Scope and Contents This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Clay County, Iowa dating from 1886-1968. 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, 1921-1958", "Office of the Superintendent, 1930-1959", "Township,...

Scope and Contents This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Clayton County, Iowa dating from 1870-1980. 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 three series: “County Board of Education, 1937-1966”, “Office of the Superintendent, 1875-1980”, and “District and School Records,...

Scope and Contents This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Crawford County, Iowa dating from 1904-1975. 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, 1950-1975”, “Office of the Superintendent, 1873-1979”, and “District and School Records,...

Scope and Contents This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Dallas County, Iowa dating from 1867-1980. 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 three series: “County Board of Education, 1892-1954”, “Office of the Superintendent, 1867-1980”, and “District and School Records,...

Scope and Contents This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Davis County, Iowa dating from 1880-1975. 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 six series: “County Board of Education, 1919-1975”, "County Board of Education - Microfilm, 1890-1975", “Office of the...

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This collection is composed solely of one volume - a Daily Attendance Register from Decatur Township, #3 Pleasant Hill.

Scope and Contents This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Delaware County, Iowa dating from 1899-1980. 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: “County Board of Education, 1957-1974”, “Office of the Superintendent, 1904-1980”, “Township, 1899-1907”, and “District and...

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...

Scope and Contents This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Dickinson County, Iowa dating from 1884-1975. 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, 1937-1966”, “Office of the Superintendent, 1906-1975”, and “District and School,...

Scope and Contents Dorothy E. Mason (Perrin) collected a wide range of textbooks used during her time as a student and teacher in Butler County, Iowa. Born on October 32, 1906, to Fred A. Perrin and Elizebeth Schreurs, Dorothy and her sister Esther M. Becker (Perrin) attended Albion Township, #7 Swanton. In 1920, Dorothy graduated and went on to attend New Hartford High School. Following graduation, she enrolled at the Iowa State Teachers College for the 1924-1925 school year. She went on to teach in the New...