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St. Maries Area Retired Teacher Association (SMARTA) records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0724

Summary

This collection consists of materials from the St. Maries Area Retired Teacher Association and includes minutes of meetings, treasurer's reports, membership lists, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other miscellaneous items. Also included are the recollections of 12 teachers who were members of the St. Maries Retired Teachers Association, compiled by Carrie Scott in 1990.

Dates

  • Creation: 1977 - 1991

Historical Note

Elizabeth Curtis founded the St. Maries Area Retired Teacher Association (SMARTA) in 1977.

Extent

0.5 Cubic Feet (1 document box, 2 scrapbooks.)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Group

More Information

The recollections include the following teachers include: Helen Dimico, Jessie Schmidt, Hyrtha Miller, Clyde Miller, Ida Mitchell, Ethel Kammerzell, Elizabeth Curtis, Ruth Daman, Bessie Storms, Alice Holladay, Louise Johnson, and Herbert Wunderlich. Each contributor includes a short biography and memories of their teaching experiences, 1922-1972, in the following Idaho schools: Andrew Springs, Avery, Banner, Coeur d'Alene, Indian Springs, Meridian, Minneloosa, New Meadows, Plummer, Potlatch, Red Rock, St. Maries, and Tensed. Some of the teachers also taught at schools in Alabama, Mississippi, Nevada and Washington, and one later pursued a career in higher education.

Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Idaho State Archives Manuscript Collections Repository

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