Found matches for "New York" AND "Board" AND "Education" in 284 collections.

New York Enthusiasts is a club in New York City formed for the purpose of meeting the educational needs of adults and furthering knowledge of the city through lectures and industrial and art shows. Collection consists of correspondence, minutes, photographs, memorabilia, and printed matter related to the New York Enthusiasts. Correspondence, some of Hans Hacker as director of the club, is with individuals and organizations concerned with the club's activities. Other materials include minutes of meetings of the board of directors, photographs of persons and events, personal memorabilia of Hacker, printed copies of the monthly newsletter Zig Zag, and other printed items. less

The New York Foundation is a philanthropic foundation, established in New York City in 1909 for the purpose of providing financial support towards "altruistic purposes, charitable, benevolent, educational, or otherwise." For over a century, the Foundation has awarded grants to charitable and non-profit organizations in numerous fields, including public health, workers' rights, literacy, child welfare, AIDS research and treatment, women's suffrage, racial equity, legal aid, the alleviation of poverty, civil rights, immigrants' rights, and education reform, among many others. Although some earlier grants supported programs in other areas of the country, the bulk of the Foundation's grants since 1975 have been awarded to organizations in New York City, with a focus on grassroots community organizations. less

The Jewish Foundation for Education of Women was founded in New York City in 1880 as the Louis Down Town Sabbath School for the purpose of helping underprivileged children of Jewish immigrants on the Lower East Side. From 1895 to 1932 it was known as the Hebrew Technical School for Girls and offered courses in commercial and industrial arts to young women. In 1932 its board of directors closed the school and developed in its place a program of direct scholarship assistance to women. As the Jewish Foundation for Education of Women the foundation continues to offer, since 1964 on a non-sectarian basis, scholarship assistance to disadvantaged women seeking to better themselves through higher education. Collection consists of correspondence, minutes of the board of directors, annual reports, case records, registers of scholarship recipients, and financial statements. Records reflect the origins of the organization in 1880 as a charity school for aiding children of Jewish immigrants on the Lower East Side; its development into a vocational school for under-privileged Jewish women; and its work as a foundation offering scholarship grants and loans to disadvantaged Jewish women seeking personal advancement through higher education. Most of the records predate 1964 when the foundation became non-sectarian. Correspondence, 1900-1948, concerns legal, financial and administrative matters. Minutes, 1915-1988, also include financial reports and reports on recipients of grants and loans. Annual reports are from the period 1880-1893, 1896-1919. Case files, 1937-1955 (bulk 1937-1941) contain applications submitted to the scholarship committee by women applying for tuition loans or grants (there are a few photographs of applicants). Registers of applicants cover two periods: 1934-1940 and 1940-1963. Bulk of the financial records consists of auditors' annual financial statements and reports, 1927-1950. Also, miscellaneous records, 1887-1985, and fragmented and deteriorated records of graduates for the period 1907-1932. less

The City Club of New York was founded in 1892 by Edmund Kelly as a men's club to promote effective and honest government in New York City. The collection, 1896-2004, consists mainly of records from the early years of the organization and the latter part of the 20th century. The files contain addressees, articles, correspondence, memoranda, memorabilia, minutes, reports, and video recordings. less

The New-York State Colonization Society was organized in 1829 to aid the American Colonization Society to colonize free blacks in Africa; subsequently the New-York State Colonization Society was reorganized and assisted those who offered to emigrate to Liberia. The records of the New-York Colonization Society reflect the goals and projects funded by the society as well as its daily operations. less

The New York Singing Teachers' Association (NYSTA), first named the National Association of Teachers of Singing, strives to provide teachers with the tools and inspiration needed for an informed and creative pedagogy. NYSTA's Officers and Board, all of whom work on a strictly volunteer basis, meet monthly to make decisions about all aspects of NYSTA's activities--e.g. programs, courses, publications, finances, student competitions (awards and recitals), bi-annual composer's concerts, workshops (on pedagogy, voice science, etc), meetings (monthly, discussion group and luncheon or dinner group.), and membership (active and associate membership). As such, NYSTA members draw on the advances in voice science, neurology, psychology, education theory, medicine, and mind/body healing to offer new information and techniques for their pupils. less

The New York Times Company records. Photographs is a collection of negatives, contact sheets, slides, and prints that document the Ochs-Sulzberger-Dryfoos families, The Times staff, and Times' buildings, offices, and events spanning 1875 to 1987. This collection does not contain images used to illustrate stories in the paper. less

Includes mostly photocopies and reproductions (but also some originals) of printed matter, clippings, charts, genealogical research notes, coats of arms, pamphlets, newspapers, photographs, cemetery, church, and vital records relating to various topics, organizations, churches, patriotic societies, religious groups, events, and individuals of genealogical or historical interest. Much of the material relates to New York City and New York State history and related subjects, but there are also materials on United States history, and on other states, such as Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. less

