Archival Material

Date Original: 2013

Description: Dottie Merrill and Pat Steuert describe the evolution of teacher services and the deep collaborations with Boston schools and community organizations.

Creator(s): Dottie Merrill and Pat Steuert<, authors

Keywords:

Date Original: 1984

Description: Booklet for teachers, detailing the BCM's facilities and educational themes. Edited by Susan Bruce and Dorothy Merrill. 33 pages.

Creator(s): Susan Bruce and Dorothy Merrill- editors; Boston Children's Museum- publisher

Keywords: education, programming, outreach, teachers, resources

Date Original: ca. 1980

Description: Children's Museum "All the Latest News" mailing.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: outreach, newsletters, members, mailings

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Color photograph of Cultural Education Collaborative organizer Andy Fallender

Creator(s): unknown

Keywords: staff, portraits

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Color photo of Ann Hawley and her family.

Creator(s): unknown

Keywords: staff, portraits

Date Original: 1975

Description: A set of instructions for activities that are, "suitable for the first 2 weeks of a Children's arts and crafts program." Detailed examples and a breakdown of the potential 2 weeks day-by-day are included.

Creator(s): Dorothy Merrill and Jeri Robinson- authors,Boston Children's Museum- publisher

Keywords: tangible education; interactive learning; museums as learning institutions; arts and crafts; programs for children

Date Original: April 1980

Description: Boston Children's Museum newsletter for April, describing activities taking place at the museum including Japanese house ooening, LOGO arriving in Computer Center, Spring workshops.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: outreach, community, newsletter, mailing, public relations

Date Original: April 1981

Description: A newsletter from April 1981 describing programs and events including Great Pets Day, Toddlers Take Over, Detours trips and Spring workshops. New exhibit openings and a general museum roundup are also included.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: BCM newsletter; community involvement; exhibit news; museum updates

Date Original: December 1980

Description: A newsletter from December 1980 describing programs and events including Holiday Crafts, Making an African Mbira, Recycle
Workshops, Theater in the Museum and a Cultural Awareness series.. New exhibit openings, a workshop registration form and a general museum roundup are also included.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: BCM newsletter; community involvement; exhibit news; museum updates

Date Original: September 1981

Description: A newsletter from September 1981 describing new exhibits: Toshi's Story and Focus on Irish-Americans;events: Gerwick Puppets; and workshops: Young Inventors, Medieval Times. A workshop registration form and a general museum roundup are also included.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: BCM newsletter; community involvement; exhibit news; museum updates

Date Original: Summer 1980

Description: A newsletter from Summer 1980 describing the Detours travel program for teens, Dragon Boat Festival and the opening of the Japanese House, Kyo-no-machiya. A workshop registration form and a general museum roundup are also included. The announcement of a fundraising effort is mentioned in this edition as well.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: BCM newsletter; community involvement; exhibit news; museum updates

Date Original: Summer 1981

Description: A newsletter from Summer 1981featuring the Chinese Fesstival, Armenian Adventure, Detours trips for teens, and Summer Staff Training.New exhibit openings, a workshop registration form and a general museum roundup are also included. The announcement of a fundraising effort is mentioned in this edition as well.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: BCM newsletter; community involvement; exhibit news; museum updates

Date Original: 2006

Description: Video excerpt in which Andy Fallander talks about certain characteristics and reasons why a board might work well together.

Creator(s): Andy Fallender- interviewee; Carol Yourman- videographer

Keywords: board of trustees, collaboration, CEC

Date Original: 2006

Description: Andy Fallander talks about the leadership of the Cultural Education Collaborative.

Creator(s): Andy Fallender- interviewee; Carol Yourman- videographer

Keywords: CEC, collaboration, nonprofit organizations

Date Original: 1975

Description: Booklet describing in detail the Centre St. Exhibit and Fair. By the Boston Children's Museum and members of the Centre St. community in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 71 pages.

