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Jane D. Kent-St. Nicholas Day Care Center (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records

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Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
617
Repository:
Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center
Extent:
7 linear feet (7 boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Jane D. Kent-St. Nicholas Day Care Center (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records, Acc. 617, Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Date:
1886-1980 (inclusive)
Creator:
Jane D. Kent-St. Nicholas Day Care Center (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Form:
Administrative records, Bylaws (administrative records), Case files, Clippings, Correspondence, Financial records, Manuscripts, Minutes (administrative records), Pamphlets, Photographs, and Reports
Abstract:

The Jane D. Kent-St. Nicholas Day Care Center was formed in August 1961 by a merger of two independent day nurseries, the Jane D. Kent Day Nursery and the St. Nicholas Day Nursery of the City of Philadelphia.

The St. Nicholas Day Nursery was chartered in March 1910 to care for "young colored children of working mothers," many of whom usually came from homes with single parents, often domestic or factory workers. The nursery also administered programs for women and high school girls. Originally located at 265 South 10th Street, the nursery relocated in 1926 to 328 South 12th Street, and two years later it settled at 2218 Lombard Street. St. Nicholas became a racially integrated nursery in 1946.

The Jane D. Kent Day Nursery, established in January 1885, was originally located at 302 North 16th Street and moved to 1622 Summer Street as a result of the Vine Street widening project in the 1940s. Its goals were to provide shelter, food and care as well as religious instruction to the children of white working class parents. Due to a declining number of children in the community surrounding the Jane D. Kent Day Nursery, the two day nurseries merged their services into the existing St. Nicholas facility in 1961, as the Jane D. Kent-St. Nicholas Day Care Center.

The Jane D. Kent-St. Nicholas Day Care Center was a member of the United Way of Philadelphia and the Health and Welfare Council, Inc., as well as the Philadelphia Association of Day Nurseries, of which the Jane D. Kent Day Nursery was a founding member.

The bulk of the collection consists of records created by the combined day care center. The premerger records are predominantly of the St. Nicholas Day Nursery. Many of Jane D. Kent's early records were not retained by the combined day care center. The early records of Jane D. Kent in the collection are so identified.

This collection has been arranged into five series:

Series 1: Administrative, 1886-1979, undated
Series 2: Financial, 1918-1980, undated
Series 3: Operational, circa 1910-1976, undated
Series 4: Case Files (RESTRICTED), 1970-1975
Series 5: Other Organizations (PORTIONS RESTRICTED), 1925-1974, undated

Deposited by the Jane D. Kent-St. Nicholas Day Care Center through Ann Boyle, Executive Director, July 1986.

Finding aid revised according to contemporary archival standards in June 2015.

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Finding Aid Author
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Finding Aid Date
March 2024
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research. Materials in Series 4, Case Files, and the Womens Union Day Nursery Case Records in Series 5, are restricted. Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information.

Use Restrictions

The Jane D. Kent-St. Nicholas Day Care Center (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records are in custody of the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries. Intellectual property rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for determining the identity of rights holders and obtaining their permission for publication and for other purposes where stated.

Collection Inventory

Scope and Contents

Series 1. Administrative, 1886-1978. The administrative records consist of annual reports of both the day nurseries; charters and by laws; reports, correspondence, and memoranda of the executive director, mostly during the tenure of Helen V. Lockwood Johnson (1960s); committee reports, including the Board of Directors; and Daily Roll Books for the children in attendance.

