Midwest Association for the Education of Young Children Records, 1959-2000

Collection Overview

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Administrative Information

Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: Executive

Series 1 contains executive information, including council member handbooks and policy statements.

Box 1

Folder 1: Council Responsibilities and Policies

Folder 2: Council Members Handbook, 1990

Folder 3: Council Members Handbook, 1991

Folder 4: Council Members Handbook, 1992

Folder 5: Council Members Handbook, 1996

Folder 6: Council Members Handbook, 1997

Folder 7: Council Members Handbook, 1998

Folder 8: National AEYC Leadership Handbook

Series 2: Meeting Minutes

Series 2 contains the agendas and minutes of various organizational meetings.

Box 1

Folder 9: Business Meeting Agendas and Minutes, 1978-94

Folder 10: Agendas and Minutes, 1978-81

Folder 11: Agendas and Minutes, 1982-83

Folder 12: Agendas and Minutes, 1983-84

Folder 13: Agendas and Minutes, 1984-85

Folder 14: Agendas and Minutes, 1986-87

Folder 15: Agendas and Minutes, 1987-88

Folder 16: 1992 Fall Council Meeting

Folder 17: 1993 Spring Council Meeting

Folder 18: 1993 Fall Council Meeting

Folder 19: 1994 Spring Council Meeting

Folder 20: Agendas and Minutes, 1995

Folder 21: Agendas and Minutes, 1996

Folder 22: Agendas and Minutes, 1997

Box 5

Folder 47: Meeting Minutes: 1997-1999

Folder 48: Midwest Conference Council Meeting Plan: March 1-4, 2000

Folder 49: Summary of Midwest Council Spring 1999 Meeting

Series 3: Membership

The third series contains membership information.

Box 1

Folder 23: Council Member Roster, 1977-81

Folder 24: Board Members

Folder 25: Membership Lists, 1995-96

Box 5

Folder 45: State AEYC Membership: 1993-1998

Folder 46: Workshop Committee Members: 1998

Series 4: Correspondence

This series dates from 1978 to 2000.

Box 1

Folder 26: Correspondence, 1978-82, 1986-87

Folder 27: Correspondence, 1988-92

Folder 28: Correspondence, 1993-94

Box 5

Folder 50: Correspondence: 1997-2000

Folder 55: Newsletters: 1997-2000

Folder 56: Flyers

Series 5: Financial

Series 5 contains financial information of the organization dating from 1974 to 2000.

Box 1

Folder 29: Financial Info, 1974-83

Folder 30: Financial Info, 1984

Folder 31: Financial Info, 1985-87

Box 2

Folder 1: Financial Info, 1988

Folder 2: Financial Info, 1989

Folder 3: Financial Info, 1990-91

Box 5

Folder 51: Financial documents: 1998-2000

Folder 52: Payment/Reimbursement Request Form

Folder 53: Special Projects Grants Guidelines & Procedures: 1997-2000

Folder 54: Affiliate Leadership Grants Guidelines & Procedures: 1999-2000

Series 6: Conferences

Series 6 contains information pertaining to the MAEYC annual conference, as well as conference policies.

