Rod Library Digital Collections
The Art on Campus digital collection highlights many of the art pieces on display across the UNI campus. This collection features photos of several of the campus sculptures that grace the grounds, as well as brochures produced by the UNI Department of Art. These brochures focus on Art on Campus, the UNI Permanent Art Collection, and …
In Iowa's world in the early 20th Century, the township was very important. Unlike today, when most city folks have no idea in which township they live, it was an important governmental unit in 1926. Governor Lucas, in 1838, had argued for the township being the principle governing unit of the Iowa Territory, especially for …
Winona Evans Reeves edited and compiled this history. She wrote several books about Midwestern women during her career. The author believed this is the first history written about Iowa women to be published in the state; and many women, the Historical Department of Iowa, and the State Historical Society, helped her in the venture.
Bess Streeter Aldrich writes the introduction and a short essay with many tidbits about growing up in Cedar Falls. She relates that she was "a big girl before I realized that a Democrat did not necessarily have hoofs and horns." There is a train wreck photo. "The Push of Cedar Falls" gets a group photo. The pageant "Centurama" is …
A catalog for an exhibit about the Civil War, shown at the Cedar Falls Historical Society from February to August 2007. The exhibit included items demonstrating the impact of the war on the Cedar Falls area. This catalog is also the M.A. thesis for Cynthia Rae Huffman Sweet.
From its website: "Available as a searchable database of over 7000 reviews (by subscription) as a monthly PDF publication or in printed form, Children's Technology Review (CTR) is designed to help adults exploit the power of technology for children by providing accurate reviews of the latest products. From a theoretical …
Winning papers in various categories; including poetry, short story, personal essay, critical essay, and creative writing.
This book, subtitled "Historical & Personal Reminiscences," was written by David Sands Wright in 1926. Wright taught the first class on opening day of the Iowa State Normal School on September 6, 1876. He was a professor in the Department of Mathematics and the current Wright Hall bears his name. The book contains many …
This book, published in 1951 to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of what is now the University of Northern Iowa, is "a history of ideas fundamental to the development of the Iowa State Normal School (1876-1909) and the Iowa State Teachers College (1909-1951)". The author, Irving H. Hart, served on the staff of the Teachers …
Iowa has long recognized the importance of music education in its public school curricula. Most former high school band members will recall practicing for marching band in the hot summer sun, and the rewards of a job well done when hearing the applause of the audience after a concert band performance. …
After 1824, when the Sac and Fox Tribes signed a treaty with the U.S. Government, a portion of land called the "Half-Breed Tract" was settled by the expanding U.S. population. The first school was opened in this tract of land in Galland, Lee County, Iowa. It is difficult to know what to call the early schools in Iowa, for …
This book, published in 1893, is a description and history of the first 50 years of the city of Cedar Falls, Iowa. Included are an 1892 map of the city and photos of city buildings.
The core Black Hawk County History includes biographical directories and war records of the Civil War veterans. Published in 1878, only one original settler of the county had written his memoirs, and this information was gratefully used by the publishers. James Newell first visited the county in the spring of 1845. He was told to …
Typical of county histories of this era, this publication is billed as a clear and impartial history of the county and its representative citizens. In fact, these citizens are mostly middle-aged white settlers who, by 1904, are merchants or professionals. The book’s publisher was also the publisher of the Waterloo Courier newspaper. …
The University Honors Program includes a thesis or project for senior students. Students have indicated these may be freely shared via the Internet to all users.
The UNI Honors program includes a thesis or project for senior students. Students have indicated these should be restricted to on-campus and authenticated UNI users. If a student decides to restrict the use of their project, these off-campus users will see only the record describing the project.
The Rod Library has this book in its Map and Special Collections, but the paper is very brittle, since it was published about 1915 by the Earl J. Robinson & Company, located in Chicago. There is important information here: statistics, maps, history, photos, commercial and agricultural data, 1910 Census information, and a …
In 1913, Charles Philip Hexom decided there was a lot of erroneous information circulating about the Winnebago Tribe. He examined material gathered from letters and interviews with the tribal members, as well as information from the Wisconsin Historical Society, the Iowa Library Commission, and the U. S. Ethnological Bureau. …
From its website: "The Informed Educator Series gets you up to speed quickly on hot or emerging educational topics. Each edition contains concise yet comprehensive information that prepares you to speak with confidence. For over 30 years Educational Research Service has been the nonprofit organization serving the research and …
"The Aborigines were in a low state of barbarism." This is one of the themes that run through this history of Iowa from 1673-1846. The Aborigines were the Sac, Fox, and Sioux Tribes. The author, William Salter, was a member of the "Iowa Band," a group of 12 Christian missionaries who agreed to travel to the untamed West. Salter …
The School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa is recognized as one of the finest college music programs in the Midwest. Offering programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels, the School of Music offers many ensemble performance opportunities for students including marching and …
Master's research papers submitted in place of a thesis. Authors have indicated these may be freely shared via the Internet to all users.
