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Title: W.N. Hailmann Kindergarten collection
Collection number: 1100
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
17 linear ft.
(24 boxes. 5 cartons. 8 oversize boxes.)
Date: 1880-1932
Abstract: William Nicholas Hailmann (1836-1920) was a leading exponent of the doctrine of Froebel in early childhood education. He was
the director of the German-American Academies (1865-73) and Milwaukee (1873-78) and the German-American Seminary in Detroit
(1878-83), served as superintendent of schools in Dayton, Ohio (1898-1903), was the head of the department of psychology at
the Chicago Normal School (1904-08), and professor of history and education at the Cleveland Normal Training School (1909-14).
He relocated to California to teach at Broadoaks Kindergarten Normal School (1914-20), and later served as the first chairman
of the kindergarten section of the National Educational Association. He also organized the Kindergarten-Primary Council of
the West. Hailmann's books include
Outlines of a system of objective teaching (1867) and
Kindergarten culture in the family and kindergarten (1872). He also translated, with a commentary,
Froebel's education of man (1887), and edited
Erziehungsblätter (1870-73) and
Kindergarten messenger and new education (1876-83). The collection consists of manuscripts, correspondence, notebooks, workbooks, pamphlets, books, other printed
materials, memorabilia, photographs, and educational materials and projects by and about William Nicholas Hailmann and/or
related to Froebel-method schools, or kindergartens.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
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retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright
and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library
Special Collections for paging information.
[Identification of item], W.N. Hailmann Kindergarten Collection (Collection 1100). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles
E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
William Nicholas Hailmann was born on October 20, 1836 at Glarus, Switzerland; at 13 he entered the polytechnic division of
the Cantonal College at Zurich; moved in 1852 to Louisville, Kentucky, where he taught modern languages at Henry College,
and modern languages and natural sciences at Louisville high schools (1856-65); visited Zurich in 1860 to study kindergartens
and primary education; directed the German-American Academies in Louisville (1865-73) and Milwaukee (1873-78) and the German-American
Seminary in Detroit (1878-83); served as superintendent of schools in Dayton, Ohio (1898-1903), head of the department of
psychology at the Chicago Normal School (1904-08), and professor of history and education at the Cleveland Normal Training
School (1909-14); professor at Broadoaks Kindergarten Normal School in Pasadena, California (1914-20); was a leading exponent
of the doctrine of Froebel, and translated with a commentary
Froebel's education of man (1887); Hailmann's other books include
Outlines of a system of objective teaching (1867) and
Kindergarten culture in the family and kindergarten (1872); edited
Erziehungsblätter (1870-73) and
Kindergarten messenger and new education (1876-83); served as the first chairman of the kindergarten section of the National Educational Association, and organized
the Kindergarten-Primary Council of the West; he died on May 13, 1920 in Pasadena, California.
Collection consists of manuscripts, correspondence, notebooks, workbooks, pamphlets, books, other printed materials, memorabilia,
photographs, and educational materials and projects by and about William Nicholas Hailmann and/or related to Froebel-method
schools, or kindergartens. Included are notebooks and a workbook of Hattie Piening Burmeister, theoretical writings on kindergarten
and child care, and teaching materials such as wooden sticks, metal rings, blocks and colored beads.
Scope and Content Note
Named in honor of William Nicholas Hailmann, 1836-1920, Superintendent of Indian Schools and leader in kindergarten teacher
training, the collection includes books and materials relating to Froebel-method schools.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
3467155
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Hailmann, W.N. (William Nicholas), 1836-1920--Archives.
Early childhood educators--United States--Archives.
Kindergarten--Methods and manuals--Archives.