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By Mark Burnette
Collection Overview
Title: Baker, Edna Dean (1883-1956), papers, 1905-1956
Predominant Dates:1916-1949
ID: 12/002
Primary Creator: Baker, Edna Dean (1883-1956)
Extent: 1.5 Linear Feet
Subjects: Baker, Clara Belle, 1885-1961, Baker, Edna Dean, 1883-1956, College presidents, Kindergarten, Teachers, Teachers colleges, Travel
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Personal papers, correspondence, published works, manuscripts, addresses and scrapbooks of Edna Dean Baker. Materials are from her time as a Kindergartener in training, as a teacher and as the president of National Kindergarten and Elementary College and National College of Education, now National Louis University.
Biographical Note
President of National-Louis University from 1920-1949. Early student of Elizabeth Harrison in the 1910's.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
National Louis University Archives and Special Collections
Processing Information:
Described at the folder level.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
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Box 1: Correspondence, 1917 to 1955],
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Box 2: Articles and Addresses, 1917 to 1949],
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Box 3: Manuscripts, 1917 to 1951],
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Box 4: Miscellaneous records and related materials],
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Box 5: Oversized Documents - Separated from other Edna Dean Baker Documents, Ca. 1900-10],
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Box 6: Edna Dean Baker's scrapbook of Kindergarten Work.],
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Item 7: Expense ledger for N.K.E.C., 1921-22],
[All]
- Box 1: Correspondence, 1917 to 1955
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Correspondence re: National Kindergarten and Elementary College students visiting Chicago area kindergartens., 1917-04
- Folder 2: 2 letters from Stella Louis Wood re: International Kindergarten Union Conference., 1918-05
- Folder 3: Edna Dean Baker correspondence with Elizabeth Harrison., [1922-1927]
- Folder 4: Edna Dean Baker letter to Social Progress (magazine) with biographical sketch of Elizabeth Harrison., 1923
- Folder 5: Edna Dean Baker correspondence with Merritt Starr (counsel to National Kindergarten and Elementary College 1922-31 and pres. of Board, 1926-31)., 1923 to 1930
- Folder 6: Correspondence among Ethel Shepherd, Mabel [Kearns?], Mrs. Borland and Edna Dean Baker re Elizabeth Harrison's pension., 1925-07
- Folder 7: Edna Dean Baker correspondence regarding Elizabeth Harrison (including Jane Addams)., 1927
- Folder 8: Correspondence with Alumnae, 1920s-1940s (including Bertha Covell, Twin City Alumnae Chapter; Margaret Trace; Angela Chandler; Julia Billings; Anna Betts; Laura Cragin; Alice Fitts), 1920 to 1940
- Folder 9: Edna Dean Baker Correspondence, telegrams, postcards descriptions from Europe., 1928 Summer

- Folder 10: Edna Dean Baker correspondence with Belle Woodson., 1928
- Folder 11: Letters to Edna Dean Baker from Francis M. Arnold., 1929 Summer
- Folder 12: Edna Dean Baker Correspondence related to Curriculum Records of the Children's School / National College of Education (Evanston, IL: National College of Education, 1932, 1940)., 1932
- Folder 13: Edna Dean Baker letters to National College of Education from Japan., 1932-07
- Folder 14: Edna Dean Baker Letter to the American Kindergarten Training School in Sofia, Bulgaria., 1939-04-05
- Folder 15: Letters to parents re: Weekend overnights, Children's School health., ca. 1942
- Folder 16: Correspondence regarding Student Recruitment., ca. 1942
- Folder 17: Correspondence regarding BOT, Fundraising, etc.., ca. 1942
- Folder 18: Edna Dean Baker letter to Mary Neuman., 1953
- Folder 19: Correspondence from National College of Education soliciting reminiscences about Edna Dean Baker, 1955., 1955
- Box 2: Articles and Addresses, 1917 to 1949
- Box 2
- Folder 1: Edna Dean Baker, What Should a Kindergarten Child Know When Entering First Grade?, Chicago, 1917 (Pamphlet, 2 copies)., 1917
- Folder 2: Edna Dean Baker, What It Means to Be a Teacher of Little Children, ("Address by Edna Dean Baker, Associate President, National Kindergarten and Elementary College (formerly the Chicago Kindergarten College), before the Vocational Conference at the Englewood High School, Chicago, May, 1920"), [Before 1920]
- Folder 3: Edna Dean Baker, "New Buildings are Authorized," Our Guidon, Vol. 1, No. 1, Sept. 8, 1922 (photocopy)., 1922-09-08
- Folder 3 is missing, however, Sept. 1922 issue of Our Guidon is available for reference through the Archives and Special Collections.
