A child representing the Board of Tax Levy places an apple labeled "$73,000 raise in salary" on his teacher's desk, and the teacher smiles at him. The Minnesota Gopher stands in the classroom door, tipping his hat.
An assembly of the Corps of Cadets of the College of St. Thomas. The old Science Building and the St. Thomas Military Academy building are in the background.
Interior view of assembly hall in Old Main. Old main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
Published as: Biennial Report of the State Public Library Commission of Minnesota, First to Third, 1899/1900 - 1903/1904; Minnesota Public Library Commission Biennial Report, Fourth to Tenth, 1905/1906 - 1916/1918; Biennial Report, Library Division (State of Minnesota, Department of Education), First/Eleventh to Third/Thirteenth, 1919/1920 - 1923/1924). The thirteen reports of the series were issued separately and later bound in one volume. Selected photographs of Minnesota public libraries are included in most reports.
Contributing Institution:
Division of State Library Services, Minnesota Department of Education
Duluth State Normal School quarterly bulletin. The August 1906 issue includes the texts of the Commencement Sermon by T.H. Cleland and the address to the graduating class by Professor Frederick S. Jones of the University of Minnesota, a list of graduates of the school by year beginning with 1903, and events of Commencement Week. The State Normal School, founded in 1895, and registered its first students in September, 1902, changed names several times: State Normal School at Duluth (1895), Duluth State Normal School (1905), Duluth State Teachers College (1921), University of Minnesota, Duluth Branch (1947), University of Minnesota Duluth (1959)
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth Kathryn A. Martin Library, University Archives
Duluth State Normal School quarterly bulletin. The May 1906 issue is the annual course catalogue with announcements for the 1906-1907 school year. It details requirements for admission, general information, course of study, faculty list, and enrolled students by year. Student's home town is noted. There are a few photographs of selected campus buildings and rooms, and scenes of Duluth. The State Normal School, founded in 1895, and registered its first students in September, 1902, changed names several times: State Normal School at Duluth (1895), Duluth State Normal School (1905), Duluth State Teachers College (1921), University of Minnesota, Duluth Branch (1947), University of Minnesota Duluth (1959)
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth Kathryn A. Martin Library, University Archives
Duluth State Normal School quarterly bulletin. The November 1906 issue includes two scholarly articles ""Household Economics in Education"" by Dora Eaton and ""Simplified Spelling"" by Anna Newton Carey. The State Normal School, founded in 1895, and registered its first students in September, 1902, changed names several times: State Normal School at Duluth (1895), Duluth State Normal School (1905), Duluth State Teachers College (1921), University of Minnesota, Duluth Branch (1947), University of Minnesota Duluth (1959)
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth Kathryn A. Martin Library, University Archives
The first group of officers and non-commissioned officers at the College of St. Thomas. Lieutenant Edward K. Massee, Commandant of Cadets, stands at the center of the front row.
Campus view of Carleton College including Gridley Hall, Scoville Memorial Library, Willis Hall, the original Observatory, and Williams Hall. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard reads "Before 1905; (From Ruth Eddy Blanding)."
Campus view of Carleton College looking northeast from First Street including Gridley Hall and Laird Hall. Text on front of postcard reads "Carleton College Northfield Minnesota."
Panoramic view of Lawrence Hall, Old Main Building, and the Model School in winter, sidewalk leading to one of the buildings, trees and road in foreground.
Panoramic view of Lawrence Hall, Old Main Building, and the Model School in winter, sidewalk leading to one of the buildings, trees and road in foreground.
Panoramic view of Lawrence Hall, Old Main Building, and the Model School in winter, sidewalk leading to one of the buildings, trees and road in foreground.
The plan shows the original plan of the Chapel at Carleton College was located in the north of the campus. Administration and museum facing First Street.The plan also shows girls' dormitory facing First Street and Nevada Street; boys' dormitory located between Union Street and First Street. Scale: one inch equals one hundred feet.
Exterior view of the Central School, located at the southwest corner of Spruce Street and Wyoming Avenue. The church to its left is Our Lady of Lourdes (Roman Catholic; organized in 1891).
Internal view of one of three original parlors in Derham Hall; this room was located on the first floor to the left of the front entrance of the building. The door leads to what was once a small office containing the only telephone in the building.
Internal view of the Derham Hall refectory, located on the first floor in the Southeast wing of the building. The tables are set for a meal; the door to the left leads to the serving room.
Interior view of a dormitory room in Lawrence Hall. The room includes two beds, a desk, a dresser, rocking chairs and numerous photographs on the walls. Built as a dormitory for female students, Lawrence Hall was destroyed by fire in 1905.
Beginning in 1905, the Minneapolis Public Library supplied 45 book stations located in factories and businesses to provide service to workers who might find it difficult to get to the Central or branch libraries. Minneapolis Public Library was founded in 1885 and merged with Hennepin County Library in 2008.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Faculty of Hamline University on the lawn in front of Old Main. Science Hall is at their backs. Sitting: William E. Thompson, Loren Harrison Batchelder, George Henry Bridgman (president), Alta Barker, George Swan Innis. Standing: Henry Leslie Osborn, Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn, Arthur Z. Drew, and ?.
This photograph shows the first high school in St. Peter, which was located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Fifth and Grace streets. The front of the school faced Fifth street. It was constructed in the early 1870s.
Students in the first oral education class are assembled with a teacher in a classroom. The student sitting in the front row on the left end is Petra Fandrem Howard. The phrase "First Oral Class, 1906" is written on the blackboard in the background.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum
Students in the first oral education class are assembled with a teacher in front of Noyes Hall. The student standing in the middle of the back row is Petra Fandrem Howard. The students in the back row, from left to right, are fingerspelling "F-I-R-S-T" for the word "first." The students in the front row, from left to right, are fingerspelling "O-R-A-L-0-6" for the word "oral" and year "1906."
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum