University of Northern Iowa

155-B10-5

Displaying 101 - 150 of 173
Catalog # Name Description
101 2021-1-76 Booklet "Washington's Birthday," copywritten in 1934 by the Classroom Teacher Inc. in Chicago, IL. This is a booklet in the "Plans for Celebrating Special Days and Holidays in the Primary Grades," collection, and could have been used by a rural school teacher to educate their students about Washington's birthday. 
102 2021-1-77 Book "Building Reading Skills Teacher's Guidebook," by Leila Armstrong, Director of Elementary Education, and Rowena Hargrave, Remedial Teacher, was published by the McCormick-Mathers Publishing Co. and copywritten in 1951. This guidebook could be used by teachers to help teach students reading skills including phonics. This booklet has dozens of flashcards and activities paperclipped to the pages, and the front cover has, "Office Copy," handwritten in the top right corner. 
103 2021-1-78 Booklet "Instructional Units in Safety for Elementary Grades and Junior High Schools," sent out by the Department of Public Instruction in the State of Iowa, copywritten in 1940. This book on safety units would have instructed teachers on what they would have needed to teach their students about safety. 
104 2021-1-83 Booklet This booklet, "St. Valentine's Day," by the National Recreation Association in New York, NY, contained a set of plays, dialogues, recitations, stunts, party suggestions, and other types of program material for teachers to use with their students to celebrate Valentine's Day. Published by the National Recreation Association, New York. 
105 2021-1-85 Poll This piece of paper came from The Classroom Teacher, Inc, and details the Absences from School Caused By Illnesses by grades 1-8 from September 10, 1934 to May 31, 1935. This poll lists colds and sore throat as the top reason for student absences and Measles as the least common illness that students had. 
106 2021-1-87 Paper This piece of paper entitled, "Loose-Leaf Lessons in Safety Education for Kindergarten, First, Second, and Third Grades," would have accompanied the poster "Wait on Curb until the way is clear Then cross briskly-DO NOT RUN" with three children in the Netherlands on a curb. This was a part of the American Automobile Association's "Safety 'Round the World" series and was given to teachers so that they could instruct their students on safety around vehicles. 
107 2021-1-88 Paper This piece of paper entitled, "Loose-Leaf Lessons in Safety Education for Kindergarten, First, Second, and Third Grades," would have accompanied the poster "No Sidewalk? Walk Facing Oncoming Traffic"  with a group children in Finland on the side of the road. This was a part of the American Automobile Association's "Safety 'Round the World" series and was given to teachers so that they could instruct their students on safety around vehicles. 
108 2021-1-89 Paper This piece of paper entitled, "Loose-Leaf Lessons in Safety Education for Kindergarten, First, Second, and Third Grades," would have accompanied the poster "Drive Bicycles Close to Right Edge Never Here"  with some bikers on the right side of the road, away from the cars. This was a part of the American Automobile Association's series of safety posters and was given to teachers so that they could instruct their students on safety around vehicles. 
109 2021-1-90 Paper This piece of paper entitled, "Loose-Leaf Lessons in Safety Education for Kindergarten, First, Second, and Third Grades," would have accompanied the poster "Cross Only At Corner Never in Middle of Block Danger"  with a man walking across a crosswalk. This was a part of the American Automobile Association's series of safety posters and was given to teachers so that they could instruct their students on safety around vehicles. 
110 2021-1-91 Paper This piece of paper entitled, "Loose-Leaf Lessons in Safety Education for Kindergarten, First, Second, and Third Grades," would have accompanied the poster "After Getting Off a Bus Watch Both Ways Before Crossing"  with some people getting off of a bus. This was a part of the American Automobile Association's series of safety posters and was given to teachers so that they could instruct their students on safety around vehicles. 
111 2021-1-92A Drawing Drawing of black child with red skirt. "The story of Little Black Sambo by - Helen Bannerman, "Once upon a time there was a little black boy, and his name was Little Black Sambo." on back of page. SJS 1939 in right corner. One page of a hand copied version of the original Little Black Sambo book. 
