Rural Schools

The Center for the History of Rural Iowa Education and Culture (CHRIEC), of the University of Northern Iowa's Museums (currently administered by Rod Library), is dedicated to the preservation, protection, and dissemination of unique and rare materials documenting America's rural school system and culture with particular emphasis on Iowa and the Mid-West

View more information at the Rural School Collections website: http://museum.library.uni.edu/ruralschool.

Displaying 1301 - 1400 of 9144
Cat. # Name Description
1301 2001.19.3 Book "Everyday Classics. Sixth Reader" and "Baker and Thorndike" on front cover. Spine repeats the same words. Green cover shows a man on horseback. 416 pp. Color: GR
1302 2001.19.4 Book "Elson Primary School Readers, Book One, First Grade." Green decoration around the top of cover. Title information printed on spine. 159 pp. Color: BR,GR
1303 2001.19.5 Book "The Merrill Readers, Third Reader." Written by Franklin B. Dyer and Mary J. Brady. Illustrations by Rhoda Compbell Chase. Has a picture of a Native American shooting a bow on the cover. Title information also on spine. Color: BR,GR
1304 2001.19.6 Book "The Merrill Readers, Second Reader" by Dyer and Brady. Reads "Second Reader" on spine. Has picture of a medieval man on horseback. 192 pp. Color: BR,GR
1305 2001.19.8 Book "Story Hour Readings, Sixth Year," by Hartwell. Same information on spine. Has a picture of a boy and dog reading on front cover. Back cover has some sort of seal. 399 pp. Color: BR,BK
1306 2001.19.9 Book "The Expressive Readers Fourth Reader" by James Baldwin & Ida C. Bender. 258 pages with b/w illustrations throughout. Color: BR,BK,RD
1307 2001.2.1 Book Paperback, "Latta's Book for Teachers." Well worn, cover torn, binding taped. Second portion is "Latta's School Supplies and Library Books". Contents in first section includes pictures, activities and scenes in black and white. Second section is a catalog of teaching supplies, books, apparatus etc. Index on inside front and back covers. Upper right corner of cover is missing. Cover has classroom scene with students, girl raising her hand and rear profile of teacher standing at her desk. Bottom front cover "J.S. LATTA, INC./MAILING PRICE $2.00". Back cover has "Our Guarantee." Color: OR
1308 2001.2.2 Book "District School Recitations" Simple green print on brown cover. Back cover includes Advertisement for "Ford Smiles". Contents include "Pieces to Speak". Color: BR,GR
1309 2001.3.1 Eraser Chalkboard eraser with wood block handle and felt eraser. Top of handle is concave with beveled edges. In center is worn paper lable "No.77/Superior Quality/DUSTLESS BLACKBOARD ERASER" Upper right corner of label is missing, label is stained pinkish. Felt shows wear, attached with glue and loose around edges.
1310 2001.4.1 Book "Along the Way: Easy Growth in Reading", Hildreth, Gertrude, 181 pp. Cover has young girl and woman sitting across from each other at a table on a train. Woman is handing a book to the child who has folded arms.Blue lettering on white on red background. Spine worn, front leaf torn, last two pages torn out. On the title page "SECOND READER LEVEL ONE". Author is from Teachers College, Colunbia Univ., co-authors: Allie Lou Felton, Mabel J. Henderson; Alice Meghan. Illustrated by: Erick Berry, Fredrick C. Chapman. Contents include: Pets, Indians, Rides, Winter and the Woods, Good Time Stories. Color: RD,WH,BL
1311 2001.4.2 Book "Enchanting Stories:Easy Growth in Reading", Hildreth, Gertrude, 182 pp. Cover has blue windmill on tan background. On title page, "THIRD READER LEVEL TWO". Author from Teachers College Columbia University. Co-authors: Allie Lou Fenton, Mabel J. Henderson, Alice Meighen. Illustrated by Jacob Bates Abbot and Henry C. Pitz. An impressed seal from St. Mary's School, Storm Lake Iowa is in Lower right corner. Contents: Animal Tales; Halloween and Christmas; In the Land of Brownies and Giants; Princes and Palaces; In Faraway Lands. Color: BL,TN,RD
1312 2001.4.3 Book "English Grade 5", Authors: Matilda Baily; William Dodge Lewis; Alexander J. Stoddard. 315 pp. Iluustrated by: Rafaello Busoni; Enos B. Comstock; Salley De Frehn; Anne Fleur; Robert Logan; Clara Elsene Peck;Raymond Vartanian. Book title on cover in cursive. Back cover marked up. Color: TN, BL
