Clara Marian Wheeler papers 1874-1948

Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

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The collection was assembled from Grand Rapids Public Library purchases, and donations to the library. From the description of Stereo cards collection, 1876-1928. (Grand Rapids Public Library). WorldCat record id: 18508583 The Grand Rapids Public Library was created in 1878 with the combination of the Y.M.C.A. libraries, Ladies Literary Library Association and School District library. The photographs have been collected by a succession of librarians. From the des...

Willard, Frances E. (Frances Elizabeth), 1839-1898

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Best known for her leadership (1879-1898) of the influential Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Willard also supported and often spearheaded a wide variety of social reforms, including woman suffrage, economic equality, and fair labor laws. Willard gained an international reputation through her speeches and publications. She was the first woman to be honored with a statue in the U.S Capitol building, and her Evanston home was one of the first house museums to in the country. ...

Wright, Luther Lamphere, 1856-1922.

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Harrison, Elizabeth, 1849-1927

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Blow, Susan E. (Susan Elizabeth), 1843-1916

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Michigan Kindergarten Association.

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Froebel Study Club of Grand Rapids (Mich.)

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Women's organization that studied the writings of Friedrich Fröbel on education. From the description of Froebel Study Club of Grand Rapids records, 1891-1953. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34422381 ...

Wheeler, Clara Marian, 1861-1946.

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Grand Rapids, Michigan educator, principal of the Grand Rapids Kindergarten Training School, and advocate of kindergarten education. From the description of Clara Marian Wheeler papers, 1874-1948. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34422187 Clara Marian Wheeler was born April 25, 1861 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She was the daughter of Reuben and Marian Wheeler. Wheeler was a teacher and spent more than half a century in kindergarten teaching. She was a charter mem...

First Methodist Church (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

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Fall, Delos, 1848-1921

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Garfield, Charles William, 1848-1934.

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President of the Michigan Forestry Commission, and member of the State Board of Agriculture. From the description of Charles W. Garfield papers, 1899-1929. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34418328 ...

Keeler, Fred L.

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Kent County Sunday School Association (Mich.)

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Grand Rapids Kindergarten Training School.

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The kindergarten movement in Grand Rapids, Michigan, began with the establishment of a single school in 1873. In 1884, the Free Kindergarten Association of Grand Rapids was formed with the purpose of promoting interest in kindergarten methods and establishing private kindergartens. In 1891, the Grand Rapids Kindergarten Association was formed "to advance the cause of Kindergartens and to aid general public sentiment in favor of Kindergartens in Grand Rapids." For kindergarten traini...

International Kindergarten Union

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Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith, 1856-1923

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American author and educator. From the description of Papers of Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin, 1887-1923. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 31083790 Wiggin was born in Philadelphia, the daughter of Robert N. Smith and Helen E. Dyer. Her father died when she was three. She and her mother then moved to Maine, the setting of most of her future books. Three years later, her mother married Albion Bradbury. At 17, she moved with her family to Santa Barbara (Calif.). There ...

Methodist Episcopal Church

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The Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in the U.S. in 1784. The first general conference was held in 1792 and the constitution was adopted in 1900. In 1939 the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Protestant Church united to form the Methodist Church (U.S.). From the description of Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1791-1945. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122455885 From the guide to the Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1791-1945, (The New ...

National Kindergarten Association (U.S.)

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The National Kindergarten Association (NKA) was founded in 1909 by Bessie Locke as National Association for the Promotion of Kindergarten Education (changed name in 1911), and ceased operations in 1974. It worked to improve kindergartens in the United States. From the description of Records, [ca. 1888-1974]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122684755 ...

Treat, Lucretia Willard, 1842-1904.

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Founder of the Grand Rapids, Michigan, Kindergarten Training School. From the description of Lucretia Willard Treat papers, 1892-1904. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34422674 ...

National Association for the Promotion of Kindergarten Education.

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Junior American Citizens Club.

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Michigan. Dept. of Public Instruction.

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National Congress of Parents and Teachers

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The National Congress of Parents and Teachers (now the PTA) was organized by Alice McLellan Birney and Phoebe Apperson Hearst in December 1896. The first national meeting of the National Congress of Mothers (as it was first called) was held in Washington D.C. in February, 1897. In 1908 the name was changed to the National Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associations in an effort to recognize the importance of the parent-teacher partnership. In 1924, the name was changed to the National Co...

Kelley, Patrick Henry, 1867-1925

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Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1907-1911, and Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives. From the description of Patrick H. Kelley papers, 1910-1924. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34420966 Patrick Henry Kelley was US Congressman from Michigan. He was born near Dowagiac, Silver Creek Township, Cass County, Michigan on October 7, 1867. He moved to Berrien County with his parents, who settled in Watervliet in 1875. He graduated from t...