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Volume 6 of Funk & Wagnalls Standard Reference Encyclopedia from 1959 This volume of the Funk & Wagnalls Standard Reference Encyclopedia was publisehd in 1959. The entry on Chemistry was photographed. Though the encyclopedia covers words from "Cell" to "Colo," it does not contain an entry on the Cold War.

This encyclopedia volume was photographed as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Civic Memorial High School in spring 2018. It was brought to class by Erin Spahr.		 1959 September 7, 2018
1959 Edwardsville High School "The Tiger Times" vol. XXII no. 2 This is vol. XXII, no. 2 of the student publication from Edwardsville High School called "The Tiger Times" published in September 25, 1959. In this issue you will find school events, jokes, student government updates, “News Oddities,” editorials, current events, club updates, local events, department news, student literary compositions, “Faculty Vary Summer Vacations”, and local athletic commentary. 1959 December 1, 2018
1959 Edwardsville High School "The Tiger Times" vol. XXII no. 3 This is vol. XXII, no. 3 of the student publication from Edwardsville High School called "The Tiger Times" published in October 8, 1959. In this issue you will find school events, jokes, Letters to the Editor or “We Talk Shop,” “News Oddities,” editorials, current events, club updates, local events, department news, student literary compositions, “Letter from Moscow”, and local athletic commentary. 1959 December 1, 2018
1959 Edwardsville High School "The Tiger Times" vol. XXII no. 4 This is vol. XXII, no. 4 of the student publication from Edwardsville High School called "The Tiger Times" published in October 23, 1959. In this issue you will find school events, jokes, Letters to the Editor or “We Talk Shop,” “News Oddities,” editorials, current events, club updates, local events, department news, student literary compositions, Halloween events, and local athletic commentary. 1959 December 1, 2018
1959 Edwardsville High School "The Tiger Times" vol. XXII no. 5 This is vol. XXII, no. 5 of the student publication from Edwardsville High School called "The Tiger Times" published in November 6, 1959. In this issue you will find school events, jokes, Letters to the Editor or “We Talk Shop,” “News Oddities,” editorials, current events, club updates, local events, department news, student literary compositions, “History of Bean Dances,” and local athletic commentary. 1959 December 1, 2018
1959 Edwardsville High School "The Tiger Times" vol. XXII no. 6 This is vol. XXII, no. 6 of the student publication from Edwardsville High School called "The Tiger Times" published in November 19, 1959. In this issue you will find school events, jokes, Letters to the Editor or “We Talk Shop,” “News Oddities,” editorials, current events, club updates, local events, department news, student literary compositions, updates on the new Jr. High School, Thanksgiving Events, and local athletic commentary. 1959 December 1, 2018
1959 Edwardsville High School "The Tiger Times" vol. XXII no. 7 This is vol. XXII, no. 7 of the student publication from Edwardsville High School called "The Tiger Times" published in December 3, 1959. In this issue you will find school events, jokes, Letters to the Editor or “We Talk Shop,” “News Oddities,” editorials, current events, club updates, local events, an article about the new school psychologist, department news, student literary composition, and local athletic commentary. 1959 December 1, 2018
1959 Abe Lincoln Gets His Chance Paperback Book This is a 1959 publication Abe Gets His Chance. The book was written by Frances Cavanah and illustrated by Don Silbey. The book is a decomissioned library book from the Hilsboro Library, located in downtown Hilsboro, IL. The book is a biography focusing on the childhood of the U.S. president, Abraham Lincoln.

This book was photographed as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in spring 2020. The book was brought into class by Jacob McKey.		 1959 March 4, 2020
1960 Paperweight issued to Bruce Brubaker for serving on the Universities Bond Issue Committee This paperweight was given to Bruce Brubaker by the Universities Bond Issue Committee he served on. Brubaker was a professor at SIUE starting in 1959. After voters approved the bond issue on November 8, SIUE received funding to build the Edwardsville campus, which opened in 1965. 1960 October 31, 2017
1960-61 Edwardsville High School Basketball Team This is a photo of the 1960-61 Edwardsville High School basketball team. Top Row: Schumacher, Penelton, O'Vaughn, Connors Bottom Row: Waugh, Schnake, Mateyka, Drda 1960 November 15, 2018