Scope and Contents This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Marion County, Iowa dating from 1865-1966. 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, 1867-1969”, “Township, 1865-1874”, and “District and School, 1879-1973" -- which are...