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This booklet from the 1879 Normal School commencement at Taylor Opera House includes lists of graduating students (both the February and June classes), including their home towns. It also contains the list of commencement exercises. No transcription.

This booklet from the 1903 Model School commencement includes lists of graduating students, their home towns, and their area of study. It also contains the list of commencement exercises. Of some note is the mention of an essay given by honor student Charlotta Miller on the Black poet and author Paul Lawrence Dunbar, which has unfortunately not survived. The student roster also includes several surnames that appear in other classes from around this period, namely Britton, De Cou, and Bosworth; these students may be siblings of those sharing their name. Some students from the Class of 1904 also appear. No transcription.

This booklet, which was originally pasted into an unknown scrapbook and at an unknown point removed, details the Normal School's Thanksgiving Festival in November 1917. The original production seems to have dressed students as various Thanksgiving foods in the first act, and as allegorical figures in the second. The top portion of the list for Act 3 is covered by the remains of the scrapbook, but the list of names is clear. No transcription.

The image shows the students and teachers of the Boys classes of the Model School from 1887-1888. The people in the photograph are predominately standing in front of the closed doors of an entryway to the Model School. Two people are sitting on the grass in front of the larger group. Many people are holding hats. Some are wearing hats. Two students are holding baseball bats.

The image shows the students and teachers of the Model School graduating class of 1904. The people in the photograph are predominately standing in front of the closed doors of front of the Normal School. At the bottom of the photograph is inscribed "Model 1904."

The image shows the students and faculty members of the Model School graduating class of 1908. The people in the photograph are predominately sitting in front of the closed doors of front of the Normal School. The student in the center front row of the image is holding a brick carved with the year "1908." A very large banner with "1908" displayed on it is held by two students at the top of the image. Students in the bottom row also are holding a triangular, two-color pennant that has "08" on it.

The image shows the students and faculty members of the Model School graduating class of 1909. The people in the photograph are sitting and standing in front of the closed doors of front of the Normal School. The student in the center front row of the image is holding a brick carved with the word "MODEL." A very large banner attached to wooden poles has "1909" displayed on it. The banner poles are held by two students at the top of the image.

The image shows the students and faculty members of the Model School graduating class of 1910. The people in the photograph are sitting and standing in front of the closed doors of front of the Normal School. The student in the center second row of the image is holding a brick carved with the word "1910." A very large triangular pennant attached to a wooden pole has "1910" displayed on it. The pennant is held by two students at the top of the image.

The image shows the students and faculty members of the Model School graduating class of 1911. The people in the photograph are sitting and standing in front of the closed doors of front of the Normal School. The student in the center second row of the image is holding a block painted with the word "1911." A very large, triangular pennant attached to a pole has "1911" displayed on it. The pennant is held by two students at the top of the image. The verso/back of the image has the following text written upon it: "Helen C. Cook 305 Hamilton 30732 -- BUI 69 75. [cents symbol]"

The image shows students and faculty standing and sitting in front of the main entrance to the school. A portion of the image is missing and the words "Normal 1887" are written in the missing space. Additionally, the word "Mother" and written above a person standing next to a column in the left quarter of the photograph. The back of the photograph is inscribed with the following: "Dorothy Stevens Mount [class of] 29. Her mother (Isabel Gulick) marked."