1313 2001.4.4 Book "Home Life in Far-Away Lands" Wallace W. Atwood, Helen Gross Thomas, 206 pp. Cover depicts nomads with camels and tents in desert. Title page "The Earth and Its People Book One" "Atwood Geography Series". Artwork on title page by N.C. Wyeth "Leaving Port in a Distant Land". Contents: Getting ready to travel; A visit to Belgian Congo; Eskimos of the far north. Color: BR,PK,BK,WH
1314 2001.4.5 Book "Nations Beyond the Sea" Wallace W. Atwood, Helen Goss Thomas, 352 pp. Plus 26 pages on World War II. Maps and illustrations. Cover depicts airplane flying over an island. Title page "The Earth and Its People Book Four" "Atwood Geography Series". Contents: The old world; British empire; France and its possession, The small North Sea contries; Scandinavia and the Baltic countries; Central Europe; Poland and Czechoslovakia; Switzerland; Hungary. Color: BL,WH,BK
1315 2001.5.1 Pad, Writting Green cover " HANDWRITING/TABLET". Civer illustration includes boy in upper left corner, the alphabet, and girl in lower right corner writing the number '10'. Interior tear out paper is in landscape position with alternating green lines of bold - thin - bold. Two pages are written on. On back is price tag " SPARTAN/Dept. 10/COSMETICS/.23". Color: GR, WH
1316 2001.7.1 Book "Number Stories Book 1", Studebaker, J.W.; Findley, W.C.; Knight, F.B.; Gray, William S. 144 pp. Color illustrations by Crane, Don P. Curriculum Foundation Series. Assited by Genevieve Anderson, City Schools, Des Moines. Distributed in the Phillipines 1934. Cover - Clown teaching animals numbers. Back cover - Bear with paws up. On front leaf and title page stamped "School Property". Contents - Part 1 The Monkey Family; Part 2 Two Little Bears; Part 3 The Circus; Work Pages. Color: GR,BK,RD
1317 2001.7.2 Book "Busy Little Brownies", Banta, N. Moore. 128 pp. Illustrated by Dulin, Dorothy. Cover - two 'brownies' dancing, yellow trees in lower right. Spine torn, stained, front leaf torn. Contents - short stories about fairies. Color: GY,BK,YL
1318 2001.7.3 Book "Science Stories Book One", Beauchamp, Wilbur L.; Crampton, Gertrude; Gray, William S. Life Reading Service. Illustrated by Hurford, Miriam Story; Crane, Donn P.; Burroughs, Stanley; Pray, Leon L. (Field Museum); Summers, Francis (Illinois State Museum). Cover - boy and dog near stream and tree with squirrel, bird and frog, sun and star. Contents - Seasons, Weather, Animals, Planets, Sun, Moon, Stars. Color: RD, BK
1319 2001.7.4 Book "Bunny Bright Eyes", Smith, Laura Rountree. 128 pp. Illustrated by Dunlin, Dorothy. Cover - Rabbit at table with writing tools. Contents - 12 chapters about Bunny Bright, 3 chapters about Cotton-tail stories. Color: GY, BK, RD
1320 2001.7.5 Book "Science All About Us", Burke, Agnes; Craig, Gerald S. 160 pp. Illustrated by Hendrickson, David; Abbot, Jacob B.; Sichel, Harold. Authors form Columbia Univ. Cover has two rabbits sitting in forrest. $.50 written in pencil at top. Contents - The Seasons, Animals, Plants, Things that are not alive, Weather, The Magnet, What makes things go, An easy Way, Water, Homes. Color: OR, BK, PR
1321 2001.7.6 Book "A Childs Book of Teeth", Ferguson, Harrison Wader, D.D.S.; 106 pp. Illustrated by author. Cover - teeth marching in uniform carrying toothbrushes. Stamped on front leaf "School Property", written in ink "Pleasant Center No. 5" written in pencil "John". 32 chapters. Color: BR,WH,RD
1322 2001.7.7 Book "Going to School in Animal Land", Cowles, Julia Darrow. 126 pp. Ilustrated by Dulin, Dorothy. Cover - owl, duck, frog, bear and crescent moon. Last page has advertisement. Contents - stories with animals. Color: GY,BL,YL
1323 2002.1.2 Diploma Cardboard cover reads "Public School diploma" engraved on it. Inside is the actual diploma, for Clarine Johnson, who graduated from a rural school in Hamilton County, Iowa. Signed by E. F. Snow, county superintendent, on June 11, 1920, at Webster City, Iowa. Color: BR,WH,BK,RD
