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English Now community service program records. Includes 1996 and 1997 program reports and 1983-84 Report for the Spoken Word for the Axe-Houghton Foundation regarding spoken English at Nightingale, 1984, 1996 - 1997

 Item — Box: 01171
Identifier: 001 002 000 33 0011

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series:

The Social Service Committee sub-series includes group portraits of club members, some photographs and records of club activities and special awards, and a school pin that belonged to Audrey Goode '39 when she served as Social Service Committee Chairman. This sub-series also includes records pertaining to Foster Parents' Plan for War Children, through which the Committee supported several European children and their families that were adversely affected by World War II, including letters and photos from the children. There are also records of the English Now program hosted at Nightingale, where older students volunteered in summers to teach English to foreign students, including a commemorative history of the program created in 1982.

Dates

  • 1984, 1996 - 1997

Extent

3 Text : 1996 report, 1997 report, 1983-84 spoken word report

Language of Materials

English

Materials Specific Details

Program reports may include program description; income and expenses; statistics on numerous program aspects; program recommendations; photocopies of program photographs; and a copy of "English Now News," vol. 1, no. 1, August 1997. Reports created by Shelley Emmer and Alicia Nieto.

Repository Details

Part of the The Nightingale-Bamford School Archives Repository

Contact:
20 East 92nd Street
New York NY 10128 USA