Box 2

Folder 4: Conference Policies, 1984-89

Folder 5: 1959 Annual Conference

Folder 6: 1973-76 Annual Conferences

Folder 7: 1980 Annual Conference

Folder 8: 1981 Annual Conference

Folder 9: 1982 Annual Conference

Folder 10: 1983 Annual Conference

Folder 11: 1984 Annual Conference

Folder 12: 1984 Annual Conference

Folder 13: 1985 Annual Conference

Folder 14: 1986 Annual Conference

Folder 15: 1986 Annual Conference

Box 3

Folder 1: 1987 Annual Conference

Folder 2: 1987 Annual Conference

Folder 3: 1987 Annual Conference

Folder 4: 1988 Annual Conference: Affiliate Day

Folder 5: 1988 Annual Conference: Affiliate Sales and Display

Folder 6: 1988 Annual Conference: Arrangements

Folder 7: 1988 Annual Conference: Children’s Art Display

Folder 8: 1988 Annual Conference: Commercial Exhibits

Folder 9: 1988 Annual Conference: Conference Coordinator Report

Folder 10: 1988 Annual Conference: Correspondence

Folder 11: 1988 Annual Conference: Environments to Go

Folder 12: 1988 Annual Conference: Evaluations

Folder 13: 1988 Annual Conference: Hall of States Festival of Organizations

Folder 14: 1988 Annual Conference: Hospitality

Folder 15: 1988 Annual Conference: Hospitality Room

Folder 16: 1988 Annual Conference: Make It Take It Workshop

Folder 17: 1988 Annual Conference: NAEYC Publications

Folder 18: 1988 Annual Conference: Pre-conference Day

Folder 19: 1988 Annual Conference: Printing and Mailing

Folder 20: 1988 Annual Conference: Program Book Ads

Folder 21: 1988 Annual Conference: Program Report

Folder 22: 1988 Annual Conference: Promotional Sales

Folder 23: 1988 Annual Conference: Publicity

Folder 24: 1988 Annual Conference: Recording Secretary

Folder 25: 1988 Annual Conference: Registration

Folder 26: 1988 Annual Conference: Report on Bubble Charts

Folder 27: 1988 Annual Conference: Tours and Special Events

Folder 28: 1988 Annual Conference: Treasurer’s Info

Folder 29: 1989 Annual Conference

Folder 30: 1990 Annual Conference

Folder 31: 1991 Annual Conference

Folder 32: 1991 Annual Conference

Folder 33: 1992 Annual Conference

Folder 34: 1993 Annual Conference

Box 4

Folder 1: 1994 Annual Conference

Folder 2: 1995 Annual Conference

Folder 3: 1998 Annual Conference

Box 5

Folder 59: 1999 Annual Conference

Folder 60: A message from Mark R. Ginsberg, Ph.D. to MAEYC Conference Participants: 4/16/99

Folder 61: 2000 Annual Conference

Series 7: Special Projects

This series contains information dealing with special projects, such as guidelines and individual grants awarded within each state.

Box 4

Folder 4: Special Projects Guidelines and Procedures, 1982-94

Folder 5: Special Project Grant Reports, 1981-93

Folder 6: Special Projects, 1980-89

Folder 7: Special Projects Grant Report Annual Conference, 1991

Folder 8: Special Projects, 1992-93

Folder 9: Special Projects, 1992-93

Folder 10: Special Projects, 1994

Folder 11: Special Projects, 1994

Folder 12: Illinois: “Kindergarten Teachers and Their Principals,” 1989

Folder 13: Illinois: “Enhanced Training for Child Care Providers,” 1994

Folder 14: Illinois: “Partnerships with Parents,” 1995

Folder 15: Indiana: “Videotape Presentations of Developmentally Appropriate Activities”, 1987

Folder 16: Indiana: “Books for Babes,” 1989

Folder 17: Indiana: “A Decade of Decisions,” 1990

Folder 18: Iowa: “Employer Involvement in Childcare,” 1987

Folder 19: Iowa: “Shared Heritage Child Care Food Program Cookbook,” 1989

Folder 20: Iowa: “Between Parent and Child,” 1990

Folder 21: Kansas: “Family Day Care Training,” 1987

Folder 22: Kansas: “Early Childhood Coalition Exchange,” 1991

Folder 23: Kansas: “Leadership Conference,” 1997

Folder 24: Michigan: “Kindergarten Communications Network,” 1987

Folder 25: Michigan: “Preschool Salary and Benefits Survey,” 1987

Folder 26: Michigan: “Training Substitutes,” 1987

Folder 27: Michigan: “Re-educating Teachers and Involving Parents,” 1989

Folder 28: Michigan: “A Resource for Developing Integrative Curriculum Units for Young Children,” 1989

Folder 29: Michigan: “School Age Child Care Conference,” 1989

Folder 30: Michigan: “Affiliate Mentoring,” 1990

Folder 31: Michigan: “Flint Video Lending Library,” 1990

Folder 32: Michigan: “Working with the Challenging Child,” 1995

Folder 33: Michigan: “Assessing Primary Age Children,” 1996

Folder 34: Michigan: “Planning for Young Children,” 1996

Folder 35: Minnesota: “Language Arts Curriculum,” 1987

Folder 36: Minnesota: “Seed Grant to Establish a Minnesota Early Childhood Economic Development Plan,” 1989

Folder 37: Minnesota: “Developing Consensus Standards for Child Care Employers,” 1990

Folder 38: Missouri: “Improving the Quality of Kansas City Child Care Center,” 1987

Folder 39: Missouri: “Salary Survey,” 1990

Folder 40: Nebraska: “OAEYC Speakers Bureau,” 1987

Folder 41: Nebraska: “Promoting Cultural Pluralism: A Handbook for Teachers of Young Children,” 1987

Folder 42: Nebraska: “Child Care Management Training Centers,” 1989

Folder 43: Nebraska: “Round-Up Kindergarten,” 1990

Folder 44: North Dakota: “Child Care in North Dakota,” 1988

Folder 45: Ohio: “Things to Consider if you Want to Start a Child Care Center,” 1988

