Guide to the Edith Dowley and the Bing Nursery School Collection
Daniel Hartwig
Stanford University Libraries
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
October 2010
Stanford, California
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Call Number: SC0453
Creator:
Dowley, Edith
Title: Edith Dowley and the Bing Nursery School collection
Dates: 1970-1993
Physical Description:
0.5 linear foot
Summary: These papers, collected by Sally Bush in preparation for a book
on Dowley, include a transcript of an interview with Dowley, 1979; two reports from
school visitations done by Dowley, 1970; clippings and articles on Dowley and
pre-schools, 1978-93; correspondence of Sally Bush, 1991-93; and audio tapes of two
programs on Bing Nursery School, 1991-92, and reminiscences of Dowley by several
associates, 1992.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford University Libraries
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Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: speccollref@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
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Gift of Sally Bush, 1993.
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Edith Dowley and the Bing Nursery School Collection (SC0453). Dept. of Special Collections and
University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Edith Mary Dowley was professor of psychology and education at Stanford University and
founding director of its Bing Nursery School. Dowley earned her M.A. at the University
of Michigan in 1934 and her doctorate in education at Stanford in 1951. She taught at
Stanford from 1949 until her retirement in 1975.
These papers, collected by Sally Bush in preparation for a book on Dowley, include a
transcript of an interview with Dowley, 1979; two reports from school visitations done
by Dowley, 1970; clippings and articles on Dowley and pre-schools, 1978-93;
correspondence of Sally Bush, 1991-93; and audio tapes of two programs on Bing Nursery
School, 1991-92, and reminiscences of Dowley by several associates, 1992.
Bush, Sally.
Dowley, Edith Mary.
Stanford University. Bing Nursery School.
Interviews.
Nursery schools --California.
Phonotapes.
Collection Contents
Box 1
Papers