Scope and Contents This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Lyon County, Iowa dating from 1878-1981. 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, 1883-1975”, “Office of the Superintendent, 1881-1981”, “Township, 1878-1960”, and “District and...