- Folder 4: Edna Dean Baker, "New Objectives in Training Teachers for the Kindergartens of Today," The Kindergarten and First Grade, Vol. 8, No. 5, May 1923, pp. 184-89 (entire issue, published by Milton Bradley Co.)., 1923-05
- Folder 5: Edna Dean Baker, "The Kindergarten Promotion Standard or What the Primary Teacher May Expect of the Kindergarten Child," Oregon Education Journal, Vol. 2, No. 6, March 1928, pp. 10, 31-33 (entire issue)., 1928-03
- Folder 6: Edna Dean Baker, "The Teachers College Meets Individual Differences," Childhood Education, Vol. 5, No. 2, October 1928., 1928-10
- Folder 7: Edna Dean Baker, "The Coming of Spring to a Child," Babyhood, March 1930, Vol. XLVI, No. III, pp. 51-52 (entire issue)., 1930-03
- Folder 8: Edna Dean Baker, "The Relation of the Kindergarten to the Elementary School," American Childhood, Vol. 15, No. 9, May 1930 (published by the Milton Bradley Co., entire issue)., 1930-05
- Folder 9: Edna Dean Baker, "The Nursery School Child," Graded Elementary Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 1, October 1931, pp. 2-3. (Entire issue), 1931-10
- Folder 10: Edna Dean Baker, "The Nursery Child Grows," Graded Elementary Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 2, November 1931, pp. 2-4. (Entire issue), 1931-11
- Folder 11: Edna Dean Baker, "The Play of the Three-Year-Old," Graded Elementary Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 3, December 1931, pp. 4-5. (Entire issue), 1931-12
- Folder 12: Edna Dean Baker, "The Emotional Life and Child Guidance," Graded Elementary Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 4, January 1932, pp. 2-3. (Entire issue), 1932-01
- Folder 13: Edna Dean Baker, "Materials for Each Child's Needs," American Childhood, Vol. 18, No. 1, September 1932, pp. 8-10 (entire issue, published by Milton Bradley Co.), 1932-09
- Folder 14: Edna Dean Baker, "Education for the Very Young," Radio Broadcast. "National Congress of Parents and Teachers," 6 pp.(typescript); "Education for the Very Young," handwritten notes, 10 pp., 1935-12-11
- Folder 15: Edna Dean Baker, "The Role of the Elementary Teacher in Guidance," Presentation at Northwestern University Conference on Guidance and Student Personnel Work, (2 versions, 6 pp. typescript, with conference program and letter from Frank Endicott, Dean of the NU School of Education)., 1936-11-21
- Folder 16: Edna Dean Baker, "The Nursery School in Public School Education," ("Summary of address given at Public Luncheon Forum, Woman's City Club, Chicago, Friday, April 30 [1937]"), [1937-04-30]
- Folder 17: Edna Dean Baker, "Value of Sensory Experiences," The Elementary Teacher, Vol. XIV, No. 3, March 1941, pp. 102-104 (entire issue)., 1941-03
- Folder 18: Edna Dean Baker, "Sensory Experiences and the Child's Religion," The Elementary Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 3, March 1941, pp. 98-100 (entire issue)., 1941-03
- Folder 19: Edna Dean Baker, "Address to Governing Board Meeting, Autumn 1941" (manuscript and typescript)., 1941 Autumn
- Folder 20: Edna Dean Baker, "Discipline in Human Relations," Our Guidon, Summer 1948, pp. 3, 14 (entire issue)., 1948 Summer
- Folder 21: Edna Dean Baker, "As I have known him . . .," (article about new president K. Richard Johnson in an unidentified National College of Education publication, photocopy)., [ca. 1949]
- Box 3: Manuscripts, 1917 to 1951
- Sub-Series 1: By Edna Dean Baker and dated
- Box 3
- Folder 1: Edna Dean Baker, "Value of the Kindergarten," (2 copies), 1917
- Folder 2: Edna Dean Baker, [NU?] Thesis: "Student Participation in the Government of Schools with Special Reference to Colleges.", [After 1921]
- Folder 3: Edna Dean Baker? "Understanding the Kindergarten Child." (3 pp., typescript)., [After 1935]
- Folder 4: Edna Dean Baker, "The Kindergarten in 1937" (3 pp. typescript, 10 pp. handwritten).

