This series is divided into eight subseries, which include the Office of the Director, Board of Friends, Finances, Scholarships, Students, Alumni, Academics, and Publications.
Subseries I.1: Office of the Director, 1960-2005
The Office of the Director subseries includes material that belonged to current and past Executive Directors of the DDC. Executive Directories have included: Larry Dais (1969-1981), Paula Martin (1981-1985), Glenn Hopkins (1985-1990), Kevin C. Matthews (1990-1998), and Olger C. Twyner, III (1998-Present). These files consist of addresses, reports, testimony to the United States Senate by Larry Dais, press releases, DDC anniversary materials, a copy of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, and information about TRIO. Correspondence of the Director is not located in this sub-series, but can be found throughout the rest of the collection.
Addresses
Box 1 Folder 1
Devlin, Jerry, 1989 November
Box 1 Folder 2
Dinkins, David, 1987 April
Box 1 Folder 3
Frost, Richard T, 1966 October
Box 1 Folder 4
Glaser, Paul, 1989 November
Box 1 Folder 5
Greenberg, Jack, 1989 November
Box 1 Folder 6
Humphrey, Hubert, 1966 September
Box 1 Folder 7
Kershaw, Joseph A., 1965-1966
Box 1 Folder 8
Shriver, Sargent, 1965 March-May
Box 1 Folder 9
Alianza Latino Weekend, 1989
Anniversary Celebrations of Double Discovery Center
Box 1 Folder 10
20th, 1985 April
Box 1 Folder 11
30th, 1995 December
Box 1 Folder 12
35th, 2000 May
Box 1 Folder 13
40th, 2005 June
Box 1 Folder 14
Black Heights Literary Magazine, 1981
Box 1 Folder 15
College Exploration Weekend, 1989 February
Box 1 Folder 16
Committee on Technology, 1996 July
Box 1 Folder 17
Commencement Programs, 2000-2003
Box 1 Folder 18
Design of Shirts for Double Discovery Center, 1990s
Box 1 Folder 19
Double Discovery Center Task Force, 1994-1996
Box 1 Folder 20
Economic Opportunity Act, 1964
Box 1 Folder 21
Farragut Houses Summer Program, 1994 July
Box 1 Folder 22
Founder's Committee, 1997
Box 1 Folder 23
News Clippings, 1965-1998
Box 1 Folder 24
"No Time to Loose Award" Submission, 1991 August
Box 1 Folder 25
Parent's Advisory Council Meeting, 1967 August
Box 1 Folder 26
Press Releases, 1965-1985
Reports
Box 1 Folder 27
Dais, Larry, 1980 June
Box 1 Folder 28
Hopkins, Glenn, undated
Box 1 Folder 29
Kershaw, Joseph, 1966 June
Box 1 Folder 30
Levine, Robert A., 1963-1969
Box 1 Folder 31
Mahoney, Bette and Lewis Rosen, 1968 October
Box 1 Folder 32
Perry, Stewart, et. al., 1968 April
Box 1 Folder 33
Robinson, Mary E., 1966 April
Box 1 Folder 34
Sutton, Gordon F., 1967 June
Box 1 Folder 35
Szanton, Eleanor S., 1968 May
Box 1 Folder 36
Watts, Harold, 1965 October
Box 1 Folder 37
Williams, Walter, et. al., 1965 December
Box 1 Folder 38
Special Events, 1960-1969
Box 2 Folder 1
Statistics, 1996-1994
Box 2 Folder 2
Testimony to United States Senate--Dais, Larry, 1979 October
Box 2 Folder 3
TRIO Program Information, 1980
Box 2 Folder 4
Volunteer Information, 1988
Subseries 1.2: Board of Friends, 1985-1999
The Board of Friends subseries contains charters, correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports of The Board of Friends. This subseries also contains the records of the Fund Development Committee. Established by the Board of Friends in 1984, the Fund Development Committee organizes outreach activities for the DDC.
