Boone County Rural School Records
Scope and Contents
This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Boone County, Iowa dating from 1889-1975. 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 two series: “Office of the Superintendent, 1916-1978” and “District and School Records, 1889-1955”. Series 1. “Office of the Superintendent, 1916-1978” is comprised of microfilmed copies of records created by the Office of the Superintendent. This series contains Superintendents' Annual Report, Record of Teachers' Certificates, Superintendents' Record of Teachers' Service, Teachers' Teaching Records, and Eighth Grade Examination Records. Series 2. “District and School, 1889-1955” is composed of microfilmed copies of records originating from individual school districts. It contains District Board of Education Financial Records, Teachers' Reports to the Superintendent, Daily Attendance Registers, and Preliminary Classification Reports.
Dates
- Created: 1889-1978
- Other: Majority of material found in 1890-1975
- Other: Date acquired: 00/00/2008
Extent
1.25 Linear Feet
3 boxes [28 reels] other_unmapped
Language of Materials
English
Technical Access Requirements
This collection contains materials on microfilm that will require the use of a microfilm reader.
Source of Acquisition
Heartland Area Education Agency (AEA #11)
Method of Acquisition
Donation
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.
- Title
- Archon Finding Aid Title
- Author
- Steven Pals and Dustin Witsman
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the UNI Museum Collections Repository
1227 W 27th Street
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls IA 50614 US
nathan.arndt@uni.edu