Three Rivers Public Schools Booklet
Scope and Contents
The booklet includes a variety of information pertaining to the public schools for the 1922-1923 school year, including pictures of the school buildings, a school year calendar, list of staff, tuition rates, class descriptions, and more. Aside from the more standard classes like English, math, and physics, some other courses include agriculture and animal husbandry. Stenography, penmanship, and typography are also all included.
Dates
- Creation: 1922-1923
Biographical / Historical
Three Rivers Public Schools is a school district in Three Rivers, Michigan. Murray J. Huss, one of the members of the board of education in Three Rivers, went on to have Murray J. Huss Second Ward School named after him posthumously in 1932. Though not all of the buildings shown in the booklet have survived to the present day, many of the students were simply integrated into other schools. The Huss Elementary school, for example, was repurposed after its closing in the 1980s as an adult education center, before being sold to *culture is not optional, a community organization.
Extent
0.05 Cubic Feet ; The booklet measures 6 inches x 9 inches when folded, and 12 inches x 9 inches when unfolded.
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection is composed of a general announcement booklet from the public schools of Three Rivers, Michigan in 1922-1923.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Starring Endowment
Physical Description
Folded, the booklet measures 6 inches x 9 inches while unfolded, it measures 12 inches x 9 inches. The booklet is in good condition. There are a few spots of discoloration on the pages, the edges in particular, but otherwise there’s little damage in the form of tears or creases on the paper. The staple binding seems to have rusted a bit, but holds up rather well.
Subject
- Three Rivers Public Schools (Three Rivers, Mich.) (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Three Rivers Public Schools Booklet Finding Aid
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Meena Jacobs, Mallory Heslinger
- Date
- 2024-09-05
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections Repository
Charles C. and Lynn L. Zhang Legacy Collections Center
1650 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5307 US
(269) 387-8490
arch-collect@wmich.edu