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Start Over Collection American Montessori Society Records, undated, 1907-2019

Poster, undated Item 2022-0127_3

Poster showing a timeline from 1870 to 2000, titled "From Maria Montessori's first observations to the discovery of the newborn as a person who feels and communicates: History of the Montessori Birth Centre in Rome (Italy)."
  1. University of Connecticut -Archives and Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center
  2. American Montessori Society Records, undated, 1907-2019
  3. Series XXVI: Events, Celebrations, and Memorials, undated, 1961-2014
  4. Series XXVIII: Additions to the collection,
  5. Accession 2022-0127, undated, 1962-1994

"Policy Reservations," by Kimberlee A. Belcher, 2015 October Box 33

Winner of Doctoral award -- "Policy Reservations: Early Childhood Workforce Registries and Alternative Pedagogy Teacher Preparation," by Kimberlee A. Belcher, submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the School of Education, Indiana University, 2015.
  1. University of Connecticut -Archives and Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center
  2. American Montessori Society Records, undated, 1907-2019
  3. Series XI: Research on the Montessori Method of Education, undated, 1960-2017
  4. Subseries C: Dissertations and Theses,

Plaque, dossier, newspapers, 1960-1993, 2016 3 Linear Feet Box 2018.0058_1

Large plaque: "The Montessori Teachers Association of Pennsylvania honors fellow Montessorian Nancy McCormick Rambusch for ther outstanding contribution to the field of Early Childhood Education. Presented the First Day of October 1994, Valerie Loughran, MTA-PA President."
  1. University of Connecticut -Archives and Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center
  2. American Montessori Society Records, undated, 1907-2019
  3. Series XXVI: Events, Celebrations, and Memorials, undated, 1961-2014
  4. Series XXVIII: Additions to the collection,
  5. Accession 2018.0058,

"Place Attachment: Grade 2 Students' Special Places at Their Schools," by Katrina Mosscrop, 2012 May Box 32

Thesis submitted to the Faculty of Education in conformity with the requirements for the degree of Master of Education, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
  1. University of Connecticut -Archives and Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center
  2. American Montessori Society Records, undated, 1907-2019
  3. Series XI: Research on the Montessori Method of Education, undated, 1960-2017
  4. Subseries C: Dissertations and Theses,

"Pilgrims and Guides," by Linda Massey, 2007 Box 32

"Pilgrims and Guides: A Phenomenological Study of Montessori Teachers Guiding and Being Guided by Children in Public Montessori Schools." Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of the University of Maryland - College Park in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
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  2. American Montessori Society Records, undated, 1907-2019
  3. Series XI: Research on the Montessori Method of Education, undated, 1960-2017
  4. Subseries C: Dissertations and Theses,

"Pikler and Montessori: A Theoretical Dialogue," by Deborah Christy Greenwald, 1999 March Box 31

A Project Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts in Human Development, Pacific Oaks College, Pasadena, California.
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  2. American Montessori Society Records, undated, 1907-2019
  3. Series XI: Research on the Montessori Method of Education, undated, 1960-2017
  4. Subseries C: Dissertations and Theses,

Photocopies of photos, articles, writings involving Nancy McCormick Rambush, 1958-2010 Box 37, Folder 12

Rambusch, Robert
Photocopies of photos, articles, and writings involving Nancy McCormick Rambusch, including articles from Jubilee, collected by Robert Rambusch.
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  2. American Montessori Society Records, undated, 1907-2019
  3. Series VII: Nancy McCormick Rambusch Files,, undated, circa 1930-2017
  4. Subseries C: Writings by and about Nancy McCormick Rambusch, undated, 1962-1981

"Perspectives on Montessori: Indigenous Inquiry, Teachers, Dialogue, and Sustainability," by Ann D. Sutton, 2017-12 Box 2019.0059_1

Submitted in partial fulfillment for the degree of Doctor of Philosphy from Prescott College in Sustainability Education
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  2. American Montessori Society Records, undated, 1907-2019
  3. Series XI: Research on the Montessori Method of Education, undated, 1960-2017
  4. Subseries C: Dissertations and Theses,

"Perspectives into the World of the Child and His Education--A Selected Bibliography", 1970 September Box 139, Folder 6

A selected bibliography compiled by Gilbert E. Donahue.
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  2. American Montessori Society Records, undated, 1907-2019
  3. Series III: Administrative Files,, undated, 1959-1978
  4. Subseries G: Files of AMS Board Members, 1962-2009
  5. Subseries: Gilbert E. Donahue Files, 1962-1969
  6. "Montessori and American Educational Literature" paper by Gilbert E. Donahue, 1962

Perry, Celma Pinho and Desmond, 2001 April 21 Cassette 2006-0230_ac92, Folder 1

Topic of interview: Lives, start of Montessori in Chicago area. Place: Chicago seminar. Narrator: Celma Perry and Desmond Perry. Interviewer: Marcy Raphael. Length of acquaintance: many years.
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  2. American Montessori Society Records, undated, 1907-2019
  3. Series XXII: Sound Recordings, undated, 1969-2005
  4. Subseries C: Interviews, undated, 1991-2006

