Scope and Contents This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Jefferson County, Iowa dating from 1845-1984. 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 five series -- “County Board of Education, 1850-1965”, “Office of the Superintendent, 1867-1984”, “Township, 1887-1962”, “District and...