Dana Hall School Archives

The Dana Hall School Archives is located in the Nina Heald Webber '49 Archives Room in the Helen Temple Cooke Library. The Archives house a wide range of materials, dating from just prior to the founding of the school in 1881 to the present. Materials include collections of non-current institutional records, such as minutes and reports of boards, departments, and administrative offices, as well as maps, plans, and notes about individual buildings and the campus. Publications by and about the school are also collected, including, catalogs, bulletins, yearbooks, literary magazines, and student newspapers. Other collections are scrapbooks, clothing, and letters and other papers of students and faculty members. The Archives also houses audiovisual materials such as photographs, films, and audio and video tapes of student performances, lectures, school ceremonies, and other events.

Although access to the Archives is restricted and items may not be borrowed, originals or facsimiles of materials from the collections are available for use by both off-campus researchers and members of the Dana Hall community. Research requests may be submitted to the Archivist, Pam Kaplan, by phone (781-235-3010 x2182), mail, email (pam.kaplan@danahall.org), or FAX (781-416-7882). Dana Hall School faculty members are encouraged to use items from Archives collections in class sessions and research projects. Use of materials by classes and other groups must be arranged with a member of the library staff, at least one week in advance by email (library@danahall.org). In most instances, classes or other groups will meet in the library classroom or the Archives Group Study room to use original materials. At the discretion of the Archivist, some materials may be photocopied or digitized for use in other locations.

Memory Project
The Memory Project is an ongoing project to digitize archival material and "bring Dana Hall history into the classroom," coordinated by Eric Goodson. For off-campus access for Dana Hall community members only, please visit http://mydana.danahall.org/projects/memory/ and log in with your FirstClass username and password.

Alumnae Authors
Books written by Dana Hall alumnae are shelved in the Archives Group Study Room. Please see the Alumnae Authors Bibliography for a complete list.

"Celebrating 125 Years" People of the Week
In honor of Dana Hall's 125th anniversary, a "Person of the Week" was selected each week during the 2005-2006 academic year.


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