Elementary School

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Articles

A small selection of Pages from our Past articles written by Bill Kemp

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Bloomington’s Oakland School a modernist architectural gem

The post-World War II era marked a dramatic evolution—if not revolution—in the design of school...

Article

Biographies

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Kessler, Frances

Frances Kessler had a passion for music and education. Music had always been an interest in her...

Biography

Blog

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Excelsior School -- Cheney’s Grove Township, 1938

Excelsior School, located two miles east of Saybrook, was one of more than 250 one-room schools...

Blog Post

T-H-A-N-K-S-G-I-V-I-N-G 1980 Towanda Grade School

Towanda Grade School kindergartners perform Thanksgiving themed poems and songs for their paren...

Blog Post

Finding Aids

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Boysen-Presit, Gail

Gail Boysen-Presit and her family moved from Rochester, Minnesota, to Bloomington, Illinois, wh...

Finding Aid

Lincoln School

This collection consists of a series of albums and notebooks relating to Abraham Lincoln Elemen...

Finding Aid