| Description |
Originals: .2 lin. ft. |
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Copies;Scrapbooks: 1 microfilm reel. |
| Form |
Scrapbooks Available on microfilm only. (Originals destroyed after filming). New York Public Library; call number Sc Micro R-4842. |
| Summary |
The collection consists of biographical information, a family history written by Mrs. Ayer possibly for her daughter, Elizabeth, and a few items related to her professional activities before and after retirement in 1954. The scrapbooks, 1931-66, deal with Mrs. Ayer's appointment and career as an assistant principal and principal, and include samples of columns in the "New York Amsterdam News." |
| Note |
Photographs transferred to Photographs and Prints Division. |
| Biography |
Gertrude Elise (née Johnson) McDougal Ayer, 1884-?, was born in New York City, attended City and Hunter Colleges and Columbia University. She began teaching in New York City public elementary schools in 1905, and was the first vocational guidance instructor in an elementary school. In 1924 and 1936 Ayer was appointed assistant principal and principal, respectively. For twenty-five years she was the only black person to hold the position of principal within the New York City public school system. |
| Finding Aids |
Partial inventory available. |
| Subject |
Ayer, Gertrude E. (Gertrude Elise), 1884-1971.
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Ayer, Elise Johnson McDougal.
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Teachers -- New York (State) -- New York.
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School principals -- United States.
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Elementary school teachers -- New York (State) -- New York.
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African American teachers -- New York (State) -- New York.
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African American school principals -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Women teachers -- New York (State) -- New York.
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African American women -- New York (State) -- New York.
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African American school principals -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
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| Occupation |
Memoirs. |
| Call No. |
Sc MG 277
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| Research Call Number |
Sc MG 277
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Sc Micro R-4842 (Microfilm)
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