- Folder 5: Edna Dean Baker, "Child's Questions about the Universe and the Supreme Being" (3 pp. typescript, 4 pp. handwritten; "for World Education," with related correspondence from the World Federation of Education Associations)., 1937
- Folder 6: Edna Dean Baker, "How do we get Character?" (3 pp. typescript, 7 pp. handwritten; with related correspondence with the Georgia Association for Childhood Education)., 1938-09
- Folder 7: Edna Dean Baker, "Article for Chaff," (1 p., typescript), 1938-09
- Folder 8: Edna Dean Baker, "Alice Smith Comes to College," (2 pp. typescript, 6 pp. handwritten; promotional literature)., [ca. 1939 to 1940]
- Folder 9: Edna Dean Baker, "What is Religion for a Little Child?" (6 pp. typescript; an "article"), 1939-02
- Folder 10: Edna Dean Baker, "At Atlanta," the 46th annual Association for Childhood Education convention, (3 pp. typescript, 3 pp. handwritten)., 1939 Easter
- Folder 11: Edna Dean Baker? "Special Mention I" (Elizabeth Harrison) and "Special Mention II" (Mrs. John N. Crouse), (2 pp. typescript each)., 1951
- Sub-Series 2: Other
- Box 3
- Folder 12: Dr. Fred J. Kelly, "Teacher Education as a Liberal Education," (10 pp., typescript), address given at the 50th Anniversary program., 1936-05
- Sub-Series 3: By Edna Dean Baker but un-dated
- Box 3
- Folder 13: Edna Dean Baker, Miscellaneous poems and prayers.
- Folder 14: Edna Dean Baker,? Two pages, "Summary" and "Questions" about "Character," (pages 28-29 of something).
- Folder 15: Edna Dean Baker,? "In the town of Nazareth . . ." (2 copies edited, 2 pp. typescript).
- Folder 16: Edna Dean Baker, "Religion in Camp" (5 pp. typescript).
- Folder 17: Edna Dean Baker, "Why Attend the Summer Session?" (2 pp. typescript, 6 pp. handwritten; promotional literature).
- Folder 18: Edna Dean Baker,? "Material for Recreation Pamphlet," (2 copies,4 pp., typescript; promotional literature).
- Sub-Series 4: Author Unknown
- Box 3
- Folder 19: Author? "To write an article from a 'mental hygiene' point of view . . . ." (8 pp, typescript)., [After 1933]
- Folder 20: Author? "Report on Study of Questionnaire to Parents," "Report on Study of Church Schools," (11 pp., typescript), 1936-04
- Folder 21: Author? "Parents' Problems in Religious Education" Report of the General Meeting, Edna Dean Baker leader (2 pp., typescript).
- Folder 22: Author? "Will you Please State your Personal Concept of God," (2 pp., typescript)
- Folder 23: Author? "The Status of Women in the Teaching Profession Compared with their Status in Other Lines of Remunerative Work," Faculty Women's Club (7 pp., typescript)., 1939-01-07
- Folder 24: Author? "Teaching as a Profession," (3 pp, typescript)
- Box 4: Miscellaneous records and related materials
- Box 4
- Folder 1: EDB- The Evanston Elementary School Announcment
- Folder 2: "Greetings from the president", ca. 1921
- Folder 3: Journal of National Education Assn., Dec. 1924
- Folder 4: EDB- "Let's make her 10th anniversary..."
- Folder 5: EDB- Bios, CVs, Tributes, etc., 1920s-1950s
- Folder 6: Educational Events in Chicago, Oct. 1935
- Folder 7: The Kindergarten Centennial, 1937
- Folder 8: Guidance as Self-Revalation" Lecture by Dr. George Stoddard at NCE, July 1932
- Folder 9: EDB/ CBB Christmas Cards
- Folder 10: EDB- Homcoming Luncheon, May 7, 1969
- Folder 11: EDB memorial service materials, 1956, BOT statement on reciept of EDB portrait
- Folder 12: Biographical sketch of Muriel Betts by her father
- Folder 13: N.K.E.C. Christmas card, n.d.
- Folder 14: Laura Craigin death notice, n.d.
- Folder 15: Postcards of Java, n.d.
- Folder 16: EDB sewing designs
- Folder 17: Brown stencils, "Camel Crossing the Desert", EDB
- Folder 18: Brown stencils- "Chariot Driver" (in pieces), EDB
- Box 5: Oversized Documents - Separated from other Edna Dean Baker Documents, Ca. 1900-10
- High School Diploma, College Diplomas. Also includes documents belonging to her sister, Clara Belle Baker.
- Box 6: Edna Dean Baker's scrapbook of Kindergarten Work.
- Series 1
- Item 7: Expense ledger for N.K.E.C., 1921-22
Browse by Box:
[
Box 1: Correspondence, 1917 to 1955],
[
Box 2: Articles and Addresses, 1917 to 1949],
[
Box 3: Manuscripts, 1917 to 1951],
[
Box 4: Miscellaneous records and related materials],
[
Box 5: Oversized Documents - Separated from other Edna Dean Baker Documents, Ca. 1900-10],
[
Box 6: Edna Dean Baker's scrapbook of Kindergarten Work.],
[
Item 7: Expense ledger for N.K.E.C., 1921-22],
[All]