Mon Cochran
Box 2 Folder 10
1999
Foundation for Child Development- Implementing Universal Prekindergarten in NYS
Box 2 Folder 11
1999-2000
Bank Street College of Education- Study of Universal Pre-K programs in NYS
Box 2 Folder 12
April 1999
Universal Prekindergarten in New York State- A Study of Policy and Program Impacts- Mon Cochran- principle investigator
Box 2 Folder 13
1999-2000, 2001
Collaborating for Kids- NYS Universal Prekindergarten by Krish Lekies and Mon Cochran
Box 2 Folder 14
May 2000
New York State Universial Prekindergarten Assessment Meeting
Box 2 Folder 14A
Spring and Summer 2000
Universal Prekindergarten Study- by the Cornell Early Childhood Program
Box 2 Folder 15
Spring 2001,2002
Universal Prekindergarten Study- by the Cornell Early Childhood Program
Box 2 Folder 16
2001
Early Child Care for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers: Examining the Broader Impacts of Univresal Prekindergarten- by Kristie Lekies, Emma Heitzman
Box 2 Folder 17
Sept 2001
Cornell Early Childhood Program- "Supporting Legally Exempt Child Care Providers: Ideas for Two Focus Groups"
Box 2 Folder 18
May 2001
Odessa- Montour Central School District Universal Prekindergarten Program Study- Final Report by Susan Ariel Werner
Box 2 Folder 19
Nov 2002
Early Childhood Workforce Preparation in NYS- pilot study- Cornell Early Childhood Program
Box 2 Folder 20
2002
Preparing Teachers to Teach: Strenghening Early Childhood Teacher Education in N.Y.
Box 2 Folder 21
2003
NYS School Age Credential Instructors Kit
 Box 2 Folder 22
Middle Childhood: Meeting the Needs of 5-8 Year Olds- video V-1440
Box 2 Folder 23
Pre-Adolescence: Meeting the Needs of 9-12 Year Olds- video V-1441
Box 2 Folder 24
2004
Continuing the Collaboration- Universal Prekindergarten Expansion in NYS- By Kristi Lekies and Mon Cochran
Box 2 Folder 25
2004
Implementing a State-Wide Universal Prekindergarten Program: A New York City Case Study- by Fran Schwartz
Box 2 Folder 26
2004
Implementing a State-Wide Universal Prekindergarten Program: An Urban Case Study- by Mon Cochran
Box 2 Folder 27
2004
Implementing a State-Wide Universal Prekindergarten Program: A Rural Case Study- by Sarah Watamura
Box 2 Folder 28
Implementing a State-Wide Universal Prekindergarten Program: A Small City Case Study- by Sarah Watamura
Box 2 Folder 29
Feb 2004
Families and Work Institute- Mind in the Making, Early Learning Modules
Box 2 Folder 30
2004
Families and Work Institute- Learning Modules video V-1446
Box 2 Folder 31
2005
Raising All Boats: Community-based Programs as Partners in Universal Prekindergarten- by Kristi Lekies, Mon Cochran, Taryn Morrissey
Box 2 Folder 32
Spring 2005
Early Childhood Workforce Preparation Faculty Survey- 2 year colleges
Box 2 Folder 33
Spring 2005
Early Childhood Workforce Preparation Faculty Survey- 4 year colleges and universities
Box 2 Folder 34
Series V. Films
1970
Family Matters - 16 mm film - April 1986