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
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| 601 | 1986.4.608 | Photograph | Glass plate negative of a group of students standing outside the schoolhouse posing for a class photograph. |
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| 602 | 1986.4.610 | Photograph | Glass plate negative of six school boys posing for the camera. They are all sitting on a bench. Sept. 29. |
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| 603 | 1986.4.611 | Photograph | Glass plate negative of Prospect Hill School. Students are sitting at a desk by a window and posing for a picture. |
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| 604 | 1986.4.613 | Photograph | Glass plate negative of school children sitting and standing outside on the steps of the schoolhouse. |
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| 605 | 1986.4.62 | Print, photographic | East Cocalico Township High School, in Pennsylvania September, 1955. |
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| 606 | 1986.4.63 | Photograph | Back to teaching at age 70, Aletha Jacobs. |
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| 607 | 1986.4.64 | Photograph | Photo I. D. for Aletha Jacobs Hutchison from Reamstown School, Pennsylvania, 1958-59. Signature on card: Mrs. Hutchison. |
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| 608 | 1986.4.65 | Photograph | School picture September 29, 1955, Reamstown Elementary, Pennsylvania 4th grade. |
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| 609 | 1986.4.66 | Photograph | Three identical connected photos of Aletha Jacobs. |
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| 610 | 1986.4.67 | Photograph | Three identical connected photos of Aletha Jacobs. |
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| 611 | 1986.4.68 | Photograph | Open house at Reamstown School, PA, Oct. 1958. (Aletha Jacobs and unidentified woman in classroom). |
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| 612 | 1986.4.70 | Photograph | Open house at Reamstown School, PA, Oct. 1958. Same photo as 86.4.059, cropped and enlarged as to show only Aletha Jacobs. (Same as 86.4.069) |
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| 613 | 1986.4.7 | Photo | Black and white mounted photo. The caption on the back reads " Aletha Jacobs, Rowley, IA. Oct. 28, 1910." This was Aletha Jacob Hutchison's home while she taught in Homer Township (either #3 Mitchell or the Seward school in the 6th district). |
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| 614 | 1986.4.71 | Photograph | "Sunny this day and I'm surely squinting". Aletha Jacobs, May 15, 1955. Color: BK,WH |
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| 615 | 1986.4.72 | Photograph | May 7, 1960. Mrs Aletha Jacobs Hutchison and Mrs. Ruth Fry seated at table after receiving teaching awards in Pennsylvania. |
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| 616 | 1986.4.74 | Photograph | Mrs. Aletha Jacobs Hutchison and Mrs. Ruth Fry seated at table, holding awards; two presenters stand behind in Pennsylvania. |
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| 617 | 1986.4.75 | Photograph | Mrs. Aletha Jacobs Hutchison and Mrs. Ruth Fry, holding awards in Pennsylvania. They stand between the two presenters. |
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| 618 | 1986.4.76 | Photograph | Enlargement of 86.4.075. Mrs. Aletha Jacobs Hutchison and Mrs. Ruth Fry, holding awards. They stand between the two presenters. Image taken in Pennsylvania. |
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| 619 | 1986.4.78 | Negative, film | Cropped and enlarged section of photo, 1986.4.0076. Mrs. Aletha Jacobs Hutchison and Mrs. Ruth Fry, holding awards in Pennsylvania. Negative is for 1986.4.0077. |
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| 620 | 1986.4.79 | Photograph | June. Aletha Jacobs Hutchison standing with a cane with flowers surrounding her. |
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| 621 | 1986.4.80 | Photograph | Aletha Jacobs, wearing light-colored dress, in field with parasol and bucket. |
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| 622 | 1986.4.81 | Photograph | Group of 10 women including Aletha Jacobs on left. List of names written on back: Tebay, Lyon, Weldon, Young, Hardcastle, Eddy, McVickers. |
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| 623 | 1986.4.82 | Photograph | Aletha Jacobs, on left, and unidentified man and woman. Photo taken on sidewalk near a porch with leafy trees in background. Grundy County, Iowa. |
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| 624 | 1986.4.83 | Photograph | Aletha Jacobs standing on steps of schoolhouse. Same photo as 1986.4.84 and 1986.4.85. This copy is more yellow than the other two. |
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| 625 | 1986.4.86 | Photograph | Aletha Jacobs on steps of school building. The same building as the one in 86.4.83. |
