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Fremont County Rural School Records

 Collection
Identifier: RSC-RSR-036

Scope and Contents

This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Fremont 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 three series: “County Board of Education, 1919-1975”, “Office of the Superintendent, 1890-1975” and “District and School, 1925-1966”. Series 1. "County Board of Education, 1919-1975" contains records materials produced by the County Board of Education. This series consists of County Board of Education Meeting Minutes. Series 2. "Office of the Superintendent, 1890-1975" is composed of records Office of the Superintendent. This series contains Teachers' Examination Records, Record of Teachers' Certificates, School Officer and Teacher Records, Teachers' Teaching Records, School Census Records, and Eighth Grade Examination Records. Series 3. "District and School, 1925-1966" contains records documenting individual districts or schools. This series includes Teachers' Reports to the Superintendent, Daily Attendance Registers, and Missionary Bible College (High School) Records.

Dates

  • created: 1890-1975
  • Other: Majority of material found in 1915-1975
  • Other: Date acquired: 10/26/2007

Extent

0.50 Linear Feet

1 box other_unmapped

Language of Materials

English

Technical Access Requirements

This collection contains materials on microfilm and microfiche that will require the use of appropriate readers.

Source of Acquisition

Loess Hills Area Education Agency (AEA #13)

Method of Acquisition

Donation

Accruals and Additions

Volume 1, Daily Attendance Register for Madison Township, #7 Hendricks, 1931-1934, was donated by Linda Atkins in June of 2014.

Related Materials

See [url=https://archon.library.uni.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=111&q]RSC/RSR/100 Multiple County and Area Education Agency (AEA) Records[/url] - Box 63, Folder 2.

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

Contact:
1227 W 27th Street
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls IA 50614 US