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| 501 | 1986.4.416 | Memorandum | Final examination grade list for 6th grade boys. Lists student's names and scores. Undated. Likely used by Aletha Jacobs Hutchison in Wright County, Iowa, Webster County, Iowa, or Dauphin County, Pennsylvania in the early 1920s. This list features many of the same names from item 1986.4.398. |
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| 502 | 1986.4.42 | Photograph | Unidentified church. Large brick church with elegant windows. The front entrance is part of a bell tower. The trees surrounding the church are leaveless. |
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| 503 | 1986.4.423 | Plan, lesson | "Lesson Plan for Class in Physics," prepared by Mr. B. M. Light. The lesson topic is on inclined planes. Written with a typewriter. |
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| 504 | 1986.4.424 | Examination | Series of ten questions for a 6th grade history examination, early 1920s. Typewritten. Used by Aletha Jacobs Hutchison as she taught in Hummelstown High School, Dauphin County, PA. Color: BK,WH |
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| 505 | 1986.4.426 | Examination | Series of ten questions for a 6th grade history final examination, early 1920s. Typewritten. Used by Aletha Jacobs Hutchison as she taught in Hummelstown High School, Dauphin County, PA. Color: BK,WH |
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| 506 | 1986.4.427 | Examination | Series of ten questions for a 6th grade arithmetic examination, early 1920s. Typewritten. Used by Aletha Jacobs Hutchison as she taught in Hummelstown High School, Dauphin County, PA. Color: BK,WH |
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| 507 | 1986.4.428 | Examination | Series of ten questions for an arithmetic examination, early 1920s. Likely for grade 6. Used by Aletha Jacobs Hutchison as she taught in Hummelstown High School, Dauphin County, PA. Color: BK,WH |
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| 508 | 1986.4.430 | Examination | Series of ten questions for an examination relating to health and hygiene, early 1920s. Likely for grade 6. Typewritten. Used by Aletha Jacobs Hutchison as she taught in Hummelstown High School, Dauphin County, PA. Color: BK,WH |
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| 509 | 1986.4.43 | Photograph | Aletha Jacobs standing in front of a leafy tree and some bushes. "D17" is stamped in the bottom left corner. |
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| 510 | 1986.4.432 | Examination | Typewritten test questions for 6th grade English, early 1920s. Used by Aletha Jacobs Hutchison as she taught in Hummelstown High School, Dauphin County, PA. Color: BK,WH |
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| 511 | 1986.4.434 | Examination | Series of ten questions for a 6th grade arithmetic examination. Dated "Mid-Years 1924, 1925." Typewritten. Used by Aletha Jacobs Hutchison as she taught in Hummelstown High School, Dauphin County, PA. Color: BK,WH |
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| 512 | 1986.4.435 | Examination | Geography examination for grade 6. Handwritten on lined paper. Early 1920s. Likely used by Aletha Jacobs Hutchson while she taught in Pennsylvania, either at Hummelstown High School (Dauphin County) or Reamstown (East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County). Color: BK,WH |
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| 513 | 1986.4.436 | Examination | English examination for grade 6, March 1925. Handwritten in ink on lined paper. Used by Aletha Jacobs Hutchison as she taught in Hummelstown High School, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Color: BK,WH,BL |
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| 514 | 1986.4.437 | Examination | Hygiene examination, ten questions, handwritten in pencil on lined paper. Early 1920s. Likely used by Aletha Jacobs Hutchison while she taught in Pennsylvania, either in Hummelstown High School (Dauphin County) or Reamstown School (East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County). Color: BK,WH,BL |
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| 515 | 1986.4.438 | Examination | History examination for grade 6, 1925. Handwritten on lined paper. Used by Aletha Jacobs Hutchison while she taught in Hummelstown High School, Dauphin County, PA. Color: BK,WH,BL |
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| 516 | 1986.4.439 | Examination | Geography examination, 1924. Used by Aletha Jacobs Hutchison while she taught in Hummelstown High School, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Color: WH,BK,PK |
