A Guide to the Keister Elementary and Anthony-Seeger Campus School Class Photographs, 1960-1969 SC 0390

A Guide to the Keister Elementary and Anthony-Seeger Campus School Class Photographs, 1960-1969 SC 0390


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Repository
James Madison University Libraries Special Collections
Identification
SC 0390
Title
Keister Elementary and Anthony-Seeger Campus School class photographs 1960-1969
Quantity
0.08 cubic feet, 1 folder, 16 photographs
Creator
Charles and Polly Photographers
source
Bowers, Mary Beth
Language
English .
Abstract
Sixteen black-and-white photographs of Keister Elementary and Anthony-Seeger Campus School classes. A class list compiled by the donor accompanies each photograph.

Administrative Information

Use Restrictions

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Access Restrictions

Collection open to research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.

Preferred Citation

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Keister Elementary and Anthony-Seeger Campus School Class Photographs, 1960-1969, SC 0390, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Mary Beth Bowers of Staunton, Virginia who, along with her siblings Kent and Julie, attended Anthony-Seeger Campus School.

Processing Information

The class lists compiled by the donor are filed along with their respective class photograph.

Biographical / Historical

The Anthony-Seeger Campus School was a combination nursery/K-6 elementary school (K-7 1965-1968) that operated on the JMU campus from 1958-1982. Named after two former directors of the Madison College teacher training program, Katherine M. Anthony (1885-1975) and Mary L. Seeger (1882-1975), and spearheaded by Harrisonburg Public Schools superintendent M. H. Bell and JMU's third president Dr. G. Tyler Miller (1902-1988), Anthony-Seeger acted as a lab for student teachers to learn the art of teaching, as well as a model school designed to offer a top-level educational experience for enrolled students.

Named after William H. Keister, former principal and superintendent in Harrisonburg City schools, Keister Elementary School opened in 1955 for K-7 students.

Both schools were segregated at the time of their opening.

The donor Mary Beth Bowers and her siblings, Kent and Julie, attended Anthony-Seeger Campus School and are featured in the class pictures. Beth is also pictured in the Keister Elementary class photo.

Scope and Contents

Sixteen black-and-white photographs of Keister Elementary and Anthony-Seeger Campus School classes. A class list compiled by the donor accompanies each photograph. One photograph is of Keister Elementary students and the remaining 15 are of Anthony-Seeger Campus School students.

Related Material

Anthony-Seeger Campus School Records, 1956-1982, UA 0049, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

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Container List

Mixed Materials [1000897461] box: 1 folder: 1
Keister Elementary and Anthony-Seeger Campus School class photographs
1960-1969