Guide to the Child Study Club Of Ithaca Records,
1901-1983

Collection Number: 2932

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-3530
Fax: (607) 255-9524
rareref@cornell.edu
http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:
A. Lipsky
Date completed:
December 1990
EAD encoding:
Martin Heggestad, November 2002

© 2002 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Child Study Club of Ithaca records, 1901-1983.
Collection Number:
2932
Creator:
Child Study Club of Ithaca (N.Y.)
Quantity:
1.4 cubic ft.
Forms of Material:
Minutes; constitutions, bylaws, and amendments; correspondence; a history; financial records; yearbooks; rosters; pamphlets; hand outs; and clippings.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Collection includes minutes of the Child Study Club of Ithaca dealing with the club's interests and activities, including the mental and physical development of children; theories of child behavior; children's entertainment; local organizations for children, such as Girl Scouts and West Side House; constitutions, bylaws, and amendments, 1921-1973; correspondence of the Secretary with other organizations, 1923-1965, including the City Federation of Women's Organizations, the American Red Cross, Ithaca Better Films Council, Tompkins County Tuberculosis and Public Health Association, and the League of Women Voters of Tompkins County; a history of the club by Lucille H. Gunkel, 1969; financial records, 1930-1961; yearbooks and rosters, 1903-1976; pamphlets, hand outs, and clippings.
Language:
Collection material in English

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

The Child Study Club of Ithaca was founded in 1901 "for the study of the child and his needs."
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Collection includes minutes of the Child Study Club of Ithaca dealing with the club's interests and activities, including the mental and physical development of children; theories of child behavior; children's entertainment; local organizations for children, such as Girl Scouts and West Side House; constitutions, bylaws, and amendments, 1921-1973; correspondence of the Secretary with other organizations, 1923-1965, including the City Federation of Women's Organizations, the American Red Cross, Ithaca Better Films Council, Tompkins County Tuberculosis and Public Health Association, and the League of Women Voters of Tompkins County; a history of the club by Lucille H. Gunkel, 1969; financial records, 1930-1961; yearbooks and rosters, 1903-1976; pamphlets, hand outs, and clippings.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Child Study Club of Ithaca (N.Y.)
Gunkel, Lucille H.
American Red Cross.
City Federation of Women's Organizations.
Girl Scouts of the United States of America.
Ithaca Better Films Council.
League of Women Voters of Tompkins County (Tompkins County, N.Y.)
Tompkins County Tuberculosis and Public Health Association.
West Side House.

Subjects:
Children's literature.
Child psychology.
Women--Societies and clubs.

Places:
Ithaca (N.Y.)
Tompkins County (N.Y.)

Form and Genre Terms:
Constitutions.
Bylaws.
Yearbooks.
INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:
Child Study Club of Ithaca records, #2932. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
CONTAINER LIST

Date
Description
Container
1925-1959
Account book
 Box 1 Folder 1
1950-1981
Brochures, member notices
Box 1 Folder 2
ca. 1971
Child Study Club anniversary cake photograph
Box 1 Folder 3
[1969]
Child Study Club history
Box 1 Folder 4
1921-1922, 1956, 1959
Constitution of the Child Study Club of Ithaca, N.Y.
Box 1 Folder 5
1923-1983
Correspondence
 Box 1 Folder 6
1915-1952
Health concerns and information
Box 1 Folder 7
1968
Internal Revenue Service
Box 1 Folder 8
1954-1981
Invoices, bank statements, cancelled checks, contributions
Box 1 Folder 9
1903-1974
Membership lists
Box 1 Folder 10
n.d.
Miscellaneous club information
Box 1 Folder 11
n.d.
Musical development programs
Box 1 Folder 12
n.d.
Newspaper clippings
 Box 1 Folder 13
n.d.
Old business, new business, recommendations
Box 1 Folder 14
1969
Tompkins County Public Library
Box 1 Folder 15
Mar. 9, 1901-Apr. 9, 1902
Minutes of meetings (also available on microfilm)
Box 1 Folder 16
1915-1918
Minutes of meetings
Box 1 Folder 17
1919-1923
Minutes of meetings
Box 1 Folder 18
1923-1925
Minutes of meetings
Box 1 Folder 19
1925-1928
Minutes of meetings
Box 1 Folder 20
Oct. 15, 1925-Dec. 6, 1928
Minutes of meetings
Box 1 Folder 21
Oct. 3, 1929-May 15, 1930
Minutes of meetings
Box 1 Folder 22
1932-1935
Minutes of meetings
Box 1 Folder 23
Oct. 10, 1935-June 1939
Minutes of meetings
Box 1 Folder 24
Oct. 13, 1939-May 1945
Minutes of meetings
Box 1 Folder 25
Sept. 1945-Apr. 1954
Minutes of meetings
Box 1 Folder 26
Nov. 10, 1955-Feb. 21, 1963
Minutes of meetings
Box 1 Folder 27
Feb. 13, 1969-Apr. 10, 1973
Minutes of meetings
Box 1 Folder 28
May 1973-Apr. 20, 1977
Minutes of meetings
Box 1 Folder 29
Sept. 13, 1979-Apr. 9, 1981
Minutes of meetings
Box 1 Folder 30
1939-1982
Yearbooks of the Child Study Club
Box 1 Folder 31
1903-1942
Members' and Program Committee booklets
Box 1 Folder 32
Packet of address cards for members
 Box 1 Folder 33
1953-1961
Three checking account books
Box 1 Folder 34