Center for Toddler Development, 1971-1996

Collection context

Creator:
Barnard College. Psychology Department
Abstract:
This collection consists of materials from the Center for Toddler Development. The Center provides a forum for parents and caregivers to discuss and learn about the development of toddlers; to conduct research on early development and parenting; and to educate undergraduate students about toddler development.
Extent:
1 Linear Feet 1 carton
Language:
English .
Scope and content:

This collection consists of paper materials from the Center for Toddler Development. The collection's earlier records from professor Frances Schachter and professor Barbara Mates hold information about these founding figures, as well as showcase the Psychology Department's research on developmental psychology and course syllabi. Another prominent figure and creator of records within the collection is Patricia Henderson Shimm, Founding Teacher and former Associate Director of the Barnard Toddler Center. The records in the collection serve as an indicator of Shimm's professional life and her relationship to the Toddler Center, its employees, parents and children. The collection also contains records documenting admissions processes over time through brochures and correspondence with parents, as well as relevant milestones for the Center, including anniversaries, reunions, and a memorial for Shimm.

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection has no restrictions.

Terms of access:

Photocopies or scans may be used for research purposes.

Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Barnard College Archives. The Barnard College Archives approves permission to publish that which it physically owns; the responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred citation:

Center for Toddler Development, 1971-1996; Box and Folder; Barnard Archives and Special Collections, Barnard Library, Barnard College.

Location of this collection:
Milstein Center for Teaching and Learning 423
Barnard College
3009 Broadway
New York, NY 10027, USA
Before you visit:
Please contact archives@barnard.edu with research requests or to schedule a visit; see our website for more information.
Contact:
archives@barnard.edu