The Community Center; List of Lantern Slides

<p>The Community Center; List of Lantern Slides offers a glimpse into early 20th-century efforts to establish and promote community centers particularly in Indiana. Published around 1920 by Indiana University's Division of University Extension this document likely served as a resource for educators and social workers seeking to illustrate the benefits and practicalities of community centers to various audiences. The list of lantern slides suggests a visual approach to advocating for these centers as vital components of urban and rural life.</p><p>This historical artifact provides insights into the progressive era's focus on social reform community development and the role of universities in public outreach. Researchers interested in the history of social work urban planning and the development of community institutions will find this a valuable primary source reflecting the hopes and challenges of building stronger communities in a rapidly changing world.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>