Records of the Campus Elementary School. The earliest records date back to 1925 when the
school was known as the Training School. The records largely document programs and
activities, both for students and parents, that took place at the school.
The correspondence files (1946-1970) contain correspondence of the school's directors and
document issues of concern to teachers and parents, programs and activities, Campus School
physical changes, curriculum developments, and staffing. Included within these files are
correspondence with the Dean of the School of Education.
Letters to parents (1959-1971) inform parents of meetings to discuss topics of interest
regarding their children and include announcements of projects, classroom and special
activities, and student programs.
Included in the collection are a number of publications relating to the Campus School.
Our School Reports (1952-1962) contain school schedules,
faculty information, school happenings, parental involvement, and parent-teacher news. The
earliest publication in the collection is the Training School
News (1938-1941) containing room news, literary, sports, activities and trips, and
poetry pages. Similar in content is the Training School Trumpet annual (1949-1955). Beginning with the 1950 edition this publication
included photographs of the graduating class and other school activities. In addition to
several Research Bulletins, the collection also includes "A Study of the Junior Kindergarten
Experience," by Ethel W. Kunkle, Associate Professor in Early Childhood Education.
The report files include annual reports which summarize activities of the past year and
also describe desired future directions for the school. The annual reports describe the
functions of the school and its educational programs. The report files also contain meeting
and committee reports as well as miscellaneous studies and reports about trends, staff
needs, location, operations and structure, progress and project reports, and the summer
school program. Information on the role of the Campus School as well as a student paper on
the history of the school are included in the collection.
The collection also contains an extensive series of Parent Teacher Association (PTA) files
(1925-1971). Included therein are annual reports of programs and activities, including
committee and financial reports; correspondence, largely pertaining to lectures and
activities for parents; letters to parents of children in different grades inviting them to
special discussions on topics of interest to parents with children in that age group;
membership, officer, and committee lists; Memo (1950-1952), a
parental bulletin of school information and miscellaneous advice for parents; meeting
minutes; notices of upcoming events.
Other materials of interest include programs, student rosters, and photographs. The
collection also contains letters and drawings (1953) as well as a book from German students
(in German; book contains English translations).
