Scope and Contents This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Howard County, Iowa dating from 1883-1970. The records cover a majority of the rural schools’ histories, but they are not comprehensive: some records were lost before their transfer to the Center for the History of Rural Iowa Education and Culture. The collection material is arranged into four series: “County Board of Education, 1913-1966”, “Office of the Superintendent, 1907-1970”, "Township, 1883-1923", and...