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| 517 | 1986.4.441 | Book | 1924 class register from the Hummelstown High School, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Titled "Roberts & Meck's Fundamental Class Registrar No. 1," published by Roberts & Meck Publishers, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1924. "Mrs. Hutchison" is written on the bottom right corner of the front cove and "Ethel R, Mrs. Knisely 223 S. 14th Street" written in the top right corner of the first page. A list of students involved with the Red Cross and their charges are listed on the last page. The class roster lists thirty-one students. Softback, brown covers, bound with thread. 3 of 3. Aletha Hutchison Jacobs, born in Buchannan County, Iowa, was a teacher for rural schools in Benton County (1900-1902), Buchanan County (1902-1907), Black Hawk County (1912-1916), Grundy County (1916-1920), Wright County (1920-1921), and Webster County (1922). In 1922 she moved to Pennsylvania with her husband, Elmer. There she taught at Hummelstown High School in Dauphin County (1922-1924) and Reamstown School in East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County (1926-1960). |
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| 518 | 1986.4.442 | Examination | Final examination for a hygiene course, dated May 1924. Handwritten on lined paper. Likely used by Aletha Jacobs Hutchison while she taught in Hummelstown High School, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Color: WH,BK |
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| 519 | 1986.4.443 | Examination | Spelling examination dated May 1924. Handwritten on lined paper. Likely used by Aletha Jacobs Hutchison while she taught in Hummelstown High School, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Color: WH,BK |
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| 520 | 1986.4.444 | Examination | Spelling examination dated March 1925. Handwritten on lined paper. Likely used by Aletha Jacobs Hutchison while she taught in Hummelstown High School, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Color: WH,BK |
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| 521 | 1986.4.445 | Examination | Ten examination questions on geography, May 1924. Handwritten on lined paper, 2 pages. Likely used by Aletha Jacobs Hutchison while she taught in Hummelstown High School, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Color: WH,BK |
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| 522 | 1986.4.446 | Notes | Titled "Fit for Service." Handwritten on lined paper. Lists several statements about hygiene and good practices for students. Likely used by Aletha Jacobs Hutchison while she taught in Pennsylvania, either at Hummelstown High School (Dauphin County) or Reamstown School (East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County). Color: WH,BK |
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| 523 | 1986.4.447 | Notes | Handwritten list of people paying for Red Cross seals. Early 1920s. Likely used by Aletha Jacobs Hutchison as she taught in Pennsylvania, either at Hummelstown High School (Dauphin County) or Reamstown School (East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County). Color: WH,BK |
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| 524 | 1986.4.448 | Notes | Teacher's notes explaining what work the 6th grade boys had done in English since Sept. 1, 1924. Handwritten on lined paper. Likely written by Aletha Jacobs Hutchison when she taught at Hummelstown High School, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. |
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| 525 | 1986.4.449 | Notes | Teacher's notes explaining what arithmetic topics the 6 grade boys had worked on since "Sept. 1, 1924." Handwritten on lined paper. Used by Aletha Jacobs Hutchison as she taught in Hummelstown High School, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Color: WH,BK |
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| 526 | 1986.4.45 | Photograph | Two unidentified women in coats, standing on sidewalk in front of a two-story house. |
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| 527 | 1986.4.450 | Notes | Series of ten questions for a geography examination. Handwritten on lined paper. Likely used by Aletha Jacobs Hutchison in the early 1920s while she taught in Pennsylvania, either at Hummelstown High School (Dauphin County) or Reamstown School (East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County). Color: WH,BK |
