Dec
19
Education History featured in December Archival Chronicle
December 19, 2011 | All, Archival Chronicle | Leave a Comment
A classroom proudly shows off its new textbooks.
Bowling Green State University was founded in response to a public demand for more professionally-trained teachers. A century of change in society and in the workplace had made a “basic” education one which went beyond the simple rudiments of “Readin’, Writin’, and ‘Rithmetic.” By the beginning of the twentieth century, school attendance was compulsory through the eighth grade.
The classroom pictured at left shows over forty children under the direction of a single teacher. Thick textbooks are prominently displayed. Teachers no longer needed to rely on books haphazardly provided by the child’s family. A good education was the community’s investment in its own future. The profession of teaching had become highly respected by this time, if not always well-paid. Read the article on our website.
Gallery Feature: Teaching 1870-1930 provides a glimpse of the schools provided during the early years of the twentieth century as well as mementos of school life for students and teachers throughout this transitional time period.
Dec
2
Special Collections Highlight Holiday Season
December 2, 2011 | All, News, Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens is featured in the December CAC exhibit
Holiday-themed books are the subject of the December 2011 exhibit at the CAC.
Featured are a variety of editions of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol produced by several publishers since the late 19th century. The most contemporary, published in 2009, is a facsimile of the prompt book used by Dickens himself to guide his public readings of the popular story. Brief notes describe each edition, the press that produced it, and its illustrators.
Also on exhibit are a number of holiday or winter-themed books from the Rare Books and Special Collections and the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes. Featured authors include Ray Bradbury, Jan Wahl, Dylan Thomas, and Washington Irving. Famed illustrators such as Maxfield Parrish and Randolph Caldecott (for whom the Caldecott Medal is named) decorate these offerings.
Nov
18
Forward Falcons celebrates women’s athletics
November 18, 2011 | All, Centennial, University Archives | Leave a Comment
Forward Falcons available now!
There is a broadly held misconception that women’s competitive sport emerged in U.S. colleges and universities only after the passage of Title IX in 1972. In reality, countless college women competed in a broad array of sports for many years.
Forward Falcons: Women’s Sports at Bowling Green State University, 1914-1982 is a “must-read” for Falcon sports fans and those interested in the history of intercollegiate athletics. The team of Janet Parks and Ann Bowers left “no stone unturned” during five years of meticulous research and writing, building upon Adelia Hostetler’s exhaustive master’s thesis. The book is filled with photos and text that celebrate the legacy of the athletes, coaches, and administrators who made women’s athletics an exciting reality at BGSU during these formative years, laying a strong foundation for today’s Falcon teams.
Forward Falcons is now available at www.lulu.com for $25, with all royalties going to the Center for Archival Collections at BGSU. Follow this link to order your copy.