Master's research papers submitted in place of a thesis. Authors have indicated these should be restricted to on-campus and authenticated UNI users. If a student decides to restrict the use of their paper, these off-campus users will see only the record describing the paper.
The Superintendent of Public Instruction of Iowa (Richard Barrett) wrote this booklet for the teachers of Iowa. In order to present a Memorial Day Program, suggested ideas abound in the form of songs, scripture readings, recitations for girls or boys, quotations to answer roll call, and readings. These would be followed by a …
The Northern Iowa Symphony Orchestra has been entertaining Cedar Valley residents for many decades. This collection of recordings demonstrates the beauty and technique of the music students in the School of Music at UNI.
From the gridiron to the hardwood, athletics have long been an integral part of life at UNI. This collection focuses on individual UNI men's and women's sports programs and features a variety of photographs from throughout the years. See Rod Library Special Collections and University Archives for more historical information …
The young folks of Iowa were the target readers for this book in 1907. It could serve as a checklist of all the plants found growing in Iowa. This particular issue of the Bulletin of the State Horticultural Society provides a preliminary list of over 3,000 species, with the hope of a later issue completing the task to include …
Laboratory schools are unique and began as a concept in experimental education around the turn of the twentieth century. John Dewey, a philosopher, psychologist and educational reformer, started the first laboratory school in conjunction with the University of Chicago. Lab schools can include various grade levels, but all have a …
It was a celebration X 3 on October 1, 2004! A good portion of the fourth floor of the Rod Library was transformed for an event to celebrate: 1) the acquisition of the millionth volume, 2) the 40th anniversary of the completion of the first phase of construction of the Rod Library, 3) and to honor Donald O. Rod, the library's …
What will the school of the future be like? Will it be contained in a building, or will it be totally online? Will consolidation of town schools continue so that we have just one Iowa Public School, or will all learning be strictly individual? This article, from the Popular Educator for June 1920, explores the questions that …
Arbor Day was an important day for Iowa in 1906. State administrators wanted to make the day special so that the people of the state would plant trees in their yards, parks, and near roadways. To encourage this, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, John F. Riggs, wrote this booklet filled with short plays, tableaux, …
The Beta Nu Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, a national music fraternity, began sponsoring an annual jazz concert at UNI in February 1951. The first show consisted of several musicians gathered in the student union, called the Commons, and jamming. By 1953, the show, called "Dimensions in Jazz", had gained such popularity that two shows …
Central Hall was built in 1869 as one of Iowa's Soldiers' Orphans' Homes to house children orphaned by the Civil War. These handwritten plans, bound with the original cloth cover, detail the building specifications used for its construction.
Do you remember studying Iowa History in 5th or 6th grade? If you grew up in Iowa, the chances you did are about 100%. Thomas Christensen wrote the first edition of this book in 1928, and soon after that, the Iowa General Assembly passed a law requiring the study of Iowa History. This 2nd edition of The Story of Iowa, a …
Frederick Starr initially wrote this work as a bibliography for the Proceedings of the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences in 1895. Starr was an internationally known figure in anthropology who began his career on the Chautauqua circuit. He went on to do studies in Africa, the Philippines, Japan, and Korea. This particular …
From its website: "Thinking Classroom serves as an international forum of exchange among teachers, teacher educators, and others interested in promoting democratic teaching practices. The publication encourages professional development, research, and reflection. Thinking Classroom features articles that foster …
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During World War II, the Iowa State Teachers' College provided housing, facilities, and training for units of the U.S. Navy and the Army Air Corps. After the 1942 Fall term, the women in Bartlett Hall moved to the newly-completed Lawther Hall to make room for 1,000 WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service). The WAVES …
The Waverly Phoenix was a Democratic weekly German-language newspaper published from 1884-1924 in Waverly, IA (Bremer County). Some of the articles are of special interest, as they reflect the experiences and viewpoints of first and second generation German immigrants who had settled in Iowa and particularly the Waverly area. …
With music and lyrics written by long time Des Moines area musician Bob Cook, the album "We Love Iowa" was published in 1979 as a promotional album for an area Savings & Loan Association. The eleven songs on the album, from the signature tune "We Love Iowa" to "Are You Goin' to the Fair?", evoke the loyalty and love that Iowans …
When S. A. Bishop came to Cedar Falls in 1852, the woods from 5th Street to 7th Street were so thick with trees and bushes as to be almost impassible. In 1860, large fairgrounds were created west of Franklin Street, with the entrance at 6th and Franklin. My how things have changed since Cedar Falls was young! Roger Leavitt …
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