Preston School District time capsule, 1913-1914

Overview of the Collection

Title
Preston School District time capsule
Dates
1913-1914 (inclusive)
Quantity
3 boxes, (2 linear feet)
Collection Number
UUS_COLL MSS 239
Summary
Contents of the Jefferson Middle School time capsule.
Repository
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Jefferson Middle School was designed by Joseph H. Monson of the architectural firm Monson and Price of Salt Lake City, Utah. On January 7, 1914, a time capsule was placed in the cornerstone of the school as part of a dedication ceremony. An Edison wax cylinder was used to record the ceremony and placed in the capsule. Voices recorded on the cylinder are those of Jacob N. Larson, mayor of Preston and clerk of the school board, J. W. Condie, principal of the school, and Joseph H. Monson. Textbooks, photographs, writing implements, and samples of students' work were also placed in the capsule, which was removed during demolition of the school in 1997. The time capsule was opened during the dedication ceremonies of the new Preston Middle School August 21, 1997; much of the contents were reproduced and published in a special issue of the Preston Citizen October 15, 1997.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Letter of sealing ceremony; letter from local business; history of the schools of Preston, Idaho; building specifications for Preston school; class enrollment lists; student artwork; Christmas cards, and stories; student arithmetic, algebra, penmanship, spelling, and language classwork; The Oneida Thanksgiving and Christmas issues (1913); newspaper clippings; business cards; textbooks; Edison cylinder of sealing ceremony; realia; miscellaneous items; area newspapers; 1914 calendar; and 1914 fashions.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Preston School District time capsule must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator and/or the Special Collections and Archives department head.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: Preston School District time capsule USU_COLL MSS 239, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations: USU_COLL MSS 239, USUSCA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The collection is arranged according to the genre of the material and specifically according to the age of each classroom.

Processing Note

Processed in April of 1998.

Acquisition Information

Donated in 1997 by the Preston School District represented by Brian Mendenhall.

Related Materials

Jefferson Middle School time capsule photograph collection P0145

Separated Materials

Photographs were removed and placed in photograph collection P0145.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1 Letter enclosed in Edison cylinder of sealing ceremony undated
1 2 Letter enclosed inside capsule undated
1 3 History of the Schools of Preston, Idaho undated
1 4 Building specifications for Preston school undated
1 5 Class enrollment lists undated
1 6 Student artwork undated
1 7 Student Christmas cards and stories undated
1 8 Student stories undated
1 9 Arithmetic and algebra undated
1 10 Penmanship, spelling and language undated
1 11 The Oneida Thanksgiving and Christmas issues 1913
1 12 Newspaper clippings undated
1 13 Business cards undated
1 14 Miscellaneous items undated
book
1 1 Live Language Lessons by Howard R. Driggs undated
1 2 Walsh's New Grammar School Arithmetic by John H. Walsh undated
1 3 Revised Courses of Study and Manual of Methods For the Public Schools of Idaho
Prepared by Walter R. Siders, Superintendent Pocatello Schools Edison Cylinder of sealing ceremony
undated
1 Edison Cylinder of sealing ceremony undated
2 Realia undated
Folder
3 1 Area newspapers undated
3 2 Calendar 1914
3 3 Fashions 1914

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Schools--Idaho--Preston--History.
  • Time capsules--Idaho--Preston.

Geographical Names

  • Preston (Idaho)--History.