Box 2 Folder 5 to 6
Charters, 1988, 1992, 1988, 1992, (2 Folders)
Box 2 Folder 7
Correspondence and Memoranda, 1989-1997
Box 2 Folder 8
Executive Committee--Meeting, 1999 May
Box 2 Folder 9
Final Report on PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test Project,, 1985 November
Fund Development
Box 2 Folder 10
20th Anniversary of Double Discovery Center, 1985
Box 2 Folder 11
21st Anniversary of Double Discovery Center, 1986
Box 2 Folder 12
Campaign for the Children of Promise, 1987-1988
Box 2 Folder 13 to 14
Correspondence and Memoranda, 1985-1992, (2 Folders)
Box 2 Folder 15
Meeting, 1992 October
Box 2 Folder 16
Reports, 1989-1990
Box 2 Folder 17 to 35
Meetings, 1989-1994, (19 Folders)
Box 3 Folder 1 to 13
Meetings, 1994-1999, (13 Folders)
Box 3 Folder 14
Member Directories and Donor Lists, 1989-1991, 1996
Mentoring and Volunteerism Committee
Box 3 Folder 15
Correspondence, 1991-1992
Box 3 Folder 16
Meeting, 1992 October
Nominating Committee
Box 3 Folder 17
Correspondence and Memoranda, 1989-1997
Box 3 Folder 18
Recruitment Correspondence, 1992
Box 3 Folder 19
Reports, 1989-1990
Box 3 Folder 20 to 25
Retreats, 1992-1998, (6 Folders)
Box 3 Folder 26
Special Events Committee--Meeting, 1996
Box 3 Folder 27
Statistics on Board Members, circa, 1998
Subseries 1.3: Finances, 1971-2003
This series is comprised of two sub-groups: Donation and Grant Transactions, and Fundraising Activities. Arranged by account number, Donation and Grant Transaction files include receipts and correspondence that document funds received by the DDC. Fundraising files are comprised of grant proposals, correspondence, letters, and newsletters. Also in these files are quarterly and annual performance reports that were issued by the DDC in order to remain compliant with federal guidelines. Note that some grant proposals and performance reports are located in the Upward Bound and Talent Search series. Information regarding benefits and the Fun Run, created to help raise funds for the DDC, is also included in this subseries.
Box 3 Folder 28
Benefits, 1997-1998
Donation and Grant Transactions
Box 3 Folder 29
Account # 0113-20223, 1976-1977
Box 3 Folder 30
Account # 0113-20227, 1977-1978
Box 3 Folder 31
Account # 0113-20327, 1976 June-August
Box 3 Folder 32
Account # 0113-26410, 1978-1979
Box 3 Folder 33
Account # 0113-26415, 1977-1979
Box 4 Folder 1
Account # 0113-26481, 1980 September-October
Box 4 Folder 2
Account # 0113-35991, 1979-1981
Box 4 Folder 3
Account # 0113-36001, 1979-1980
Box 4 Folder 4
Account # 0-40008-4200, 1985-1990
Box 4 Folder 5
Account # 0-41866-4200, 1985-1991
Box 4 Folder 6
Account # 0-43107-4200, 1986-1989
Box 4 Folder 7
Account # 0-43469-4200, 1988-1989
Box 4 Folder 8
Account # 2-41006 22, May 1985
Box 4 Folder 9
Account # 26500, 1971-1976
Box 4 Folder 10
Account #5-28513, 1988-1989
Box 4 Folder 11
Account #5-28911, 1985-1988
Box 4 Folder 12
Account #5-28912, 1987-1988
Box 4 Folder 13
Account #5-29881, 1989
Box 4 Folder 14
Account #5-35992, 1980-1982
Box 4 Folder 15
Account #5-35993, 1981-1983
Box 4 Folder 16
Account #5-35994, 1982-1983
Box 4 Folder 17
Account #5-35995, 1983-1984
Box 4 Folder 18
Account #5-35996, 1984-1985
Box 4 Folder 19
Account #5-35997, 1983-1986
Box 4 Folder 20
Account #5-36000, 1988-1989
Box 4 Folder 21
Account #5-36001, 1988-1990
Box 4 Folder 22
Account #5-36002, 1980-1983
Box 4 Folder 23
Account #5-36003, 1980-1982
Box 4 Folder 24
Account #5-36004, 1982-1985
Box 4 Folder 25
Account #5-36005, 1983-1985
Box 4 Folder 26
Account #5-36006, 1984-1985
Box 5 Folder 1
Account #5-36007, 1985-1986
Box 5 Folder 2
Account #5-36008, 1986-1987
Box 5 Folder 3
Account #5-36009, 1987-1988
Box 5 Folder 4
Account #6-40008-2100, 1987-1988
Box 5 Folder 5
Account #6-40008-3610, 1985-1987
Box 5 Folder 6
Account #6-40008-4200, 1988-1989
Box 5 Folder 7
Account #6-40876, 1984-1990
Box 5 Folder 8
Account #6-41866-4200, 1985-1987
Box 5 Folder 9
Account #6-40876, 1984-1986
