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Dist. #29, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on District 29, located 2 miles south of Cozad in Dawson County, Nebraska.

Sandridge, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on Sandridge School, located 6 miles south of Hay Springs on Highway 87, in Sheridan County, Nebraska.

Banner School - Dist. #35, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on Banner School, located 9 miles southeast of Hay Springs in Sheridan County, Nebraska.

Westerville School - Dist. #39, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on Westerville School, in Westerville, Custer County, Nebraska.

Prairie View - Dist. # 81, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on the Prairie View School, District 81. The school was located near Hemingford, Nebraska.

Hartman School - Dist. #34, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on the Hartman School, located 3 miles east and 8 miles north of Kearney in Buffalo County, Nebraska. Includes a history of Hartman School, written by Mrs. Fay Schroer.

Good Cheer - Dist. #48, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on Good Cheer School, located 3 1/2 miles north and 1/2 mile east of Madison in Madison County, Nebraska. Includes several student papers documenting the history of the school.

Beaver Valley School - Dist. #13, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on the Beaver Valley School, located near Albion in Boone County, Nebraska. Included is a U.S. News and World Report article with a mention of the school.

Deer Ridge - Dist. #170, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on Deer Ridge School, located 11 miles north and east of Hay Springs in Sheridan County, Nebraska.

West Emerick School - Dist. #50, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on the West Emerick School, located 9 miles south and 1 mile west of Meadow Grove in Madison County, Nebraska. Includes a history of the West Emerick School as well as a history of the Emerick Flood of 1891. Be aware that the flood narrative includes discussion of multiple fatalities.

Born School - Dist. #8, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on Born School, located 4 miles west of Norfolk in Madison County, Nebraska. Includes a history of the school, written by Esther Crane, who was the teacher from 1967-1970

Whitney School - Dist. #62, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on the Whitney School, located at the northwest end of Whitney in Dawes County, Nebraska.

Dist. #18, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on District 18. The school was located 7 miles east and 2 1/2 miles north of Cozad in Dawson County, Nebraska.

Rush Creek - Dist. #14, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on Rush Creek School, located 7 miles north of Lodgepole in Cheyenne County, Nebraska. Former names of the school include German School and Happy Hollow.

Fairview - Dist. #34, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on Fairview School, located 2 miles north and 2 1/2 miles west of Mitchell in Scottsbluff County, Nebraska.

Union Valley - Dist. #6, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on Union Valley School, located 4 miles east and 2 miles south of Madison in Madison County, Nebraska. Includes a handwritten history of Union Valley School, written by an 8th grader attending school there.

Dist. #110, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on District 110, which was the same as Rosebud until Rosebud was moved. The school was located one mile west and three miles south of Comstock in Custer County, Nebraska.

Lake Alice - Dist. #65, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on Lake Alice School, located 6 miles north and 3 miles east of Scottsbluff, Nebraska.

Castles In The Air: Experiences And Journeys In Unknown Bhutan, John Claude White

Additional Items

White, John Claude. “Castles in the Air: Experiences and Journeys in Unknown Bhutan” The National Geographic Magazine 15.4 (1914): 365-455.

UTEP was founded in 1914 as the Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy, and the inspiration for its architecture is credited to Kathleen Worrell, wife of the School's first dean, who was fascinated with an 88-page photo-essay on Bhutan that appeared in the April 1914 issue of National Geographic magazine.

Persuaded by his wife that Bhutanese "dzongs" would be a good fit for his mining school's setting in the foothills of El Paso's Franklin Mountains, Dean Worrell had the …

Denmon School, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on Denmon School, located 5 miles south and 2 miles east of Shelton.

Dorsey - Dist. #4, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on the Dorsey School, located 11 miles south, 5 miles east, 1/2 mile north of Lynch in Holt County, Nebraska. Includes a history of the Dorsey School and a letter from Lucille Pinkerman, a rural school teacher.

Curly School - Dist. #12, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on Curly School, located 17 miles west of Hemingford, in Sioux County, Nebraska.

Letter From Robert Henri To Horace Traubel, June 1913, Robert Henri

Special Collections

Letter from Robert Henri to Horace Traubel

Part of the Robert Henri Correspondence Collection

Sanborn - Dist. #41, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on Sanborn School, located in Dundy County, Nebraska. Detailed information on the history and the physical building.

The Daniel Baugh Institute Of Anatomy Of The Jefferson Medical College Of Philadelphia: History Of Its Foundation, Description Of The Building And Of Its Adaptability To Teaching Anatomy, Jefferson Medical College

Jefferson History Books

A history of the foundation of the Daniel Baugh Institute of Anatomy, including a description of the building and 1912 facilities, museum, demonstrating rooms, and floor plans, as well as the dedication addresses of Dr. Edward Anthony Spitzka and Professor Piersol. 30 pages.

Around The World With A Camera, John A. Sleicher

College Archives Selected Rare Books

A books featuring half-tone prints of photography and some color illustrations from around the globe published in 1910. Text and images from various contributors.

Center School - Dist. #185, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on Center School in Callaway, Custer County, Nebraska. Included is a publication that lists a number of rural schools that were in the area, with pictures of some. There is also a description of Center School by a former pupil and a letter from Lorraine Smith that has additional information.

Letter From Robert Henri To Art Young, Robert Henri

Special Collections

Undated letter from Robert Henri to Art Young.

Part of the Robert Henri Correspondence Collection

Letter From Robert Henri To Horace Traubel, June 1909, Robert Henri

Special Collections

Letter from artist Robert Henri to Horace Traubel

Part of the Robert Henri Correspondence Collection

Panhandle School, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on the Panhandle School, located 17 miles south of Harrison, in Sioux County, Nebraska.