112 2021-1-92B Drawing 1939 caricature of black woman carrying a pot. She is wearing a striped shirt and plaid skirt. Back reads "And his Mother was called Black Mumbo."  One page of a hand copied version of the original book titled "The Story of Little Black Sambo" by Helen Bannerman. 
113 2021-1-92C Drawing Caricature of black man holding a sun umbrella and smoking a pipe. Back reads "And his Father was called Black Jumbo." One page of a hand copied version of the original book titled "The Story of Little Black Sambo" by Helen Bannerman. 1939.
114 2021-1-92D Drawing Drawing of Mother holding a red shirt up to Sambo who has a smile on his face. Back reads "And Black Mumbo made him a beautiful little red coat, and a..." One page of a hand copied version of the original book titled "The Story of Little Black Sambo" by Helen Bannerman. 1939.
115 2021-1-92E Drawing Drawing of a pair of blue pants with two red buttons on the front. Back reads "pair of beautiful little blue trousers." One page of a hand copied version of the original book titled "The Story of Little Black Sambo" by Helen Bannerman. 1939.
116 2021-1-92F Drawing Drawing of a green umbrella and a pair of purple shoes. Back reads "And Black Jumbo went to the Bazaar, and bought him a beautiful Green Umbrella, and a lovely little pair of purple shoes with crimson soles and crimson linings." One page of a hand copied version of the original book titled "The Story of Little Black Sambo" by Helen Bannerman. 1939.
117 2021-1-92G Drawing Drawing of Sambo smiling in his outfit and umbrella. Back reads "And then wasn't little Black Sambo grand?" One page of a hand copied version of the original book titled "The Story of Little Black Sambo" by Helen Bannerman. 1939.
118 2021-1-92H Drawing Drawing of Sambo encountering a tiger in tall blades of grass. Back reads "So  he put on all his Fine clothes, and went out for a walk in the Jungle. And by and by he met a tiger. And the tiger said to him, 'Little Black Sambo, I'm going to eat you up!' And Little Black Sambo said, 'Oh! Please Mr. Tiger, don't eat me up and I'll give." One page of a hand copied version of the original book titled "The Story of Little Black Sambo" by Helen Bannerman. 1939.
119 2021-1-92I Drawing Drawing of tiger wearing Sambos red coat. Back reads "you my beautiful little red coat.' So the tiger said, 'Very well, I won't eat you this time, but you must give me your beautiful little red coat.' So the tiger got poor Little Black Sambo's beautiful little red coat and went away saying 'Now I'm the grandest tiger in the Jungle." One page of a hand copied version of the original book titled "The Story of Little Black Sambo" by Helen Bannerman. 1939.
120 2021-1-92J Drawing Drawing of sambo behind a tree with a tiger in front of the tree. Back reads "And Little Black Sambo went on, and by and by he met another Tiger, and it said to him, 'Little Black Sambo, I'm going to eat you up!' And little Black Sambo said 'Oh! Please Mr. Tiger, Don't eat me up, and I'll give." One page of a hand copied version of the original book titled "The Story of Little Black Sambo" by Helen Bannerman. 1939.
121 2021-1-92K Drawing Drawing of tiger wearing Sambo's blue trousers. Back reads: "you my beautiful little blue trousers.' So the tiger said, 'very well, I won't eat you this time, but you must give me your beautiful little blue trousers.' So the tiger got poor little black Sambo's beautiful little blue trousers and went away saying 'Now I'm the grandest Tiger in the jungle." One page of a hand copied version of the original book titled "The Story of Little Black Sambo" by Helen Bannerman. 1939.
