RSC School Resources Box 1 | UNI Museum @ Rod Library

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	Catalog #	Name	Description
1	1970.17.22	Booklet	"What Is Music?". Magazine called "The Humboldt Library of Science". Dated Nov. 15, 1890. Softback, brown covers, bound by two staples. Color: BR,BK,WH
2	1970.17.23	Booklet	"Instruction in Art in the United States'', by Walter Sargeant, 1918. Softback, white covers. Explains how art subjects should be taught at different grade points in rural schools. Color: BK,WH
3	1970.17.26	Booklet	"Expressions on Education," Bulletin No. 28, whole number 538. Dated April 1913. By the United States Bureau of Education. Grey covers, bound with two staples. Includes separate letter (item 1970.17.17) from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Education in Washington, dated June 1913. Color: BK,WH
4	1970.17.27	Letter	From the Department of the Interior Bureau of Education, Washington, dated June 1913. It explains that the booklet covers various statesmen's (president's) thoughts on education. With booklet titled "Expressions on Education" (item 1970.17.26). Color: GY,BK,WH
5	1971.11.50	Decal	Decal for the Member United Teaching Profession, from the National Education Association (NEA) in Washington D.C., 1962-1963. Color: BK,WH,RD
6	1975.4.119	Chart	Multiplication table, "used as supplementary work in arithmetic class. From 2x2=4 to 25x25=625." The table is a pyramid that lists a number in bold, all digits below it (except 1), and the outcome if they were to be multiplied together. For example, the first line has a 2 with a smaller 2 over a 4 beside it, indicating that 2x2 = 4. The second line is a 3 followed by a 2 over a 6 and a 3 over a nine, showing 3x2=6 and 3x3=9. And so on through 25x25. The bottom of the card reads, "These cards will be furnished for 1c apiece without printing on reverse side. Educator Pub. Co., Marion, Iowa.
7	1975.4.41	Booklet	"Plain Talks on Teaching or, pedagogy for our rural schools", by Prof. J. M. Richardson. Contains guidelines for teachers to follow, information on recitation, how to keep control in the classroom, and information about corrective measures. 35 pp. White covers, bound with two staples. Color: black and cream
8	1975.4.43	Booklet	"Songs of American Patriotism: -1776 - Let There Be Patriotic Music in Every American Home - 1918 -". Contents include music and lyrics for 8 songs: America (pg. 1 - front "cover", by Samuel Francis Smith and Henry Carey), Battle Hymn of the Republic (pg. 5, by Julia Ward Howe and W. Steffe), Columbia, the gem of the Ocean (pg. 3, no credit given), Just before the Battle, Mother (pg. 6, by Geo. F. Root), Marching Thro' Georgei (pg. 2, by Henry C. Work), Marseillaise (pg. 7, by Rouget de Lisle), Maryland, My Maryland (pg. 8, by James R. Randall), and Star Spangled Banner (pg. 4, by Francis Scott Key and John Stafford Smith). Published by M. Schulz Co. 711 Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, Established 1869. From the Aletha Jacobs Hutchison collection.
9	1975.4.46	Booklet	"Poetic Gems. Gleaned from World's Best Poetry". Depicts a quill in an inkwell. "Published by the Ohio Printing Company" 8 pp. From the Aletha Jacobs Hutchison collection. Color: Black and cream
10	1979.63.5	Booklet	"Science Guide for Elementary Schools: Earth Tremors". Vol. VI, No. 2, November 1940, by Carlos S. Mundt, California State Department of Education, Sacramento. Softback, dark green covers, bound by two staples. 29 pages, illustrated with black & white photos. Color: GR,BK,WH
11	1984.6.25	Booklet	"Easy Lessons in Drawing and Painting" by J. F. Ingalls. Copyright 1889. Softback, brown covers, bound by two staples. Color: BR,TN
12	1994.32.79	Chart	"Our Presidents and Geographical Chart of the United States." Circular. Three layers of cardboard, fastened in the center. Both top and bottom have openings as well as indentations around the circumference. By turning the inner disk, information about each President from Washington to Hoover is revealed. Data include age, date born, political party, residence, when inaugurated, important events, when died, ordinal number of presidency and a pen & ink likeness. Other side shows a 48-star flag and a map of the 48 states. Data revealed are square miles, population, highest elevation, principal river, state capitol population, date joined the union, principal city population and rank in population. Copyright 1931.