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| 528 | 1986.4.451 | Examination | Ten questions for an arithmetic examination, dated November 1923 and December 1924. Handwritten on lined paper. Likely used by Aletha Jacobs Hutchison while she taught in Hummelstown High School, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Color: WH, BK, BL |
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| 529 | 1986.4.452 | Examination | Series of questions for a hygiene examination, dated December 3rd (no year). Handwritten on lined paper, 2 pages. Likely used by Aletha Jacobs Hutchison in the early 1920s while she taught in Pennsylvania, either at Hummelstown High School (Dauphin County) or Reamstown School (East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County). Color: BK,WH,BL |
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| 530 | 1986.4.453 | Examination | History examination questions dated Dec. 11, 1924. Handwritten on lined paper. Likely used by Aletha Jacobs Hutchison while she taught in Hummelstown High School, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Color: WH,BK,BL |
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| 531 | 1986.4.454 | Examination | Spelling examination dated December 1924. Handwritten on lined paper. Likely used by Aletha Jacobs Hutchson while she taught in Pennsylvania, either at Hummelstown High School (Dauphin County) or Reamstown (East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County).December 3. Color: WH,BK |
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| 532 | 1986.4.456 | Book, Grade | Continental Class Record book. No author cited. 76 pp. Used as a grade recorder for teachers. The inside has the name of the teacher "Mrs. Hutchison" written in pencil with the year "1959-60". There are pages labeled "Memorandum". Pages have 45 lines to write the student's name and 35 boxes to record grades for each student. There are also boxes for daily average, tests, six week grades & semester grades. The top of the pages have subject, period ending & mark distribution, all written in brown. The boxes to record grades are divided into a box containing 5 boxes for each row and have the letters MT W T F" across the top. The teacher used only the first 4 pages of the book. Across the top in blue ink is "Sept. 8 to Oct. 20 1959." "First 6 weeks". Below this are various subject headings "Spelling, Geog., Reading, Health, Science, Arith. Music & Drawing" also written in blue ink. On the second page written in pencil are the same subjects but "2nd 6 weeks" at the top "Oct. 20 to Dec. 4". There are 36 names listed and grades listed for 30 of them. The second page is folded back to reveal grades on page 4. The cover is a dark brown and plain except for the drawing of the U. S. in the center and the words "Continental Class Record" inside the U. S. The box is held together by a wire spiral binding. |
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| 533 | 1986.4.457 | Book, Plan Book | "Instructor Plan Book, Grade 4, 1959-1960". 82 pp. Copyright 1954. Daily plans for 4th grade class of Mrs. Aletha Jacobs Hutchison for her class at Reamstown, PA class during the 1959-60 school year. Also includes a calendar. Binding is a metal spiral. |
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| 534 | 1986.4.458 | Book | "Economic Exercise Book" contains spelling grades. Grade percentages are written on the inside cover. Third page is folded in 1/3. |
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| 535 | 1986.4.461 | List | "My Assignment List 1959-1960." Handwritten in ink on lined paper. It lists students' names, a date (birthday?), and their school. Likely used by Aletha Jacobs Hutchison while she taught in the Reamstown School, East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Color: WH,BL |
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| 536 | 1986.4.468 | Photograph | Children of White Oak School, Pennsylvania. |
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| 537 | 1986.4.469 | Photograph | Children of White Oak School in Pennsylvania. Bikes parked outside of the schoolhouse. |
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| 538 | 1986.4.470 | Photograph | Children of White Oak School, Pennsylvania. |
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| 539 | 1986.4.47 | Photograph | Aletha Jacobs in center, 1920?, with 2 unidentified women leaning on a wooden fence in front of a leafy bush. Aletha has her arm around a telephone pole. |
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| 540 | 1986.4.471 | Photograph | Children of White Oak School, Pennsylvania. |
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| 541 | 1986.4.472 | Photograph | Children of White Oak School, Pennsylvania. |