122 2021-1-92L Drawing Drawing of Sambo on a stack of rocks with a tiger reaching for him. Back reads: "And Little Black Sambo went on and by and by he met another tiger, and it said to him, 'Little Black Sambo, I'm going to eat you up!' And little black Sambo said 'Oh! Please Mr. Tiger, don't eat me up, and I'll give you my beautiful little purple shoes with crimson soles and crimson linings.' But the tiger said, 'What use would your shoes be to me? I've got four feet, and you've got only two; you haven't got enough shoes for me.' But Little Black Sambo said, 'You could wear them on your ears.' 'So I could,' said the Tiger, 'that's a very good idea. Give them to me, and I won't eat you this time." One page of a hand copied version of the original book titled "The Story of Little Black Sambo" by Helen Bannerman. 1939.
123 2021-1-92M Drawing Drawing of Tiger with Sambo's shoes on his ears. Back reads: "So the tiger got poor Little Black sambo's beautiful little purple shoes with crimson lining and crimson soles, and went away saying 'Now I'm the grandest Tiger in the Jungle.' And by and by Little Black Sambo met another tiger, and it said." One page of a hand copied version of the original book titled "The Story of Little Black Sambo" by Helen Bannerman. 1939.
124 2021-1-92N Drawing Drawing of Sambo holding an umbrella and a tiger trying to tear off his green skirt. Back reads: "to him, 'Little Black Sambo, I'm going to eat you up!' And little Black Sambo said, 'Oh! Please Mr. Tiger, don't eat me up, and I'll give you my beautiful green umbrella.' But the tiger said, ' How can I carry an umbrella, when I need all my paws for walking with?" One page of a hand copied version of the original book titled "The Story of Little Black Sambo" by Helen Bannerman. 1939.
125 2021-1-92O Drawing Drawing of tiger holding green umbrella with its tail. Back reads: "You could tie a knot on your tail and carry it that wat,' said Little Black Sambo. 'So I could', said the tiger. 'Give it to me, and I won't eat you this time.' So he got poor little Black Sambo's beautiful green umbrella, and went away saying, 'Now I'm the grandest Tiger in the jungle." One page of a hand copied version of the original book titled "The Story of Little Black Sambo" by Helen Bannerman. 1939.
126 2021-1-92P Drawing Drawing of Sambo crying in jungle. Back reads: "And poor little Black Sambo went away crying, because the cruel tigers had taken all of his fine clothes." One page of a hand copied version of the original book titled "The Story of Little Black Sambo" by Helen Bannerman. 1939.
127 2021-1-92Q Drawing Drawing of Sambo holding his arms up. Back reads: "Presently he heard a horrible noise that sounded like 'Gr-r-r-r-rrrrrr,' and it got louder and louder. 'Oh! dear!' said little black Sambo, 'there are all the tigers coming back to eat me up! What should I do?' So he ran quickly to a palm-tree and peeped round it to see what the matter was." One page of a hand copied version of the original book titled "The Story of Little Black Sambo" by Helen Bannerman. 1939.
128 2021-1-92R Drawing Drawing of Sambo hiding behind tree with four tigers in his clothes in a circle. Back reads: "And there he saw all the tigers fighting, and disputing which of them was the grandest. And at last they all got so angry that they jumped up and took off all the fine clothes, and began to tear each other with their claws, and bite each other with their great white teeth." One page of a hand copied version of the original book titled "The Story of Little Black Sambo" by Helen Bannerman. 1939.
129 2021-1-92S Drawing Drawing of tigers holding each other's tails walking around tree with Sambo trying to gather his clothes. Back reads: "And they came, rolling and tumbling right to the foot of the very tree where Little Black Sambo was hiding, but he jumped quickly in behind the umbrella. And the Tigers all caught hold of each other's tails, as they wrangled and scrambled, and so they found themselves in a ring round the tree." One page of a hand copied version of the original book titled "The Story of Little Black Sambo" by Helen Bannerman. 1939.
130 2021-1-92T Drawing Drawing of Sambo near his clothes with tigers in background. Back reads: "Then, when the tigers were very ____ and very far away, Little Black Sambo jumped up, and called out, 'Oh! Tigers! Why have you taken off all your nice clothes? Don't you want them anymore?' But the Tigers only answered 'Gr-r-rrrrr!" One page of a hand copied version of the original book titled "The Story of Little Black Sambo" by Helen Bannerman. 1939.
