Johnson County Rural School Records
Scope and Contents
This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Johnson County, Iowa dating from 1873-1978. 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, 1888-1978” and “District and School, 1873-1966”. ... class="bold emph">Series 1. “Office of the Superintendent, 1888-1978” contains microfilmed copies of records created or utilized by the Office of the Superintendent. It includes High School Normal Training Records, Teachers' Examination Records, Record of Teachers' Certificates, Employment Recods, and Eighth Grade Examination Records. Series 2. “District and School, 1873-1966” contains microfilmed copies of records pertaining to individual schools and districts. It contains District Board of Education Meeting Minutes, District Board of Education Financial Records, Room Registers, Teachers' Reports to the Superintendent, Daily Attendance Registers, and Daily Programs.
See moreDates
- created: 1873-1978
- Other: Majority of material found in 1910-1966
- Other: Date acquired: 10/05/2007
Extent
0.50 Linear Feet
1 box (15 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
Grant Wood Area Education Agency (AEA #10)
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
- RaeAnn Swanson
- 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
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University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls IA 50614 US
nathan.arndt@uni.edu