Creator(s):David Merrill and Jim Zien-authors; Andy Merriell- illustrator; Nancy Dolinich- photographer; Boston Children's Museum- publisher

Keywords: Centre Street Fair, exhibits, outreach, programming, events, reports

Date Original: 1977

Description: List of programs funded by the State Department from 1974- 1978.

Creator(s): Patricia Steuert Cornu- author; Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: state department; education; activity; program

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Black and white photo in which children view objects from the Chinese Festival exhibit.

Creator(s): Jon Goell- photographer

Keywords: audience, objects, education, interactivity, children

Date Original:1979

Description: Worksheet that includes an observation chart for a birdwatching activity.

Creator(s): Marion Carey- author; Boston Children's Museum- publisher

Keywords: interactivity, programming, science, nature, education, resources

Date Original: 1980

Description: Notes from a Community Outreach meeting where developers listed the programs they were working on and any issues that had arisen.

Creator(s): Suzanne LeBlanc - author; Boston Children's Museum- Community Outreach program

Keywords: outreach; development; community; program; information

Date Original: 1985

Description: Brochure detailing the Community Outreach Program.

Creator(s): Suzanne Le Blanc and Leslie Swartz, Boston Children's Museum; Fred Bodin- Photographer

Keywords: outreach, brochures, mailings, community

Date Original: 1978

Description: Paper describing the benefits of standardizing community outreach efforts, including sugegstions for implementation.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum Community Outreach Committee

Keywords: outreach, paper, memo, planning, programming, administration, museum organization

Date Original: 2006

Description: Excerpt from an interview in which Jim Zien discusses the way in which staff developed programs based on their interests and the areas they were most familiar with.

Creator(s): Jim Zien- interviewee; Carol Yourman- videographer;

Keywords: outreach, community, community services, programming, staff

Date Original: September 2006

Description: Excerpt from and interview in which Dorothy Merrill talks about workshops and activities run through the Community Services Department.

Creator(s): Dorothy Merrill- Interviewee; Carol Yourman- videographer

Keywords: workshops, staff, training, community, outreach, education, programming

Date Original: September 2006

Description: Dorothy Merrill talks about the collaborations that took place between the Community Services Department and individuals and organizations in the community.

Creator(s): Dorothy Merrill- Interviewee; Carol Yourman- videographer

Keywords: collaboration, outreach, community

Date Original: 1974

Description: This fact sheet details the amount of growth and accomplishments for the Community Services Division of BCM. It talks of the money from grants and the programs that were able to be carried out for children in the Boston community.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: community service; early childhood education; awarded grants; non-profit organization

Date Original: 2006

Description: Video excerpt of an interview in which Jim Zien discusses the beginnings of the Community Services Department

Creator(s): Jim Zien- interviewee; Carol Yourman - videographer

Keywords: outreach, community, community services

Date Original: March 16, 1978

Description: Minutes from a March 1978 meeting held by the CEC Program Committee. These minutes include a list of who attended and what was discussed, along with a summary support on development and funding.

Creator(s): Cultural Education Collaborative Program Committee

Keywords: Cultural Education Collaborative; educational programs; 636 program; collaboration meetings

Date Original: June 1976

Description: An educational pamphlet put out by a collaboration of Massachusetts museum groups. This newsletter provides information about educational techniques and benefits of museum work, including the CEC, or Cultural Educational Collaborative, which BCM was very much involved in.

Creator(s): Cultural Educational Collaborative

Keywords: non-profit collaboration; community organizing and development; tangible education; museums as learning institutions

Date Original: n.d.

Description: An example of a monthly schedule of activities taking place in the Resource Center.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: Resource center, outreach, flyer, programming, events

Date Original: November 2005

Description: Video excerpt from an interview with Elaine Gurian in which she discusses the meaning of Boston Children's Museum's client centered perspective. She describes the museum's consideration of its diverse and sometimes segmented audiences, and different ways the museum strove to meet each segment's needs in its services and programs. Duration: 4:31.