1324 2002.16.3 Notebook Composition book containing notes that Johanna Knudsen Miller took while she attended Iowa State Normal School. Cover is black and "Composition" is debossed into it. The edges of the pages are red. 2002.16.3 (Notebook) image
1325 2002.16.4 Notebook Notes created and collected by Johanna Knudsen Miller, most likely after she was married and temporarily retired from teaching. She had once attended Iowa State Normal School. The address on the cover reads "1806 Tremont St.," likely in Cedar Falls. Includes several loose-leaf pieces. The cover is brown, and it is bound by two binder rings. 2002.16.4 (Notebook) image
1326 2002.27.0226F Notebook Page Handwritten notebook page in cursive, starts with "1-(a) The images of sin is death." The reverse side of the page is ruled but nothing is written on it.
1327 2002.5.1 Book "Health Habits" by S. Weir Newmeyer and Edwin C. Broome. Black & white illustrations by Marie Schubert. 207 pp. Handwritten black ink on front cover page: Health habits is the same as Pathways in Health Land." Black ink on cover and spine. Label pasted on the inside of the front cover: Lists vol. #, cost, school, township, and rules for care of books. Color: BR,BL,BK
1328 2002.5.10 Book "Four American Pioneers" by Frances M. Perry and katharine Beebe. A collection of stories about Daniel boone, George Rogers clark, Davy Crockett, and Kit Carson. Part of the "Four Great Americans" series. 254 pp. Some black and white illustrations. Green cloth cover with black ink on the cover and spine. Label pasted on the inside of the front cover listing the vol. #, price, school district township, county, and rules for book care. Color: GR,BK
1329 2002.5.11 Book "Globe Manual" for use with stand and suspension globes. 58 pp. Blue green paperback manual with black ink on the front cover. Some waterspots on the back cover. Some illustrations, black and white. Color: BL GR,BK
1330 2002.5.12.1 Book "Tales of Chivalry and the Olden Time" selected works of Sir Walter Scott. Part of the English Classics Series. Black and white illustrations. 153 pp. Dark green cloth binding with black ink on front cover and spine. Label pasted on the inside of the front cover listing the vol. #, price, school, township, and rules for book care. Color: GR,BK
1331 2002.5.12.2 Book "Tales from Scottish History" in prose and verse, edited by William J. Rolfe. A collection of Scottish prose and poety of various authors. Some black & white illustrations. 210 pp. Dark green cloth binding with black ink on the cover and spine. Label pasted on the inside of the front cover listing the vol. #, price, school, township, and rules for book care. Color: GR,BK
1332 2002.5.13 Book "The Weavers Children" by Eva Ekins. 208 pp. Beige/gray cover with blue and black ink and black ink on the spine. Some black and white illustrations. Label pasted on the inside of the front cover listing the vol. #, price, school, township, and rules for book care. Color: TN,BL,BK
1333 2002.5.14 Book "Iowa and the Nation" by George Chandler and John L. Cherny. 365 pp. Dark green cover with gold ink stamped on the cover and spine. Pencil written on the inside cover: "Camillus Walsh" and "John Martens Gilmore City Iowa". Some black and white illustrations. Color: GR,GD
1334 2002.5.15 Book "Chinese Fables and Folk Stories", by Mary Hayes Davis and Chow Leung. 214 pp. A collection of traditional Chinese stories with an introduction and a word list/ legend for Chinese symbols. Gray/brown with green ink on the cover and spine. Some black and white illustrations. Label pasted on the inside of the front cover listing the vol. #, price, school, township, and rules for book care. Color: BR,GR
1335 2002.5.17 Book "Makers of the Nation" by Fanny E. Coe. 384 pp. Some black and white illustrations. Some works in pencil and ink on the first cover page. More marks on the publishing page. Some writing in pencil on the inside of the back cover. "Lincoln 383 - Maye 324" Gray green cover with yellow and black. Black printing on cover & spine. Label pasted on the inside of the front cover listing the vol. #, price, school, township, and rules for book care. Color: GR,BK,YL
