Dick and Jane Exhibit
Audio Tracks for "Color within the Lines: Dick and Jane"
Listen to the exhibit labels as you explore the materials on display in the upper level gallery.
Scott, Foresman & Company and the Birth of the Modern Reader
- Standardization and Market Domination
- Elson and Transitions in Pedagogical Style
- The Godfather of Dick and Jane
The Rise, Imitation, and Fall of Dick and Jane
- Market Capture and Expansion
- The Sincerest Form of Flattery
- Johnny Can't Read (and it's Dick and Jane's Fault)
See Dick. See Jane. See Dick and Jane Become a Cultural Phenomenon.
See Dick. See Jane. See Dick and Jane Perform Middle Class Values.
Learn About the McVey Collection
Watch Barbara Pfeifer McVey's story about the collection.