The National Advisory Council on Radio in Education, Inc. (NACRE) was an organization formed in 1929 to promote radio as an educational medium. Levering Tyson was director from 1930 to 1937. Collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports, minutes, and printed matter. Materials include general correspondence with members of NACRE, organizations and corporations; applications for membership and approvals; and Tyson's correspondence with radio stations throughout the U.S. less

The City Club of New York was founded in 1892 by Edmond Kelly as a men's club to promote effective and honest government in New York City. The Club continues as a non-partisan "watchdog" to the New York City government to make it more accountable to the citizens of New York. The collection contains memorabilia retained by Stanley Turkel during his tenure as president, and other official positions. less

This collection documents the tenure of Lester Markel (1894-1977), longtime Sunday editor at The New York Times, whose career there spanned 1929 to 1973. Files contain letters, memoranda, speeches, photographs, typescripts, and clippings related to Markel's involvement with the paper, primarily the Sunday Division, along with a small amount of personal correspondence and documents. less

Arthur Gelb (born 1924) was a prominent journalist and senior editor at The New York Times. The Arthur Gelb papers consist primarily of files from his time as The Times' assistant managing editor, deputy managing editor, and managing editor (1976-1989). These files feature internal memoranda between Gelb and newsroom staff, and document department assessments, story assignments, news coverage, editorial feedback, and the development of new sections and columns for the paper. less

The New York Times Foreign Desk records is a collection of files maintained by the New York Times Company documenting the work and accomplishment of the foreign reporting staff, the operation of the foreign news bureaus around the world, and the process of gathering and editing the news from abroad. less

Arthur Hays Sulzberger was the publisher of xxThe New York Timesxx from 1935 until 1961 and chairman of the board of The New York Times Company from 1961 until 1968. While he was publisher, circulation of The Times almost doubled; the editorial page developed a reputation for strong opinions; news events were subjected to more analysis and coverage of specialized topics was strengthened; new sections and departments were created for food, fashion, and women; and the overall style of the paper became less rigid and more aesthetically pleasing. The papers document Sulzberger's life and career at xxThe New York Timesxx, with the majority of the collection relating to Sulzberger's 26 years as president and publisher of the paper. Included in the collection are correspondence with family members, friends, colleagues, world leaders, and other dignitaries; memoranda regarding the business of the newspaper, including Sulzberger's notes of praise and criticism to his editors, managers, and writers; reports on his meetings with world leaders, including Winston Churchill, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Harry S. Truman; and photographs of Sulzberger, his family, business trips, vacations, and The Times' buildings. less

Iphigene Ochs Sulzberger (1892-1990) helped shape the history of the New York Times throughout a long and active life. Sulzberger nurtured and bridged the generations of the family that controlled The Times since 1896, when her father, Adolph S. Ochs, acquired it. She played important roles in selecting the succeeding publishers: her husband, Arthur Hays Sulzberger; her son-in-law, Orvil E. Dryfoos, and her son, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger. Iphigene also served the newspaper as director and trustee for the stock left to her by her father. This collection consists of correspondence, personal papers, photographs, scrapbooks and ephemera. less

Abraham H. Raskin was the labor news specialist of The New York Times in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, and between 1964 and 1977 was the assistant editor of the editorial page. This collection primarily documents Raskin's time as a member of the editorial board, along with some earlier notes, speeches, and writings related to his activities as a labor reporter. less

Robert Edward Garst was a longtime editor at The New York Times, rising from the position of City Desk copy editor in 1925 to special assistant to the executive editor at his retirement in 1967. This collection contains correspondence, memoranda, reports, typescripts, and photographs documenting the production of The New York Times from 1952 to 1964, while Garst was assistant managing editor under Turner Catledge and E. Clifton Daniel. less

Adolph Simon Ochs was an American newspaperman and the publisher of the New York Times for almost forty years, from 1896 to 1935. Under his leadership, the paper acquired an international reputation for objective and trustworthy reporting. The collection contains correspondence, letterpress books, scrapbooks, financial records, blueprints, maps, land surveys, photographs, honorary degrees and awards presented to Ochs, and other material related to his life and career. The main areas of focus in the collection are the Chattanooga Times, the New York Times, the Philadelphia Public Ledger, the Philadelphia Times, Ochs' continuing interest in the city of Chattanooga, and personal and family matters. less