1336 2002.5.18 Book "Makers and Defenders of America" by Anna Elizabeth Foote and Avery Warner Skinner. Green cover with yellow. Black print on covers and spine. 348 pp. And index. Some black and white illustrations. Label pasted on the front cover listing the vol. #, price, school, township, and rules for book care. Color: GR,YL, BK
1337 2002.5.19 Book "Seven American Classics" edited by William Swinton and Goerge Cathcurt. 218 pp. Yellow cover with black printing on front, back and spine. Label pasted on the inside of the front cover listing the vol. #, price, school, township, and rules for book care. Color: YL,BK
1338 2002.5.2 Book "American History" Second book by Arthur C. Perry, Jr., Ph. D. and Gertrude A. Rice. 339 pp. An introductory history text, designed to stir students interest in the subject and expose the student to the importance of American history. Pencil writing on title page: "Norman Hansen". Color: BR,YL,BK
1339 2002.5.20 Book "Philip of Texas - a story of sheep raising in Texas" by James Otis. 155 pp. Some black and white illustrations. Yellow cover with black and brown printing. Label pasted on the inside of the front cover listing the vol. #, price, school, township, and rules for book care. Color: YL,BR,BK
1340 2002.5.21.1 Book "The Ways We Travel" by Frances Carpenter. 298 pp. Yellow cover with red print. Color photo on p. 11. Black and white photos throughout. Book is slightly warped. Label pasted on the inside of the front cover listing the vol. #, price, school, township, and rules for book care. Color: YL,RD
1341 2002.5.21.2 Book "The House We Live In" by Frank G. Carpenter and Frances Carpenter. 204 pp. Color photo on front cover. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. Label pasted on the inside of the front cover listing the vol. #, price, school, township, and rules for book care. Color: YL,RD
1342 2002.5.21.3 Book "The Food We Eat" by Frank G. Carpenter and Frances Carpenter. 181 pp. Yellow with red print. Color photo on front and imultiple llustrations throughout.Green label for name/address and school, also lists care guidelines - pasted on the inside . Two black ink "Pocahontas County rural Schools" stamps on front cover page, 2 on back. One purple ink ":4" on front cover. Color: YL,RD
1343 2002.5.21.4 Book "Ourselves and Our City" by Frances Carpenter. F.R.G.S.297 pp. Yellow with red print. Label pasted on the inside of the front cover listing the vol. #, price, school, township, and rules for book care. One colored photo in front, and black and white illustrations throughout. Color: YL,RD
1344 2002.5.22 Book "Rambles in Europe" by Roderick Peattie. 247 pp. Gray cover with orange print on covers & spine. Black & white illustrations throughout. Label pasted on inside of front cover listing vol. #, cost, school district, year, township and rules for book care. Color: GR,OR
1345 2002.5.23 Book "Art Stories" Book Three by William G. Whitford, Edna B. Leik, and William S. Gray. 176 pp. Blue cover with navy print and two vertical yellow stripes on the cover. Color illus. throughout. Label on inside of front cover. Lists Vol. #, cost, school district, year, name, country, and rules for book care. Color: BL,DK BL,YL
1346 2002.5.24.2 Book "Pathways in Science III - Our Wide Wide World" by Gerald S. Craig and Sara E. Baldwin. Duplicate copy. 307 pp. Blue cover with black. Light blue printing. Two black ink stamps on front cover pages, two on back. This book is Part 3 of the Pathways in Science series. 437.7 on publishing page. Color: BL,LT BL,BK
1347 2002.5.25 Book Pathways in Science IV, "The Earth and Living things" by Gerald S. Craig and Beatrice Davis Hurley. 317 pp. One color illustration in front, black and white throughout. Two black ink stamps on front, two on back inside cover. Color: RD,BK,GR
1348 2002.5.26 Book Three teachers' manuals in a home-made binding. The teachers' manual to accompany Pathways in Science textbooks: "We Look About Us" by Gerald S. Craig and Agnes Burke, "Out of Doors" by Gerald S. Craig and Sara e. Baldwin, and "Our wide Wide world" by Gerald S. Craig & Sara E. Baldwin. The manuals are held in the book by strings, which are strung through small holes pierced in the spines. Each manual is only about 1/8" thick. They are green, orange and blue, respectively. Each has black lettering. They are separated by sheets of orange. Paper sheets are 40 - 50 pages each. Color: YL,PK,GR,BR