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| 626 | 1986.4.89 | Photograph | Aletha Jacobs, on left, and unidentified woman in front of car. Part of a barn and small, leafy trees in background. Same phota as 86.4.087 and 86.4.088. |
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| 627 | 1986.4.90 | Photograph | Aletha Jacobs, in center, with 2 unidentified women, all wearing hats and standing beside a house. Bare trees in background. "teachers" written on back. |
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| 628 | 1986.4.9 | Print, photographic | Anna & Aletha (Jacobs) sitting on loading platform in front of Case Dairy Co. Black Hawk, County. |
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| 629 | 1986.4.91 | Photograph | Aletha Jacobs, on right, with unidentified woman, standing on schoolhouse steps. Two unidentified children, one barely visible, standing on the ground next to the steps. All are wearing coats and hats. |
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| 630 | 1986.4.92 | Photograph | Aletha Jacobs, right front, with 2 unidentified women and child sitting in the water near the [river] bank. Same group as in 86.4.93. |
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| 631 | 1986.4.93 | Photograph | Same group (Aletha Jacobs, 2nd from left, and 2 unidentified women and child) as 1986.4.0092, Aletha is sitting on a log with her foot in the water and her bare knee showing. the other two women are standing in the water next to the log, which is near the [river] bank. The woman on the left is holding child. |
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| 632 | 1986.4.94 | Photograph | Aletha Jacobs, on right, with 2 unidentified women, all in summr dresses, standing in front of leafy trees. |
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| 633 | 1986.4.95 | Photograph | Aletha Jacobs, on left, and undientified woman, wearing broad brimmed hats, standing in front of memorial with "IOWA" carved in the stone above their heads. |
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| 634 | 1986.4.99 | Photograph | Written on back: "Little Brown Church in the Vale." An unidentified man and woman standing on steps of the church. Chickasaw County. |
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| 635 | 1988.17.1 | Book | Booklet titled "The Iowa Teacher: Devoted to Natural Teaching." Printed by Marvin & Morrisey in Marshalltown, Iowa. Inside, the second page reads, in handwriting, "Boone County Normal Institute, August 11, 1884. Instructors: Prof. Curran, Angus IA. Mrs. Payne, Boone, IA. Conductors: Prof. Gass, Boone, IA." The next pages have notes on books read and notes on the1885 Boone Normal Institue notes, followed by blank note pages. The back cover acts as a front cover for another booklet titled, "Pocket Register and Blotter." This side of the booklet acted as a daily blotter and class roster for a teacher from Nov. 10, 1884 - Mar. 3, 1885. Softback, brown covers, bound with fabric and thread. |
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| 636 | 1988.17.3 | Book | "The True Singing School Text Book". Color: BK,WH |
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| 637 | 1988.17.7 | Book | "School Needlework'', A Book Written for the Beginner of Any Age and in Any School by Olived C. Hapgood, revised and largely rewritten by Ella J. Spooner. Color: BK,WH |
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| 638 | 1988.20.2 | Book | "Physical Education for Elementary Schools", by Monica Wild and Doris E. White. Bulletin of ISTC 10th ed. 442 pp. Including index. Illus in b/w. Contains various games, songs, and rhythm activities for elementary students. Marching, contests, and natural gymnastics are also discussed. The cover is plain blue except for an embossed shield. Above the shield is a bird. Inside the shield appears to be a factory, log cabin, and a man carrying an American flag. The spine has gold writing stating the title, authors and publisher. The back inside cover page has two rows of numbers written in pencil. The inside front cover has written in blue ink "Freda B. Kelting Williamsburg" Binding is coming loose. |
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| 639 | 1988.20.4 | Book | ''Physical Education for Elementary Schools'', a bulletin of ISTC, 6th ed. written by Monica R. Wild, head of the Department of Physical Education for Women. Color: BK,WH |
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| 640 | 1988.22.1A | Case, pencil | Ten kids pictured on wooden case. There are three sections that are separated by a red painted frame adn a black border. The first window has a two girls and a baby and says "made in Germany". The second window has the two girls with a little boy. The third window has a boy looking through a telescope, a girl in a red dress, and a woman carrying a little girl on her back. The case has a large crack horizontally across the front that angles down to the proper left side. It is missing the metal clasp that fits into the lock. It has been scribbled on, probably by a child, there is a possibility of a signature on the bottom. |