131 2021-1-92U Drawing Drawing of Sambo walking away from the tigers while wearing his clothes. Back reads: "Then Little Black Sambo said, 'If you want them, say so, or I'll take them away.' But the tigers would not let go of each other's tails, and so they could only say "Gr-r-r-r-rrrrrrr!" So Little Black Sambo put on all his fine clothes again and walked off." One page of a hand copied version of the original book titled "The Story of Little Black Sambo" by Helen Bannerman. 1939.
132 2021-1-92V Drawing Drawing of tigers stuck together around tree. Back reads: "And the tigers were very, very angry, but still they would not let go of each other's tails. And they were so angry that they ran round the tree, trying to eat each other up, and they ran faster and faster, till they were whirling round so fast that you couldn't see their legs at all." One page of a hand copied version of the original book titled "The Story of Little Black Sambo" by Helen Bannerman. 1939.
133 2021-1-92W Drawing Drawing of yellow circle around tree. Back reads: "And they still ran faster and faster and faster, till they all just melted away, and there was nothing left but a great big pool of melted butter (or 'ghi' as it is called in India) round the foot of the tree. One page of a hand copied version of the original book titled "The Story of Little Black Sambo" by Helen Bannerman. 1939.
134 2021-1-92X Drawing Drawing of Father holding a pot. Back reads: "Now Black jumbo was just coming home from his work, with a great big brass pot in his arms, and when he saw what was left of all the tigers he said, 'Oh! what lovely melted butter! I'll take that home to Black Mumbo for her to cook with." One page of a hand copied version of the original book titled "The Story of Little Black Sambo" by Helen Bannerman. 1939.
135 2021-1-92Y Drawing Drawing of Mother near stove with Tiger Ghi pot next to her. Back reads: "So he put it all into the great big brass pot, and took it home to Black Mumbo to cook with. When Black Mumbo saw the melted butter, wasn't she pleased! 'Now,' said she, 'we'll all have pancakes for supper!" One page of a hand copied version of the original book titled "The Story of Little Black Sambo" by Helen Bannerman. 1939.
136 2021-1-92Z Drawing Drawing of pancakes. Back reads: "So she got flour and eggs and milk and sugar and butter, and she made a huge big plate of most lovely pancakes. And she fried them in the melted butter which the Tiger has made, and they were just as yellow and brown as little Tigers. And then they all sat down to supper. And Black Mumbo ate twenty-seven pancakes, and Black Jumbo ate fifty-five, but Little Black Sambo ate a hundred and sixty-nine, because he was so hungry." One page of a hand copied version of the original book titled "The Story of Little Black Sambo" by Helen Bannerman. 1939.
137 2021-1-93A Activity This piece of paper entitled "An Indian Bonnet," was an activity used by rural schoolteachers to have their students make a Native American headdress out of felt, paper, and other materials. This first sheet details the materials needed for creating this. Published by National Recreation Association, New York. 5 pages.
138 2021-1-94 Booklet This booklet "The Technical Vocabularies of the Public School Subjects Section 1: Grammar (English, German, Latin, French) Composition" contained a list of common vocabulary words that students would need to understand to better understand their textbooks and what they were learning. This was published by the Public School Publishing Co. in Bloomington, IL. Includes vocabulary words for French, German, and Latin courses. 
139 2021-1-95 Booklet This booklet "The Technical Vocabularies of the Public School Subjects Section 3: Arithmetic" contained a list of common vocabulary words that students would need to understand to better understand their textbooks and what they were learning in arithmetic courses. This was published by the Public School Publishing Co. in Bloomington, IL. 
140 2021-1-96 Booklet This booklet "The Technical Vocabularies of the Public School Subjects Section 11: Physiology and Hygiene" contained a list of common vocabulary words that students would need to understand to better understand their textbooks and what they were learning in health and hygiene classes. This was published by the Public School Publishing Co. in Bloomington, IL. 
