Elementary and Secondary Education

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An artificial collection of materials about the Indian Training School at Forest Grove, Oregon.

Scope and Contents This collection includes slides and materials that John King gathered on his trip to the Soviet Union in 1959, as well as notes and writings about the experience that he created after returning. He likely used the materials to make presentations to friends and colleagues in Oregon. A note in the collection that was written on behalf of his travel group summed up the experience after their return:"True, we were amazed at the dedication, confidence and sense of security of the...

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Daisy Annita Rice was a high school and music conservatory student at Tualatin Academy in Forest Grove, Oregon, around 1905-1909. The album contains of pressed flowers and other plants, which she probably collected for a class there.

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LeRoy and Reatha Smith were Pacific University graduates who were active in the field of education in Oregon and California. The collection includes correspondence, diaries, notes, educational records, photographs and other material.

Abstract Washington County Kids (WCK), an Oregon nonprofit organization whose "mission is to ensure access to quality out of school time programs that equip Washington County children for success," was founded in 2009. This collection documents their efforts to improve access to before- and after-school programs in Washington County, Oregon; their research into the needs and condition of the county's children; the group's pursuit of several public funding models through levies and ballot measures;...