Elementary and Secondary Education
Found in 67 Collections and/or Records:
Mary Jennie Pattison collection
Small collection of papers dating from 1875-1879 and relating to Mary Jennie Pattison as a student and teacher in Oregon. Materials primarily consist of school attendance reports, grade reports, and teaching certificates.
Laura A. Peterson papers
Papers of Laura A. Peterson consist of a certification, 1889, to teach first grade in Clatsop County, Oregon; and certifications, 1891 and 1894, to teach grammar school in Portland, Oregon.
Walter Marcus Pierce papers
Collection related to Walter M. Pierce, an educator, rancher, and politician who served as Oregon governor and in the U.S. House of Representatives. Materials include correspondence, primarily with family members and with J. A. Churchill, superintendent of public instruction, as well as minutes of the State Textbook Commission's meetings. Also included are Dictaphone belts made by Pierce's biographer, Arthur H. Bone, regarding Bone's research about Pierce and other topics.
Emma Pinho photographic collection on Irvington School
One album with three black and white class photographs for the Irvington School in Portland, Oregon. Many individuals are identified.
Portland Federation of Teachers records
Records include correspondence, 1920-1974; membership rolls, 1954-1972; bulletins, 1944-1962; administrative records, 1919; documents regarding salaries, civil rights, retirement, and school financing; and documents of other teaching associations, including the High School Teachers Union and the Oregon Education Association. Collection is partially processed.
Portland Grade Teachers' Association records
The Portland Grade Teachers' Association was founded in 1912 to improve working conditions for teachers and raise and maintain professional standards of elementary school teachers. Records include minutes, membership lists, scrapbooks, constitution and by-laws, ledgers, newsletters, newspaper clippings, and letters.
Portland Public Schools during World War I photograph album
Album containing 109 black and white photographs of activities of the Portland Public Schools during World War I. Includes exterior photographs of school buildings, as well as interior views of classrooms and workshops, and classes and activities such as mechanical drawing, forging, wood turning, plumbing, carpentry, textiles, printing, gardening, cobbling, and band.
Portsmouth School Old Timer's Club records
The Portsmouth School Old Timer's Club held a picnic every year for alumni of Portsmouth School in the Portsmouth area of Portland to socialize. Collection includes administrative records; member lists and member list books; a scrapbook; an account book; a minute book; correspondence; receipts; and promotional mailings and flyers.
Marie Holst Pottsmith photographs
The prairie flower
Photocopy manuscript school paper, 20 pages, including reminiscences and chapter titles such as "Bad habits" and "My dear pupils."