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- Description:
- Children seated at desks reading and writing while two teachers watch. A map of North America hangs in front of a chalkboard. East Park School was built in 1916 to replace a two-room school on Lesher Place on the east side of what was then called East Park. The park's name changed to Oak Park in 1926, and the school name changed then to go along.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Schools Glass Slides
- Description:
- Students seated at tables reading. A teacher is seated at a desk in front. Various posters are on the wall; one reads "Be Wise, Immunize: Diphtheria." There were two boxes in this collection labeled "West Jr. High." West Junior High School was built between 1919 and 1920 in the 500 block of West Lenawee Street with further additions in 1922 and 1929.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Schools Glass Slides
- Description:
- Children at desks in a classroom. Maps of Australia are on the wall in back. The Logan Street School was located in the 900 block of South Logan Street.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Schools Glass Slides
- Description:
- Children sitting at desks reading, with a teacher in front of the class. The Moores Park School was located in the 200 block of Woodlawn Avenue.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Schools Glass Slides
- Date Created:
- [1957 TO 1958]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing School District Collection
- Description:
- Students seated at tables doing written work. The Genesee Street School was located at the southeast corner of Genesee and Butler streets.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Schools Glass Slides
- Date Created:
- [1967 TO 1968]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing School District Collection
- Description:
- Female students sitting at tables working on sewing projects. A calendar for February 1926 is on the wall. There were two boxes in this collection labeled "West Jr. High." West Junior High School was built between 1919 and 1920 in the 500 block of West Lenawee Street with further additions in 1922 and 1929.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Schools Glass Slides
- Description:
- Personal papers of sisters Elsa and Clara Besch of Lansing, Michigan. Elsa Besch (b. 1891) worked as a stenographer and secretary for the Motor Wheel Corporation, retiring after 50 years of service in 1959. She also volunteered several thousand hours with the Red Cross Gray Ladies Ingham County chapter during and after World War II. Clara (b. 1896) was a piano teacher with involvement in many Lansing musical organizations, including serving as president of the Matinee Musicale from 1938 to 1940, and as president of the Musicians' League of the Lansing Area. At the end of her career she was working as an organist for the Estes-Leadley Funeral Home, in the 1970s. Their parents were Emil (a pattern maker) and Anna, and there was another daughter, Pauline "Polly" who married Henry Dietz. Elsa and Clara did not marry, and shared a home for most of their lives. Elsa, sometimes referred to as Elsie, passed away in 1986, and Clara in 1988. The records in this collection include a photo album of Elsa's that records her involvement with the Motor Wheel Girls' Club, a social group for female employees, in addition to other records of her professional and volunteer activities. There are also extensive materials from Clara's musical activities. Two scrapbooks document Clara's personal involvements such as her students' recitals or the Matinee Musicale, as well as clippings and other material concerning musical activities in Lansing and elsewhere. Her notebook from her time as president of two musical organizations, as well as a 1929 edition of "Who's Who in Music and Art in Michigan" where she is listed, are included. Several files of other music related material as well as correspondence to both sisters are also in the collection.
- Date Created:
- [1915 TO 1960]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Clara and Elsa Besch Collection
- Description:
- Children sitting at desks reading and writing while a teacher watches. Christiancy Street School was located at the east end of Christiancy Street.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Schools Glass Slides
