Winifred Ward (1884-1975) Papers 1917-1978

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Winifred Ward (1884-1975) Papers 1917-1978

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Winifred Louise Ward began her studies as an undergraduate student at Northwestern University's Cumnock School of Oratory. After two years of directing plays and declamation contests, and teaching grade school she attended the University of Chicago. She received her Ph.D. in education in 1918. Soon after, Ward was asked to teach at Northwestern University's School of Oratory and that year began as an instructor and assistant professor, a career which was to last until her retirement in 1950. She opened a new field of education: the teaching of drama with and for children (creative drama and children's theater) to prospective teachers. In 1924, the elementary schools of Evanston, Illinois made the creative dramatics course a curricular subject, and Ward became the first supervisor, a position she held until her retirement in 1950. Ward wrote four books: Creative Dramatics, Theater for Children, Playmaking With Children, and Stories to Dramatize. The Winifred Ward Papers are divided into eleven main categories and also include additions: Biographical and Genealogical Material, General Correspondence, Northwestern University Material, Honorary Awards and Degrees, Children's Theater, Creative Dramatics Material, Books and Pamphlets Material, Conferences and Conventions, Speeches and Articles, Trips and Tours Material, Addenda, and Photographs.

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Ward, Winifred, 1884-

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Pioneer children's theater specialist; Professor of Speech, Northwestern University, 1918-1950. From the description of Papers, 1917-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122401440 Winifred Louise Ward was born October 29, 1884 in Eldora, Iowa, the youngest daughter of Allena Dimmick and George W. Ward, prominent Eldora lawyer. She had two sisters, Ethel Ward and Mrs. Marian Nuckolls, and a brother, Clinton, who was killed at age 21. Ward graduated from Eldora Hi...

Children's Theatre of Evanston

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The Children's Theatre of Evanston, a youth theatre and theatre school, was created in the fall of 1925 when Winifred Ward, theatre professor at Northwestern University, saw a need for a children's theatre connected to both the University and the Evanston school districts. Winifred Ward, Dean Ralph Dennis of the Speech School at Northwestern and Alexander Dean, head of the University Theatre, were the principal founders of the theatre. Winifred Ward, the director of the theatre from 1925-1950, d...