Creator(s): Elaine Gurian-interviewee; Carol Yourman-videographer

Keywords: client centered, ideology, community outreach, social services, audience, civic engagement, video

Date Original: November 2006

Description: Video interview excerpt in which Pat Steuert discusses the desegregation plan for the Boston Public Schools and the impact it had on the Children's Museum.

Creator(s): Pat Steuert- interviewee; Carol Yourman- videographer

Keywords: community, desegregation, audience

Date Original: 1982

Description: Museum publications Detours: January, February, March, April, May, July, August, November, 1982. The Real Good Times: January, February, March, April, 1982.

Creator(s): Pat Quinn- editor; Susan Porter and Jim Zien-authors; Betsy Howard, Sing Hanson, Julia Talcott- illustrators; Boston Children's Museum- publisher

Keywords: publications, outreach, newsletters, audience, community, young adults

Date Original: November 2006

Description: Excerpt from an interview in which Pat Steuert talks about the successes and challenges of working with the group of developers at the Children's Museum.

Creator(s): Pat Steuert- interviewee; Carol Yourman- videographer

Keywords: developers, collaboration, evaluation

Date Original: 1982

Description: A postcard invitation by the BCM Resource Center promoting activities with multicultural aspects for children and their families.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: multicultural activities; Resource Center; postcard; family activities

Date Original: September 10, 2006

Description: Video excerpt from an interview with Dottie Merrill in which she discusses her experience working as a broker and developer of the museum's discovery kits and their design. Duration: 3:41.

Creator(s): Dottie Merrill- interviewee; Carol Yourman- videographer

Keywords: discovery kits, design, programs, outreach, education, video

Date Original: 2006

Description: Video excerpt in which Jim Zien talks about the Earthmobile program and how it carried the Children's Museum's identity.

Creator(s): Jim Zien- interviewee; Carol Yourman- videographer;

Keywords: earthmobile, outreach, community, public relations, marketing

Date Original: 1977-1978

Description: Map depicting educational collaborations between schools and cultural institutions in Boston.

Creator(s): The Cultural Education Collaborative

Keywords: collaboration, community, map, schools, programming, outreach, education

Date Original: n.d.

Description: This piece from the book, Planning for the Very Young which was written by a number of members of BCM, talks about the importance of developing a relationship and familiarity with one's own neighborhood.

Creator(s): Diane Willow- author; Association of Science Technology Centers,- publisher

Keywords: community development; resource exchange; interactive learning; community exploration; museum collaboration

Date Original: September 2006

Description: Video excerpt in which Dorothy Merrill talks about the Community Services Division and the Haunted House.

Creator(s): Dorothy Merrill- interviewee; Carol Yourman- videographer

Keywords: outreach, programming, community services, activities, haunted house

Date Original: 1973

Description: Black and white photograph of Jeri Robinson participating in a workshop.

Creator(s): Joel Hoo- photographer

Keywords: staff, portraits, workshop

Date Original: 1976

Description: Black and white photo in which Jim Zien stands in front of the Resource Center sign at the Children's Museum.

Creator(s): Joel Hoo- photographer

Keywords: staff, portraits

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Joanne Jones-Rizzi and Aylette Jenness are quoted discussing the struggles and successes they went through during times of change and evolution at BCM.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: multicultural programs; collaboration; Jenness, Aylette; Jones-Rizzi, Joanne; museum progression

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Ruth Green and Pete Tisdale in the Kit Department room.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: staff, portraits, kits

Date Original: 1982-83

Description: A brochure detailing the cost and ways to access kits provided by BCM. Exhibit kits, study kits and curriculum units along with their available topics are listed.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: Resource Center; MATCh; interactive learning; tangible education; kits

Date Original: 1983

Description: Leonard Brown, educator and musician, leads a cooking activity during Black History Month at the Boston Children's Museum.