Jane D. Kent Day Nursery annual reports, 1886.
Box 1
Jane D. Kent Day Nursery annual reports, 1888.
Box 1
Jane D. Kent Day Nursery annual reports, 1908.
Box 1
Jane D. Kent Day Nursery annual reports, 1912-1916.
Box 1
Jane D. Kent Day Nursery annual reports, 1920.
Box 1
Jane D. Kent Day Nursery annual reports, 1926.
Box 1
St. Nicholas Day Nursery annual reports, 1914-1915.
Box 1
Jane D. Kent-St. Nicholas Day Care Center annual reports, undated.
Box 1
Jane D. Kent-St. Nicholas Day Care Center annual reports, 1961-1963.
Box 1
Jane D. Kent-St. Nicholas Day Care Center annual reports, 1964-1965.
Box 1
Jane D. Kent-St. Nicholas Day Care Center annual reports, 1966-1967.
Box 1
Jane D. Kent-St. Nicholas Day Care Center annual reports, 1966-1969.
Box 1
Jane D. Kent-St. Nicholas Day Care Center annual reports, 1975-1976.
Box 1
Charter and Bylaws, Jane D. Kent Day Nursery, 1941.
Box 1
Executive Director Reports, 1951-1958.
Box 1
Executive Director Reports, 1954-1955.
Box 1
Executive Director Reports, 1956-1958.
Box 1
Executive Reports & Materials, 1958-1971.
Box 1
Executive/Board Reports, 1961-1969.
Box 1
Executive Director: Correspondence from Helen V. Lockwood Johnson, 1965-1970.
Box 1
Executive Director: Correspondence from Helen V. Lockwood Johnson, 1968-1969.
Box 1
Executive Director: Correspondence from Helen V. Lockwood Johnson, 1968.
Box 1
Executive Director: Correspondence from Helen V. Lockwood Johnson, 1969.
Box 1
Executive Director: Correspondence, undated.
Box 1
Executive Director: Correspondence, 1962.
Box 1
Executive Director: Correspondence, 1963.
Box 1
Executive Director: Correspondence, 1966-1967.
Box 1
Executive Director: Correspondence, 1968.
Box 1
Executive Director: Correspondence, 1969.
Box 1
Executive Director: Correspondence, 1970.
Box 1
Executive Director: Correspondence, 1971.
Box 1
Executive Director: Memoranda from Helen V. Lockwood Johnson, 1964-1970.
Box 1
Executive Director: Memoranda from Helen V. Lockwood Johnson, 1966-1968.
Box 1
Executive Director: Memoranda from Helen V. Lockwood Johnson, undated.
Box 1
Executive Director: Miscellaneous Correspondence I, undated.
Box 1
Executive Director: Miscellaneous Correspondence II, undated.
Box 2
Executive Director: Miscellaneous Correspondence III, undated.
Box 2
Executive Director: Miscellaneous Correspondence IV, undated.
Box 2
Committees, undated.
Box 2
Board of Managers, Minutes, 1923-1936.
Box 2
Board of Managers, Minutes, 1950-1953.
Box 2
Board of Managers, Minutes, 1954-1955.
Box 2
Board of Managers, Minutes, 1973-1979.
Box 2
Board of Managers, Minutes, 1976-1979.
Box 2
Board of Managers, Committees/Officers, 1971-1972.
Box 2
Directors Committee Minutes, 1949-1952.
Box 2
Manager's Report on Condition of the House, 1916-1917.
Box 2
Personal Committee, 1962-1967.
Box 2
Staff Meetings, Minutes Materials, 1975-1976.
Box 2
Daily Roll Book, 1916.
Box 2
Daily Roll Book, 1917.
Box 2
Daily Roll Book, 1918.
Box 2
Daily Roll Book, 1919.
Box 2
Daily Roll Book, 1920.
Box 2
Daily Roll Book, 1921.
Box 2
Daily Roll Book, 1922.
Box 2
Daily Roll Book, 1926-1932.
Box 2
Daily Roll Book, 1932-1938.
Box 2
Daily Roll Book, 1938-1945.
Box 2
Daily Roll Book, 1940-1941.
Box 2
Daily Roll Book, 1941-1942.
Box 2
Daily Roll Book, 1942-1943.
Box 2
Daily Roll Book, 1943-1944.
Box 2
Daily Roll Book, 1945-1946.
Box 3
Daily Roll Book, 1946-1947.
Box 3
Daily Roll Book, 1947-1948.
Box 3
Daily Roll Book, 1948-1949.
Box 3
Daily Roll Book, 1949-1950.
Box 3
Daily Roll Book, 1961-1962.
Box 3
Daily Roll Book, 1962-1963.
Box 3
Daily Roll Book, 1977-1978.
Box 3

Scope and Contents

Series 2. Financial, 1948-1978. Includes audits, bills, budgets, deeds, financial reports, miscellaneous funding reports, salary information, financial statements, and correspondence with governmental agencies regarding funding.