1349 2002.5.27 Book "George Washington" by James Baldwin. 65 pp. Blue with red print. Black and white illustrations inside. Label inside the front cover listing school district, township, couny. And rules for book care. Color: BL,RD
1350 2002.5.29 Book "Elson-Gray Basic Readers Book One" by William H. Elson and William S. Gray. 175 pp. Navy blue cover with green and orange lettering/ illustrations. Green and white illustrations on front and back cover pages. Color illustrations throuhout. Part of the curriculum foundation series. Label on the inside of the front cover listing school district, township, year, county, and rules for book care. Color: BL,GR,OR
1351 2002.5.30 Book "Study Arithmetics" Grade Four - Standard Service Series, by F. B. Knight, G. M. Ruch, J. W. Studebaker, and W. C. Findley. 352 pp. Arithmetic textbook. Brown cover with red and yellow lettering/ illustrations on covers/spine. The book is very worn and there is pencil writing throughout. Brown and white illustrations on front & back interior cover pages. Some color illustrations inside. Color: BR,RD,YL
1352 2002.5.31 Book "Singing Wheels" by Mabel O;Donnell, illustrated by Florence and Margaret Hoopes. 384 pp. Dark rusty orange cover with yellow/blue illustrations and lettering. Black ink stamps on front interior cover pages. Color illus. throughout. Color: BR,RD,YL
1353 2002.5.32 Booklet "Achievement Tests Form A Biology Activities" by B. B. Vance, C. A. Barker, and D. F. Miller, 1948. Mostly blank. Softback, brown covers, bound by two staples. Color: BK,WH 2002.5.32 (Booklet) image
1354 2002.5.34 Book "Let's Play Outdoors" by Juliet Scott Miller. 34 pp. Children's book of games and rules for playing outside. Color cover with children playing hide and seek. Yellow and brown lettering on the cover. Small picture on back cover. Two stamps on the inside o
1355 2002.5.35.1 Book "Teaching Mathematics through School Savings - Information, Activities and Problems. For Grades 7-9" by Irene M. Reid, M. A. 30 pp. Navy blue cover with white print "Raymond" penciled on front cover. Color: BL,WH
1356 2002.5.35.2 Book "Lessons in Arithmetic through School Savings". For elementary grades, by Irene M. Reid, M. A. 26 pp. Red paper cover with white. Color: RD,WH
1357 2002.5.35.3 Book "School Savings in the Social Studies" by Ruth Wood Gavian Ph. D. 32 pp. Green paper cover with a white rectangle and black printing. The entire bottom right corner of the book is bent. Otherwise the book is in excellent condition. Color: GR,BK,WH
1358 2002.5.37 Book "Teachers' Manual for Journeys through North America" by De Forest Stull, and Roy Witlatch. 106 pp. Paperback teachers manual. Green cover with black print. Some spots on front cover by brown spine. "Lizard, Calligan" written in blue ink over title. Color: GR,BK
1359 2002.5.38 Book "Teachers Answer Book - Number Stories Book 3". 16 pp. Green paper cover with red print. "Printed in the United States of America" in red on the back cover. Color: GR,RD
1360 2002.5.39 Book "Newspapers" by Martha F. Sager. Unit Study Book #609. 36 pp. Orange paper cover with black and white lettering and details. Book has many black and white photos and illustrations. "Hazel Gordisson" written in black ink on front cover Color: OR,BK,WH
1361 2002.5.40 Book "Plain English Handbook. New Edition. A Complete Guide toCorrectness," by J. Martyn Walsh and Anna kathleen Walsh. 136 pp. Brown paper cover has two black ink stamps on it. Multiple black ink stamps on the interior cover page, Preface,and Table of Contents. One stamp on back cover. Color: BR
1362 2002.5.4.1 Book "The Story of Japan" by R. Van Bergen M. A. A narrative history of Japan with black & white illustrations. The cover is yellow with black ink. The book is warped. 313 pp. Label pasted on the inside of the front cover listing vol. #, price, school district, township and rules for book care. Color: YL,BK
