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James Madison University Libraries Special Collections
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Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807
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Tiffany Cole
Administrative Information
Use Restrictions
The copyright interests in this collection have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).
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
- Anthony-Seeger Campus School
- Bowers, Mary Beth
- James Madison University -- History
- Madison College -- History
- Photographs
- Schools -- Virginia -- Harrisonburg -- History
- Segregation in education -- Virginia -- Harrisonburg -- History
- Student teaching -- Virginia -- Harrisonburg -- History
Container List
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Keister Elementary School - 1st grade1960Scope and Contents
Teacher - Gladys Shifflet (1919-1979)
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Anthony-Seeger Campus School - Kindergarten1962Scope and Contents
Teacher - Elsie H. Wigley (1910-1979)
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Anthony-Seeger Campus School - 1st grade1963Scope and Contents
Teacher - Mary Evelyn Watkins (1904-2000)
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Anthony-Seeger Campus School - 4th grade1963Scope and Contents
Teacher - Jacqueline Driver (1929-2022)
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Anthony-Seeger Campus School - Kindergarten1964Scope and Contents
Teacher - Elsie H. Wigley (1910-1979)
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Anthony-Seeger Campus School - 2nd grade1964Scope and Contents
Teacher - Ruth Cooper
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Anthony-Seeger Campus School - 5th grade1964Scope and Contents
Teacher - Lydia Meeks (1902-1985)
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Anthony-Seeger Campus School - 1st grade1965Scope and Contents
Teacher - Mary Evelyn Watkins (1904-2000)
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Anthony-Seeger Campus School - 3rd grade1965Scope and Contents
Teacher - Angela Reeke (1911-1988)
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Anthony-Seeger Campus School - 6th grade1965Scope and Contents
Teacher - Pat (?) Harcum
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Anthony-Seeger Campus School - 4th grade1966Scope and Contents
Teacher - Jacqueline Driver (1929-2022)
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Anthony-Seeger Campus School - 7th grade1966Scope and Contents
Teacher - Emily Bushong (1916-1992)
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Anthony-Seeger Campus School - 3rd grade1967Scope and Contents
Teacher - Angela Reeke (1911-1988)
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Anthony-Seeger Campus School - 5th grade1967Scope and Contents
Teacher - Lydia Meeks (1902-1985)
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Anthony-Seeger Campus School - 4th grade1968Scope and Contents
Teacher - Marguerite Ausherman Wampler (1923-2013)
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Anthony-Seeger Campus School - 5th grade1969Scope and Contents
Teacher - Lydia Meeks (1902-1985), Principal - Garney L. Darrin (1926-2011)