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A Guide to the Harrisonburg Rockingham County Child Day Care Center's, Inc. Records

Collection Number SC # 3055

Compiled by: Unknown, March 1992

Edited by: David Black, July 2012

Descriptive Summary:

Repository: Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University

Title: Harrisonburg Rockingham County Child Day Care Center's, Inc. Records

Collection No.: SC # 3055

Creator:  Harrisonburg Rockingham County Child Day Care Center, Inc

Extent: Two Hollinger Boxes, 1.0 lin. ft

Language:  English

Abstract: This collection consists of the two Hollinger boxes of office records, 1969-1991, of the Harrisonburg-Rockingham County Child Day Care Centers, one of the first day care facilities in the area

Administrative Information:

Access Restrictions: None

Use Restrictions: None

Preferred Citation: [Item], Harrisonburg Rockingham County Child Day Care Centers, Inc. Records, SC#3055, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va.

Acquisition Information: This collection was received as a gift from Elizabeth Ihle, President of the Board of Directors, in May 1991.

Other Formats Available: None

Accruals: This collection is not expected to grow

Provenance: N/A

Processing Information: None

Scope and Content:
This collection consists of the two Hollinger boxes of office records, 1969-1991, of the Harrisonburg-Rockingham County Child Day Care Centers, one of the first day care facilities in the area. After several years of planning, the center opened in May 1971 at Asbury United Methodist Church in Harrisonburg, as a community effort to address a widely recognized community need. It was supported at first by donations from local organizations, then by United Way and federal funds, and operated centers in several localities. Parents were charged for day care according to their income. A Board of Directors, composed of members of the community, gave guidance in policy making and fund raising. By 1991, approximately 70 children were being cared for. A detailed history is included in the collection.

Contents:

Box 1:
Folder 1: History of the Harrisonburg-Rockingham County Child Day Care Centers, Inc. 1971-1991, by Florence N. Gregory, p. i-112
Folder 2: History, p. 113-144 & enhancements
Folder 3: Boards of Directors 1991-1972
Folder 4: By Laws and Personnel Policies
Folder 5: Minutes of Board Meetings 1990-1986
Folder 6: Minutes of Board Meetings 1985-1978
Folder 7: Minutes of Board Meetings 1977-1969
Folder 8: Budget 1990-1982

Box 2:
Folder 1: Budget 1981-1972
Folder 2: Correspondence 1987-1990 (and undated)
Folder 3: Correspondence 1971-1986
Folder 4: Correspondence 1969-1970
Folder 5: Newsletter 1985-1990
Folder 6: Newsletter 1975-1985