Creator(s): Jon Goell- photographer

Keywords: children, audience, engagement, education

Date Original: January 19, 2006

Description: Video excerpt from an interview with Cultural Edcation Collaborative board member Andy Fallender, in which he discusses the importance of maintaining diversity in funding sources and avoiding reliance on state or federal funding for non-profit organizations. Duration: 3:05.

Creator(s): Andy Fallender- interviewee; Carol Yourman- videographer

Keywords: funding, Cultural Education Collaborative, grants, video

Date Original: 1978

Description: A visitor to the Pastimes library exhibit investigates literary materials in a picnic basket.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: staff; exhibits; materials

Date Original: September 28, 2008

Description: Video excerpt from an interview with Fred Kresse in which he discusses the Match Project, elements that project developers considered when designing the kits, and how topics were selected. Duration: 5:05.

Creator(s): Fred Kresse, interviewee; Carol Yourman, videographer

Keywords: Match Project, kits, design, community outreach, education, video

Date Original: 1967

Description: Detailed list of kit contents and prices for Japanese Family, The City, Paddle to the Sea, Indians Who Met the Pilgrims, A House in Ancient Greece; 16 pages.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: outreach, MATCh box, kits, catalog, marketing

Date Original: 1967

Description: Booklet entitled "MATCh Box Project: A Teache's Guide to Water Play--Nursery - First Grade." Booklet includes instructions and tips about leading play sessions with water. 52 pages.

Creator(s): Nancy Olsen and Erma Hirschfield-authors; Boston Children's Museum- Publisher

Keywords: resources, museum publications, MATCh Boxes, teachers, guides

Date Original: 1965

Description: Teache's instruction booklet for "A House of Ancient Greece" MATCh Box Project. 69 pages.

Creator(s): Fred Kresse- author

Keywords: MATCh boxes, outreach, kits, education, traveling exhibits

Date Original: September 1965

Description: Teache's instruction booklet for "Seeds" MATCh Box Project.. 49 pages.

Creator(s): Fred Kresse- author

Keywords: MATCh boxes, outreach, kits, education, traveling exhibits

Date Original: September 1965

Description: Teache's instruction booklet for "The City" MATCh Box Project. 55 pages.

Creator(s): Fred Kresse and Ruth Green- authors

Keywords: MATCh boxes, outreach, kits, education, traveling exhibits

Date Original: n.d.

Description: A group of people gather to work on a workshop activity.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: educational development; educational materials; workshops; Resource Center

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Two workshop participants engage in an activity.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: interactive learning; workshop participation; arts and crafts; BCM workshops; hands-on education

Date Original: 1967

Description: Black and white photo of teachers meeting in theWorkshop of Things to try out MATChbox activities.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: Workshop of things, staff, training, MATCh box kits.

Date Original: 1967

Description: A group of teachers examine the microscope from a MATCh Box kit.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: MATCh Boxes, teachers

Date Original: 1967

Description: Teachers try experiments with the Light and Shadows MATCh box.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: staff, exploration, experimentation, MATCh boxes

Date Original: 1967

Description: teachers explore activities in the Light and Shadows MATCH box.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: educational development; educational materials; workshops; Resource Center

Date Original: 1967

Description: A teacher examines plays with a set of blocks from a MATCh box.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: MATCh Boxes, teachers

Date Original: 1967

Description: A teacher examines the contents of the Japanese Family MATCh Box kit.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: MATCh Boxes, teachers

Date Original: 1967

Description: A group of teachers explore the contents of several MATCh Box kits.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: MATCh Boxes, staff

Date Original: 1967

Description: Teachers explore the patterns activity from a MATCh Box.

