Helen Caldicott Community School (Iowa City) records
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Scope and Contents
The Helen Caldicott Community School records contain five series: Administrative records (1980-1984), Classroom records (1984), Activities (1984), Photographs, and Artifacts.
The Administrative Records series (1980-1984) contains materials related to the formation and running of the Helen Caldicott Community School. It contains a profile of Dr. Helen Caldicott, application materials, library and meeting records, and student records.
The Classroom Records (1984) series contains classwork in various subjects. It includes a 1984 peace-themed calendar produced by the students.
The Activities series (1983-1984) includes scripts and programs from the student group CAN-DO’s (Children Acting for Nuclear Disarmament) play, “The Cricket in the Nuclear Bomb Patch.” It also includes flyers for a Children’s March and Lobby for Nuclear Disarmament, calls for peace, and an article by Dr. Helen Caldicott. Photographs and artifacts relating to the play are in the Photographs (1984) and Artifacts (1984) series.
The Photographs series (1984) includes photographs of a production of “The Cricket in the Nuclear Bomb Patch” and an album of other school activities within and outside the classroom.
The Artifacts series (1984) contains a mask, a tie-dyed t-shirt, and other costume pieces and props from the students’ play “The Cricket in the Nuclear Bomb Patch.”
Dates
- Creation: 1980-1984
Creator
- Helen Caldicott Community School (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The papers are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
The Helen Caldicott Community School was an alternative school in Iowa City named for Dr. Helen Caldicott, an Australian physician who toured the United States advocating for nuclear disarmament. The school, located in a house on Bowery Street, served a small number of elementary-aged students in the early 1980s. In 1984, the school’s group CAN-DO (Children Acting for Nuclear Disarmament) produced a play entitled “The Cricket in the Nuclear Bomb Patch.”
Extent
7.50 linear inches
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Helen Caldicott Community School was an alternative school in Iowa City in the 1980s that participated in activities related to nuclear disarmament.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers (donor no. 1407) were donated by Annie Tucker in 2015.
- Title
- Helen Caldicott Community School (Iowa City) records
- Author
- Annie Tunnicliff, Bailey Adolph
- Date
- 2015, 2019
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Iowa Women's Archives Repository
100 Main Library
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
319-335-5068
319-335-5900 (Fax)
lib-women@uiowa.edu