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  • Collection: UIS Quasi-Harvest 2020 - The History of Education

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A collection of several college/university pennants. They are made of felt. These are representative of what colleges and universities the Ritter family has attended over the years.

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Textbook Published in 1972 which was used in a clerk typist class

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Yellow crayon box, originally containing 120 crayons. The box is decorated with a wizard, princess, dragon, and castle.
"a very special box, it's always been there"

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Certificate known as the Order of the Ditch was presented to Cleaotha (Cleo) L. Bailey upon crossing the Panama Canal on the USS Yorktown on June 19, 1993.

Deerwood Adirondack Music Center Summer Camp Choir Practice.jpg
Deerwood Adirondack Music Center provided a summer music camp located on Saranac Lake in New York.

In 1944, Alice Sloman was one of the one hundred students from all across America invited to attend. She remembered this camp fondly for its voice…

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This is an educative CD-ROM used in a 1990's grade school classroom as part of a science curriculum. The features included the use of 3-D graphics that children could navigate on a computer to simulate a museum experience. Games and activities were…

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These are shoes worn by a student marching band. They are designed to be comfortable and plain so they match any uniform, and make marching easier.

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The commencement program for the Drummer Township High School's eleventh annual commencement ceremony. The Drummer Township High School was located in Gibson City, Illinois. The ceremony took place at the Chautauqua Pavilion on a Thursday evening,…

Elementary School Globe 1960s.JPG
A globe that can be rotated in two directions. The stand that it is connected to may also be moved by its wheels. The globe displays countries and includes notation for topography and major wind directions. Contains countries such as the "Union of…

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This is a report made about a student's field trip visit to a military base for Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 6 in Ream Field. The cover is made out of wood, bound by leather ties and metal hinges, and contains a carving of an American…
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