Archives Collection | Why Why C&C | City and Country School, New York

The BEE Records hosted at C&C are an accumulation of the group's research on the value of experimental schools, particularly the program at C&C. These documents include meeting minutes, administrative records, and detailed observations of students dating back from 1916 through 1930.

Formed in 1934, the AES was a collective of six like-minded progressive schools including C&C. The letter, meeting minutes, and artifacts contained in this collection provide a record of the group's attempt to collaboratively raise funds and refine their progressive pedagogies.

The documents making up the Caroline Pratt collection are organized into the following categories: biographical materials, articles about Pratt, her work (including unit blocks and the Do-With-Dolls), and the school; Pratt;s writings, both published and personal; and work-related diaries and correspondence.

An extensive collection, these records contain articles related to the school and its practices by a variety of authors, as well as artifacts documenting the school's curriculum. The files making up the latter category consist of both student writing and artwork and descriptions of program written by the staff.

These files house nearly-complete collections of traditional Job-related projects, including the 11's typeset poetry journals; the 13's newspaper; and the 12's storybooks for the 4s. A variety of student-produced yearbooks and magazines are also filed here.

Primarily comprised of parent-authored newsletters dating from the 1930's, this collection also includes bulletins by and for the school's alumni.

These files contain a variety of publications, all authored by C&C staff. Some are for internal use, such as class and staff lists, and others are for external audiences, including prospectuses from 1919 through the present and a variety of school-produced magazines and bulletins for parents and alumni.

This collection is comprised of artifacts from the school's 80-plus years of annual fairs, a handful of graduation ceremonies, and various special events such as teacher workshops, school-hosted symposiums, and anniversary benefits and exhibits.

A thorough collection of letters and writings by, to, and about Jean Murray, the school's principal for 30 years.

The Governance record group contains documents pertaining to both the physical plant and the organizational structures of the school. These files are comprised of legal documents, administrative records, and letters.

One of the Archives' most treasured and extensive collections, these files contain photographs dating from 1916, documenting every aspect of school life. While primarily organized thematically, the collection also includes photographer-specific groupings.

This record group includes most of the plays and musical performances of the last 20 years, as well as many of the more recent graduations and guest speakers. Some of these are on disc, others on digital video tape.

This record group is home to the documents and ephemera collected by and about all of City and Country School's principals, except for those of founder Caroline Pratt and her successor Jean Murray.

A repository for longform memories by both staff members and alumni, each file contains a filmed interview, a brief biography, and any pertinent background or related information.

Home to oversize or three-dimensional items, the flat files contain student artwork; artifacts from community and anniversary events, such as annual fair posters and commemorative exhibits; physical plant maps; and Caroline Pratt's Do-With-Drawings. This record group also contains ephemera, including a set of original Do-With-Dolls.

These files conatin records, articles, photographs, biographical information, and C&C specific memories of both long-term staff member and notable alumni.