International self-help organization founded in 1914 by Marcus Garvey (1887-1940) in Jamaica. After moving to New York City in 1916, Garvey began to organize divisions of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (U.N.I.A.) throughout the United States. The Central Divison came into being in 1936, the result of the factionalization which developed following Garvey's imprisonment in 1926 and his subsequent deportation. Administrative records of the Central Division, including correspondence, minutes, membership lists, financial records, programs and leaflets, copies of two in-house organs, the CENTRALIST BULLETIN and the HARLEM SENTINEL, scrapbooks, and a subject file. Subject files concern consumer affairs, immigration and naturalization, politics, and welfare cases. Also, material regarding local programs of the division, and extensive news clippings on the Italo-Ethiopian Crisis of 1934-1935. Financial records, correspondence concerning the "Negro World," reports and other items, 1921-1936, from the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (the official name of the U.N.I.A.); and minutes and financial records, 1934-1936, from the New York Division, another faction which arose after 1926. Both the Central Division and New York Division were headed by Captain A. L. King. U.N.I.A. Affiliate Organization File series consists of various records relating to organizations under the umbrella of U.N.I.A. such as the U.N.I.A. City Council (New York), which appears to have been a loose federation of the New York City and Brooklyn Divisions, the Pan-African Community League No. 808, the Garvey Clubs, Inc., and the Brooklyn Divisions which cooperated with the Central Division, the Newark Division, and the City Council in a number of projects. less

Julius Ochs Adler was nephew to Adolph Ochs, the publisher of the New York Times. Adler worked in various capacities at the New York Times, including general manager, vice president, and was an original executor and trustee of the company. In addition he also served as president and publisher of the Chattanooga Times. He was a retired officer in the Army, having served in both World Wars. The collection contains correspondence, memoranda, newspaper clippings, photographs, and legal documents. Approximately one-third of the material deals with the Ochs Estate. Most of the remainder concerns Adler's military service, along with some family and personal material: there are relatively few documents pertaining to the operation of the New York Times. less

Collection consists of correspondence of Feliks Gross; minutes of the steering and other committees; reports relating to post-World War II planning and reconstruction in Eastern Europe; policy memoranda and research papers relating to the economic, social, and political problems of Poland in the postwar period; and financial and other papers. Correspondence is mainly of Gross and other Board members and staff. Topics include wartime conditions in Europe, plans for postwar reconstruction, and Board matters. Office records contain minutes, reports, notes, and printed matter. Administrative records include by-laws, budgets, financial statements, correspondence, and related items. Also, publications, reports, photographs, reproductions of drawings, caricatures of political figures, and newsclippings. less

The American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (AAHPER) is a service organization whose founding dates back to November 27, 1885 when William Gilbert Anderson, an instructor of physical education at Adelphi Academy, Brooklyn, invited a group of people working in the gymnastic field to come together to discuss their profession. A successor to the American Physical Education Association, it changed it name in 1975 to the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education and Recreation, and, in 1979 to the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD). As of 2003, AAHPERD was an alliance of six national associations, which includes the National Dance Association, and six regional associations. It sponsors conventions, professional development, scholarships, and publications. Headquartered in Reston, VA, it has 26,000 members. The bulk of this collection consists of the official financial and administrative files and reports of the American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (AAHPER), a division of the Department of the National Education Association in Washington, D.C. These records appear in ditto, mimeo, carbon copies, and xerox reproductions of the originals on file in the AAHPER Archives in Washington, D.C. The material covers the Association's activities from 1931-1968. Of particular interest are: a History of the Dance Section 1930-50 and a card file bibliography by AAHPER and its antecedents with page references to dance material. less

Born in 1901 in Blackstone, Virginia, Reverend John Milton Coleman became the first African American appointed to the New York City Board of Education. In 1933, Coleman succeeded Reverend C. Peterson Boyd as the rector of St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Brooklyn, New York. A decade later, he became the first African American appointed to the Executive Board of the National Council of St. Andrew of the Episcopal Church. In 1958, New York City Mayor O'Dwyer appointed Coleman to the New York City Board of Education and he was subsequently reappointed to the board by Mayor Wagner, but had to resign after three years due to ill health. He died in 1961. There are nine unbound scrapbooks documenting Coleman's achievements throughout his career. The scrapbooks contain minutes, newspaper clippings, letters, certificates, speeches, reports, press releases, and newsletters primarily related to his work outsite of his pastorate with St. Philip's Episcopal Church. Of special interest are scrapbooks four and nine. Scrapbook four contains letters to Coleman as a member of the Police Brutality Investigation Committee. Scrapbook nine contains a report by the New York City Board of Education Commission on Integration. The report contains a list of members, a questionnaire, and a resolution for action. There are also subcommission reports on zoning, teachers' assignments, personnel, and community relations. less

Joseph Barondess (1867-1928) was an American labor organizer and Zionist leader. Collection consists of general correspondence, 1908-1928; business correspondence and papers, 1913-1932; letter press copybooks, 1900-1925; and business ledgers, account books and other papers regarding Barondess's work with the New York City Board of Education, Jewish affairs, and the Brooklyn Federation of Jewish Charities. less