Agreement between Agencies and United States Government/State Government, 1951-1968.
Box 3
Audits, 1955.
Box 3
Audits, 1976-1977.
Box 3
Audits, 1977-1978.
Box 3
Bills, 1969-1972.
Box 3
Bills I, 1970-1972.
Box 3
Bills II, 1971-1972.
Box 3
Bills, undated.
Box 3
Child Craft Education, undated.
Box 3
Maintenance/Utilities, undated.
Box 3
McCann & Son Inc., Rubbish Removers, 1971-1972.
Box 3
Pomerantz and Company, undated.
Box 3
Porer Trust, 1977-1978.
Box 3
Western Men, Inc., undated.
Box 3
Budget, 1967-1968.
Box 3
Budget, 1968-1969.
Box 3
Budget, 1979-1980.
Box 3
Comparative Day Nursery Figures, 1937-1938.
Box 3
Deeds/Estates, undated.
Box 3
Deposit Slips, 1969-1973.
Box 3
Deposit Slips, 1973-1974.
Box 3
Receipts, 1948-1954.
Box 4
Receipts, 1952.
Box 4
Receipts, 1967-1969.
Box 4
Receipts, 1972-1975.
Box 4
Disbursements for Building Maintenance/Children, 1918-1922.
Box 4
Discretionary Fund, undated.
Box 4
Discretionary Fund, Petty Cash, undated.
Box 4
Federal Funding, undated.
Box 4
Fee Scale, 1934-1947.
Box 4
Fee Scale, 1973-1974.
Box 4
Fee Statements, 1972-1974.
Box 4
Financial Material, 1969-1972.
Box 4
Financial Reports, Annual, 1957-1959.
Box 4
Financial Reports, Annual, 1970.
Box 4
Financial Reports, Annual, 1973-1977.
Box 4
Financial Reports, Income Tax and Securities, undated.
Box 4
Financial Reports, Monthly, 1940-1947.
Box 4
Financial Reports, Monthly, 1964-1969.
Box 4
Financial Reports/Manual of Instructions for the Preparation of Budgets, 1967.
Box 4
Financial Reports, Quarterly, 1948-1951.
Box 4
Financial Statement, 1979.
Box 4
Funding Agencies Review, 1956-1961.
Box 4
Funding Agencies, St. Nicholas Day Care Center, 1961.
Box 4
Parents Payments, 1960-1971.
Box 4
Reimbursement, 1970-1971.
Box 4
Renewal Application for Annual Exemption from Registration, undated.
Box 4
Reports to United Fund, 1951-1957.
Box 4
Salaries, undated.
Box 4
Solicitation for Charitable Funds, undated.
Box 4
Statement of Income, 1972-1975.
Box 4
U.S. Department of Labor, Federal Funds for Day Care Project, 1969.
Box 4
Tax Exemption forms, undated.
Box 4

Scope and Contents

Series 3. Operational, 1910-1975. This series consists of files relating to the operational aspects of running a day care center, including statistics to and files about coordinating agencies, education, food services, general histories, job descriptions, and volunteers.

Activities/Materials for Children, 1965.
Box 5
Application for Positions, undated.
Box 5
Building Maintenance/Repair, undated.
Box 5
Charter and Bylaws, Jane D. Kent Day Nursery, 1941.
Box 5
Christmas, 1967-1969.
Box 5
Council of Social Agencies, Social Statistics, 1938-1939.
Box 5
Equipment, 1960-1961.
Box 5
Estate, undated.
Box 5
Family Life Education, undated.
Box 5
Program, undated.
Box 5
Parents Meeting Information, 1949-1966.
Box 5
Parents Meeting Information, 1968.
Box 5
Parents Meeting Information, 1968-1969.
Box 5
Parents Meeting Information, 1969-1971.
Box 5
Parents Meeting Information, 1968.
Box 5
Food Services, undated.
Box 5
Applications for Special Food Service Programs for Children, 1970.
Box 5
Food Services Program, Correspondence Materials, 1969-1971.
Box 5
Menus, Food Plan, undated.
Box 5
Menus, Recipes, undated.
Box 5
School Lunches, 1970-1971.
Box 5
Surplus Commodities, 1970-1971.
Box 5
Forms, Employer Health Record Application for Position, undated.
Box 5
Fuel Oil, 1962-1970.
Box 5
Health Information, 1947-1969.
Box 5
Health Report, Delegate Assembly Committee to Study the Health and Welfare Council, Inc., 1968.
Box 5
History of St. Nicholas Day Nursery, 1961.
Box 5
History of Jane D. Kent/St. Nicholas Day Care Center, 1963-1965.
Box 5
Information about Staff, undated.
Box 5
Investigation Blank, 1910s.
Box 5
Job Description, 1967-1970.
Box 5
Miscellaneous Office Files I, undated.
Box 5
Miscellaneous Office Files II, undated.
Box 5
Newsclippings, 1965.
Box 5
Nursery Statistics, 1925-1928.
Box 5
Nursery Statistics, 1947-1951.
Box 5
Pamphlets, Social Services, undated.
Box 5
Parent's Telephone Message, 1976-1970.
Box 5
Parquetry Book, undated.
Box 5
Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of, Department of Property and Supplies, Bureau of Government Donated Food, "Agreement Between Agency and United States Government/State Government", 1951, 1968.
Box 6
Philadelphia Social Service Exchange Biographies, 1928-1937.
Box 6
Photographs, Children at tables in yard, undated.
Box 6
Pilot Project, St. Nicholas Day Care Center, Social Service Reports, undated.
Box 6
Social Service Committee Report, 1949-1950.
Box 6
Song Book Supplementary Sheet, 1937.
Box 6
Telephone Message, 1975.
Box 6
Temple University, Department of Early Childhood and Elementary Education, Student Internships, 1963-1964.
Box 6
Transportation, Reason of Necessity, 1967.
Box 6
Volunteers, undated.
Box 6
Correspondence, undated.
Box 6
Guidelines, 1966-1967.
Box 6
Survey, undated.
Box 6
Workmen's Compensation, 1952-1972.
Box 6

