History of Education Book Gallery
This is a collection of books owned by Rod Library related to the history of education. The physical copies are located either in the stacks or in Special Collections & University Archives.
Material of the type found in this collection can also be found in print format in Special Collections & University Archives.
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A Modern School
Abraham Flexner
A Modern School is a 23-page occasional paper, written by Abraham Flexner and published in 1916 by The General Education Board. Flexner (1866-1959) was an American educator and education reformer. The occasional paper presented here addresses many of the perceived failings of the public school system circa 1916 and suggests several reforms. The General Education Board was established by John D. Rockefeller in 1903. According to the Rockefeller Foundation, the board was established to aid education in the U.S. without distinction of race, sex or creed, and was active in promoting the public school movement in the early part of the 20th century. The General Education Board ceased activities in 1964.
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Comprehensive campus plan, phase 1 : program summary and alternative development concepts
University of Northern Iowa
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Fifty Years at the Teachers College
David Sands Wright
A history of the Iowa State Teachers College, later known as the University of Northern Iowa.
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Higher Education in Iowa
Leonard F. Parker
A history of higher education in Iowa and descriptions of higher education institutions up to 1893, including faculty, student populations, buildings, and courses of study.
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Historical Record of Cedar Falls
Peter Melendy
This book, published in 1893, is a description and history of the first 50 years of the city of Cedar Falls, Iowa. Included are an 1892 map of the city and photos of city buildings.
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History of Black Hawk County, Iowa, and Representative Citizens
Isaiah Van Metre
This book provides a history of Black Hawk County, Iowa, from its settlement in 1834 through the book's publication in 1904. Numerous biographical entries and portraits are included.
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Illustrated Review Showing Development of the State of Iowa
Earl J. Robinson & Co.
Descriptive text covering counties, cities and villages based on the latest official sources, with special articles by well known state authorities. Newly engraved charts showing principal automobile roads, including the Lincoln highway and its feeders, detailed railroad maps of every state with complete index, also maps of foreign countries.
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In memoriam; Orval Ray Latham, president, Iowa state teachers college, 1928-1940, the college auditorium, July 11, 1940
Iowa State Teachers College
A pamphlet that covers the memorial services for the late Orval Ray Latham were held in the college auditorium on Thursday, July 11, 1940 at four o'clock in the afternoon with the Reverend G. E. Knoff presiding.
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IOWAVE
Iowa State Teachers College
A booklet of mainly photos of the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) who were trained at the Naval Training School temporarily located on the campus of Iowa State Teachers College (later the University of Northern Iowa). Also contains a brief history of the training school.
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Memorial Day 1899
Iowa. Dept. of Public Instruction
A booklet for Iowa teachers giving suggested readings and other items for a Memorial Day school program.
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Professor J. H. Paarmann
L. H. Pammel
A brief biography of J.H. Paarmann, curator of the Davenport Academy.
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Selections for Arbor and Bird Day, Memorial Day
Iowa. Dept. of Education
A booklet for Iowa teachers giving suggested readings and other items for Arbor and Bird Day and Memorial Day school programs.
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Specification for the Erection of the "Soldiers' Orphans' Home," Cedar Falls, Iowa
Unknown
"Handwritten building specifications for a Soldiers' Orphans' Home in Cedar Falls, Iowa. This building later became Central Hall, or Old Central, on the campus of the Iowa State Teachers College, now known as the University of Northern Iowa. "
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The First 75 Years
Irving H. Hart
A history of Iowa State Teachers College (previously known as Iowa State Normal School and now known as the University of Northern Iowa), from 1876 to 1951.
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The History of Black Hawk County, Iowa
Western Historical Company
This book provides a history of Black Hawk County, Iowa, from its settlement in 1834 through the book's publication in 1878. Numerous biographical entries and portraits are included, along with more general histories of the state of Iowa and the northwest United States.
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The Malcolm Price Laboratory School dedication program, March 23, 1959.
Iowa State Teachers College
A dedication program for the Campus Laboratory School at Iowa State Teachers College on March 23, 1959. Pans for the new school were initiated in 1943 under the direction of Dr. Guy Wagner, then head of the Department of Teaching.
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The Quakers of Iowa
Louis Thomas Jones
According to the author's preface, "In the present work the author has endeavored to present the essential features of the history of the people called the Quakers, from the time of their first appearance in Iowa down to the present time."
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The School of the Future
R. P. Crawford
An article from the June 1920 issue of Popular Educator, about the consolidation of rural schools in the Midwest.
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Verle McFarland Diary
Verle McFarland
A 1926 diary of Verle McFarland (Shanks), a student at Iowa State Teachers College and a teacher in one-room schoolhouses in Lucas County, Iowa, in the 1920s and 1930s.
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Well’s pocket hand-book of Iowa
John G. Wells
A general description of the state of Iowa, along with the information about the state's pre-emption laws and other information pertinent to settlers in the state.
![Report of the Inside survey [of the Iowa State Teachers College] by State College of Iowa](https://scholarworks.uni.edu/education_history/1012/thumbnail.jpg "Report of the Inside survey [of the Iowa State Teachers College] by State College of Iowa")
