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Cedar County Rural School Records

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Identifier: RSC-RSR-016
Scope and Contents This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Cedar County, Iowa dating from 1897-1966. 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, 1879-1968”, “Township, 1936-1954”, and “District and School Records, 1863-1969". ...
Dates: Created: 1879-1966; Other: Majority of material found in 1885-1960; Other: Date acquired: 10/05/2007

Cerro Gordo County Rural School Records

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Identifier: RSC-RSR-017
Scope and Contents This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa dating from 1900-1966. 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, 1907-1966” and “District and School Records, 1900-1966”. Series...
Dates: Created: 1900-1966; Other: Majority of material found in 1910-1966; Other: Date acquired: 05/01/2009

Des Moines County Rural School Records

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Identifier: RSC-RSR-029
Scope and Contents This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Des Moines County, Iowa dating from 1882-1980. 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: “State of Iowa Department of Public Instruction, 1926-1963”, “County Board of Education, 1919-1969”, “Office of the...
Dates: Created: 1865-1980; Other: Majority of material found in 1910-1970; Other: Date acquired: 06/13/2007

Sac County Rural School Records

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Identifier: RSC-RSR-081
Scope and Contents This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Sac County, Iowa dating from 1879-1974. 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, 1907-1974”, “Office of the Superintendent, 1882-1974”, “Township, 1951-1955”, and “District and...
Dates: Created: 1879-1974; Other: Majority of material found in 1900-1960

State of Iowa Department of Public Instruction Forms and Publications

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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: Created: 1934-1973