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| 641 | 1988.22.1B | Pen | Wooden ink pen with a metal nib. Handle of the pen is painted a gray-blue. The metal nib has the number "702" engraved on it. |
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| 642 | 1988.22.1C | Pen | Past Perfect has it listed as "Black with a silver tip". |
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| 643 | 1988.22.1D | Pen | Red and black plastic ink pen with a metal nib and a rubber stopper. The majority of the pen is red aside from the widest portion of it that is black with what looks like red string or twine laid in . The nib has "SUPREME 8" engraved on it and is starting to tarnish closer to the pen handle. |
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| 644 | 1988.22.1E | Pen | Wooden ink pen with a metal nib. Wood is cracked on proper left by the nib if viewing from the top. Nib has "RESTER...SC...MEDIUM...702" engraved into it. The pen is splattered with ink in small spots across the length of the handle. |
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| 645 | 1988.22.1G | Pen | Wooden ink pen with metal nib. Wood is polished and has "268 <*> E.Faber U.S.A. Union." in silver stamped on the side with black sixth of the proper front. Metal nib has "RESTER...SCH...MEDIUM...702" clear on the inside and a bronze plate that is on the top of the nib that has "EPH...OTT'S...A FINE...ENGLAND" engraved in it. |
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| 646 | 1988.22.1H | Pen | An ink pen. Has a wooden handle that has ben painted a couple colors over the years but they are slowly starting to peel away to reveal previous layers and the original wood. There is a metal piece between the hardened rubber grip and the wooden handle that is rusting. The handle has "95(possibly 85) <*> E. FABER-RAT" carved into it. The metal nib has "X-94" engraved in it. The paint colors are a silvery blue and a golden green. |
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| 647 | 1988.22.2A | Case, pencil | Wooden pen case with ridges. The clasp is missing and the hinges are rusted. |
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| 648 | 1988.22.2B | Pen | Wooden ink Pen with a metal nib. The Wood has been splattered with paint and marker in various colours. The nib has an engraving: "RESTERBRO...SCHO...MEDIUM" and the number 702. |
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| 649 | 1988.22.2C | Pen | Wooden ink pen with a metal nib. The wood is the macaroni orange colour of a modern no. 2 pencil. The end of the pen's color has worn off so only the gray wood is shown. The metal nib has an engraving: "SPENCE...N...MISON PH...NEW...ENG". |
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| 650 | 1988.25.2 | Book | "Teacher's Tokens." by Asa Ballard. Color: BK,WH |
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| 651 | 1988.25.4 | Book | "Robinson's Shorter Course of Complete Arithmetic'[', by Daniel W. Fish, A. M. 516 pp. Illus in b/w. The subject of the book is mathematic principles ranging from addition to factoring, ledger accounts, measures of value, etc. The end of the book has pages that give correct answes to the exercises throuhout the book. The outside cover of the book is red with black writing. There are black lines that form a box on the cover. Inside the cover is written "Robinson's Shorter Course." "Complete Arithmetic". Below this is a geometric shape. The spine is black and has gold writing "Robinson Complete Arithmetic." "American Book company". The inside cover has many mathematical notes written in pencil In brown ink on the inside cover page is written "Robinson's Arithmetic" "Urma Bethke" "Grade 10, April 2, 1903." The back inside cover page has more pencil notes and a small piece of typed paper telling how to figure the contents of a crib of corn. Color: BK,WH |
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| 652 | 1988.25.7 | Book | "A New Complete Arithmetic", by E. E. White. Color: BK,WH |
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| 653 | 1988.32.11 | Book | "Dancing without an Instructor." by Wilkinson. 159 pp. Illus in b/w. Written to show people how to dance by teaching oneself. The sections cover various dances and other things to do with dancing such as ballroom etiquette, five man positions, the Grand March, Square Dances, Lancers, Waltz, Contra Dances, Round dancing, Polka, the Cotillion and Figures of the Cotillion. Green paper dust jacket is plain with "DANCING" written in red block letters. Below that in black block letters it reads "WITHOUT AN INSTRUCTOR". The spine of the dust jacket has "DANCING" in black block letters. The inside of the dust jacket has written in pencil some numbers. The inside cover page has written in pencil "Feb. 1921" in the upper right corner. The back dust jacket flap is torn on the bottom. Color: GR,BK,RD |
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| 654 | 1988.32.12 | Flashcards | Printing on one side and cursive writing on the reverse side. The stack starts with the word "and" and consists of 17 cards. |