Box 5 Folder 10
Fun Run, 1990-1997
Fundraising
100 Black Men
Box 5 Folder 11
Donor Acknowledgement Letters, 1992
Box 5 Folder 12
Newsletter, 1987
Box 5 Folder 13
Black Enterprise Top 100 List--Donor Solicitation Letters, 1991
Box 5 Folder 14
Corporate Grant Proposals--Status Report, 1986-1989
Box 5 Folder 15
Foundation Grant Proposals--Status Report, 1986
Box 5 Folder 16
Fund Solicitation Letters, 1987
New York City Grants
Box 5 Folder 17
Neighborhood Youth Alliance Program--Proposal, 1993-1996
Box 5 Folder 18
One City Award Program--Proposal, 1988
Box 5 Folder 19
Safe Streets Intergenerational Consortium Program--Proposal, 1992-1993
Box 5 Folder 20 to 23
Stop the Violence Fund--Proposal and Award, 1992-1994, (3 Folders)
Box 6 Folder 1 to 2
Youth Bureau Proposal, 1989-1990, (2 Folders)
Liberty Partnership Program
Box 6 Folder 3
Double Discovery Center Participation, 1991
Box 6 Folder 4
Grant Proposal, 1988-1992
Box 6 Folder 5
Guidelines for Grant Proposals, 1991-1992
Box 6 Folder 6
Sloan Foundation Mathematics Program, 1988
Talent Search
Box 6 Folder 7 to 10
Grant Proposals--Competitive, 1980-1991, (4 Folders)
Box 7 Folder 1 to 4
Grant Proposals--Competitive, 1988-2003
Box 7 Folder 5
Grant Proposals--Competitive--Special Initiative, 1989-1991
Box 7 Folder 6 to 9
Grant Proposals--Continuation, 1981-1987, (4 Folders)
Box 8 Folder 1 to 6
Grant Proposals--Continuation, 1987-1996, (6 Folders)
Box 8 Folder 7
Grant Proposals--Continuation--Student Rosters, 1989-1990
Box 8 Folder 8 to 25
Performance Report--Annual, 1977-1997, (18 Folders)
Box 8 Folder 26
Performance Report--Final, 1979-1980
Box 8 Folder 27
Performance Report--Interim, 1978
Box 8 Folder 28 to 31
Performance Report--Notes, 1990-1994, (4 Folders)
Box 9 Folder 1 to 3
Performance Report--Notes, 1994-1997, (3 Folders)
Box 9 Folder 12
Memorandum--Impact of Budget Cuts on Project Double Discovery, 1982
Box 9 Folder 13
Performance Report--Notes, 1980-1982,1989-1990, (2 Folders)
Box 9 Folder 14
Performance Report--Notes--Student Rosters, 1989-1990
Box 9 Folder 15
Proposal--College Tour Program, 1975-1976
Tiger Foundation
Box 10 Folder 1
Awards, 1995-1997
Box 10 Folder 2
Grant Proposals, 1995-1999
Box 10 Folder 3
Reports, 1996-1997
Box 10 Folder 4
United States Department of Agriculture--Food Service Program Application,, 1987
Upward Bound
Box 10 Folder 5
Correspondence--Community Support, 1994-1995
Box 10 Folder 6 to 7
Grant Proposals--Budget Modifications, 1986-1987,1989-1990, (2 Folders)
Box 10 Folder 8 to 9
Grant Proposals--Competitive, 1989-1995, (2 Folders)
Box 11 Folder 1
Grant Proposals--Competitive, 1995-2000
Box 11 Folder 2 to 7
Grant Proposals--Continuation, 1986-1995, (6 Folders)
Box 11 Folder 8
Performance Reports--Annual, 1992-1993
Box 11 Folder 9 to 13
Performance Reports--Notes, 1991-1996, (5 Folders)
Box 11 Folder 14 to 17
Performance Reports--Notes--Student Rosters, 1992-1996, (4 Folders)
Subseries 1.4: Scholarships, 1985-2004
This subseries consists of correspondence, essay and speech topics, along with applications for the Elizabeth H. Piper Scholarship. Established in 1984 by philanthropist Elizabeth H. Piper, this scholarship provides funds to a select number of DDC students for college tuition.
Box 12 Folder 1
Community Education Scholarship Program, 1985
Elizabeth H. Piper Scholarship
Box 12 Folder 2 to 7
Applications, 1993-2004, (6 Folders)
Box 13 Folder 1
Applications, 1993-2004, (4 Folders)
Box 13 Folder 2
Correspondence, 1984-1988
Box 13 Folder 3
Essay and Speech Topics, 1990-1997
Box 13 Folder 4
Planning Meeting, 2002 October
Subseries 1.5: Students, 1988-1991
This series includes college placement forms and student rosters.
Subseries 1.6: Alumni, 1981-1999
This subseries is comprised of alumni information forms, lists, newsletters, and photographs that document alumni activities of the DDC. Also included in this subseries is the Alumni Attainment Study, which was conducted by the DDC in 1995.
