Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives
Preston School District time capsule
UUS_COLL MSS 239
3 boxes
2 linear feet
1913-1914
Contents of the Jefferson Middle School time capsule.
Material in English
Processed in April of 1998.
Donated in 1997 by the Preston School District represented by Brian Mendenhall.
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The collection is arranged according to the genre of the material and specifically according to the age of each classroom.
Jefferson Middle School time capsule photograph collection P0145
Photographs were removed and placed in photograph collection P0145.
Preston (Idaho)--History.
Schools--Idaho--Preston--History.
Time capsules--Idaho--Preston.
Elementary and Secondary Education
Letter enclosed in Edison cylinder of sealing ceremony
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Letter enclosed inside capsule
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History of the Schools of Preston, Idaho
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Building specifications for Preston school
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Class enrollment lists
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Student artwork
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Student Christmas cards and stories
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Student stories
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Arithmetic and algebra
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Penmanship, spelling and language
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10
The Oneida Thanksgiving and Christmas issues
1913
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Newspaper clippings
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Business cards
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13
Miscellaneous items
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Live Language Lessons by Howard R. Driggs
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Walsh's New Grammar School Arithmetic by John H. Walsh
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Revised Courses of Study and Manual of Methods For the Public Schools of Idaho
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Prepared by Walter R. Siders, Superintendent Pocatello Schools Edison Cylinder of sealing ceremony
Edison Cylinder of sealing ceremony
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Realia
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Area newspapers
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1
Calendar
1914
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2
Fashions
1914
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