Audubon County Rural School Records

Collection

Identifier: RSC-RSR-005

Staff Only

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, 1881-1957”. Series 1. “Office of the Superintendent, 1895-1951” contains official records of the Office of the Superintendent. This series consists of School Officer and Teacher Registers, Teacher’s Teaching Records, and Eighth Grade Examination Records. Series 2. "Township, 1899-1957" contains records on microfilm. This collections consists of Township School Censuses. Series 3. “District and School, 1881-1957” is composed of records relating activities that took place on the district or individual school level. This series consists of Room Registers, Teacher’s Reports to the Superintendent, District School Censuses, and Daily Attendance Registers.

Dates

Created: 1881-1957
Other: Majority of material found in 1900-1955
Other: Date acquired: 00/00/2008

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet

3 boxes, 1 volume other_unmapped

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Source of Acquisition

Heartland Area Education Agency (AEA #11)

Method of Acquisition

Donation

Related Materials

The Audubon County Historical Society houses a number of rural school records from the late-19th and 20th centuries. They can be contacted at 210 E. Division, Audubon, IA 50025 or (712) 563-3984 or (712) 563-2516.

http://iagenweb.org/audubon/school/twnshpindex.htm

Processing Information

Materials classified as Items are located on microfilm. The first number indicates the reel, the second indicates the location of the record on that reel. Items are not necessarly individual records; a change in Item number may indicate a change in record type, date, township, or district. These item numbers have been applied for reference purposes by the archives staff and are not present on the film itself.