References

 

Front of classroom: 1876Front of classroom: 1940

All text, photos, and oral histories are courtesy of the Johnson Country Historical Society Archives unless otherwise noted.

Books used for text and photos from JCHS archives:

• Iroquois New Standard Arithmetics Grade 7. DeGroat and Young, copyright 1939
• David's Friends at School. Hanna, Anderson, and Gray, copyright 1936
• Second Grade Reading Seatwork. Cochnauer and Beery, copyright 1934

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• www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSoYs9NuNUI
• www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/id
• http://www.bookrags.com/history/america-1940s-education/
• http://www.enotes.com/1940-education-american-decades

Color photos taken by Claire Parrish

We would like to thank the Cornell College Academic Media Studio for all their help with the design of this site.

A special thanks to Brandon Cochran and Leigh Ann Randak for taking the time to gather the materials and answer all of our questions about the museum.

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