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Elementary and Secondary Education

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 62 Collections and/or Records:

Eva Holder papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 95
Abstract

Papers of Eva Holder (1882-1968) of Portland, Oregon, including correspondence, ephemera, her account of her grandparents' emigration to Oregon in 1853, and materials relating to Theosophy and the Unity School of Christianity.

Dates: 1876-1967

Oliver Greeley Hughson papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1712
Abstract Oliver Greeley Hughson, a retired building materials salesman, developed a successful program to teach young men construction skills. His Boy Builders clubs and "Minimalic Construction" method became a model for schools and colleges throughout the United States and British Columbia. The bulk of Hughson’s papers chronicle the development of this training program from its inception in 1933 until his death in 1959. His personal papers include correspondence, his 1882 diary, day books, and...
Dates: 1882-1959; Majority of material found within 1933-1959

Oral history interview with Virginia M. Kletzer

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9393
Abstract

Oral history interview with Virginia M. Kletzer conducted by Charles Digregorio on March 30, 1976. Kletzer discusses her education at the Portland Academy in Portland, Oregon, from 1901 to 1906, as well as her volunteer activities, the 1905 Lewis and Clark Exposition, and her family.

Dates: 1976 March 30

Oral history interview with Dorothy Knowlton

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9458
Abstract

Oral history interview with Dorothy Knowlton conducted by Charles Digregorio on February 5, 1976. Knowlton discusses her career as an elementary school teacher in Portland, Oregon, beginning in the 1920s.

Dates: 1976 February 5

Oral reminiscences by Robin Latta about his education

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9094
Abstract

Oral reminiscences by Robin Latta, recorded circa 1972, with an introduction by Katharine W. Latta, recorded on March 25, 1981. Robin Latta discusses his experiences at Cady Music Education School and Catlin Gabel School.

Dates: 1972-1981 March 25

Lutheran Schools Committee records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 646
Abstract

Records compiled by the Lutheran Schools Committee of Portland, Oregon, largely as part of a 1922 political campaign to defeat the Compulsory Education Bill, which sought to make public school attendance mandatory in Oregon for children ages eight to sixteen. Materials include clippings, campaign literature, posters, correspondence, ephemera, and voter registration lists.

Dates: 1921-1925

Doug Magedanz photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 707
Abstract

Ten black and white photographs, primarily of the Oak Grove School in Oak Grove, Oregon, and its students, circa 1920-1929. Collection also includes one photograph of the officers of the Ancient and Mystical Order Rosae Crucis, 1935-1936.

Dates: circa 1920-1936

Mary Finn Maples photographs collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 346
Abstract

Photographs of Oregon public schools and teachers, 1932-1962, assembled by Mary Finn Maples, an educator and guidance counselor. All Oregon counties are represented except Benton, Gilliam, Linn, and Wheeler.

Dates: 1932-1962; Majority of material found within 1948-1959

Oral history interview with Marjorie McDonald

 Collection
Identifier: SR6502
Abstract

Oral history interview with Marjorie McDonald conducted by Edna Kovacs on October 21, 1989. McDonald was the first Russian language high school teacher in the United States and became an artist after her retirement in 1963.

Dates: 1989 October 21

Multnomah County School District No. 1 records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1788
Abstract

Records include minutes, financial statements, budgets, and reports.

Dates: 1932-1942