13	1996.22.20	Book	"Teacher's Highlights Holiday Handbook, No. 1." More than 2/3 blue color on the front cover. Back cover is blue. The front cover has all the various holidays listed down the right side of the cover: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter, and Mother's Day. The contents give suggestions for those holidays and all year round. 186 creative suggestions in the book. Cost was one dollar. 61 pages. Color: BL,WH,BK
14	1996.22.21	Book	"Teacher's Highlights Holiday Handbook, No. 3." More than 2/3 yellow color on the front cover. Back cover is yellow. The front cover has all the various holidays listed down the right side of the cover: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter, and Mother's Day. The contents giver "182 creative suggestions" for those holidays and all year round. The book cost $1. 61 pages. Color: YL,WH,BK
15	1996.22.23	Book	"Out of the World Fun and Activity Book". Contains several dozen space-themed crafts and activities intended for children 8-12 years old. Has a picture of a girl and boy riding a rocket into a light blue outer space. They both are wearing ordinary clothes except for their sealed glass helmets. Various stars and Saturn are in the background. The back cover lists various Fun and Activity books and Crossword Puzzle books produced by Treasure Books, a division of Grosset & Dunlap. Copyright 1964. 39c in upper right corner; sticker for 34c on front cover. Softback, 64 pages, bound by three staples. Color: BL,WH,GR,YL
16	1996.22.24	Book	"Hobby Dyeing Book: For Young People From Six to Sixty". Contains instructions on several crafts using Rit brand dye. "Wolfe" is written on the front cover. Majority of the cover is red in the background. In the middle of the cover are four females of various ages riding a white horse that says "Hobby Dyeing Book". The young girl is holding two boxes of tints and dyes while the others are holding the reins of the horse. 25c in lower right corner of front cover. 23 pp. Color: RD,WH,PK,GY
17	1996.22.25	Book	"Paper Arts and Crafts for Teachers and Group Leaders". Contains tabbed sections for crafts in five categories: classroom decorations, posters and bulletin boards, dramatics, crafts, and skills and helpful hints. "Joanne Wolfe" is written on the front cover. Front cover has six children (3 boys, 3 girls) doing various activities. Boy, second from left, is reaching for yellow duck, while girl, third from right, is cutting paper. Book lists various activities such as a maypole dance. 50c in lower right corner. Softback, 36 pages, bound by two staples. Color: GR,WH,BL,YL
18	2001.11.23	Booklet	"Christmas Program Builder Number Three." Contains recitations, exercises, readings, dialogues, drills and songs split into age groups designed to help children learn about and celebrate Christmas. Compiled by Grace Ramquist, Haldon Lillenas, and Wendell Lillenas. Copyright 1947. "Julia Rozendaal" written on front inside cover page. Color: BL,RD,WH,BK Julia Rozendaal taught elementary school in rural Jasper County, Belle Plaine (Benton County), Sac City (Sac County), and Cedar Falls (Black Hawk County) for 16 years before becoming a professor emeritus at the University of Northern Iowa.
19	2001.11.25	Booklet	"Practical Christmas Helper No. 3." Contains recitations, exercises, dialogs, and songs split into three levels for age groups designed to help school children learn about and celebrate Christmas. Copyright 1941. 32 pp. "Julia Rozendaal." written on front cover. Color: BK,WH Julia Rozendaal taught elementary school in rural Jasper County, Belle Plaine (Benton County), Sac City (Sac County), and Cedar Falls (Black Hawk County) for 16 years before becoming a professor emeritus at the University of Northern Iowa.
20	2001.11.33	Poem	Note written on a notecard, titled "Welcome," with "Jean" written on the top. Possibly lyrics or a poem given at the start of a school program. "We're very glad you've come today; each parent and each friend. The best of Christmas wishes to you we now extend. And when our programs over, and you have gone your way, we still wish you joy and gladness every day."
21	2001.11.34	Poem	Christmas poem titled "Easily Pleasured" written on a notecard. "Carolyn" is written on the top. "The things I want for Christmas, I hope I get them, too. Because I surely need them, my wants are very few. Some boys and girls are selfish, and also very bold. They ask for more big presents than Santa's sleigh can hold. I'm glad I'm not that nature. I've asked for what I need. A few nice simple presents. I don't believe in greed. I need some picture puzzles, a track, with train of course, a station, lights and signals, and nice red crossing bars. (continued on the back) And then I need an airplane that anyone can fly; a car that I can ride in and please the public eye. A few more things - 'bout twenty. That's all the gifts I need, a few nice single presents. I don't believe in greed."