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| 542 | 1986.4.473 | Photograph | Children of White Oak School, Pennsylvania. |
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| 543 | 1986.4.474 | Photograph | Children of White Oak School, Pennsylvania. |
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| 544 | 1986.4.475 | Photograph | Children of White Oak School, Pennsylvania. |
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| 545 | 1986.4.476 | Photograph | Children of White Oak School, Pennsylvania. |
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| 546 | 1986.4.477 | Photograph | Children of White Oak School, Pennsylvania. |
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| 547 | 1986.4.478 | Photograph | Children of White Oak School, Pennsylvania. |
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| 548 | 1986.4.479 | Photograph | Children of White Oak School, Pennsylvania. |
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| 549 | 1986.4.480 | Photograph | Children of White Oak School, Pennsylvania. |
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| 550 | 1986.4.48 | Print, photographic | Aletha Jacobs seated in a wheelbarrow with unidentified woman pushing her in front of Stout, IA railroad depot. Grundy County. |
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| 551 | 1986.4.481 | Photograph | Children of White Oak School, Pennsylvania. |
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| 552 | 1986.4.482 | Photograph | Children of White Oak School, Pennsylvania. |
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| 553 | 1986.4.483 | Photograph | Children of White Oak School, Pennsylvania. |
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| 554 | 1986.4.49 | Print, photographic | Six teachers in front of Stout, IA, railroad depot. Aletha Jacobs, second from the right, is seated on a baggage cart with 4 unidentified women. One unidentified woman is standing, holding the tongue of the cart. Grundy County. |
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| 555 | 1986.4.50 | Photograph | Aletha Jacobs, second from right, with 5 unidentified women around swing. House, sheds, and bare trees in background. |
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| 556 | 1986.4.5 | Print, photographic | Aletha Jacobs 20 years old. Black Hawk County. |
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| 557 | 1986.4.509 | Certificate | 1959 teacher's certificate for Aletha J. Hutchison, from Harrisburg Pennsylvania. It states that Aletha was a member of the Pennsylvania State Education Association from 1959-1960. Signed by the president, A. N. Addleman, and the executive secretary, H. E. Gayman. The paper has a brown marbled design and a brown torch icon in the center. |
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| 558 | 1986.4.512 | Note | New Year's Resolutions for the Prospect Hill school, Jefferson #3, Buchanan County, 1908. Aletha Jacobs Hutchison was the teacher. One page. |
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| 559 | 1986.4.513 | Roster | List of pupils of Seward School District #6, Homer township, Buchanan County. 1905-1906. Aletha Jacobs Hutchison was the teacher. It also lists the school board members. |
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| 560 | 1986.4.514 | Roster | Class roster for rows 1-5 of the Dows school, Dows, IA, 1920-1921. The list includes student's names, age, parent, and address. Handwritten in pencil on lined paper, 5 pages. The teacher was Aletha Jacobs Hutchison. |
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| 561 | 1986.4.515 | Roster | List of pupils with one parent's name, their birthday, and their town. Handwritten on lined paper, 4 pages. Used by Aletha Jacobs Hutchison while she taught in the Dows school, Wright County, Iowa. 1920-1921. Color: BK,WH,RD |
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| 562 | 1986.4.519 | Plan, lesson | Script from "Geography Class," possibly from a skit, with student's name filled in with pencil. Likely from Grundy County due to towns listed. From the Aletha Jacobs Hutchison collection, who taught in the area 1916-1920. |
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| 563 | 1986.4.520 | Essay | Essay assignment titled "Democracy Today." It explains various speeches made by presidents from 1907 through 1918. The back page is titled "The Meaning of America's Entrance into the War" by David Lloyd George. It explains the authors view of the U.S. entering WWI and what it means for democracy. Handwritten in pencil on unlined paper, 3 pages. Color: BK,WH From the Aletha Jacobs Hutchison collection. She taught in Grundy County 1916-1920. |
