Children painting, Josephine Newbury Demonstration Kindergarten, Richmond, Va.
Two children wearing paint smocks to protect their clothing, paint pictures at easels. <br /><br /><p>Before the Newbury Center opened in 1957, there was no education available in a school setting in Richmond or the surrounding counties for children younger than five. Preschool itself was an innovative concept then. This new purpose-built facility was created to become a model preschool for the training of teachers and the design of innovative curriculum. Professor Josephine Newbury of the Presbyterian School of Christian Education, Richmond, Va., established the school.</p>
<p>The professional images in this collection are the work of the Dementi Studios, one of Richmond's foremost portrait and documentary photographers. The series was made shortly after the Demonstration Kindergarten opened in 1957. They present an idealized image of childhood experience, social expectations, and gender roles, as well as the educational philosophy and methods of the time.</p>
<a href="https://dementi.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dementi Studios</a>, Richmond, Va.
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1957
Union Presbyterian Seminary Library
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<span>Learn more: </span><br /><a href="https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/programs/child-welfarechild-labor/place-kindergarten-child-saving-1900/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Place of Kindergarten in Child-Saving: 1900</a><span>, Social Welfare History Project</span><br /><a href="https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/programs/education/the-kindergarten-as-a-child-saving-work/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Kindergarten as a Child-Saving Work</a><span>, Social Welfare History Project</span><br /><a href="https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/programs/education/kindergartens-a-history-1886/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kindergartens: A History (1886)</a><span>, Social Welfare History Image Portal</span>
Children play in a pretend grocery store, Josephine Newbury Demonstration Kindergarten, Richmond, Va.
Four children are shown playing in a pretend grocery store. One boy uses a play phone and writes a message; a girl retrieves items from the shelves; another girl pretends to check out while a boy uses a toy cash register to ring up the sale. <br /><br />The Newbury Center was fully accredited by the Virginia State Department of Education as a kindergarten and as a training venue for teacher certification. Summer training workshops were attended by students from 13 Virginia universities. Education majors from VCU and VUU could do their student teaching there. Nurses in training in pediatrics at Richmond Memorial, MCV and Johnston-Willis hospitals came to fulfill their requirements in education and socialization of the young child. <br /><br />The building included a mirrored glass panel running the full length of one wall in the main classroom, behind which up to 20 visitors could observe the children and their teachers. The observation room was soundproofed and air-conditioned. A microphone and speaker system made it possible to listen to the activities in the classroom. This facility was considered very advanced for its time; it was modeled after the teacher training lab at the University of Maryland. <br /><br />Before the Newbury Center opened in 1957, there was no education available in a school setting in Richmond or the surrounding counties for children younger than five. <br /><br />The photographs in this series present an idealized image of childhood experience, social expectations, and gender roles, as well as the educational philosophy and methods of the time.
<a href="https://dementi.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dementi Studios</a>, Richmond, Va.
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1957
Union Presbyterian Seminary Library
<span>Copyright Dementi Studios, used by permission</span><br /><br /><span>This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).</span><br /><a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/</a>
<span>Learn more: </span><br /><a href="https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/programs/child-welfarechild-labor/place-kindergarten-child-saving-1900/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Place of Kindergarten in Child-Saving: 1900</a><span>, Social Welfare History Project</span><br /><a href="https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/programs/education/the-kindergarten-as-a-child-saving-work/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Kindergarten as a Child-Saving Work</a><span>, Social Welfare History Project</span><br /><a href="https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/programs/education/kindergartens-a-history-1886/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kindergartens: A History (1886)</a><span>, Social Welfare History Image Portal</span>
Boys using carpentry tools, Josephine Newbury Demonstration Kindergarten, Richmond, Va.
<p>Three young boys stand around a sawhorse using hammer and saw at the Josephine Newbury Demonstration Kindergarten, Richmond, VA.<br /><br />Before the Newbury Center opened in 1957, there was no education available in a school setting in Richmond or the surrounding counties for children younger than five. Preschool itself was an innovative concept then. This new purpose-built facility was created to become a model preschool for the training of teachers and the design of innovative curriculum. Professor Josephine Newbury of the Presbyterian School of Christian Education, Richmond, Va., established the school.</p>
<p>The professional images in this collection are the work of the Dementi Studios, one of Richmond's foremost portrait and documentary photographers. The series was made shortly after the Demonstration Kindergarten opened in 1957. They present an idealized image of childhood experience, social expectations, and gender roles, as well as the educational philosophy and methods of the time.</p>
<a href="https://dementi.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dementi Studios</a>, Richmond, Va.
