%eadnotat; ]> 5051gill An Inventory of the Anna Gillingham Papers, 1849-1962 Finding Aid Prepared by FHL staff Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. ca. 1970 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, December 2000. ENG Anna Gillingham Papers, 1849-1962 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. ca. 1970 Descriptive Summary Anna Gillingham Papers, 1849-1962 RG 5/051 Anna Gillingham (1878-1964) 8 boxes; 4 linear ft. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.

Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081-1399 U.S.A.

For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Anna Gillingham (1878-1964) was a prominent Quaker educator and author. She taught at Friends Central School in Philadelphia from 1901-05, was school psychologist in the Ethical Culture School in New York City from 1905-36, directed the remedial reading program at the Punahon School in Honolulu from 1936-38, and was a consultant on remedial reading after 1938. She also co-authored a book on remedial training for children with Stillman. She was co-founder of the Orton Society, a national organization promoting research and treatment of language disabilities. The collection includes correspondence, journals and other writings of Anna Gillingham. Also includes the correspondence of her parents, Theodore T. and Elizabeth H. Gillingham. Of particular interest in the latter are letters written by Theodore Gillingham while he was an Indian agent in Iowa and Dakota from 1881-1889.

Repository:

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BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE

Anna Gillingham (1878-1964) was a prominent Quaker educator and author. Born in Batavia, Illinois, the daughter of Theodore Tyson and Elizabeth (Heacock) Gillingham, she attended Swarthmore and Radcliffe Collages and earned an M.A. from Teachers College, Columbia University, in 1910. She taught at Friends Central School in Philadelphia from 1901-05, was school psychologisrt in the Ethical Culture School in New York City from 1905-36, directed the remedial reading program at the Punahon School in Honolulu from 1936-38, and was a consultant on remedial reading after 1938. She also co-authored a book on remedial training for children with Stillman. She was co-founder of the Orton Society, a national organization promoting research and treatment of language disabilities.

TIME LINE Jan. 11, 1836-1923 Life of father, Theodore T. Gillingham Mar. 27, 1837-July 31, 1929 Life of mother, Elizabeth H. Gillingham Apr. 21, 1870 Parents' marriage 1920 parents' Golden Wedding Anniversary 1877 Sister, Mary, died in infancy July 12, 1878 Anna Gillingham born 1900 B.A. from Swarthmore College 1901 B.A. from Radcliffe 1910 M.A. Columbia 6th month 1964 Died in Ossinging, New York SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS

The collection includes correspondence, journals and other writings of Anna Gillingham (1878-1964), prominent Quaker educator and author, who was a founder of the Orton Dyslexia Society. Also includes the correspondence of her parents, Theodore T. and Elizabeth H. Gillingham. Of particular interest in the latter are letters written by Theodore Gillingham while he was an Indian agent in Iowa and Dakota from 1881-1889.

Arrangement

The collection is divided into five series:

Family Papers Anna Gillingham correspondence Writing Pictures Miscellaneous and reference material ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Gift of Mrs. Margaret Rawson, 1968-70

Gift of Mrs. Beth H. Slingerland, 1970

Gift of Mrs. Sally B. Childs.

Gift of Omie T. Diefenderfer, 1969.

Provenance

Collection was given by several different donors.

Access

Collection is open for research. Access to material in Series 7 is restricted.

Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to Friends Historical Library All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in to the Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Friends Historical Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

Preferred Citation

[Indicate the cited item or series here], Anna Gillingham Papers, RG5/051, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Processing information

When received, letters were in packets and the rest of material was unsorted. Materials were arranged in categories and placed in document boxes in Record Group 5. In 2007, the photographs in Series 4 were removed for better storage and placed in a Picture Collection, PA 143.

Related Material

For biographical sketch of Anna Gillingham, see:

Education and Specific Language Disability: The Papers of Anna Gillingham, compiled by Sally B. Childs (Pomfret Conn.: The Orton Society, 1968), pp.1-19. BX7617.G46E3

The following items have been removed to the Swarthmore College Library:

A Bibliography on the Nature, Recognition and Treatment of Language Difficulties, prepared by Margaret B. Rawson for The Orton Society, Inc. “Pedagogical Implications of Specific Language Disability”, by Anna Gillingham. Reprint from Jan. 1952 The Independent School Bulletin. “Prognosis in Dyslexia”, by Margaret Rawson. Reprint No. 114 from Academic Therapy Quarterly, Vol.1, No. 3. Photographs in Series 4 removed to PA 143, Anna Gillingham Pictures. Abbreviated list of contents is described in Series 4 of this Finding Aid. More detailed inventory stored with the photographs. SELECTED SEARCH TERMS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Friends Historical Library (TRIPOD). Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings:

Orton Dyslexia Society Swarthmore College Speech disorders Reading disability Omaha Indians Dakota Indians Gillingham Family -- Genealogies Quaker - Diaries Quakers -- Education Quakers -- New York City (N.Y.) Quakers -- Honolulu (Hawaii) Education - Quakers Gillingham, Theodore T. (Theodore Tyson), 1836-1923 Gillingham, Elizabeth H. (Elizabeth Hancock), 1837-1929 Gillingham, Anna, 1878-1964 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below:

Ser. 1. Family papers, journals, and correspondence, 1849-1964

Correspondence is between Theodore Gillingham and Elizabeth H. Gillingham, his wife. Includes:

Gillingham family genealogy 1 Biographical articles of Anna Gillingham1892-1964 1

Includes testimonials and high school and college grades.