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| 564 | 1986.4.521 | Essay | Essay titled "Freshman." Written about classes, life in the school, and athletics from the perspective of freshman in the Dows High School, Wright County, IA. Handwritten on lined paper, 2 pages. Undated. Color: BK,WH From the Aletha Jacobs Hutchison collection. She taught in the Dows school 1920-1921. |
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| 565 | 1986.4.528 | Notebook | "National Note Book", has an American Legion seal in the center. Written in pencil on the cover is "1st Semester Test Questions, Miss Jacobs." 1920-1921. Booklet features notes written in green about test questions for several subjects. Used by Aletha Jacobs Hutchison as she taught school in Dows, Wright County, Iowa. |
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| 566 | 1986.4.53 | Photograph | Mr. & Mrs. Ben Gruis Standing in front of a building with windows. Text written in pencil on back "Mr. Mrs. Ben Gruis this is taken 3 years ago, 1933". Black ink stamp in lower right corner "19". July. |
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| 567 | 1986.4.54 | Photograph | Mr. & Mrs. Ben Gruis photographed outside in front of a large bush. Mr, Gruis is seated, while Mrs. Gruis is standing to his left. Handwritten text in black ink on back "This is from last summer, Mr. Mrs. Ben Gruis". Written in pencil "1936". Stamped in blue ink "34". |
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| 568 | 1986.4.547 | Letter | A student Letter from Edna to Aletha Jacobs from Hudson, Iowa, dated Sept. 19 1912. 2 separate pages Handwritten in pencil. About a letter received from Aletha Jacobs, school, school activities and other topics. |
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| 569 | 1986.4.55 | Photograph | Written on back: "Mother and Mrs. Stroh (spelling? pronounced "stray") (became Mrs. Ben Gruis); she boarded with Mrs. Stroh during war years, WW I." Grundy County. |
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| 570 | 1986.4.560 | Letter | From Mrs. Ben Gruis. 27 December. "last letter" written on front of envelope. Color: BK,WH |
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| 571 | 1986.4.56 | Photograph | Aletha Jacobs Hutchison standing for a portrait outside of a house in Pennsylvania. |
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| 572 | 1986.4.566 | Letter | 3-page letter from Hazel to Jackie about attending summer school at the Iowa State Teachers College, 26 June 1923. Addressed from Ley Hall 810 W. 25th Street, Cedar Falls, IA. The letter details what life in summer school is like, including living with four girls in one room (out of the 39 girls in Ley Hall). She was enrolled in sociology, economics, primary drawing, and rural school problems, explaining sociology and rural school problem was required to apply for her certificate. Her teacher for rural school problems was Mr. Hamer, the superintendent of the Orange Consolidated school. |
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| 573 | 1986.4.57 | Photograph | Three identical connected photos of Aletha Jacobs Hutchison. |
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| 574 | 1986.4.58 | Photograph | Aletha Jacobs Hutchison inside house, March 11, 1951. |
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| 575 | 1986.4.583 | Letter | From Ona. 20 July. |
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| 576 | 1986.4.584 | Letter | Letter from Margaret C. Meyers to Miss Aletha Jacobs, Superintendent of Black Hawk County Schools, from Waterloo, Iowa July 10, 1915. In the letter Margaret thanks Miss Jacobs for concerns about her health, discusses some events in the Black Hawk County education system and advises Miss Jacobs to take a position in Grundy County as it will provide better pay, and notes that she already recommended Aletha to the Grundy County Superintendent. |
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| 577 | 1986.4.587 | Letter | From Mrs. C. L. Card. 27 January. Color: Bk,WH |
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| 578 | 1986.4.588 | Letter | Addressed to Mrs. E. W. Hutchison, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Written by Mrs. Drehl, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. The letter mentions several schools nears Cedar Rapids, taxes, and salaries. The author appears to have been a teacher. Color: BK,WH From the Aletha Jacobs Hutchison collection. Elmer W. Hutchison was Aletha's husband. Aletha taught in several counties in Iowa before moving to Pennsylvania in 1922. She taught in Hummelstown High School, Dauphin County, PA while living in Harrisburg from 1922-1924. |
