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Anna Gillingham photographs

 Collection — othertype: PA-142
Identifier: SFHL-PA-142

Scope and Contents

This collection contains black and white photos from Anna Gillingham's work, life, and travel, including her life in Hawaii, her work at the Ethical Culture School, and her family's involvement with Native Americans (her father Theodore Gillingham worked as an Indian agent at the Pine Ridge Agency in Dakota from 1881-1889).

Dates

  • Creation: 1870 - 1953

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is available for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

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Biographical / Historical

Anna Gillingham (1878-1964) was a prominent Quaker educator and author. Born in Batavia, Illinois, the daughter of Theodore Tyson and Elizabeth (Heacock) Gillingham, she attended Swarthmore and Radcliffe Collages and earned an M.A. from Teachers College, Columbia University, in 1910. She taught at Friends Central School in Philadelphia from 1901-05, was school psychologisrt in the Ethical Culture School in New York City from 1905-36, directed the remedial reading program at the Punahon School in Honolulu from 1936-38, and was a consultant on remedial reading after 1938. She also co-authored a book on remedial training for children with Stillman. She was co-founder of the Orton Society, a national organization promoting research and treatment of language disabilities.

Extent

.3 cubic ft. (1 box, shared with PA143: Martha Schofield photo collection)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Anna Gillingham (1878-1964) was a prominent Quaker educator and author. She taught at Friends Central School in Philadelphia from 1901-05, was school psychologist in the Ethical Culture School in New York City from 1905-36, directed the remedial reading program at the Punahon School in Honolulu from 1936-38, and was a consultant on remedial reading after 1938. She also co-authored a book on remedial training for children with Stillman. She was co-founder of the Orton Society, a national organization promoting research and treatment of language disabilities. This collection contains black and white photos from Anna Gillingham's work, life, and travel.

Separated Materials

This collection was removed from RG5/051: Anna Gillingham papers.

Author
Zoe Peyton Jones
Date
2018
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Revision Statements

  • 2024: This finding aid was reviewed in order to change or contextualize any outdated, harmful terminology related to Indigenous Peoples, except where it appears in a title, quotation, or subject heading.

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