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RSC/RSR. Rural School Records

 Record Group Term
Identifier: RSC/RSR

Found in 53 Collections and/or Records:

Black Hawk County Rural School Records

 Collection
Identifier: RSC-RSR-007
Scope and Contents This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Black Hawk County, Iowa dating from 1858-1970. 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 three series: “County Board of Education, 1910-1970”, “Office of the Superintendent, 1858-1967”, and “District and School Records,...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1858-1970; Other: Majority of material found in 1900-1960; Other: Date acquired: 05/01/2009

Tama County Rural School Records

 Collection
Identifier: RSC-RSR-086
Scope and Contents This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Tama County, Iowa dating from 1890-1975. 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, 1948-1975”, “Office of the Superintendent, 1890-1975”, “Township, 1948”, and “District and School,...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1890-1975; Other: Majority of material found in 1920-1960; Other: Date acquired: 05/01/2009

Allamakee County Rural School Records

 Collection
Identifier: RSC-RSR-003
Scope and Contents This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Allamakee County, Iowa dating from 1907-1970.  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. This collection is arranged into three series: "County Board of Education, 1907-1963", "Office of the Superintendent, 1907-1970", and "District and...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1907-1970; Other: Majority of material found in 1930-1956; Other: Date acquired: 07/12/2007

Audubon County Rural School Records

 Collection
Identifier: RSC-RSR-005
Scope and Contents This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Audubon County, Iowa dating from 1881-1957. 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 three series: “Office of the Superintendent, 1895-1951”, “Township Records, 1899-1957”, and “District and School Records,...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1881-1957; Other: Majority of material found in 1900-1955; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/2008

Polk County Rural School Records

 Collection
Identifier: RSC-RSR-077
Scope and Contents This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Polk County, Iowa dating from 1955-1960. 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 in one box: “Reorganization Records, 1955-1960”. Box 1. "Reorganization Records, 1955-1960" consists...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1955-1960; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/2008

Wright County Rural School Records

 Collection
Identifier: RSC-RSR-099
Scope and Contents This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Wright County, Iowa dating from 1880-1968. 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 three series: “County Board of Education, 1953-1968”, “Office of the Superintendent, 1880-1968”, and “District and School,...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1880-1968; Other: Majority of material found in 1910-1965; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/2007

Multiple-County Rural School and Area Education Agency (AEA) Records

 Collection
Identifier: RSC-RSR-100
Scope and Contents

These are collections of records which document the activities of multiple counties.  Many of these collections were created at Area Education Agencies (AEAs) as they filed records recieved from their constituent counties together rather than separately.

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

State of Iowa Department of Public Instruction Forms and Publications

 Collection
Identifier: RSC-RSR-101
Scope and Contents

This collection is composed of rural school related publications and forms diseminated by the Iowa State Office of Public Instruction from. This includes a near-complete run of the State Educational Directory, volumes 17 through 40 of the Educational Bulletin, and two volumes of the Dispatch as well as blank teacher contracts and school census forms.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1934-1973

Poweshiek County Rural School Records

 Collection
Identifier: RSC-RSR-079
Scope and Contents This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Poweshiek County, Iowa dating from 1876-1960. 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 three series: “County Board of Education, 1876-1960”, “Office of the Superintendent, 1876-1943”, and “District and School,...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1878-1959; Other: Majority of material found in 1910-1945; Other: Date acquired: 05/01/2009

Shelby County Rural School Records

 Collection
Identifier: RSC-RSR-083
Scope and Contents This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Shelby County, Iowa dating from 1875-1980. 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, 1931-1966”, “Office of the Superintendent, 1882-1980”, “Township, 1917-1966”, and “District and...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1875-1980; Other: Majority of material found in 1915-1950; Other: Date acquired: 10/26/2007