Fred W. Cover Papers
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
- Benton County (Iowa)--History.
- Black Hawk County (Iowa)--History.
- Butler County (Iowa)--History
- Education--History--Butler County.
- Education--Iowa--Benton County.
- Education--Iowa--Black Hawk County.
- Education--Iowa--History.
- Education--Iowa--Keokuk County.
- Education--Iowa--Mahaska County.
- Iowa County (Iowa)--History
- Keokuk County (Iowa)--History.
- Mahaska County (Iowa)--History.
- Personnel records in education.
- Rural schools--Curricula--Iowa.
- Rural schools--Iowa--History--20th century.
- Rural schools--Iowa.
- Student Records--Iowa.
- 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
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University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls IA 50614 US
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