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| 655 | 1988.32.13 | Flashcards | Word cards with drawing of object, printed word of object, and cursive spelling of object, the exact same on front and back. First card in pile starts with the word "auto" and there are 12 cards in the group. |
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| 656 | 1988.32.14 | Flashcards | Number cards with numbers spelled out on one side and written in numbers on the back side. The pile starts out with the number "one" and there are 18 cards. |
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| 657 | 1988.32.15 | Flashcards | Consist of a picture of an object with the name written below the picture. Beneath the name is the letter(s) of the word that is being emphasized. The first card in the pile is "ball" and there are 28 cards in the pile. Cards hand cut from a larger sheet of paper. |
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| 658 | 1988.32.16 | Flashcards | Consist of a picture of an object with the name written below the picture. Under the name is written the part of the word that is being emphasized. For these cards, vowel sounds are the important part of the words. There are 10 cards in the stack with the first one being "apple". Cards hand cut from a larger sheet of paper. |
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| 659 | 1988.32.18 | Flashcards | Consist of a picture of an object, the name of the object, and the part of the word that is being emphasized. The stack starts with the word "nail" and there are 20 cards. Cards cut by hand from a larger sheet of paper. |
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| 660 | 1988.32.19 | Flashcards | Consist of a word written flush on the left-hand side and nothing on the right-hand side. Some of the cards have another word written on the back. The first word in this group is "and". |
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| 661 | 1988.32.20 | Flashcards | Consist of words and part of words. There are 83 cards in the group, with the first word being "ace". |
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| 662 | 1988.32.21 | Card | Each card has a word printed on the front and a different word on the back. In the upper left-hand corner of each card is a number and in the upper right-hand corner is the word that appears on the reverse side. These cards have been arranged in sequential order. The first card in the group is "Mamma" and there are 24 cards. |
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| 663 | 1988.32.22 | Card, flash | Each has a drawing and under the drawing a sentence with one word underlined. This underlined word then appears all by itself on the back of the card. There are 9 cards in all and the first has a drawing of a boy carrying three books. Example; Jack has three books. (three underlined). Reverse side: three. |
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| 664 | 1988.32.23 | Flashcards | Titled "Fact and Story Primer". This is written in the upper right-hand corner along with a number. The stack is currently in a random order with "Tibby" being the first card on the stack. There are words on both the front and back of the cards with different numbers located in the corners. There are 32 cards. |
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| 665 | 1988.32.24 | Flashcards | Drawing of a clown face with an open mouth. There are 3 cards in the mouth that slide back and forth. The letters b, d, and p are printed on the sliding cards. |
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| 666 | 1988.32.25 | Flashcards | Drawing of a house that has the letters "at' printed on the house to the left of the door but to the right of the window. The window has 4 cards that can swing down, and which have different letters printed on them. This allows the creation of the words "cat, mat, bat, fat". Pieces are attached with a brass brad. |
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| 667 | 1988.32.26 | Flashcards | Drawing of an elf holding abord that has the letters "en" printed on it. To the left of these letters are two slots that allow for paper to be moved back and forth. The paper has letters printed on it which allow for the creation of the words "Then, then, When, when". |
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| 668 | 1988.32.27 | Flashcards | Contains the letters "h" and "t" printed in the middle of the card with a space between them. Another piece of paper slides back and forth through this space. The paper has the letters "a, o, i" printed on it. This allows for the creation of the words "hat, hot, hit". |
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| 669 | 1988.32.28 | Flashcards | Has one long piece of paper with three short pieces hooked on the left side. The short pieces are placed above the longer piece. The longer piece has the word "fill" printed on it and when one of the above short pieces of paper swings down it covers the "f" and creates a new word with the letters printed on the short paper. This creates the words "still, chill, drill". The pieces are attached with a brass brad. |
