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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 Hartford School District, located in Beaver Township.      Many of Dorothy’s textbooks from #7 Swanton were also used by her sister Esther. A 1927 graduate of New Hartford High School, Esther attended Iowa State Teachers College where she received her certificate in 1929. She returned to #7 Swanton where she taught from 1927-1936.

Dates

  • Created: 1899-1920
  • Other: Majority of material found in 1910-1920
  • Other: Date acquired: 12/18/2014

Extent

1.00 boxes

Language of Materials

English

Source of Acquisition

Duane Drenner through the Cedar Falls Historical Society

Method of Acquisition

Donation

Related Materials

See [url=https://archon.library.uni.edu/?p=collections/findingaid&id=23&q=]RSC/RSR/012 Butler County Rural School Records, 1866-1970[/url].

Title
Archon Finding Aid Title
Author
Amy Rekward and Dustin Witsman
Date
12/19/2014
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