Alumni Attainment Study
Box 14 Folder 1 to 3
Alumni Information Forms--A-Z, undated, (3 Folders)
Box 14 Folder 4
Alumni Lists, 1990-1999
Box 14 Folder 5
Events, 1991-1995
Box 14 Folder 6
Newsletters, 1988-1989
Box 14 Folder 7
Photographs, 1990-1999
Box 73 Folder 12
Phifer, Mekhi--Autobiographical Essay, undated
Subseries 1.7: Academics, 1981-2001
The Academics subseries includes memorandum, lesson plans, and college planning materials. This sub-series also contains SAT and PSAT Preparation materials, which consist of DDC prepared syllabi, instructor and student preparation manuals, practice tests, and course evaluations.
Box 14 Folder 8
College Planning, 1992-1996
Box 15 Folder 1
Lesson Plans and Memos, 1981 Summer, 1981
SAT and PSAT Preparation
Box 15 Folder 2
Course Evaluations, 1996 Fall, 1996
Box 15 Folder 3 to 9
Instructor's Manuals, 1994 Spring –1998 Summer, 1994, (7 Folders)
Box 15 Folder 10
Memorandum, 1995 January
Box 15 Folder 11
Practice Test, 1995 September
Box 15 Folder 12
PSAT--Instructor's Manual, 1997 Spring, 1997
Box 15 Folder 13
SAT Practice Manual, undated
Box 15 Folder 14 to 17
Student Preparation Manuals, 1996 Spring–1997 Spring, 1996, (4 Folders)
Box 15 Folder 18
Syllabi, 1995 Summer, 1995
Box 15 Folder 19
Teacher Meeting Notes, 1996 Spring, 1996
Box 15 Folder 20
Teacher Orientations, 1996, 1998, 1996, 1998
Box 73 Folder 2
Minicourse Evaluations, 2000-2001
Box 73 Folder 3
7th and 8th Grade Curricula, 1993
Box 73 Folder 9
Program Descriptions, 1982-1988, undated, 1982-1988, undated
Box 73 Folder 10
Training Workbooks, 1990-1991
Box 73 Folder 11
Calendars and Student Rosters, 1992-1999
Subseries 1.8: Publications, 1965-2007
The Publications subseries contains DDC publications and includes annual, summary, and final reports, handbooks, and newsletters. This subseries also includes student publications, as well as essay and literary journals written by DDC students.
Box 73 Folder 4
Reports--General, 1973-2003
Box 73 Folder 5
Awards Ceremony Booklets, 2003-2007
Box 73 Folder 6
Center Award Booklets, 2001, 2006, 2001, 2006
Box 73 Folder 7
Discovery and Other Newsletters, 1980-2002
Box 16 Folder 1
Annual Reports, 1984-1988, 1993-1994, 1984-1988, 1993-1994
Box 16 Folder 2
Bridge Volunteer Handbook
, undated
Box 16 Folder 3
Career Beginnings Program--Student Handbook, 1990
Box 16 Folder 4
Double Discovery – Since 1965
, 1995
Box 16 Folder 5
Final Report of the President, 1985 October
Box 16 Folder 6
The Mentoring Process
, undated
Box 16 Folder 7
Newsletters, 1979-1981, 1988-1989, 1979-1981, 1988-1989
Box 16 Folder 8
Oakleigh L. Thorne Community Education Work Scholarship Program--Final Report
Box 16 Folder 9
Project Double Discovery circa, 1975
Box 16 Folder 10
Project Double Discovery and Columbia-Then and Now circa, 1981
Box 16 Folder 11
PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT) Preparation Pilot Program--Final Report,, 1985 November
Box 16 Folder 12
Reports, 1994-1998
Box 16 Folder 13
Stanley H. Kaplan Educational Center SAT Preparation Scholarship Program--Report, 1984 Spring, 1984
Box 16 Folder 14
Strategic Plans, 2001
Box 16 Folder 15
Summary Report, 1991-1992
Box 16 Folder 16
Volunteer Handbook, 1991-1992
Student Publications
Box 16 Folder 17
A "Privileged" Magazine
, 1994
Box 16 Folder 20
Creative Compositions
, 1994
Box 16 Folder 21
The DDC Crew
, undated
Box 16 Folder 27
It's All Good
, undated
Box 16 Folder 31
No Mask, 1968 Summer, 1968
Box 17 Folder 1
A Short Story: The Cat circa, 1968
Box 17 Folder 2
A World of Many Things circa, 1995
Box 17 Folder 3
Writing Club, 1997 Summer, 1997
Box 17 Folder 4
Where Do I Come From? 2002 Fall, 2002
Box 17 Folder 5 to 6
Yearbooks, 1995, 1999, 1995, 1999, (2 Folders)
Box 73 Folder 8
Newsletters and Magazines, 1965-2006