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Article by Andrew S. Draper on "Ideal Public Schools," originally published by The Youth's Companion periodical.

One-page section from The Youth's Companion periodical, dated July 24, 1902. The section of note is titled "Women and the Schools," which discusses the early work of the Women's Association for the Betterment of Public Schoolhouses.

This post card was sent to Lula Martin McIver in Greensboro, North Carolina, on September 15, 1908.

Two-page letter written by Viola Boddie, a field worker. The letter is dated August 25, 1904 and is addressed to Mrs. W. R. Hollowell, the president of the association. The letter reviews the work Boddie had conducted during the summers of 1903 and…

Three-page report written by Viola Boddie, dated September 17, 1903. The report is addressed to Mrs. W. R. Hollowell in Goldsboro, North Carolina. In her report, Boddie discusses the work she completed during the summer of 1903.

A nine-page document outlining a brief history of the state association and the local Wake County association. Following this contextualizing information is the constitution of the local association for the betterment of public schoolhouses in Wake…

Two-page letter written by Warren Manning to Lula Martin McIver. The letter is dated October 22, 1908. Manning, a landscape designer from Boston, Massachusetts, writes to McIver to share his suggestions for improving school grounds.

Cover of the Women's Association for the Betterment of Public Schoolhouses handbook. Printed with black ink on thick yellow paper. Cover features a quote by Pestalozzi: "Every human being has a claim to a judicious development of his faculties by…

An eight-page document listing the aim of the organization and the work they plan to complete. The document appears to have been written by Lula Martin McIver, field secretary of the organization.

One-page document listing every county in the state of North Carolina. Numerous counties have a check-mark beside them, likely indicating that an association has been formed within that county. Some counties have "2" written beside them, likely…