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Size | 1.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 825 items) |
Abstract | The Kate Baldwin Free Kindergarten in Savannah, Ga., was started in 1899 by George Johnson Baldwin (1856-1927) and his sisters as a memorial to their mother. The project was continued by his children, George Hull Baldwin and Dorothea Irwin, and grew into a city-wide system of kindergartens and a training school for kindergarten teachers. The collection includes papers relating to the organization, administration, and financing of the Kate Baldwin Free Kindergarten. Papers include minutes of the Kate Baldwin Free Kindergarten Association and correspondence of George Hull Baldwin and other members of the Baldwin family with Hortense M. Orcutt (died 1936) and other officials of the association and supervisors of the kindergarten. |
Creator | Kate Baldwin Free Kindergarten (Savannah, Ga.) |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, July 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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The Kate Baldwin Free Kindergarten in Savannah, Ga., was started in 1899 by George Johnson Baldwin (1856-1927) and his sisters as a memorial to their mother. The project was continued by his children, George Hull Baldwin and Dorothea Irwin, and grew into a city-wide system of kindergartens and a training school for kindergarten teachers. The kindergarten operated under the direction of Martha G. Waring, 1899-1907; Hortense M. Orcutt (died 1936), 1907-1936; and Augusta Stuart Clay and Ruth Peeples, thereafter.
Back to TopThe collection includes papers relating to the organization, administration, and financing of the Kate Baldwin Free Kindergarten in Savannah, Ga. Papers include minutes of the Kate Baldwin Free Kindergarten Association and correspondence of George Hull Baldwin and other members of the Baldwin family with Hortense M. Orcutt and other officials of the association and supervisors of the kindergarten. Orcutt's letters give detailed reports of progress and plans for the organization and expansion of the kindergarten; mention commencements and other events; and discuss arrangements in connection with finances, physical repair, and new purchases.
Back to TopFolder 1aa |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1a |
Historical sketch, 1899-1925 |
Folder 1b |
1899-1902 |
Folder 1c |
January-July 1903 |
Folder 1d |
September-December 1904 |
Folder 1e |
January 1904 |
Folder 1f |
February-May 1904 |
Folder 1g |
June-August 1904 |
Folder 1h |
September-December 1904 |
Folder 1i |
1906 and 1908-1910 |
Folder 1j |
1912-1916 and 1924 |
Folder 2 |
January-June 1927 |
Folder 3 |
July-December 1927 |
Folder 4 |
January-June 1928 |
Folder 5 |
July-December 1928 |
Folder 6 |
January-June 1929 |
Folder 7 |
July 1929-June 1930 |
Folder 8 |
July 1930-June 1931 |
Folder 9 |
July 1931-June 1932 |
Folder 10 |
July-December 1932 |
Folder 11 |
January-June 1933 |
Folder 12 |
July-December 1933 |
Folder 13 |
January-June 1934 |
Folder 14 |
July 1934-June 1935 |
Folder 15 |
July-December 1935 |
Folder 16 |
January-June 1936 |
Folder 17 |
July-December 1936 |
Folder 18 |
January-22 May 1937 |
Folder 19 |
23 May-June 1937 |
Folder 20 |
July-September 1937 |
Folder 21 |
October 1937-January 1938 |