Anna Gillingham's journal, European travel 1908-1909 1 Bessie W. Seilman's journals, travel to Europe 1906, 1908-1909, 1911 2

Bessie W. Seilman was the travelling companion of Anna Gillingham. Also includes journal of travel to Hawaii, 1936-1937.

Correspondence between Anna's parents, Theodore T. and Elizabeth H. Gillingham1881-1903 3

Includes letters to and from others, 1868-1925. Also Theodore Gillinghom's letters written while he was an Indian Agent in Iowa and Dakota, 1881-1889, and printed letters by T.T. Gillingham in report of Commissioner, 1874-1875.

Reference papers kept by family 1849-1929 3

Includes two to Anna Gillingham's grandfather, Lucas Gillingham, 1849, 1850. Also letters of condolence, 1877, 1923, 1929, on deaths of baby sister and parents.

Ser. 2. Correspondence of Anne Gillingham, 1884-1926 Letters sent by Anna Gillingham, 1884-1926: 4 1884, 1889, 1890, 1895 To her family 4 1 1896-1897 To her parents, about freshman year at Swarthmore College 4 2 1899-1900 To her parents, about senior year at Swarthmore College 4 3 1899-1900, n.d. Fragments of letters to her parents 4 4 1901-1921, n.d. with gapsTo her parents 4 5 1908-1909 Letters to parents while on trip to Europe 4 6 1926 Letters to others 4a 6

Includes1917, 1963, 1957 (3 letters), 1935-1962 (47 letters to Beth Slingerland), by and about Bessie W. Stillman (3 letters).

Letters received by Anna Gillingham, 1898-1926: 1898-1900 From her parents while at Swarthmore College 5 1899-1902 From Mary S. Haviland 6 1 1899-1963, n.d. From others, besides parents 6 2 1901-1902 From parents 6 3 1916-1917 From parents 6 4 1918-1926 From parents 6 5 Fragments of letters, some dated 6 7 Ser. 3. Writings, 1888-1916, n.d. Poem 1888 7 Poem,1916 7 Speech to school children during World War I 7

On buying war savings stamps.

Ser. 4. Pictorial Material, 1870s-1953: Removed to PA 143. Elizabeth H. Gillingham, mother of Anna PA 143 Leilani, Anna's cat in Hawaii PA 143 Anna Gillingham's parents with Sioux Indians at the Omaha Indian Agency school 1873 PA 143 Theodore Gillingham with Indians on peace mission to Washington early 1870s PA 143 Indian teepees on the Sioux Reservation PA 143 Sioux Indian Agency, possibly the Gillingham home there 1880s PA 143 Anna Gillingham PA 143 2 copies Rachel Hutchinson PA 143 Ethical Culture School early 1900s PA 143 Open Air Department of the Ethical Culture School in New York City 1914 PA 143 Open Air Department 1915 PA 143 Anna Gillingham PA 143 four snapshots Anna Gillingham and Mary Haviland ca. 1901 PA 143 Ser. 5. Memorabilia, 1910, n.d. Swarthmore College announcements, programs, and invitations 7 Columbia University documents 1910 7 Miscellany 7 Ser. 6. Reference Material, 1963-1967, n.d. Addresses of friends 8 Subject notes, on cards 8 Poetry and prose collected by Anna Gillingham 8 The Orton Society, Inc., 1963-1967, n.d. 8 2 brochures 8 Bulletins of The Orton Society, Inc. 1963-1967 8

Vols. XIII to XVII, 1963-1967 and reprint of Vol. VI, April 1965.

Dyslexia In Special Education 8

Monograph, Vol 1, pub. by The Orton Society Inc.

Program of The Orton Society, Inc. annual meeting Oct. 27 & 28, 1967 8 Promotional leaflets, 1966, n.d.: 8 for Samuel Torrey Orton's Word-Blindness in School Children 8 for Developmental Dyslexia, by Lloyd J. Thompson 8 for The Disabled Reader, edited by John Money 8 Word-Blindness In School Children..., by Samuel Torrey Orton, M.D.1966 8

Published by The Orton Society, Inc., Pomfret, Conn.

Ser. 7. Biographical material concerning Hyman Diamond, Swarthmore, 1931 Restricted material. For more information, consult Director of Curator of Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 8