"Peace 101," by Ursula Thrush, 1992 Box 131

"Peace 101: The Introduction of Education for Peace as a Mandatory Subject of the Montessori Teacher Education Curriculum." Includes "Education as Peace" and "Education for Peace Curriculum.
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  2. American Montessori Society Records, undated, 1907-2019
  3. Series IX: Teaching Materials and Pedagogical Resources,, undated, 1962-1967

Paul J. and Kathryn Dunn and Marytherese Small, 2001 April 21 2006-0230_ac93-94, Folder 1

Topic of interview: Beginnings of Illinois Montessori Society. Place: Chicago. Narrator: Paul Dunn, Kathy Dunn, and Marytherese Small. Interviewer: Marcy Raphael. Length of acquaintance: 1 day.
  1. University of Connecticut -Archives and Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center
  2. American Montessori Society Records, undated, 1907-2019
  3. Series XXII: Sound Recordings, undated, 1969-2005
  4. Subseries C: Interviews, undated, 1991-2006

Patti Tepper-Rasmussen, 2002 April 2 Cassette 2006-0230_ac95-96, Folder 1

Topic of interview: Her life and AMS experiences. Place: Arlington, VA seminar. Narrator: Patti Tepper-Rasmussen. Interviewer: Marcy Raphael.
  1. University of Connecticut -Archives and Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center
  2. American Montessori Society Records, undated, 1907-2019
  3. Series XXII: Sound Recordings, undated, 1969-2005
  4. Subseries C: Interviews, undated, 1991-2006

Papers of Mary Verschuur (Black), 1962-1973 Box 105, Folder 35

Includes AMS publications and materials written about the Montessori method of education collected by Mary Verschuur (Black). Some of these materials were written by Nancy McCormick Rambusch. Also includes telegrams from Nancy McCormick Rambusch to Mary L. Black.
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  2. American Montessori Society Records, undated, 1907-2019
  3. Series VI: Papers of Individuals Associated with AMS and Montessori, 1942-2014

Papers and Correspondence, undated, 1966-1977 Box 29, Folder 4

Correspondence to and from Green in her position on the AMS Academic Committee (1970s). Also contains the minutes from the annual meeting of the Teacher's Section of AMS (1977).
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  2. American Montessori Society Records, undated, 1907-2019
  3. Series VI: Papers of Individuals Associated with AMS and Montessori, 1942-2014
  4. Subseries F: Marquita Dubach Green, 1960-1984

Organization and organizational chart, 1962-1970 Box 123, Folder 13

Includes papers that seek to explain the functions and the purpose of the American Montessori Society, as well as answer frequently asked questions about AMS and the Montessori method.
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  2. American Montessori Society Records, undated, 1907-2019
  3. Series III: Administrative Files,, undated, 1959-1978
  4. Subseries A: Administrative Reports and Policy Statements, 1963-2007

"Orff Schulwerk in Early Childhood: How Does it Complement Montessori?" by Jill Duke, 1999 April Box 30

A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Education at College of Notre Dame, San Francisco, CA.
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  2. American Montessori Society Records, undated, 1907-2019
  3. Series XI: Research on the Montessori Method of Education, undated, 1960-2017
  4. Subseries C: Dissertations and Theses,

Obstacles Workshop, 1992 July These materials consist of two sets of tapes. 2006-0230/VR31-36 is a set of 6 VHSC tapes, numbered 1-7 (tape #2 is missing). 2006-0230/VR37-41 is a set of 5 VHS tapes, numbered 1-5. The VHS tapes appear to be copies of the VHSC tapes. Cassette 2006-0230/VR31-36, Cassette 2006-0230/VR37-41

  1. University of Connecticut -Archives and Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center
  2. American Montessori Society Records, undated, 1907-2019
  3. Series XXIII: Videocassettes, Films, and DVDs, undated, circa 1955-2018
  4. Lectures, Talks, and Workshops,

"Obstacles in the Elementary Curriculum," Princeton Center for Teacher Education, 1992 July 26-28 Box 105, Folder 34

A publication by Dr. Nancy McCormick Rambusch and Evelyn Kaplin for the Princeton Center for Teacher Education's "Obstacles in the Elementary Classroom" seminar.
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  2. American Montessori Society Records, undated, 1907-2019
  3. Series XIII: Seminars and Conferences,, undated, 1963-1990

"Observational Assessment of Literacy Development," by Alison R. Stern, 2007 Box 32

"Observational Assessment of Literacy Development: The Use of Running Records in the Montessori Classroom." This is the written component of Stern's Culminating Project, an alternative to a Master's Thesis at the University of Washington-Bothell. The Culminating Project takes place over the course of three academic quarters: proposal, implementation, and analysis/write-up.
  1. University of Connecticut -Archives and Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center
  2. American Montessori Society Records, undated, 1907-2019
  3. Series XI: Research on the Montessori Method of Education, undated, 1960-2017
  4. Subseries C: Dissertations and Theses,

Notes (1 of 3), undated, 1963-1985 Box 76, Folder 4

Contains mostly notes and materials from the 1963 Summer Teacher Training Course, which Lakshmi Kripalani audited.
  1. University of Connecticut -Archives and Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center
  2. American Montessori Society Records, undated, 1907-2019
  3. Series VI: Papers of Individuals Associated with AMS and Montessori, 1942-2014
  4. Subseries A: Lakshmi A. Kripalani Papers ,, undated, 1945-2005