Creator(s): unknown photographer

Keywords: MATCh boxes, staff, teachers

Date Original: 1967

Description: Teachers explore the contents of a MATCh Box kit

Creator(s): unknown photographer

Keywords: MATCh boxes, staff, teachers

Date Original: 1967

Description: Several teachers study photographs and materials from the City MATCh box.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: staff, MATCh boxes, teachers

Date Original: 1967

Description: A teacher examines MATCh box activities.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: educational development; educational materials; workshops; Resource Center

Date Original: 1967

Description: A teacher examines MATCh activities.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: educational development; educational materials; workshops; Resource Center

Date Original: 1967

Description: A teacher examines activities in the Birds MATCh box.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: educational development; educational materials; workshops; Resource Center

Date Original: 1967

Description: Children explore activities in a MATCh box.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: children, play, activity

Date Original: 1967

Description: A child experiments with the Water Play kit.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: audience, interactivity, learning, play, children

Date Original: 1985

Description: BCM staff in costumes from the Medieval MATCh box.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum, Donna Cohn- photographer

Keywords: MATCh boxes, staff, portraits, medieval

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Children examine objects by looking through microscopes.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: exhibits, children, interactivity, audience, education

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Advertisement for "Multicultural Celebrations" series, developed by the Boston Children's Museum and Modern Curriculum Press.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: multicultural education; interactive learning; non-profit collaborations; story packs; classroom cultural awareness

Date Original: June 20, 1991- June 22, 1991

Description: A program for the conference hosted by the Boston Children's Museum held in June of 1991. Speakers, a conference seminar and dinner are included in the tick price for staff members, directors or board members from across the museum field.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: inclusive institutions; conference sessions; museum collaboration; audience diversification; multicultural programs with teachers

Date Original: April 1970

Description: Mike Spock's article "Museums in Collaboration" for Museum News (April 1970): 21-23.

Creator(s): Mike Spock- author; Museum News- Publisher

Keywords: collaboration, news coverage, museum philosophy

Date Original: n.d.

Description: A handout of various city scenes including shop fronts, parks, and people's windows show the various ways nature is in our lives.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: nature; community involvement; Resource Center; group activity

Date Original: 1971

Description: A series of 11 photographs showing students staff members working on the Open City project at BCM.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: staff; Open City project; arts and crafts

Date Original: November 2005

Description: Video excerpt from an interview with Elaine Gurian in which she discusses the Boston Children's Museum's litmus philosophy for whether or not to do certain things. She uses the example of a proposed exhibition of original Babar the Elephant art and some cultural issues that arose surrounding the depiction of Africans in the illustrations. Duration: 4:48.

Creator(s): Elaine Gurian- interviewee; Carol Yourman- videographer

Keywords: ideology, cultural sensitivity, video

Date Original: 2006

Description: Video excerpt in which Anne Hawley talks about Judge Garrity's desegregation order and the impact it had on the Children's Museum's programming.

Creator(s): Anne Hawley- interviewee; Carol Yourman- videographer

Keywords: collaboration, community, desegregation, programming, audiences

Date Original: 1983

Description: Ayoung girl examines picnics in literature in the Pastimes exhibit.

Creator(s): Nara Benjamini- photographer

Keywords: outreach, audience, community, traveling exhibits

Date Original: November 2006

Description: Full interview transcript from an interview with Pat Steuert, conducted by Mike Spock. Please note that the interviewee has made edits to the transcript for publication.

Creator(s): Pat Steuert- interviewee; Mike Spock- interviewer.

Keywords: transcript, interview, Pat Steuert, Chapter 8

Date Original: September 28, 2008

Description: Video excerpt in which Fred Kresse talks about the six phases of development that each MATCh kit went through.

Creator(s): Fred Kresse- interviewee; Carol Yourman- videographer

Keywords: MATCh boxes, kits, development

Date Original: n.d.

Description: A handout of different experiments with various vegetables, including carrots and potatoes. Questions are posed encouraging children to try their own experiments.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: tangible education; vegetables; experiments; interactive learning

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Anne Hawley talks about the Cultural Education Act and getting the support of politician Bill Bulger.