22	2001.11.35	Booklet	"Dolly Has the Flu,'" written by Sarg Henderson, 1937. "Julia Rozendaal" written in red on the cover. Price for booklet was 15 cents. Back cover has advertisements for "Action Songs and Song Novelties." Softback, green covers, bound by two staples, four pages. Color: GR,BK,WH
23	2002.7.160	Card	"A Thrift Creed for the Patriotic Child". Printed in red and blue ink on white paper. Written by Laura Clarke Rockwood, For the Home Economic Commitee of the Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs. Issued by the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, Agriculture Extension Department, Ames, IA. Color: BL,RD,WH
24	2016-27-49a	List	List of books titled, "Workbook Sales Series." Contains books, price, and quantity. First sheet contains books for pre-first to first grade. Double accessioned. Also item 2020-FIC-110
25	2016-27-78	Report	A form titled, "School Health Service Teacher-Nurse Observations, Iowa State Department of Health." Contains sections for student names, immunization history, symptoms, and a place to explain on the backside. Van Buren County.
26	2016-FIC-268	Booklet	Booklet titled "The Learning Cycle Plan: Remedial Units in Arithmetic: Unit Five Percentage and Its Applications" by T.L. Torgerson, an associate professor of education at the University of Wisconsin, and M.F. Matthies, an assistant superintendent of schools for Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Published by the E. M. Hale & Company, Milwaukee, 1938. "7 grade" is written on the top right corner of the cover in pencil. Booklet contains practice problems for fractions, decimals, and percentages. It is thirty-two pages with five cycles.
27	2016-FIC-269	Booklet	Booklet titled "Teacher's Manual for the Learning Cycle Diagnostic Tests in Arithmetic" by T.L. Torgerson, an associate professor of education at the University of Wisconsin, and M.F. Matthies, an assistant superintendent of school in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Published by the E. M. Hale & Company, Milwaukee, 1938. There is a stamp on the cover that says, "Order from Phillips School Service Mason City, Iowa Choice Books for Children." There are practice examples with answers in the back. Booklet is 71 pages.
28	2018-30-284	Booklet	Titled "Selections from The Franklin Square Song Collection and a Memorandum Book," published by Harper and Brothers, Franklin Square, New York. It features several songs and hymns intended to help teach lessons of healthy living to school children. Narcotics and stimulants received special attention adapted to "recent legislation relating to temperance instruction in public schools." Stapled, both covers are unattached. The back cover is item 2018-30-286, the rest of the booklet is item 2018.30.284.
29	2018-30-286	Booklet	Titled "Selections from The Franklin Square Song Collection and a Memorandum Book," published by Harper and Brothers, Franklin Square, New York. It features several songs and hymns intended to help teach lessons of healthy living to school children. Narcotics and stimulants received special attention adapted to "recent legislation relating to temperance instruction in public schools." Stapled, both covers are unattached. The back cover is item 2018-30-286, the rest of the booklet is item 2018-30-284.
30	2019-8-4	Booklet	Booklet for rural school use. "One Hundred Devices for Seat Work" written by A.G. Hall in 1935. This book was printed by the A. Flanagan Company in Chicago. White cover, bound with two staples. "Milred Rusch" is written on the cover. Mildred Rusch attended Iowa State Teachers college and later taught in Iowa rural schools.
31	2020-9-10	Book	"Teaching Science Through Holidays and Seasons" by Matthew F. Vessel and Herbert H. Wong. Published in 1959, 1960 by Fearson Publishers, Inc. Contains activities and lessons based on holidays and the seasons for every month of the school year.
32	2020-9-11	Book	"A Primer for Parents" by Paul McKee published in 1957 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Contains lessons for parents on how to teach their children to read. Half of the book does this by having the parents try to learn a made-up alphabet using shapes so they can better understand their child's struggles.
33	2020-9-12	Book	"Helping Your Child with Reading" by Edward W. Dolch published in 1956 by The Garrard Press in Champaign, Illinois. Contains tips and instructions for parents teaching their children to read.
34	2020-9-13	Book	"Helping Your Child with Arithmetic" by Edward W. Dolch, published in 1957 by The Garrard Press. Softback, blue cover, bound by two staples.
35	2020-9-14	Book	"Let’s Play a Game" - Suggestions for games and independent activities for developing reading skills. Copyright for 1964. White covers, bound with two staples. Features several games that focus on building specific skills like word recognition and reading comprehension.
36	2020-9-15	Book	"Strengthening Fundamental Skills with Instructional Games" by Guy Wagner (Iowa State Teachers College), Mildred Alexander (Fort Dodge Public Schools), and Max Hosier (Malcom Price Lab School), published in 1959. Distributed by J. S. Latta and Son, Cedar Falls, IA. "Mrs. Kirby" and "Carolyn Kemper" are both written inside the front page. White covers, bound with staples.
