Greenwich Country Day School Records
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of the publications and printed material and photographs of Greenwich Country Day School. The majority of the materials contained in this collection are from between 1970 and 2000, although there are many photographs from 1940 onward as well. The materials relating to the very early days of Greenwich Country Day School are sparse, mostly consisting of commencement notes, class pictures, and a few candid photographs that have been definitively identified as being from 1929-1931. The photographs cover the majority of life at Greenwich Country Day School, and include many photographs of beloved and well remembered faculty and staff members. The publications and printed material mostly consist of publications produced out of the school's own printshop, including Ex Multis, Kaleidoscope, and The Everything Book. There are also some internal records, and a selection of other publications from the school like Tiger Rag or Faces and Facts.
Dates
- Creation: 1929-1999
Conditions Governing Access
There are no conditions governing access to this material.
Biographical / Historical
Greenwich Country Day School is a co-educational school founded in 1926 in Greenwich, Connecticut. The school originally educated from pre-kindergarten through ninth grade, and in 2019 officially merged with the Stanwich School, and in so doing is now a pre-k through 12th grade school.
"The mission of the Greenwich Country Day School is to enable all children in [their] care to discover and to develop what is finest in themselves - to achieve high standards in their studies, in their play, and in their character." - Greenwich Country Day School Mission Statement
Full Extent
20 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection has been arranged into two series.
Series I: Publications and Printed Material
Seires II: Photographs
Cultural context
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Greenwich Country Day School Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Ashley Aberg
- Date
- November 17, 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Greenwich Historical Society Repository
47 Strickland Road
Cos Cob CT 06807 United States
203-869-6899
203-861-9720 (Fax)
cshields@greenwichhistory.org