Creator(s): Anne Hawley- interviewee; Carol Yourman- videographer

Keywords: cultural education act, legislation, community, politics

Date Original: 1974-1978

Description: List of Boston Children's Museum programs Funded by the State Department of Education, Chapter 636, 1974-1978. 4 pages.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: funding, state department of education, programs

Date Original: 1981

Description: A general background on BCM's 636 programs. These were part of the State Department of Education's grants that were allocated to BCM. 10 pages.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: non-profit collaborations; educational sessions and programs; State Department of Education; community resources

Date Original: November 1977

Description: In this letter, written for the public audience by Associate Director Patricia Cornu, talks about how BCM benefited from funding provided by the Department of Education. BCM offers many different and diverse programs, and this letter discusses what programs benefitted and how.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum; Cornu, Patricia - author

Keywords: Department of Education; diverse educational programs; BCM funding; collaboration

Date Original: November 5, 2006

Description: Video excerpt from an interview with Pat Steuert in which she discusses a variety of museum publishing activities including grant-funded publications, self-publications, and designing publications to be more appealing to teachers and parents. Duration: 4:36.

Creator(s): Pat Steuert- interviewee; Carol Yourman- videographer

Keywords: publishing, books, publications, science, video

Date Original: 1980

Description: Sarah Putnam and a child play in the Pupperty exhibit at the Resource Center.

Creator(s): unknown

Keywords: exhibits, interaction, audience, puppetry, staff, portraits

Date Original: 1976

Description: A BCM guidebook on how to make a variety of puppets. Instructions and lists of what materials will be needed are included.

Creator(s): Dorothy Merrill - editor; Andy Merriel - illustrator; Boston Children's Museum - publisher.

Keywords: interactive learning; tangible education; projects for children; museum based learning for fun

Date Original: 1977

Description: This photograph shows the storage bins for the materials that are recycled by BCM and available for public consumption. BCM collects things that factories throw away and sells them by volume, weight and measure to the public for arts, crafts, science and other learning projects.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum; Joel Hoo - photographer

Keywords: recycle; BCM community collaboration; tangible education; interactive arts and crafts

Date Original: October 1, 2008

Description: In this video, Lennie Gottlieb talks about how the recycle gallery started and how it has developed. 40 seconds.

Creator(s): Lennie Gottlieb - interviewee; Mike Spock - interviewer; Carol Yourman- videographer

Keywords: Resource Center; recycle gallery; Lennie Gottlieb; Jim Zien; interactive learning; tangible education; community inclusion

Date Original: 2008

Description: Video interview with Lennie Gottlieb on the gallery at the Boston Children's Museum.

Creator(s): Lennie Gottlieb- Interviewee; Mike Spock- Interviewer; Carol Yourman- Videographer

Keywords: interview; lennie gottlieb; gallery; development; wharf; movement; establishment; art

Date Original: October 2008

Description: Video excerpt of an interview with Lennie Gottlieb, who talks about how the RECYCLE program at the Children's Museum was started.

Creator(s): Lennie Gotleib- interviewee; Carol Yourman-videographer

Keywords: RECYCLE program, interview, video

Date Original: October 1, 2008

Description: Video excerpt from an interview with Lenny Gotleib in which he discusses the success of the BCM RECYCLE program, how it resulted in many imitators, and how these imitators inevitably affected the success of the BCM program. Duration: 3:48.

Creator(s): Lenny Gotleib- interviewee; Carol Yourman-videographer

Keywords: recycle, imitation, innovation, materials

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Participants make a kite out of recycled materials during the Recycle Workshop at the Children's Museum.

Creator(s): Frank Siteman- photographer

Keywords: workshops, recycle

Date Original: 1991

Description: Paper bag commemorating the Boston Children's Museum's twentieth anniversary with a graphic reading 'Recycle'.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: recycle; anniversary; commemorative; graphic; bag

Date Original: 1976

Description: Written and illustrated by Robin Simons and developed at the Boston Children's Museum. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 71 pages.