1363 2002.5.4.2 Book "The Story of China". A narrative history of China with black and white illustrations. 236 pp. By R. Van Bergen, M. A. 236 pp. Label pasted on the inside of the front cover lsting vol. #, price, school district, year, township and rules for book care. Color: YL,BK
1364 2002.5.41 Book "Answers for Busy Beavers" . 32 pp. No author or publishing date in book. Red cover with black printing. Black ink stamp on front cover "Property of Pocahontas County Rural Schools, Township.. District.." Lizard, Calligan filled in with pen on dotted lines of stamp. Slight ink bleeding from cover onto first page, but otherwise very good condition. Color: RD,BK
1365 2002.5.42 Book "Portfolio for Teachers of Five Year Old Children" Brown two pocket folder with black printing. Forward and table of contents printed on the left hand side of the folder (when opened). Black ink stamp on right side: "Property of Pocahontas County Rural Schools," lists township and district. Color: Bown
1366 2002.5.43B Book "General Civics for Iowa Schools" Government and Citizenship. 88 pp. Gray paper cover with blue stripes and printing. United States and Iowa flags in red, white and blue. No stamps, writing, or marking. Slight discoloration on cover. Color: GY,BL,RD
1367 2002.5.44.1 Book "Guidebook for Friends and Neighbors and More Friends and Neighbors," by William S. Gray and Lilian Gray. Basic reader for second grade. Curriculum Foundations Series, Teachers Guide book. Red cover with white printing, "Property of" label printed on the back cover. 256 pp. Pencil writing: word list in the back of the book. Color: RD,WH
1368 2002.5.44.2 Book "Guidebook for Streets and Roads and More Streets and Roads (Third Grade Program)" Basic Readers Curriculum Foundations Series, by William S. Gray and Lillian Gray. Green cover with white printing. Black ink stamp on front cover: "Property of Pocahontas County Rural Schools Lizard Twp., Calligan Dist." Written in on stamp. Color: GR,WH
1369 2002.5.45 Book "Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van winkle, by Washington Irving. 78 pp. English Reading for Schools Lakeside Series. Notes and introduction by E. O. Vaile. Discolored cover now brown (once white?) with green print. Back cover and inside of cover pages have information about books from Ainsworth and Co. No marks/ stamps. Color: BR,GN
1370 2002.5.46 Book "Kitty Mittens" by Annie Chase. 32 pp. Instructor Literature Series - No. 31. A collection of short stories with black and white illustrations. Pink cover with black print and a picture of a cat. "Mizz Hazel Jordson" written in pen on cover. Color: PK,BK,WH
1371 2002.5.48.1 Book "Study Arithmetics" Teacher's Answer book, Grade 3. 26 pp. Green paper cover with black print. Picture on front cover with a boy riding bike by a girl rollerskating. Both are chasing a dog that has a math assignment in its mouth. There is no date or publisher printed on this book. This book is part of a multi-volume series of "Study Arithmetics" Teachers answer books, Cat. #s 2002.5.48.001 through 2002.5.48.0005. Color: GR,BK
1372 2002.5.48.2 Book "Study Arithmetics" Teacher's Answer book, Grade 5. 34 pp. Green paper cover with black print. Picture on front cover - a boy and a girl flying a toy ariplane. There is no date or publisher printed on this book. This book is part of a multi-volume series of "Study Arithmetics" Teachers answer books, Cat. #s 2002.5.48.001 through 2002.5.48.0005. Color: GN,BK
1373 2002.5.48.3 Book "Study Arithmetics" Teacher's Answer book, Grade 6. 40 pp. Green paper cover with black print. Picture on front cover - a boy,a girl and a dog standing in front of a train. Paper cover badly tattered. Front cover taped on to the book. Two loose pages in the front of the book. This book is part of a multi-volume series of "Study Arithmetics" Teachers answer books, Cat. #s 2002.5.48.001 through 2002.5.48.0005. Color: GN,BK
1374 2002.5.48.4 Book "Study Arithmetics" Teacher's Answer book, Grade 7. 30 pp. Green paper cover with black print. Picture on front cover - a boy and a girl planting potted plants, a fence and portis in the background. This book has a split spine, and is missing several pages. This book is part of a multi-volume series of "Study Arithmetics" Teachers answer books, Cat. #s 2002.5.48.001 through 2002.5.48.0005. Color: GR,BK
