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Evanel Renfrow at Florida A&M University
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Description
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Photograph of Evanel Renfrow taken while she was a student at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Florida, in the early 1930s.
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Date Created
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1930
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PID
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grinnell:12181
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Geoff Peak Interview
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This is an oral history interview of Geoff Peak, a prominent teacher in Poweshiek County school systems and graduate of Grinnell College. The interview, conducted by Judy Hunter, recalls many of Geoff's memories from his days in a one-room schoolhouse and as a middle school, high school, and alternative program instructor.
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Date Created
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2014
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PID
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grinnell:23040
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Grinnell Center School Grade Eight, 1905
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A black and white photograph of 8th grade students at Center School in Grinnell, Iowa in 1905. The photograph seems to be taken at the front of a classroom, with students dressed formally and sitting at a desk or standing in a row at the back of the room. A chalkboard is on the right and the blinds are drawn for all but one window. The back of the photograph states: "Center School / Grinnell, Iowa / Grade 8 / 1905"
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Date Created
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1905
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PID
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grinnell:26612
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Ina Sprague
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Description
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Black and white photograph of Ina Sprague (1891-1979), lifelong resident of Grinnell. Ina was principal of the Davis School for 28 years until her retirement in 1956.
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Date Created
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1940
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PID
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grinnell:23255
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John Pfitsch Interview, American Beliefs and Cultural Values
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Description
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John Pfitsch was born in Miraj, India, and raised in San Antonio, Fort Davis, and Pflugerville, Texas. During his youth he lived for nine years in the Civilian Conservation Corps camp at Fort Davis where his father, Alfred Pfitsch, Jr., was a medical doctor. During the summers from age 8 to 21, John attended a YMCA Boys Camp in Kerrville, Texas, where he progressed from camper to assistant director of the camp. Interview conducted as part of American Beliefs and Cultural Values, an American Studies class taught by Hanna Griff at Grinnell College in 1993.
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Date Created
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1993
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PID
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grinnell:26712
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Letter from Estel Pilgrim to his Mother
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Description
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Letter to Lillie Carter Pilgrim of Grinnell, Iowa, from her son, Estel Pilgrim dated November 7, 1934, in Ames, Iowa. Estel, a student at Iowa State, talks about homecoming, work, his budget, his grades, and his classes.
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Date Created
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1934
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PID
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grinnell:30044
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Old South School and Seventh Day Adventist Church
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Description
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Black and white postcard showing the Old South School and the Seventh Day Adventist Church on Hamilton Avenue, Grinnell, Iowa. The school was demolished in 1917, and the church was moved to Spring Street in 1916.
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Date Created
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1900
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PID
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grinnell:23258
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Parker School, Grinnell, Grade One, 1900
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Description
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Black and white print on cardboard depicting 39 schoolchildren and one teacher outdoors. Written inscription on back reads "1st Grade Parker School / June 1, 1900 / Teacher - Nina Wilson / Ralph Longley second from right back row."
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Date Created
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1900
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PID
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grinnell:23218
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Rachel M. Newton Traggardh
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Description
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A photograph of Rachel M. Newton (1839-1906) as a young woman, posing with her high school diploma. She is wearing her graduation dress, which is long and white with lace collar and sleeves. Her hair is pulled back and she is standing next to a chair with a throw pillow, holding her diploma with both hands.
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Date Created
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1855
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PID
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grinnell:23241
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Ray Haines at School
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Description
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One room school class in session probably at Warren Township (Poweshiek County, Iowa) school #3 or #9. Raymond Haines is the student in the plaid shirt third from the back right. Ray Delk is at the blackboard.
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Date Created
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1940
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PID
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grinnell:6187