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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 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 July 2026.
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, Stony Brook University Libraries.
Biographical 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.
INVENTORY
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 |