Scope and Contents

Series 4. Case Files, 1970-1975. Selected case files of children enrolled in the Day Care Center, mostly around 1975. The case files include medical and psychological evaluations of the children, background information on the parents, including family histories, work experiences, and financial earnings.

Case files (RESTRICTED), 1970-1975.
Box 6

Scope and Contents

Series 5. Other Organizations, 1932-1974. Includes correspondence, reports, and minutes of numerous agencies that worked with the Day Care Center, including the Health and Welfare Council, the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, the United Fund, and selected case files of the Woman's Union Day Nurseries.

Association of Day Care Centers of Greater Philadelphia, Minutes, 1968-1970.
Box 7
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Children and Youth Program, 1970-1971.
Box 7
Community Chest of Philadelphia & Vicinity Summary of Social Audit, undated.
Box 7
Conference with the St. Nicholas Day Nursery, 1955.
Box 7
Eastern Regional Conference, Children Welfare League of America, 1968-1969.
Box 7
Federal Register Public Welfare, 1964.
Box 7
Girl Scouts of Philadelphia, Local Troop, 1925-1941.
Box 7
Health and Welfare Council, Inc., undated.
Box 7
Completed from C-3, 1960-1972.
Box 7
Southern Area Board, 1962-1966.
Box 7
Teacher Education Committee, undated.
Box 7
Day Care Project Committee, 1962.
Box 7
Program, 1960.
Box 7
Housing Association of Delaware Valley, Financial Report/General, undated.
Box 7
Ledger/Payrolls, 1969.
Box 7
Institute of State and Local and State Government/ Philadelphia City Planning, undated.
Box 7
Commission, Schuylkill Neighborhood Study, 1949.
Box 7
National Federation, Day Nursery Bulletin, 1926-1931.
Box 7
National Health and Welfare Retirement Association, 1970-1972.
Box 7
New York City, Department of Welfare, Guide for Evaluating Day care Centers, undated.
Box 7
North City Congress, Articles on the Block Community, 1968.
Box 7
Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of, Department of Public Welfare, undated.
Box 7
Bureau of Children's Services, undated.
Box 7
Census Report of Children Under Care, 1932-1937.
Box 7
Regulation for Child Care Centers, 1978.
Box 7
Regulations, undated.
Box 7
Day Care Centers for Children Under Social Service Auspices, Title 4600, 1965.
Box 7
Public Child Welfare Agencies, Title 3200, 1964.
Box 7
Pennsylvania State University, College of Human Development, "Pennsylvania Day Care Center - A Preliminary Profile", 1973.
Box 7
Philadelphia Community Coordinated Child Care Council, Final Report, 1974.
Box 7
Racial Discrimination/Anti-Poverty Information, undated.
Box 7
Southern District Conference of Agencies, 1969.
Box 7
Stephen Smith Home for the Aged, undated.
Box 7
United Fund, 1959-1967.
Box 7
United Fund, Agency Procedures, undated.
Box 7
United Fund Torch Drive, Materials, Correspondence, 1950s-1970s.
Box 7
United Fund Torch Drive, 1966.
Box 7
United Fund Torch Drive, Professional Advisory Committee, Minutes, 1969.
Box 7
United Way Materials, undated.
Box 7
Womens Union Day Nursery Case Records (RESTRICTED), undated.
Box 7
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