37	2020-9-16	Book	"For Speech Sake: Simple Speech Activities for Classroom Teachers and Speech Therapists" by Ruth E. Jones, published in 1958 by Fearon Publishers. Softback, red and tan covers, bound by two staples, 66 pages.
38	2020-FIC-107	Pamplet	Uniform County Certificates for the State of Iowa in 1937. This was issued by the Board of Educational Examiners and explains regulations governing the uniform county teachers' certificates.
39	2020-FIC-109	Card	A card for students that asks, "Am I ready for school today? Ask the looking glass," with a list of activities to do to ensure good hygiene (i.e. washing hands, shining shoes, keeping a handkerchief, etc.). Published by the Cleanliness Insitute, New York.
40	2020-FIC-113	Pamphlet	The 1929 informational pamphlet on Venereal Diseases, issued by the Iowa State Department of Health in Des Moines, IA under commissioner Henry Albert, M. D.
41	2020-FIC-114	Pamphlet	A chart of communicable diseases issued by the Iowa State Department of Health in Des Moines, IA under commissioner Henry Albert, M. D. Undated. Includes information on diphtheria, meningitis, scarlet fever, smallpox, chicken pox, German measles, mumps, whooping cough, impetigo (scab), pediculosis (lice), pink eye, ring worm, and Vincent's Angina (Trench Mouth). Explains the symptoms of each disease and an estimate of when an infected child could return to school. Printed between 1926-1930 based on the commissioner, Henry Albert's career.
42	2020-FIC-256	Book	Book titled "Orthography for Fifth and Sixth Grades" Prepared by H.D. Lukenbill, 3rd Edition. Published in Springfield Illinois in 1915. Includes guides for teachers on what each grade should learn and when. Softback, green covers, black spine, bound by fabric and three staples.
43	2021-1-100	Booklet	This test booklet contained practice questions for students to study in preparation for the arithmetic portion of the "State of Iowa Educational Board of Examiners Uniform Count Examination" and had questions from the test from 1922 to 1934. A piece of red string is holding the booklet together.
44	2021-1-101	Booklet	This test booklet contained practice questions for students to study in preparation for the Civics or Government and Constitution portion of the "State of Iowa Educational Board of Examiners Uniform Count Examination" and had questions from the test from 1926 to 1939. A piece of red string is holding the booklet together.
45	2021-1-102	Booklet	This test booklet contained practice questions for students to study in preparation for the Physiology and Hygiene portion of the "State of Iowa Educational Board of Examiners Uniform Count Examination" and had questions from the test from 1925 to 1939. A piece of red string is holding the booklet together.
46	2021-1-103	Booklet	This test booklet contained practice questions for students to study in preparation for the History portion of the "State of Iowa Educational Board of Examiners Uniform Count Examination" and had questions from the test from 1924 to 1939.
47	2021-1-20	Booklet	How to make Crepe Paper Flowers, published by Dennison Manufacturing Company. Price 10 cents, cover is navy blue with gold writing. In middle of cover is illustration of colorful flowers in a vase and tools in front of it on table. Copyright 1928. Some pages are torn or have brown staining on them.
48	2021-1-21	Booklet	How to Make Crepe Paper Costumes, Published by Dennison Manufacturing Co. Price 10 cents. Cover is navy with yellow writing. Cover is navy with a section in the middle showing a woman wearing a large red dress with large blue flowers, next to her is a man wearing a blue shaded suit with a black band around his eyes. Copyright 1925. Back cover is a woman wearing a rainbow outfit.
49	2021-1-249	Test	State Of Iowa Questions for Seventh Grade Hygiene test dated May 1942. There are 55 multiple choice questions and two question problems. When held to light, IOWA BOND is present on the paper. Test is unused except for some pencil marks on multiple questions.
50	2021-1-251	Test	Seventh and Eighth Grade Test Health and Hygiene. May 1-2, 1941. Test made by Mae E. Ruppel, Critic Teacher in collaboration with J. B. Paul Iowa State Teachers College. Test is from State of Iowa Department of Public Instruction Jessie M. Parker, Superintendent. On front cover there are sections for name, sex, grade, age on last birthday, number of months since last birthday, school, city, township, county, and teacher, which is filled in with Mrs. Bernard Schulte. There are three parts and the total number possible is 124. Part 1 is choose the best answer for Health Test with 60 questions. Part 2 is completion with 27 questions. Part 3 is problems with 5 questions.