141 2021-1-97 Papers This six-page Christmas play, "Christmas in Other Lands," is about how children from other nations celebrate Christmas. The narrator is the one consistent character throughout the play, taking the audience to different countries with different charcters acting as the narrator explains the traditions of other countries. The Austrian characters include, "woman, Joseph Kohr, Franz Gruber, villagers," the English characters consist of "father and son with sled and log, children carring cards, gifts, and casserole dish," the German characters are "children with tree decorations and nativity figures," and the Italian characters are "children around a table with Mary, Joseph, and Jesus." Christmas songs are sang throughout the play as well. 
142 2021-22-107 Book "My Activity Book: An Integrated Correlated Plan For Mother-Teacher-Child." a book of Activities for Teacher to use in the class room.
143 2021-22-108A Activity Guide An activity card used to teach the alphabet and numbers 1-10 to children. "Danny, Terry K" is written in pencil on one corner.  From the Gladys Holland McCrory collection. Gladys Holland McCrory attended Iowa State Teachers college in the 1940s and 1950s and taught at several rural schools across Iowa starting in 1942.   
144 2021-22-109 Activity Guide An activity card used to teach children the alphabet, numbers 1-10, and several punctuation marks in a cursive style. From the Gladys Holland McCrory collection. Gladys Holland McCrory attended Iowa State Teachers college in the 1940s and 1950s and taught at several rural schools across Iowa starting in 1942.   
145 2021-22-110 Activity Guide An activity card intended for children learning about indigenous tribes. The card shows a segmented line and dot drawing of a swaddled baby. "Nancy" is written in red pencil on the back.  From the Gladys Holland McCrory collection. Gladys Holland McCrory attended Iowa State Teachers college in the 1940s and 1950s and taught at several rural schools across Iowa starting in 1942.     
146 2021-22-112 Activity Guide Paper torn from a booklet. Titled "Indian Signs", intended to teach children Native American "signs" for items like snake, buffalo, chief, bird, lazy boy, and several others.  From the Gladys Holland McCrory collection. Gladys Holland McCrory attended Iowa State Teachers college in the 1940s and 1950s and taught at several rural schools across Iowa starting in 1942.   
147 2021-22-113 Activity  A page torn out of the October 1951 issue of a magazine or booklet titled "The Grade Teacher." The front of the page features a paper doll craft of an indigenous person and a canoe. The backside is titled "Lessons on Fire Prevention with a dramatic presentation." It features an outline for a unit on fire prevention.  From the Gladys Holland McCrory collection. Gladys Holland McCrory attended Iowa State Teachers college in the 1940s and 1950s and taught at several rural schools across Iowa starting in 1942.   
148 2021-22-114 Booklet Booklet titled "My weekly Reader No. 3: Monthly Supplement... Stories and Poems." Vol. XXVI, Issue 25, March 25-29, 1957. Features several poems and short stories intended for children. Softback, white and blue covers, two pages, no binding.  From the Gladys Holland McCrory collection. Gladys Holland McCrory attended Iowa State Teachers college in the 1940s and 1950s and taught at several rural schools across Iowa starting in 1942.   
149 2021-22-115 Activity Guide Packet titled "Painting and Decorating Textiles", a guide to painting and decorating objects focused especially on textiles. Three pages secured by a staple.  From the Gladys Holland McCrory collection. Gladys Holland McCrory attended Iowa State Teachers college in the 1940s and 1950s and taught at several rural schools across Iowa starting in 1942.     
150 2021-22-116 Activity Torn-out page of a booklet or magazine titled "The Grade Teacher". The font side has a paper doll craft of a Native American child in swaddling titled "Indian Papoose" by Edith M. Jewell. The back side has "Columbus at the Court:" A simple but colorful Columbus play," by Dorothy Webber and Russell Sherman. Intended for grades 1-2. From the Gladys Holland McCrory collection. Gladys Holland McCrory attended Iowa State Teachers college in the 1940s and 1950s and taught at several rural schools across Iowa starting in 1942.