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RSC/HEC. History of Education Collections

 Record Group Term
Identifier: RSC/HEC

Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:

Nancy Brochers Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RSC-HEC-018
Scope and Contents

The Nancy Brochers Collection contains Black Hawk County, Iowa rural school student records dating from 1905-1941. A majority of the collection originated in Mt. Vernon Township where the donor's father, George Knapp, attended. However, the collection also contains records from the donor's mother, Muriel Alice Parker, who attended Dunkerton Consolidated School. Nancy Brochers is a sister of Jane Fauser, who also has a collection at CHRIEC (see RSC/HEC/009).

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1905-1941; Other: Majority of material found in 1905-1935
Found in: UNI Museum Collections

Fred W. Cover Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RSC-HEC-006
Scope and Contents Fred W. Cover spent his life in the rural schools of Iowa - as student, then teacher, and, finally, administrator. He attended the Keokuk County Normal Institute, graduating in 1901. Mr. Cover taught in or served as principal of schools in Keokuk, Butler, Iowa, Mahaska, Black Hawk, and Benton Counties. The Fred W. Cover Papers document the professional life of an Iowa rural school teacher from 1898 through 1946. The Papers include photographs, essays written by Cover as a student as well as...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1898-1946
Found in: UNI Museum Collections

Susan Hightshoe Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RSC-HEC-021
Scope and Contents

The Susan Hightshoe Collection consists of manuscript and printed teaching materials used by the donor's aunts - Helen Marine, Martha Schemmel, and Lorraine Turnipseed - during their careers in education. The records include plays, dialogues, poems, recitations, school program line-ups, and sheet music. The material dates from 1923-1942, although a majority of the items date from circa 1930s.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1923-1942
Found in: UNI Museum Collections

William L. Sherman Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RSC-HEC-004
Scope and Contents

The William L. Sherman Collection contains a variety of records pertaining to rural schools and rural school reenactment programs including rural school photographs, reproductions schoolbooks, brochures, and programs. Mr. Sherman continues to conduct research and to add to this collection.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1901-2006; Other: Majority of material found in 2000-2006
Found in: UNI Museum Collections

S. Elouise Walters Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RSC-HEC-022
Scope and Contents

The S. Elouise Walters Collection consists of notes, essays, and lesson plans. These records were compiled and utilized by Ms. Walters in the course of earning her High School Normal Training Certificate from New Hampton High School in Chickasaw County.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1934-1935; Other: Majority of material found in 1934-1935; Other: Date acquired: 07/17/2014
Found in: UNI Museum Collections

William H. Dreier Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RSC-HEC-003
Scope and Contents A passionate advocate of Iowa’s rural schools, Dr. William H. Dreier devoted much of his life toward the betterment of education in the state and throughout the nation. He was an integral part of the Iowa State Teachers College, now University of Northern Iowa, where he taught from 1949-1985 and served as a Professor of Education, Emeritus. As a part of numerous University and professional organizations committed to rural education, he was able to advocate for the preservation of rural...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1930-2006; Other: Majority of material found in 1980-2006
Found in: UNI Museum Collections

Dorothy Mason (Perrin) Textbook Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RSC-HEC-023
Scope and Contents Dorothy E. Mason (Perrin) collected a wide range of textbooks used during her time as a student and teacher in Butler County, Iowa. Born on October 32, 1906, to Fred A. Perrin and Elizebeth Schreurs, Dorothy and her sister Esther M. Becker (Perrin) attended Albion Township, #7 Swanton. In 1920, Dorothy graduated and went on to attend New Hartford High School. Following graduation, she enrolled at the Iowa State Teachers College for the 1924-1925 school year. She went on to teach in the New...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1899-1920; Other: Majority of material found in 1910-1920; Other: Date acquired: 12/18/2014
Found in: UNI Museum Collections

Nebraska Rural School Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RSC-HEC-024
Scope and Contents

This collection contains materials from Nebraska's rural schools. Its contents include: one Complete District Record, two District Board of Education Treasurers' Records, and two Teacher Contracts from District 10 in Valley County.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1889-1921
Found in: UNI Museum Collections

Jim Riley Collection on DeSoto Consolidated School

 Collection
Identifier: RSC-HEC-025
Abstract The DeSoto Consolidated School possesses a rich history which donor, and former student, Jim Riley is working to preserve. Originally located in Dallas County, Van Meter Township, the DeSoto Consolidated School opened in 1924 and served the children of DeSoto, Iowa, until its closure in 1961. The Jim Riley Collection on DeSoto Consolidated School consists of Mr. Riley's reference files which are in the process of being compiled into a book-length work. From 2013-2014, Mr. Riley corresponded...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 2004-2014; Other: Majority of material found in 2004, 2013-2014
Found in: UNI Museum Collections

Peggy Denlinger (Pancratz) Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RSC-HEC-026
Scope and Contents The Peggy Denlinger (Pancratz) Collection contains records from Jackson and Dubuque Counties that connect the educational histories of three families - Denlinger, Pancratz, and Wirtz. Ranging in date from c.1895 to 1989, the Collection is composed of rural school records from the following schools in Jackson County:  Butler Township - Garryowen High School; Maquoketa and South Fork Townships - Maquoketa Public Schools; Otter Creek Township - St. Lawrence and Zwingle; and Prairie Springs...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1895-1989; Other: Majority of material found in 1938-1965; Other: Date acquired: 04/23/2015
Found in: UNI Museum Collections

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