Nina May Kenagy papers, 1897-1961

  • IdentificationMSKena70
  • TitleNina May Kenagy papers MSKena70
  • PublisherSpecial Collections
  • LanguageEnglish
  • RepositorySpecial Collections
  • Physical Description3.5 Linear feet
  • Date1897-1961
  • AbstractNina May Kenagy (1878-1961) was a kindergarten teacher and teacher educator. The collection contains personal papers and photographs. It also contains sketches and photographs from the Mary Crane Nursery School and correspondence and photographs from the California School Project.
  • OriginationKenagy, Nina M.

Old Resource ID was NKenagy

Nina May Kenagy (1878-1961) was a kindergarten teacher and teacher educator. She was the director of the Mary Crane Nursery School at Hull-House from 1925 to 1946. There, she oversaw the teacher-training program of students from the National College of Education, initiated classes for parents and child care volunteers, and helped to increase student enrolment from forty to over one hundred. Upon retiring in 1946, Kenagy founded the Lancaster Association for Retarded Children's School in Lincoln, Nebraska.

The collection contains personal papers and photographs. It also contains sketches and photographs from the Mary Crane Nursery School and correspondence and photographs from the California School Project.

Nina May Kenagy papers, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Illinois at Chicago

  • Names
    • California School Project.
    • Hull-House (Chicago, Ill.).
    • Kenagy, Nina M. -- Archives
    • Mary Crane Nursery School.
  • Geographic CoverageIllinois--Chicago.
  • Subject
    • Midwest Women's History.
    • Preschool teachers.