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Guide to the New York City Golden Jubilee Celebration School Children’s Scrapbooks
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Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator | New York (N.Y.) | |
| Title | New York City Golden Jubilee Celebration School Children’s Scrapbooks, | |
| Dates: | 1948 | |
| Abstract: | The scrapbooks vary in size and makeup. Two of them do not have the conventional cardboard covers but rather they have wood covers. It is not known for certain if prizes were awarded on separate basis of public and parochial schools. They were definitely awarded separately on the basis of age group, that is, elementary, junior high or high. | |
| Extent: | 3 boxes, 2.6 cubic feet | |
| Identification: | N-5 | |
| Location: | The material is located in the Archives at Queens Library. | |
Historical/Biographical Note
In 1948 New York City celebrated its "Golden Jubilee", that is, the Consolidation of the Five Boroughs (Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island) into what is now New York City. This Consolidation took place on January 1, 1898.
As part of this celebration, a contest opened to the public and parochial elementary, junior high and high school students was sponsored by the Queens Golden Anniversary Committee, probably in conjunction with other institutions such as the "Long Island Press". The contest concerned local history, and evidently schools were asked to compile scrapbooks which in one way or the other dealt with that subject. Apparently the prize winning scrapbooks were turned over to the Archives at Queens Library of the Queens Borough Public Library. It is not known for sure, however, if all winning volumes were turned over, or if at any time after they were given they may have been reclaimed by any of the schools In question. At any event, we have gathered these scrapbooks together because of their uniqueness and have formed this collection.
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Scope and Content Note
The scrapbooks vary in size and makeup. Two of them do not have the conventional cardboard covers but rather they have wood covers. It is not known for certain if prizes were awarded on separate basis of public and parochial schools. They were definitely awarded separately on the basis of age group, that is, elementary, junior high or high. A complete list follows.
This tist will give name of school whose students compiled the scrapbook, and the area in which the school was located. Titles will be provided as well, generally as found on the cover of the volume. Usually, there are sub-titles inside the volume which provide a more specific subject. Generally speaking, however, the volumes stress local history in one way or another, especially, in many cases, the history of the locale in which the school was located.
Essentially, the volumes consist of similar material, namely, photographs and brief compositions or descriptions written by the students. In many Instances there are also watercolor or tempera paintings. As mentioned previously, they all deal with local history in one way or another and many of the volumes gathered by the Catholic parochial schools contain information on the Catholic Church on Long Island. There is a wide variety In size, several being oversized. These sizes, as well as an approximate number of sheets they contain will be found on the list. The scrapbooks are not listed in any special order. All told, there are sixteen volumes.
Junior High School, 10 Woodside About 35-40 sheets, Search for Queens Crown Jewels
Ascension, Elementary Parochial School-Rego Park About 80-90 sheets, Queens our Borough
Dominican Commercial High School Jamaica, About 30-40 sheets, For God and Country
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Elementary School Richmond Hill About 40-45 sheets, No specific title
Our Lady of Wisdom Academy, Ozone Park, Catholicism Helps Queens Grow
Forest Hills High School-Forest Hills About 70-80 sheets, Queens our Borough
Public School 107, Flushing, About 50-55 sheets, Progress in Flushing
Bishop McDonnell High School Flushing Annex Flushing, About 15-20 sheets, QUEENS OUR BOROUGH, 2nd Prize40-45 sheets, Search for the Queens Crown Jewels, 1st Prize
Far Rockaway High School, Far Rockaway, Included is a letter (perhaps from a teacher or student) addressed to the Queens Committee for the Commemoration of the Golden Anniversary, About 20-25 sheets, Portrait of a Peninsula the Rockaways, 1898-1948.
St. Nicholas of Tolentine THE EPIC OF QUEENS Parochial School Jamaica About 45-40 sheets
St. Stanislaus Parochial QUEENS 1898-1948 School-Maspeth (1st Prize) About 40-50 sheets
St. Benedict Joseph Labre QUEENS Parochial School (3rd Prize) Morris Park About 20-25 sheets
Junior High School, Long Island City About 20-25 sheets INDUSTRY IN STEINWAY QUEENS (3rd Prize)
Public School 20, Flushing About 25-30 sheets QUEENS GOLDEN JUBILEE
Mary Louise Academy, Jamaica About 80-100 pages QUEENS GOLDEN JUBILEE (1st Prize)
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Published citations should take the following form:
Creator of item, date of item (if known), identification of item, if a photograph its control number. The New York City Golden Jubilee Celebration School Children’s Scrapbooks, Archives at Queens Library, Queens Borough Public Library.
Access Restrictions
Open for research without restrictions. Manuscripts are only available in the Archives at Queens Library, please call (718) 990-0770 for hours. Manuscript users will be required to complete the division's Manuscript Usage Form and deposit their photograph identification or Queens Borough Public Library card with a staff member. The identification will be returned to the user after she/he has returned the material. Manuscript users will deposit all their personal items behind the reference desk. Manuscript users must use the division's loose sheets of paper for note taking. To reiterate, no pen of any type is permitted. Paper and a pencil are available upon request. Manuscript users may be required to use special handling procedures depending on the conditions of the material.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the:
- Archives at Queens Library
- Queens Borough Public Library
- 89-11 Merrick Boulevard
- Jamaica, NY 11432
- Phone: (718) 990-0770.
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Access Points
Subject Organizations:
- Queens Golden Anniversary Committee
Subject Places:
- Queens (New York, N.Y.)
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Inventory
[The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.]
