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Davis School Cornerstone
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- 1917-1918 (Creation)
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Quantity: 1 blue storage box; 1 large flat box
Arrangement: Copper box which was inside the Davis School cornerstone; contents of copper box.
Background Note: Davis School was built in 1917-1918 at 818 Hamilton Avenue in Grinnell. Built to replace South School, the elementary school building housed grades kindergarten through sixth grade.
Container List: Photographs of school board members, teachers, Grinnell Herald (May 1, 1917) and Grinnell Register (April 30, 1917), classroom lists with teachers, a 1916-1917 Directory of Grinnell Public Schools, a 1917, a 1916 Grinnellian, photograph of the Davis Sisters, photograph of Mrs. H. W. (Clara) Wilson, photograph of Frederic Morrison, photograph of Lizzie Davis, a 48-star American flag ( ). 100th anniversary ribbon for Davis School,
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Donated by: Grinnell-Newburg School District, Board President Helen Redmond
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Prepared by Cheryl Neubert, 2018