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| 670 | 1988.32.29 | Flashcards | Made up of two triangular shaped pieces. The pieces are placed one on top of the other. The top one has the word "play" printed on it with the area right behind the word cut out. This piece swings back and forth above the other piece and to create different forms of the word play. The words created are "plays, played, playing". Pieces are attached with a brass brad. |
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| 671 | 1988.32.30 | Flashcards | Set of cards; one side has two sets of dots divided by a line - like a domino, and the other has two numbers indicating the number of dots on the flipside. There are 27 cards. They were hand cut from a larger sheet of paper. |
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| 672 | 1988.32.31 | Flashcards | Made up of 35 cards that have two numbers written on them. The numbers can be used for addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division because no sign is designated. The cards are printed on both the front and back. In the upper right hand side of each card are the numbers that are printed on the reverse side. |
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| 673 | 1988.32.32 | Flashcards | "Latta's New Primary Arithmetic Car's." Printed in red on one side and black on the other. Each card has a number of symbols (circles, cones, etc.) in the form of a math equation. Color: RD,BK |
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| 674 | 1988.32.7 | Book | "Accidents and Emergencies, a Manual of the Treatment of Surgical and Medical Emergencies in the Absence of a Physician." by Charles W. Dulles. 199 pp. 42 illus. and with index. Color drawing of the human body on the inside cover page. There are also photos of various ailments and accidents. There are 25 chapters in the book ranging from suffocation, unconsciousness, seizures, brain injuries, effects of heat and cold, lightning, fractures, dislocations, wounds, accidents from machines, bleeding, poisoning, descriptions of poisonous plants, nightmares, earaches, how to bandage, disinfectants and signs of death. The outside of the book is a faded green color. At the top of the cover written in black are the words ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCIES/ DULLES". Below that is a drawing of a human shoulder and arm that are being fixed from dislocation. At the bottom left written in black is "SEVENTH EDITION". The inside cover has in the upper left corner a sticker "BOUGHT CHICAGO MEDICAL CO.. Congress & Honore Sts. Chicago." On the inside cover page in the lower right corner is a stamp of a bear. Color: BK,WH |
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| 675 | 1988.32.8 | Book | "Choice Songs and Practical Instruction in Public School Music." by C. A. Fullerton. Published by Fullerton & Gray, Cedar Falls, Iowa. 173 pp, including index. Illus with piano keys, major scale and song sheets. Designed as " a collection of choice songs, note reading exercises, and to explain the elements of music so all can understand the subject thoroughly." Contains sight reading exercises, major and minor scales, sharps, staffs and various types of songs. The cover is dark red and well worn so only half of the title is readable. At one time there appears to have been a design drawin around the title. The title is done in black. Inside the cover is written "May 6th, 1909, Ackley, Iowa" at the top in black ink. The inside cover page has written in the center in black ink "Bertha and David Benning. Faulkner Franklin Co. Iowa." The title page has written in black ink "1909 May 6th" next to the title. Color: RD,BK |
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| 676 | 1988.32.9 | Book | "A One Book Course in Elementary Music and Selected Songs for Schools." by Charles W. Fullerton. Color: BK,WH |
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| 677 | 1988.32.9 | Book | "A ONE BOOK COURSE IN ELEMENTARY MUSIC and SELECTED SONGS for SCHOOLS." by Charles A. Fullerton, Head of Music Department, State Teachers College. 224 pp. with index. Illustration of a keyboard in opening pages. Consists mostly of various songs such as "America", On the Midnight clear", "Star-spangled Banner", "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot", "My Banjo", "Did You Ever See a Lassie", "Muffin Man", Oats, Peas, Beans", Farmer in the Dell", etc. Also has singing games, chromatic scales and a preliminary course of Study for One-room Rural Schools. The book cover is green and black squares going around it in the top center. Cover reads "A One Book Course in Elementary Music and Selected songs for Schools". "Charles A. Fullerton" is written below that and a black lyre is under the author's name. At the bottom of the cover in black "Fullerton and Gray, Cedar Falls, Iowa." This is the 4th edition printed in 1933 |
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| 678 | 1988.33.0102B | Pen | Wooden pink handle with blue specs of paint. Head of pen is stamped "E Faber USA". The removable tip is a number 86. |
