Administration of Greenwich Public Schools During WWII, 1941-1955

This Collection primarily contains the office files of Greenwich Public School Superintendent Maynard W. Linn during the years 1941-1946 when the Town of Greenwich and its public school system was responding to the demands of WWII on the local population. The records include the evacuation plans and the civil defense communications systems put in place for the town and the schools; the Greenwich and National Safety Council initiatives regarding public safetoy for the town; the extensive use of the school system for rationing registrations and fund raising for the war effort; and the changes to the public school system curriculum and policies to better support the war effort. Additionally, there are records relating to the routine administration of the schools during this time as well as a small amount of personal correspondence which touchingly reveals Linn's concern and support for students as they go off to war. Finally, there is an assortment of reports regarding the town and the schools ranging from the 1930s-1950s, including reports from 1948-1951 regarding changes to the Havemeyer building, conversion of the Croft estate into a school and proposals to either rehabilitate the New Lebanon School or build a new one on the Teagle property.