Scope and Contents This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Monroe County, Iowa dating from 1878-1964. 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, 1878-1949”, “Office of the Superintendent, 1878-1964”, and “District and School,...

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These are collections of records which document the activities of multiple counties.  Many of these collections were created at Area Education Agencies (AEAs) as they filed records recieved from their constituent counties together rather than separately.

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The Nancy Brochers Collection contains Black Hawk County, Iowa rural school student records dating from 1905-1941. A majority of the collection originated in Mt. Vernon Township where the donor's father, George Knapp, attended. However, the collection also contains records from the donor's mother, Muriel Alice Parker, who attended Dunkerton Consolidated School. Nancy Brochers is a sister of Jane Fauser, who also has a collection at CHRIEC (see RSC/HEC/009).

Scope and Contents This collection contains documents from the rural school system of O'Brien County, Iowa dating from 1863-1982. 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, 1875-1975”, “Office of the Superintendent, 1873-1982”, “Township, 1899-1960”, and “District and...

Scope and Contents This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Osceola County, Iowa dating from 1876-1975. 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 four series -- “County Board of Education, 1896-1975”, “Office of the Superintendent, 1876-1975”, “Township, 1911-1966”, and “District...

Scope and Contents This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Page County, Iowa, from 1888-1975. 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 two series – “County Board of Education, 1919-1975” and “Office of the Superintendent, 1888-1975”. Series 1....

Scope and Contents This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Palo Alto County, Iowa dating from 1901-1975. 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, 1931-1975”, “Office of the Superintendent, 1901-1975”, and “Township, 1901-1953”. ...

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Belonging to a family of educators from Benton County, the donor was inspired to collect educational records dating from 1872-1893, which are now a part of the Paul McCulley Collection.

Scope and Contents The Peggy Denlinger (Pancratz) Collection contains records from Jackson and Dubuque Counties that connect the educational histories of three families - Denlinger, Pancratz, and Wirtz. Ranging in date from c.1895 to 1989, the Collection is composed of rural school records from the following schools in Jackson County:  Butler Township - Garryowen High School; Maquoketa and South Fork Townships - Maquoketa Public Schools; Otter Creek Township - St. Lawrence and Zwingle; and Prairie Springs...

Scope and Contents This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Plymouth County, Iowa dating from 1883-1975. 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 four series: “County Board of Education, 1950-1974”, “Office of the Superintendent, 1888-1975”, “Township, 1898-1966”, and “District and...