Abstract Central High School, also known in the early years as Grand Rapids High School, was opened in 1859 and remained the only high school building in Grand Rapids, Michigan until Union High School was built in 1897. In 1979 a history class at Central High School, with guidance from history teacher Ed Merizon, took on the task of documenting Central High School's history and their work produced this collectionThe collection includes a comprehensive set of the Helios, the school...

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The Franklin Everett Collection contains four hand-written volumes, two of which are English tutorials which he used in “teaching Orthography and the Meaning of Words by Association” dated 1866. The other two volumes contain his original poetry, mostly undated except for one, “Father Abraham,” dated February 17, 1877. These volumes were donated by George C. Fitch, Everett's son-in-law, married to Franklina and Thirza's daughter, Cadette Everett.

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This is an incomplete census of school children in Grand Rapids conducted by enumerators from the Grand Rapids Board of Education. The information was collected systematically, going street by street through the different school districts and city wards. Each record contains the home address, the name of the parent or legal guardian, the child's name, gender, age, the school they attend, and supplementary remarks.

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This is a devised collection including information on Grand Rapids, Michigan primary schools, as well as the Grand Rapids Teachers Club

The Grand Rapids Primary Schools Collection, including the The Grand Rapids Teachers Club / Grand Rapids Kindergarten Primary Club Collection is a generic collection, defined as a place to bring together miscellaneous materials, for these two related Grand Rapids area educational organizations.

Scope and Contents The Grand Rapids High Schools Collection was formed first from materials transferred to the Archives from the Local History book collection, the Local History vertical files, a few small accessions, with the bulk of the initial collection being the high school yearbooks. Since being defined, other small accessions or found items of high school related materials have been added to the collection, covering all of the schools in general, or specific to one school. Found items are often those...

Abstract The Loretta Ortt (1909-1993) papers contain documents related to Ortt's years as teacher and principal in the Grand Rapids Public Schools. The bulk of the collection consists of curriculum planning and development files for the elementary grades, as well as items on the philosophy of education. The collection spans the years 1936 to 1975, and includes one folder of newspaper clippings about Grand Rapids schools from 1950 to 1963 as well as 46 photos, some of which are groups of unidentified...

Abstract Dr. Mary Jane Dockeray was a public educator in Grand Rapids, Michigan, best known for her role in the inception of the Blandford Nature Center (BNC), which was owned and operated by the Grand Rapids Public Museum until 2003, when the BNC became an independent enterprise. This collection contains materials relating to her work at the BNC, her personal life, and the various organizations she was involved in such as the National Audubon Society. Researchers interested in the natural history...

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This collection of slides documents the building of the new Palmer School from 1953-1954. Included are images of the construction of the school, classrooms, teachers, and events surrounding the dedication of the building.