1375 2002.5.48.5 Book "Study Arithmetics" Teacher's Answer book, Grade 8. 32 pp. Green paper cover with black print. Picture on front cover - two girls walk across the cross walk toward a crossing guard. There is a piece of string strung through the top of the book's spine. There are several staples holding the book together. This book is part of a multi-volume series of "Study Arithmetics" Teachers answer books, Cat. #s 2002.5.48.001 through 2002.5.48.0005. Color: GR,BK
1376 2002.5.49 Book "Dick and Jane" by Elson and Gray. 40 pp. Pre-primer. Green cover with black and orange. Illustration on front cover, a boy pushing a girl on a swing. Tape covering spine, and part of the front and back covers "DIC" for DICK written in pen on the tape on the front cover. Color photos throughout the book. Part of the "Curriculum Foundation Series." label pasted in the inside of the front cover, lists vol. # , cost, school district, township, and rules for care. Color: GR,BK,OR
1377 2002.5.5 Book "Guideposts to Citizenship" by Charles Edgar Ruch, B. S. A collection of stories about civic leaders in our nation's history. 278 pp. Label pasted on the inside of the front cover lists vol. #, price, school district, township, county, funding, and rules for care of books. Color: GR,BK
1378 2002.5.50 Book "Health Stories Book three" by Anna T Bowse, Florence E. Matthews, and William S. Gray. 208 pp. Yellow cloth cover with blue. Black printing. Two boys and a dog playing in water on the front cover. Color illustrations throughout. Yellow and blue print on the inside cover pages. Label pasted on the inside of the front cover pages listing school district, township, vol. #, price and rules for book care. Color: YL,BK,BL
1379 2002.5.51 Book "Health by Doing" by William E.Burkhard Ph. D., Raymond L. Chambers, Ph. D., Frederick W. Maroney, M.D. 323 pp. Orange cloth cover with yellow and black. Boy and girl running over a hill with a dog, the sun shining over head. Illus. on front covers. A few spots on the lower right corner of the front cover edges of cover worn. Part of the Health & Happiness Success Series. "Lizard - Calligan" written in blue ink on the inside cover page. Color: OR,BK,YL
1380 2002.5.52 Book "The Museum Comes to Life", by Maribelle Cormack and William P. Alexander. 207 pp. Yellow cloth bound cover with black print. Illustration on front cover - a lynx or other large cat. Black and white illustrations on front and back inside cover pages. Black and white illustrations throughout. Label pasted on the inside of the front cover pages listing school district, township, vol. #, price and rules for book care. Color: YL,BK
1381 2002.5.53 Book "The Busy Little Honey Bee" by Josephine Morse True. 63 pp. Light green cover. Black & white picture on front of a bee on a flower. Picture surrounded by an illustration of bees, flowers, and two bee lines. Label posted on the front inside cover listing volume #, price, school district, township, and rules for book care. Color: GR,WH,PK,BK
1382 2002.5.54 Book "Our Nation Begins" by Eugene C. Barker, William E. Dodd, and Walter D. Webb. 342 pp. Red cloth cover with a blue outline of the United States. Illustrated pilgrims and a picture of a log cabin superimposed over the outline of the United States. "Lizard Calligan" written in black ink on the first cover page. Color: RD,BL,PK
1383 2002.5.55 Book "Cha-ki-shi" by Halla Rhode and Bessie Coon. Illus. by Christian Peterson. Children's book about a Meskwaki Indian. Color and black and white illustrations. 191 pp. Orange cover with black lettering and a symbol. Black lettering on spine. Color: OR,BK
1384 2002.5.56 Book "Pathways in Healthland" by S.Weir Newmeyer, A.A., M. C. and Edwin C. Broome, Ph. D. LLD. Blue cloth cover with black and yellow. Picture of a boy and girl swimming on front cover. Label posted on the front inside cover listing volume #, price, school district and township. Color: BL,BK,YL
1385 2002.5.57 Book "Health in "Good Habit Land" by S. Weir Newmeyer, A. A., M. D. and Edwin C. Broome, Ph. D. LL.D. Red cover with black and white. Picture of a boy and girl sledding with a snowman on the front cover. Label posted on the front inside cover listing volume #, price, school district, township, and rules for book care. Color: RD,BK,WH