Folder 46: Ohio: “Cleveland Salary Survey,” 1989

Box 5

Folder 1: Ohio: “Urban Preschool Education,” 1989

Folder 2: Ohio: “Child Care Provider Training,” 1990

Folder 3: Ohio: “Urban Preschool Science Education,” 1990

Folder 4: Ohio: “Men in Child Care,” 1992

Folder 5: Ohio: “Making the Case for Business Investment in Child Care,” 1996

Folder 6: South Dakota: “Family Resource Lending Library,” 1987

Folder 7: South Dakota: “The Child Care Puzzle,” 1989

Folder 8: South Dakota: “Focusing for Early Childhood Advocacy,” 1989

Folder 9: South Dakota: “My Daddy Visits School,” 1992

Folder 10: South Dakota: “Advocating...Together for Children,” 1996

Folder 11: Wisconsin: “Child Care Press Kit,” 1987

Folder 12: Wisconsin: “Training Model for Action to Improve Compensation in the Early Childhood Field,” 1987

Folder 13: Wisconsin: “Improving the Quality of Early Childhood Programs,” 1988

Folder 14: Wisconsin: “Resolving Conflicts: A Guidance Approach to Discipline,” 1995

Series 8: State Reports

Series 8 contains individual state-by-state reports on general projects carried out by state chapters.

Box 5

Folder 15: Illinois Reports, 1983-84

Folder 16: Indiana Reports, 1980-83

Folder 17: Iowa Reports, 1979-84

Folder 18: Kansas Reports, 1979-84

Folder 19: Michigan Reports, 1980-83

Folder 20: Michigan Handbook, 1984-85

Folder 21: Minnesota Reports, 1979-83

Folder 22: Missouri Reports, 1979-83

Folder 23: Nebraska Reports, 1980-83

Folder 24: North Dakota Reports, 1980-83

Folder 25: Ohio Reports, 1981-84

Folder 26: South Dakota Reports, 1980-83

Folder 27: Wisconsin Reports, 1980-84

Series 9: Miscellaneous

Box 5

Folder 28: Affiliate Assessment Instrument, 1990

Folder 29: Archives

Folder 30: Brochure

Folder 31: Communication Update, 1985-86

Folder 32: Final Report: 1997 Midwest Leadership Grant

Folder 33: Hall of State, 1987-91

Folder 34: Name Change, 1991

Folder 35: National Reception, 1992-94

Folder 36: Newsletters, 1961-83

Folder 37: Official Stationary

Folder 38: Past Conference Chairs, 1993

Folder 39: Public Policy Workshop, 1976

Folder 40: Reorganization Plan, 1972

Folder 41: Shirley Dean Award, 1986-92

Folder 42: “Some Time to Grow”-Book donated by Jan Silverman

Folder 43: 1992 Wisconsin Conference Bid

Folder 44: 1993 Indiana Conference Bid

Series 10: Photographs

Separated and placed in the Photograph File Cabinets.

Photograph 1: Joan Lessen-Firestone, undated

Photograph 2: Barb Rohde, Carol Phillips, Sue Vartilli, Diana Smith, 1996

Photograph 3: 1999-2000 Council Members

Photograph 4: 1997-98 Council Members

Photograph 5: Julie Balster, Judy Friesen, Diana Smith, Marsha Tannehill, Jan Diessler, Marlese Tisdale, 1998

Photograph 6: Lynn Galle, Barb Kurtz, Jan Deissler, 1998

Photograph 7: Patsy Elliott, Barb Rohde, Kathy Boyer-Edwards, Diana Smith, 1998

Photograph 8: Patsy Elliot, Marlene Tisdale, Barb Rohde, Kathy Boyer-Edwards, Diana Smith 1998

Photograph 9: Barb Rohde, DeeAnn Attaway, Jan Deissler, Kathy Boyer-Edwards, 1998

Photograph 10: Mary Mandelert, Debbie Ceicka, Barbara Kurtz, Lisa Poggi

Photograph 11: Unidentified conference

Photograph 12: Unidentified conference

Photograph 13: Unidentified display

Photograph 14: Elkhorn Valley AEYC

Photograph 15: Unidentified presentation

Photograph 16: Unidentified people

Photograph 17: Unidentified people

Photograph 18: Unidentified room

Photograph 19: Unidentified room

Photograph 20: Unidentified room

Photograph 21: Unidentified room

Photograph 22: Unidentified room

Photograph 23: Unidentified display

Photograph 24: Unidentified display

Photograph 25: Unidentified display

Photograph 26: Unidentified display

Photograph 27: Unidentified display

Photograph 28: Unidentified display

Box 5

Index Ledger 57: Picture of state representatives to conference

Index Ledger 58: Photo Release Permission Slips: 1999

Folder 62: Midwest Council Official Request of Action Sheet

Folder 63: Midwest Teacher Standards Survey: 1997-1998

Folder 64: NAEYC Panel Application Packet & Campaign Guidelines: 1998-1999

Folder 65: Illinois AEYC Response to Summit Issues: Oct. 1998