Creator(s): Robin Simons- author and illustrator; Boston Children's Museum- contributor; Houghton Mifflin Company- Publisher

Keywords: recyclopedia, museum publications, programming, education

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Copy of a book developed at the Boston Children's Museum that lists crafts and games that can be made from recycled materials.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum; Robin Simons- Author.

Keywords: recycle, book, crafts, games, children

Date Original: 1981

Description: A handout distributed by the Resource Center offering descriptions of all the materials and services available at the Museum such as, "Learning Collection" and "Kit Rental Department." Boston Children's Museum was the first of its kind to really strive and emphasize the importance of hands-on learning.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: recycle; educational development; educational materials; workshops

Date Original: March 1982

Description: Miscellaneous handouts from the BCM Resource Center describing workshops and intro visits. Subjects include Japan, Special Needs, Recycle, Native American culture, Career education for students, April Fool Convention. 13 pages.

Creator(s): Caryl Ann Feldman, author. Boston Children's Museum

Keywords:Resource center, programming, audience, outreach

Date Original: September 1981

Description: Utilizing the Resource Center's recycle program, this handout encourages parents to spend Halloween with their children and participate in costume making among other activites.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: interactive education; Halloween themed activities; recycling activities; workshops; community development

Date Original: November 2006

Description: Pat Steuert talks about setting up the Resource Center at the Children's Museum.

Creator(s): Pat Steuart- interviewee; Carol Yourman- videographer

Keywords: resource center, development, visitors, audience, education

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Resource Center & Community Services Funded Projects, 1965(?)-1991. 4 pages.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: funding, education, programs, projects

Date Original: 1993

Description: List of projects funded by the Resource Center and Community Services from the early 1970's to 1991.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: resource; community; projects; funding

Date Original: n.d.

Description: List of workshops available at the Resource Center in February (date unlisted).

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: resource center, outreach, programming

Date Original: n.d.

Description: A list of February happenings at both the Resource Center and the Exhibit Center.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: programming, outreach, public relations, black history month

Date Original: n.d.

Description: List of workshops available in the Resource Center in January (date unlisted).

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: outreach, programming, resource center

Date Original: n.d.

Description: List of workshops available at the Resource Center in March (date unlisted).

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: outreach, programming, resource center

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Flyer listing various workshops in the Resource Center at the Boston Children's Museum. Sessions include utilizing take-home projects, crafts, and looking at history through different perspectives designed for children and their accompanying teachers and adults.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: workshops; teachers; Resource Center activities; interactive learning

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Outline of workshops available at the Resource Center in October (date unlisted).

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: outreach, programming, resource center

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Detailed posting of workshops available in October.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: Resource center, outreach, flyer, programming, events

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Booklet describing activities and opportunities for children and adults at the Children's Museum.24 pages.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: resource center, programming, activities, outreach, catalog

Date Original: n.d.

Description: A postcard with the back filled of a list for Saturday activities planned by the BCM Resource Center. Topics including science, multiculturalism and the arts are explored.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum; Steve Rosenthal- photographer

Keywords: family activities; postcard; arts and crafts; interactive seminars; community development

Date Original: 1974

Description: A letter to the public about workshops at the BCM Resource Center and their importance for teachers and students alike. (Very light text copy)

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: learning materials; teachers; classroom development; early childhood education; community collaboration

Date Original: 1979

Description: A guide explaining types of kits available for rental: study kits, activity kits and exhibit kits. Also included are descriptions of the topics covered in each kit and how to rent them.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: MATCh; kits; early childhood education; tangible education; interactive learning development

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Newsletter from the Resource Center at the Boston Children's Museum describing upcoming activities.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: resource; staff; management; activities; information

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Postcards published by the Resource Center, the Children's Museum, Boston.

Creator(s): Rosenthal, Steve- photographer; Boston Children's Museum- publisher

Keywords: promotional materials, outreach, resource center, museum publications, milk bottle

Date Original: 1983

Description: A flyer listing workshops for teachers including: "Teaching Children Technology and "Supermarket Science".