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| 679 | 1988.33.10 | Book | "A ONE BOOK COURSE IN ELEMENTARY MUSIC and SELECTED SONGS for SCHOOLS." by Charles A. Fullerton, Head of Music Department, State Teachers College. 224 pp. with index. Illustration of a keyboard in opening pages. Consists mostly of various songs such as "America", On the Midnight clear", "Star-spangled Banner", "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot", "My Banjo", "Did You Ever See a Lassie", "Muffin Man", Oats, Peas, Beans", Farmer in the Dell", etc. Also has singing games, chromatic scales and a preliminary course of Study for One-room Rural Schools. The book cover is green and black squares going around it in the top center. Cover reads "A One Book Course in Elementary Music and Selected songs for Schools". "Charles A. Fullerton" is written below that and a black lyre is under the author's name. At the bottom of the cover in black "Fullerton and Gray, Cedar Falls, Iowa." Inside cover page has written in pencil at the top "Property of Dist. No. 5 Wesley Townshp." in the top right is the number '60" also in pencil. Color: GR,BK |
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| 680 | 1988.33.101 | Diploma | "Diploma" for eight years of school, dated the fourth day of June. Awarded to Julius Funnemark. Color: WH,BK |
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| 681 | 1988.33.102A | Box, pencil | Pencil box. Green, fabric and cardboard, One snap. "AMFECO - 1253, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN" written on front with pencil. |
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| 682 | 1988.33.103 | Case, pen | Lettering and drawings of kittens on the box are in gold, "THREE LITTLE KITTENS LOST THEIR MITTENS" on the front cover. On back there is "THREE LITTLE KITTENS FOUND THEIR MITTENS". One snap. Inside has green plaid pattern and four compartments. |
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| 683 | 1988.33.104 | Book | Latta's Book for Teachers published by J.S. Latta, Inc. Cover is brown with black text and borders. An image of a teacher standing in front of her seated studetns is below the title. A girl in the front is raising her hand. Red stains mark the front cover. "Ethel Flom Swanson" and "Anna Flom" is written in blue marker on the top. The binding is beginning to tear and the corners are bent. Book is 352 pages excluding the bibliography (that is an additional 72 pages. There are two pieces of green construction paper, one after page 352 and the other at the very end of the book. |
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| 684 | 1988.33.12 | Book | "Together We Sing", by Margaret Fullerton and Irving Wolfe. Color: BK,WH |
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| 685 | 1988.33.13 | Book | "The American World Book," by Calvin Patterson. Color: BK,WH |
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| 686 | 1988.33.15 | Book | "The Peirce Spellers a Two-Book Course in Spelling for Grades Three to Eight, Book Two." Color: BK,WH |
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| 687 | 1988.33.16 | Book | "New-World Speller, Grades Three, Four, and Five" by Julia Helen Wohlfarth and Lillian Emily Rogers. Color: BK,WH |
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| 688 | 1988.33.17 | Book | "New-World Speller, Grades Six, Seven, and Eight" by Julia Helen Wohlfarth and Lillian Emily Rogers. Color: BK,WH |
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| 689 | 1988.33.18 | Book | "Everyday Classics EIGHTH READER The Introduction to Literature." by Franklin T. Baker & Ashley H. Thorndike. 415 pp. incl. glossary. Illus in b/w. Contains many classic stories and poems, some of which include Ivanhoe, Tragedy of Hamlet, Homer, Death of Socrates, Shakespeare, Don Quixote, Treasure Island, Milton, etc. The book is divided into 7 chapters. After each story is a "Help to Study" section. The outside cover is a light green. On the cover is a dark green line. The line goes around the cover and forms the block letter "I". Inside this design at the top is "Everyday Classics Eighth Reader". Under that is a drawing of a shieldlike object. In the center is a candle lamp. Under that it reads "Introduction to Literature". At the bottom is "Baker & Thorndike". All of this is also in dark green. The spine has a candle lamp at top & Bottom in dark green. In between these is "Everyday Classics Eight Reader" also in dark green. The inside cover page has written in pencil in the right top corner "Anna Flom". The back cover inside has written in pencil at the top "I am a part of all that I have met. Ulysses". Color: GR |