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1957
Union Presbyterian Seminary Library
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<span>Learn more: </span><br /><a href="https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/programs/child-welfarechild-labor/place-kindergarten-child-saving-1900/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Place of Kindergarten in Child-Saving: 1900</a><span>, Social Welfare History Project</span><br /><a href="https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/programs/education/the-kindergarten-as-a-child-saving-work/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Kindergarten as a Child-Saving Work</a><span>, Social Welfare History Project</span><br /><a href="https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/programs/education/kindergartens-a-history-1886/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kindergartens: A History (1886)</a><span>, Social Welfare History Image Portal</span>
A visitor teaches children about her home in India, Josephine Newbury Demonstration Kindergarten, Richmond, Va.
A woman in traditional Indian clothing teaches children about her home in India. She points to a globe as children gather around her and look on. <br /><br /><span>Before the Newbury Center opened in 1957, there was no education available in a school setting in Richmond or the surrounding counties for children younger than five. Preschool itself was an innovative concept then. This new purpose-built facility was created to become a model preschool for the training of teachers and the design of innovative curriculum. Professor Josephine Newbury of the Presbyterian School of Christian Education, Richmond, Va., established the school.</span><br /><br /><span>The professional images in this collection are the work of the Dementi Studios, one of Richmond's foremost portrait and documentary photographers. The series was made shortly after the Demonstration Kindergarten opened in 1957. They present an idealized image of childhood experience, social expectations, and gender roles, as well as the educational philosophy and methods of the time.</span>
<a href="https://dementi.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dementi Studios</a>, Richmond, Va.
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1957
Union Presbyterian Seminary Library
<span>Copyright Dementi Studios, used by permission</span><br /><br /><span>This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).</span><br /><a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/</a>
Learn more: <br /><a href="https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/programs/child-welfarechild-labor/place-kindergarten-child-saving-1900/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Place of Kindergarten in Child-Saving: 1900</a>, Social Welfare History Project<br /><a href="https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/programs/education/the-kindergarten-as-a-child-saving-work/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Kindergarten as a Child-Saving Work</a>, Social Welfare History Project<br /><a href="https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/programs/education/kindergartens-a-history-1886/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kindergartens: A History (1886)</a>, Social Welfare History Image Portal
Children learning about corn, Josephine Newbury Demonstration Kindergarten, Richmond, Va.
Josephine Newbury teaching children about corn and other plants at the Josephine Newbury Demonstration Kindergarten, Richmond, Va. <br /><br />Before the Newbury Center opened in 1957, there was no education available in a school setting in Richmond or the surrounding counties for children younger than five. Preschool itself was an innovative concept then. This new purpose-built facility was created to become a model preschool for the training of teachers and the design of innovative curriculum. Professor Josephine Newbury of the Presbyterian School of Christian Education, Richmond, Va., established the school.<br /><br />The professional images in this collection are the work of the Dementi Studios, one of Richmond's foremost portrait and documentary photographers. The series was made shortly after the Demonstration Kindergarten opened in 1957. They present an idealized image of childhood experience, social expectations, and gender roles, as well as the educational philosophy and methods of the time.
<a href="https://dementi.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dementi Studios</a>, Richmond, Va.
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1957
Union Presbyterian Seminary Library
<span><span>Copyright Dementi Studios, used by permission</span><br /><br />This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).<br /><a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/</a><br /></span>
Learn more: <br /><a href="https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/programs/child-welfarechild-labor/place-kindergarten-child-saving-1900/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Place of Kindergarten in Child-Saving: 1900</a>, Social Welfare History Project<br /><a href="https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/programs/education/the-kindergarten-as-a-child-saving-work/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Kindergarten as a Child-Saving Work</a>, Social Welfare History Project<br /><a href="https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/programs/education/kindergartens-a-history-1886/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kindergartens: A History (1886)</a>, Social Welfare History Image Portal