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| 579 | 1986.4.590 | Letter | From Mrs. Clarence L. Card. 13 September. Color: BK,WH |
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| 580 | 1986.4.59 | Photograph | Christmas 1951. Allen W. Ostar, Roberta Hutchison Ostar, Aletha Jacobs Hutchison. |
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| 581 | 1986.4.591 | Letter | From Mr. & Mrs. H. W. Miller. 14 May. Handwritten in ink on lined paper. Color: BK,WH,BL |
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| 582 | 1986.4.592 | Letter | A Letter from Mrs. Earl [?] to Miss Jacobs Mar. 27-1918, Grundy County public Schools, D.R. Earl Superintendent, Grundy Center, Iowa. about rewards, certificates, and thrift stamps. |
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| 583 | 1986.4.593 | Letter | Typed letter from the Office of County Superintendent to teachers addressing eighth grade examinations. It covers where each township in Grundy County will have the examinations, who the conductors will be, how the conductors will get the supplies and questions, and how the conductor should go about testing. |
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| 584 | 1986.4.596A | Camera Case | Black leather camera case with broken handle on lid and metal snap in front. inside has two sections; one for camera and other for slides. |
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| 585 | 1986.4.596B | Camera | Black, springloaded camera with leather handle and casing. |
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| 586 | 1986.4.596C | Camera Plate | plastic camera plate with "EXPOSED" carved in the front. in pencil around the frame it says "R.P.B." "new" "Plastic Plates 65". |
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| 587 | 1986.4.596D | Camera Plate | Plastic Camera plate with "EXPOSED" carved in one side and "new" "old plate" "Seeds 30 Plate 3/9/1917" "Set st.. for this plate at .." "Aletha Jacobs" written in pencil around wooden frame. |
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| 588 | 1986.4.596E | Camera Plate | Plastic Camera plate with "EXPOSED." carved into one side. surrounded by wooden frame. |
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| 589 | 1986.4.596F | Camera Cover | Black fabric to cover camera and adjust focus/lighting. |
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| 590 | 1986.4.599 | Frame, contact-printing | Printing frame for 4 1/2" x 5 1/2" print. Back has two swivels that will hold negative in place. Front is brown fabric. |
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| 591 | 1986.4.600 | Frame, contact-printing | Printing frame for 3 1/2" x 6 1/2" print. Back has two swivels that secure a negative. On the top is carved "EASTMAN PRINTING FRAME FOR 3 1/4 X 6 1/2 NEGATIVES" and underneath the first swivel is carved "EASTMAN KODAK CO., ROCHESTER, N.Y. MADE IN U.S.A." Front has a plate of glass that covers what looks like black felt and a cotton center. |
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| 592 | 1986.4.6 | Photograph | Aletha Jacobs in white dress in summer before house with hair down, holding comb. |
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| 593 | 1986.4.60 | Photograph | Aletha Jacobs Hutchison, returning to teaching in Pennsylvania at age 67, May, 1952. |
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| 594 | 1986.4.601 | Photograph | Glass plate negative of Florence (Aletha Jacobs Sister) standing in a room and posing for a picture. |
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| 595 | 1986.4.602 | Photograph | Glass plate negative of a country schoolhouse where Aletha Jacobs went to school. |
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| 596 | 1986.4.603 | Photograph | Glass plate negative of students standing outside of schoolhouse posing for a class picture. |
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| 597 | 1986.4.604 | Photograph | Glass plate negative of students on the steps of a schoolhouse posing for a class photograph. |
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| 598 | 1986.4.605 | Photograph | Glass plate negative of "Ma. Sunday, Oct. 20." Mother of Aletha Jacobs. |
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| 599 | 1986.4.606 | Photograph | Glass plate negative of "Ma. Sunday, Oct. 20." Mother of Aletha Jacobs |
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| 600 | 1986.4.607 | Photograph | Glass plate negative of a group of boys standing in front of the schoolhouse posing for a picture. |
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