A Different Drummer Free School Records
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the records of A Different Drummer Free School, including philosophical statements and proposals, membership lists, public announcements, correspondence, financial statements, notes and research papers documenting the school's organization, philosophy and curriculum.
Dates
- 1971-1972
Creator
- A Different Drummer Free School (Organization)
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the University of Illinois-Springfield (UIS).
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection are held by UIS.
Biography
A Different Drummer was an alternative school founded in Springfield in 1971 for students aged ten to eighteen. The school lasted two academic years, 1971-1972 and 1972-1973. The second year was less formal, and for much of that year the school was located in Eleanor Navotnik’s home.
Extent
.13 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Provenance
Gifted to the archives by Ralph Stone on February 10, 1983.
Property Rights
UIS owns the property rights to this collection.
Processing Information
This collection was reprocessed in November 2025.
Creator
- A Different Drummer Free School (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Different Drummer Free School Records
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the UIS Archives/Special Collections Repository
Archives/Special Collections LIB 144
One University Plaza, MS BRK 140
Springfield IL 62703-5407 US
217-206-6520
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