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| 690 | 1988.33.19 | Book | "The Expressive Readers Third Reader." By James Baldwin and Ida C. Bender. 258 pp. Illus in b/w. Contains many different poems and stories. Some of the stories include Gingerbread man, Columbus, Santa Claus, Thanksgiving Day, a Child's prayer, When Washington Was a Boy & The Legend of Hiawatha. The front cover is brown and has a black line going around it to form a box. Inside the box in black is "The Expressive readers Third reader." there is a pencil marking through the "D" in third and the first "R" in "Reader". Below this is an upside down triangle also in black. Inside the triangle are three chiuldren also drawn in black. Their clothes are colored orange. Below the triangle is a leaf and orange drawing. In the center of these two drawings it reads "Baldwin & Bender. Third Reader" in black. Back cover has a drawing of a book with wings and rays of light behind it. The inside cover page has written at top right in pencil "Anna Flom Wesley Iowa. 1919." The back inside page has written in pencil at top left "Dec. 14." This is crossed out with pencil and below that is written again "Dec. 14" . There is a red sticker nest to this. Color: BR,BK,OR |
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| 691 | 1988.33.21 | Book | "Reading with Expression: A Reader for Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Years" by James Baldwin and Ida C. Bender. Color: BK,WH |
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| 692 | 1988.33.22 | Book | "Story Hour Readers Primer" by Ida Coe and Alice Christie. 122 pp. Illus in color. Consists of various story poems such as Bunny Bunting, Red Hen and Brown Fox, Mother Hubbard, Jack Horner, Humpty Dumpty, Bo Peep, etc. The outside cover is brown with a black line going around it to form a box. Inside the box the title is written in black. Under this is a drawing of what looks like Mother Goose. She is standing in profile inside an oval. At her feet is a white goose holding a staff. The background is yellow on the top half and black on the bottom half. Under the oval is "Coe and Christie" written in black. The spine reads "Primer - Story Hour Readers" "American Book Company" all in black. The back cover shows a small book lying open with the lette4rs "B" and "C" on the open pages. On each side of the book is a wing. In the center of the book is a staff that is taller than the book and has light shining from the top. The front and back inside cover is made of dark and light green squares. All the dark squares have a drawing in them, some people, but mostly animals. Some of the pictures are outlined in pencil. The cover page has crayon & pencil markings. At the top written twice in pencil is "Ethel." Color: BR,BK,GD |
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| 693 | 1988.33.24 | Book | "Live Language Lessons" by Howard R. Driggs. 275 pp incl. index. Illus in b& w. Divided into 2 parts. The first part covers writing & oral assignemnts from summer vacation to sping time. This includes Christmas, Thanksgiving, Indian Summer, etc. Part two covers assignments on County Fun, Hallloween, etc. The outside cover is dark green. On the cover is a black line that goes all around the cover. Inside this area drawn by the stripe is the title and author and "First book.", all written in black. Under this is a drawing, also in black, this has a scroll design ^& leaves on either side. In the center of this is a book with an oil lamp on it. At the bottom written in black is "The University Publishing Company". The spine also wrtten in black has "Live Language Lessons", "Driggs", "fFrst Book" and "The University Publishing Company." the inside cover page has written in black ink "Anna Flom Jan. 19, '20." Above this in pencil is written "60". Color: GR,BK |
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| 694 | 1988.33.25 | Book | "Elson Grammar School Reader Book Four, Eighth Grade," by William Elson & Christine Keck.420 pp. including index. No illustrations. Contains various stories & poetry seen as classics by the authors. There is also a section on patriotic stories. There are 3 sections in the book. The first has stories about Paul Revere, the Eve Before Waterloo, Hamlet, Mercy, & The Seven Ages of Man. Section 2 has Rip Van Winkle, the Raven, the Chambered Nautilus and The Great Stone Face. Part 3 has Columbus, Spartacus to the Gladiators, England & Her Colonies, & O Captain, My Captain. The outside cover is brown and has black lines drawin to look like a squarish geometric shape. Inside the drawing is the title. Under this is a drawing of flowers and leaves. At the bottom "Eighth Grade". The spine has wrtten on it also in black "Elson Grammar School "Reader book IV." AT the bottom "Scott Foresman Company." The inside title page has written in black ink "To Anna fFom in recognition of good school work from the county superintendent." Color: BR,BK |
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| 695 | 1988.33.27 | Book | "The Beacon First Reader" by James H. Fassett. 160 pp. Illus in color and in b/w. There are 3 parts. The first part contains stories such as "This Little Pig Went to Market", "Old Mother Hubbard", "Chicken Licken", etc. The second part has "The Little Red hen", "Twinkle, Twinkle", "Mary Had a Little lamb", etc. The 3rd part is a phonetic table. The cover of the book is dark green and has a black flowery pattern going around it. In the center is "The Beacon First Reader." Under this is a candlestick-like object. The cover drawings are worn so it is hard to see the picture clearly. The inside cover page has written n pencil "Ethel Flom, Wesley, Iowa 1927, 45" Below this are some scribbles. There is also scribbling on the inside cover. The back cover page has written in pencil "good, good, good, good, good." There is also "good" written in red crayon. The back inside cover has "D" 12 times in pencil. Color: GR,BK |