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: teacher development; workshops; community news; Resource Center activities

Date Original: April 1, 1982

Description: This teacher workshop session scheduled on April Fool's Day broadly spoofed the convention scene but presented workshops with real merit to teachers, daycare workers and students.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: inclusive institutions; conference sessions; interactive learning; museums as learning institutions

Date Original: Fall, 2006

Description: Video excerpt from an interview with Jim Zein in which he discusses how he discovered and began working and the Boston Children's Museum. Duration: 3:10.

Creator(s): Jim Zein- interviewee; Carol Yourman- Videographer

Keywords: intern, community outreach, discovery kits, video

Date Original: June 1980

Description: Newsletter describing the museum activities available for the summer of 1980.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: newsletter; summer; activities; development; staff

Date Original: 1977

Description: A flyer for the first annual Summer Science Day Camp. Put on by BCM's Resource Center, it provided a space for children to engage in workshops with the museum staffers.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: community engagement; interactive learning; tangible education; workshops for children; session registration

Date Original: n.d.

Description: BCM provides many workshops to help teachers and other community members develop ideas and projects for children. This flyer lists all the workshops available on this particular June 9, 10 and 11.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: community engagement; workshops; interactive learning; tangible education; projects for children

Date Original: n.d.

Description: BCM provides many workshops to help teachers and other community members develop ideas and projects for children. This flyer lists all the workshops available on this particular June 24, 25, and 26.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: community engagement; workshops; interactive learning; tangible education; projects for children

Date Original: 1972

Description: A flyer advertising workshops for teachers. Topics of interest are listed and available for teachers to choose from to curtail their workshop experience.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: workshop; teacher collaboration; Greater Boston Teacher Center; instructional seminars; childhood development

Date Original: n.d.

Description: A photo taken at the Teen Tokyo event, showcasing the food variety. BCM was always striving to incorporate the museum's mission in ways outside of BCM's walls.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: Teen Tokyo; non-traditional museum events; outside education; BCM events

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Video interview excerpt in which BJ Clemson talks about the Haunted House and the money that the project raised.

Creator(s): B.J. Clemson- interviewee; Carol Yourman- videographer

Keywords: haunted house, fundraising, activities, events, programming

Date Original: 1970

Description: Excerpt from a how- to guide called 'The Whole Earthmobile' written by staff at the Boston Children's Museum, with instructions for making crafts and toys from nature.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: nature; instructions; crafts; instruments; manual

Date Original: n.d.

Description: PowerPoint presentation created from a 1974 slide show and cassette about "Tribe," a program which involved students from the Phillips School in Watertown and the Hennigan School in Boston, as well as participants from the Cooperative Artists Institute. 51 slides.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: Tribe, outreach, programming, outreach

Date Original: January 19, 2006

Description: Video excerpt from and interview with Cultural Education Collaborative board member Andy Fallender, in which he discusses ways that he implemented the CEC model in other non-profit organizations he worked at, including some that were not culturally-based. Duration: 3:46.

Creator(s): Andy Fallender- interviewee; Carol Yourman- videographer

Keywords: Cultural Education Collaborative, collaboration, non-profit leadership, video, cultural organizations

Date Original: n.d.

Description: A young boy plays in a water-filled exhibit.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: waterplay. Children, workshops, MATCh Boxes

Date Original: n.d.

Description: A child plays with an activity from the Waterplay kit.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: waterplay, education, interaction, children

Date Original: n.d.

Description: A child practices blowing bubbles.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: waterplay, education, interaction, children

Date Original: n.d.

Description: A child plays with tubes.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: waterplay, education, interaction, children

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Black and white photo of children having fun with water.

Creator(s): unknown

Keywords: kits, waterplay, children, programming, education

Date Original: 1982

Description: News mailer from Pat Cornu, Resource Center Director.

Creator(s): Pat Comu- author

Keywords: mailings, outreach, newsletters, Resource Center, programming