1386 2002.5.6 Book "Storyland" by Catharine T. Bryce, Rose Lees Hardy and Edna Turpin with illus. by CT Nightingale and others. 287 pp. A collection of stories for children. Black ink stamp on front cover: "Pocahontas County Schools". Also lists township and district. Color: GR,YL,BK
1387 2002.5.7 Book "The Play Road to Health" by S. Weir Newmayer M. D. and Edwin C. Broome, Ph. D. 144 pp. A collection of children's stories designed to promote healthy habits in children. Handwritten black ink on front cover: "This book The Playground to Health is the same book as Health in Good Habit Land." Label pasted on the inside of the front cover listing the vol. #, price, school, township, and rules for book care. Color: YL,GR,BK
1388 2002.5.8 Book "Founders of Our nation", by Reuben Post Halleck, M.A. and Juliette Frantz, M A. 320 pp. An American history text covering the period of exploration and colonization up to the exploits of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. Label pasted on the inside of the front cover listing the vol. #, price, school, township, and rules for book care. Color: GY,RD,BL
1389 2002.5.9 Book "For the Storyteller" by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey. 261 pp. The book teaches the art of story telling using excerpts from various short stories. Black wrting on front cover "Calligan School District #1 Lizard Twp. Teacher: Grace D. Collins." Color: GR,GD
1390 2002.7.0026I Notebook Page Unruled notebook page. No writing on it but the ink from the reverse side is bleeding through. Reverse side says is dated "OCTOBER 20, 1901" and has a lesson plan VI.
1391 2002.7.0050 Letter Letter from J. S. Boles, Physician and Surgeon to F. W. Cover. Handwritten in black ink on lined stationery.
1392 2002.7.0052 Program Program for Barnes City High School May 22, 1908.; Program printed in black ink on white paper.
1393 2002.7.0057 Memorandum "Not under Control" . Notes written in black ink on lined two-hole punched paper. Written on first line is Nantucket Jan 23, '09. 2002.7.0057 (Memorandum) image
1394 2002.7.0068 Letter Letter of recommendation for F. W. Cover. Describes Mr. Cover's traits and his record of employment at Shellsburg schools. Describes Mr. Cover's character and qualities, recommends him for employment.
1395 2002.7.0270 Photograph Black and white collage photo mounted on cardboard. Arrangement of Shellsburg High School class of 1909 in Benton County, Iowa. Fred W. Cover and eleven students all have individual oval pictures with their names written below. The school is a rectangular photo above the students and Mr. Cover. 2002.7.0270 (Photograph) image
1396 2002.7.0272 Photograph Black and white mounted photo of thirty-eight people posed on a house's front porch at 2005 Normal (now called College) St., Cedar Falls, IA. Fred W. Cover is second from the right, front row. "Ellison" is on a small sign by the front door. 2002.7.0272 (Photograph) image
1397 2002.7.11 Card Tenth grade report card for Fred Cover of Keswick Public Schools, Keokuk County, IA. Dated 1896. Signed by the teacher/principal, Rupert A. Nourse. Includes grades for several courses. A note in pink ink on the back reads " Promoted - 4 mos. work to be made up. R. A. Nourse."
1398 2002.7.112 Contract State of Iowa Teacher's Contract for F. W. Cover. White paper with a blue border. Form in blue type. Color: BK,WH,BL 2002.7.112 (Contract) image
1399 2002.7.12 Card Report card for Fred Cover of Keswick Public Schools, Keokuk County, 10th grade. Dated 1897. Signed by the teacher/principal, Rupert A. Nourse, and Mr. Cover's parents. Color: WH,BK
1400 2002.7.14 Book "Allen and Greenaugh's Latin Grammar" by James Greenaugh and George L. Kittredge. Green cloth-bound book with designs embossed on green cover and brown spine. "Grammar" in raised lettering on the front cover page and brown spine. "March 15, 1851 Pearl Green Keswick, Iowa Pearl Green" written on the inside of the front cover page. Color: GR,BR,GD
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