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| 696 | 1988.33.28 | Book | "The Beacon Third Reader" by James H. Fassett. 288 pp. Illus. In b/w. Contains many different stories. Those that are included are William Tell, Rip Van Winkle, The Little Kittens, Jack & the Bean Stalk, Robinson Crusoe and also a phonentic table. The outside cover is green and has a dark green design all the way around it. Inside the design stands what could be a torch. The torch is done in dark green and has visible pencil markings on it. It also has smoke going up from it. Written on top of the smoke in dark green "The Beacon Third Reader." At the top of the spine in dark green reads "Beacon Third Reader" then a little flower and below that in dark green "Fassett." On the inside cover page in the top right corner written in pencil is "Ethel Flom Sept. 10, 1928 Wesley, Iowa". The back cover pages have many pencil markings & scribbles. Also there are dates written down from Jan. 4 to Jan. 18 & Sept. 24 - Jan. 3. Next to some of these dates is written "good" "very good" also in pencil. A few dates have pencil drawn stars. Color: GR |
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| 697 | 1988.33.29 | Book | "The New Beacon Primer" by James H. Fassett. 152 pp. Illus in color and b/w. Contains various children's stories & a phonetics table in the back. The outside cover is faded, but there is a floral design all the way around the book. In the center is "The New Beacon Reader". Under that is a candle in a candlestick. There is a trail of smoke going upward toward the title. The candlestick looks to be traced in pencil & the flame from the candle & the smoke is colored. The cover page has pencil marking and "Ethel" written at the top. Color: GR |
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| 698 | 1988.33.30 | Book | "Story Hour Readings Fourth Year", by E. C. Hartwell. 367 pp illus in b/w. Broiken into 14 sections. The first has camping stories. The second has fantasy tales, the third stories about animals, the fourth is about farm life. Five is about holidays, six tells of the United States. Seven is folktales, eight is about workers. Nine tells of pioneer days, ten is silly stories, eleven is about birds, twelve is lessons from life, thirteen is tales of adventure and fourteen is stories of days past. The cover is brown and has a black line going around it. Inside the line written in black "Story Hour Readings". Below that is "Fourth Year." At the bottom is "Hartwell". The inside cover page has written in black ink "Ethel, Marie Flom, Wesley, Iowa." The back cover has in the center a book lying open with a feathere wing on either side. In the center is a torch. Color: BR,BK |
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| 699 | 1988.33.31 | Book | "Story Hour Readings Fifth Year," by E. C. Hartwell. 400 pp., illus in b/w. There are 10 sections. Section 1 has stories of adventures. Section 2 has work stories, Section 3 has tales of the sea. Section 4 has stories on how to be a success. Section 5 has Indian stories. Section 6 has happy, merry stories , Section 7 has stories of outdoors. Section 8 has stories of past historical importance. Section 9 has stories of other countries and times and Section 10 deals with stories about America. The outside cover is brown and has a black line going around it. In the center in black is "Story Hour Readings". Below that is an oval. Inside the oval is a boy sitting in a tree reading a book. Under that is "Fifth Year". At the bottom is "Hartwell." The inside cover has written in black ink "Ethel Marie Flom, Wesley, Iowa, 1930." The back cover has in the center a book that is lying open. On each side is a feathered wing. In the center of the book is a torch. Color: BR,BK |
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| 700 | 1988.33.32 | Book | "Story Hour Readings Sixth Year," by E. C. Hartwell. 399 pp. Illus in b/w. 11 sections. Section 1 " Outside Stories". Section 2 " Adventure". Section 3 " Ballads". Section 4 " Work Stories". Section 5 " American History". Section 6 " American Holidays". Section 7 " Well-Known Stories". Section 8 " Funny Tales". Section 9 " Old World Stories". Section 10 " True Success Stories". Section 11" Stories about the Community & Country". The outside cover is brown and has a black line around it. In the center written in black is "Story Hour Readings". Under this is an oval with a picture of a boy sitting with a dog and reading a book. "Sixth Year" is under this. Atr the bottom is "Hartwell." The inside cover has in black ink "6th grade", "Ethel Flom, Wesley, Iowa." The back cover of the book has in the center a book lying open and has feathered wings on each side. In the center of the book is a picture of a torch that is lit. Color: BR,BK |
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