First District Normal School (Kirksville, Mo.)
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Arthur Burdette Warner Papers
Three of Arthur Burdette Warner's speeches along with some newspaper clippings. Warner was a lifelong educator who both graduated from and taught at Missouri State Normal School (now Truman State University). He later became involved in local politics in Kirksville, Missouri.
June Selby Scrapbook
This scrapbook was created in 1912 during Miss Selby's first year as a college student at Kirksville State Normal School (now Truman State University).
Kirk Family Papers
Primarily photographs and diplomas belonging to the children of John R. and Rebecca (Burns) Kirk, which supplements the personal photos and documents of the Kirk Presidential Papers in the University Archives.
Missouri State Normal School of the First District Photo Album
Normal School photograph album of early faculty and students of the Normal School including images of President Joseph Baldwin and early faculty members John R. Kirk and James Greenwood, to name a few. There are many unidentified photographs.
Paul Owen Selby Papers
Personal papers, research notes and writings of Paul Owen Selby, consisting of the files and records he gave during his lifetime as well as those cleared from his campus office after his death. Many are concerned with Kirksville and Adair County history, genealogies of Adair County families, and Mark Twain. Also includes his personal scrapbooks from 1890-1979.