ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Title Union Free School District No.5, Levittown, New York Collection
Collection Number SC 235
OCLC Number 122519651
Creator Various
Provenance Donated by Jerome Levitan.
Extent,Scope, and Content Note The collection is comprised of 10 linear inches of papers and files collected by Jerome
Levitan related to the Union Free School District No.5, Levittown between 1952 and 1954. Levitan was elected
as a trustee to the Union Free School District No.5, Levittown in May 1953. In July 1953, it was announced that he was elected president president of the District
5 School Board. He served through 1955.
Arrangement and Processing Note The papers are arranged in the order in which they were received. Finding aid updated and revised by Kristen J. Nyitray in June 2019.
Language English
Restrictions on Access The collection is open to researchers without restriction.
Rights and Permissions Stony Brook University Libraries' consent to access as the physical owner of the collection
does not address copyright issues that may affect publication rights. It is the sole
responsibility of the user of Special Collections and University Archives materials
to investigate the copyright status of any given work and to seek and obtain permission
where needed prior to publication.
Citation [Item], [Box], Union Free School District No.5, Levittown, New York Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Stony Brook University Libraries.
Historical Note Levitan was a graduate of Cornell University (BA, 1944; MBA 1948), he served in Europe during WWII
as a combat officer, achieved the rank of captain, and was awarded the Bronze Star
and Oak Leaf Cluster for bravery under fire. He began his career in New York City
with the Port Authority of New York in municipal finance. He then worked at Revlon,
Inc. for 33 years, where he was Vice President of Marketing. Throughout his life he
was actively involved with many community and educational groups. (Source: obituary,
New York Times, December 6, 2009)
Subjects Union Free School District no. 5 (Levittown, N.Y.) Schools -- New York (State) -- Levittown. Education -- New York (State) -- Levittown. Levittown (N.Y.) -- Politics and government. Long Island (N.Y.) -- Politics and government. Schools. Politics and government. Education. New York (State) -- Long Island. New York (State) -- Levittown.
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Box 1 Board of Education (1953-1954) Board of Education, correspondence (1953-1954) budget (1951-1954) Cafeteria (1952-1954) Campaign (1953) Campaign (1954) Construction (see Box 3 for construction maps and graph) Governmental Statistical Corporation Reports Health and recreation (1952-1953) Insurance King, Gerald Legal Libraries
Box 2 Newspaper clippings Office of the Superintendent Buses (transportation) (2f) Community relations Supervising Principal E. Brownell (report to board) Levittown's Future Depends on Its Schools (A Survey of Levittown Schools) Graph-progress schedule (Wisdom Lane School) Proposed alteration for grade school and plans Maps
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