Salt Lake City public schools collection

Salt Lake City public schools collection, 1892-1947

Overview of the Collection

Collector: Buchanan, Frederick
Title: Salt Lake City public schools collection
Dates: 1892-1947 (inclusive)
18921947
Quantity: 4.25 linear feet
Collection Number: ACCN 1602
Summary: The Salt Lake City public schools collection (1892-1947) contain correspondence, course study materials, meeting minutes, teacher evaluations, and a payroll book.
Repository: University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions: Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Languages: English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Salt Lake City public schools collection (1892-1947) contain correspondence, course study materials, meeting minutes, teacher evaluations, and a payroll book. This collection was found in the basement of the Beacon Heights School.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Donated by Frederick Buchanan in 1995.

Processing Note

Processed by Mark Jensen in 1998 and Erin McCarthy in 2009.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

CorrespondenceReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	Letters These letters are in a bound book.	1912
1	2	Superintendent's Letterbook	1915-1921
1	3	Correspondence	1925

Courses of StudyReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
2	1	Utah Course of Study for Elementary Schools	1912-1928
2	2	Clothing and Home Problems, Department of Home Economics	1930-1931
2	3	Physical Education, Grade Five	1930-1931
2	4	Physical Education, Junior High	1930-1931
2	5	Physical Education, Sixth Grade	1930-1931
2	6	Physical Education, Seventh Grade	1930-1931
2	7	Courses of Study This folder contains material on the following courses: Homemaking for Articulating Unit, Home Living I, Clothing I, Foods I, Community Problems, Physiology, American Problems, World History, English for A.U., Biology, and General Mathematics I.	1935
2	8	Art Education	1935
3	1	Advanced Foods and Home Problems
3	2	Arithmetic for Fifth grade, Course of Study
3	3-4	Department of Home Economics, Home Living
3	5	Fundamental Elements, Selected Music al Examples
3	6	Kindergarten Course of Study in Arithmetic

Educational PamphletsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
4	1-2	Pamphlets	1915-1930
4	3	The Brown and Gold Vol. 1, Jordan Junior High School	1922-1923
4	4	Roosevelt Outlook, Yearbook; Vol. 3, No. 8	1924
4	5	Jacksonian	1924-1925
4	6	Character Education	1925-1929
4	7	The Improvement of Ethical Conduct	1947

Meeting Minutes and MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
5	1	Meetings of Principals and Supervisors	1914-1915
5	2	Meeting Minutes	1928-1935

General MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
6	1	Teachers' Examinations for Certificates Booklet	1898-1915
7	1-7	Teacher Ratings and Evaluations	1899-1925
8	1-7	Teacher Ratings and Evaluations	1926-1932
9	1	Teachers and Janitors Payroll	1892-1893
9	2	Teacher Evaluations	1903-1908

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