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First District Normal School (Kirksville, Mo.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Arthur Burdette Warner Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS W1
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1894-1936

June Selby Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MS S3
Abstract

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).

Dates: 1912

Kirk Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS K3
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: approximately 1882-1957

Missouri State Normal School of the First District Photo Album

 Collection
Identifier: MS M8
Abstract

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.

Dates: approximately 1872-1875

Paul Owen Selby Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS S1
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1890-approximately 1995