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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 class notes, Cover's student records, course lists, and grades, contracts, certificates, newspaper clippings, and commencement programs from ceremonies Cover was associated with - either formally or through former students.

Dates

  • Created: 1898-1946

Extent

3.00 boxes

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

See [url=https://archon.library.uni.edu/?p=collections/findingaid&id=17&q=]RSC/RSR/006 Benton County Rural School Records, 1877-1973[/url]. See R[url=https://archon.library.uni.edu/?p=collections/findingaid&id=18&q=]SC/RSR/007 Black Hawk County Rural School Records, 1858-1970[/url]. See [url=https://archon.library.uni.edu/?p=collections/findingaid&id=23&q=]RSC/RSR/012 Butler County Rural School Records, 1866-1970[/url]. See [url=https://archon.library.uni.edu/?p=collections/findingaid&id=59&q=]RSC/RSR/048 Iowa County Rural School Records, 1862-1973[/url]. See [url=https://archon.library.uni.edu/?p=collections/findingaid&id=65&q=]RSC/RSR/054 Keokuk County Rural School Records, 1947-1965[/url]. See [url=https://archon.library.uni.edu/?p=collections/findingaid&id=73&q=]RSC/RSR/062 Mahaska County Rural School Records, 1850-1975[/url].

Title
Archon Finding Aid Title
Author
Dustin Witsman
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
eng

Repository Details

Part of the UNI Museum Collections Repository

Contact:
1227 W 27th Street
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls IA 50614 US