
Kirksville
Public Schools
Documents & Memorabilia, 1885-1982
Ms Collection K6
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This collection of random documents
was accumulated from various sources
over a span of nearly 100 years.
Some items were collected by
library and archives staff for the
library’s local history collection;
others were donated by area
residents. Most donors are unknown;
those whose names were recorded
include: E M Violette, George N
Hartje, P O Selby, Ola (Miller)
Rice, Floreine Kibler and Pauline
Knobbs. |
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Kirksville Senior
High School (1914-60) 401 E McPherson |
Kirksville Junior High
School (1924-82) 316 E Normal (Ophelia Parrish Building, NMSU Campus) |
Photos of Kirksville school buildings, classes, teachers & administrators, late 19th to early 21st centuries, may be found in the Library's photo archives. |
K6:1 | Kirksville School District |
◙ Course
of Study for the First Eight Grades, Adair
County Public Schools,1911 ◙ School Levies, April 1920 ▪ “Don’t Forget the Boys and Girls” campaign card ▪ Newspaper clippings [photocopies] ◙ "Building for Quality Education", School Bond Election, Sept 1967 ◙ Correspondence from Representative James I Spainhower re Missouri School District Reorganization Project, 1968 ◙ Kirksville R-III School District "Facts", 1982-83 |
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K6:2-3 | Kirksville Senior High School [KHS] |
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Commencement program ▪ 1885 [photo copy] ▪1954
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Play programs & posters ▪
Love and
Tea (Red Cross benefit), nd ▪
The Gypsy
Rover, 1920 (2c) ▪
Fi-Fi of
the Toy Shop, (auspices of The Athletic
Fund), 1922 ◙ Academics ▪ Daily Program [class schedule], fall semester 1919 ▪ Official List of Books Used in the Kirksville High School, nd [1910-19] ▪ Course of Study, nd ◙ Announcement of the Kirksville High School ▪ 1913-14 ▪ 1915-15 ▪ 1917-18 (calendars, curriculum, faculty rosters, etc) |
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K6:4 | Kirksville Junior High School [KJHS, aka Ophelia Parrish Jr High] |
◙ Patrons’ Club [PTA] ▪ Officers & Committees
Roster, 1964-65, 1965-66 ▪ Members Booklet,
1967-68 (includes meeting calendar, home room
mothers & faculty rosters) ▪ Bus route schedule,
nd [ca 1967] ▪
Correspondence between PTA President George Hartje & James I Spainhower, MO House of
Representatives, re Spainhower’s speaking
engagement at Mar 1967 PTA meeting (5)
▪ Oct 1967 Meeting Agenda ◙ Guidance Services brochure, nd |
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K6:5 | Kirksville Senior & Junior High Athletics |
◙ KHS Basketball Flyers & Posters ▪ KHS vs
Shelbina & KSH Alumni vs KSH Girls Team, Jan
1918 ▪ KHS Girls vs Shelbina Girls, Feb 1920 ▪
KHS vs Udel HS, nd [ca 1920] ▪ KHS vs Mexico HS,
nd [ca 1920] ◙ Kirksville Tigers Yells & Songs, 1919-20 ◙ Kirksville RIII Booster Club membership card ▪ 1971-72 ▪ 1975-76 ▪ 1976-77 ◙ KHS Basketball season ticket ▪ 1967-68 ▪ 1968-69 ▪ 1970-71 ◙ KHS Football season ticket ▪ 1971 ▪ 1972 ◙ KHS All-Sports Banquet ticket ▪ 1968 ▪ 1969 ◙ KJHS Basketball season ticket ▪ 1969-70 ◙ KJHS Athletic Award Letter (Red “K” on gold background) |
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K6:6 | Lincoln School |
◙ Lincoln High School commencement program, 1940
◙ Pencil sketch of Lincoln School by MC Barfield, 1978 [note card stationery] |
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K6:7 | Elementary (Ward) Schools |
◙ Washington School 8th Grade Graduation, 1902 ▪ Invitation, including class roster ▪ Ola Miller’s enclosure card ▪ Program | |
K6:8 | KHS Alumni |
◙ Reunion Booklets (contain short one-paragraph bios of class members) ▪ Class of 1928, July 1965 ▪ "Glimpses of the Past . . . And a Look at Today", Joint Reunion of the Classes of 1933, 1934, 1935, July 1969 ▪ Class of 1940, 30th Reunion, Aug 1970 ▪ Class of 1941, 30th Reunion, July 1971 |
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