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Rural schools--Iowa--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Aletha Hutchison (Jacobs) Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RSC-HEC-002
Scope and Contents

The Aletha Hutchison (Jacobs) Collection is composed of materials documenting Hutchison's experiences both as a student and as a teacher in the rural school systems of Iowa and Pennsylvania.  The collection includes official school records and Hutchison's personal papers providing insight into many facets of rural school life from 1898-1960.

Dates: Created: 1898-1960; Other: Majority of material found in 1902-1950

August Meester Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RSC-HEC-007
Scope and Contents

The August Meester Collection is comprised of records dating from 1927-1955. The records were kept by the donor from his time as the District Board of Education Secretary for Grundy County, Pleasant Valley Township, #6.

Dates: Created: 1927-1955

Des Moines County Rural School Records

 Collection
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

Funnemark Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RSC-HEC-013
Scope and Contents

The Funnemark Family Collection contains educational publications and student records dating from 1912-1947. Student records include certificates, awards, and workbooks covering the following subjects: civics, arithmetic, geography, and history. Various issues of The Instructor and Children's Activities compose the educational publication collection.

Dates: Created: 1912-1947

Harry Barck Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RSC-HEC-008
Scope and Contents

As the District Board of Education Secretary for Black Hawk County, Cedar Falls Township, #6 Eddy School, Harry Barck amassed a collection of rural school records that shed light on the duties of a school board officer. In addition to Mr. Barck's secretarial records, The Harry Barck Collection contains materials from Mrs. Pauline L. Barck (Hekel), a rural school teacher, and the student records of the couple's two children, Frances A. Brunskill (Barck), and Philip H. Barck.

Dates: Created: 1915-1958; Other: Majority of material found in 1920-1950

Lyon County Rural School Records

 Collection
Identifier: RSC-RSR-060
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...
Dates: Created: 1881-1975; Other: Majority of material found in 1920-1960; Other: Date acquired: 06/25/2008

Multiple-County Rural School and Area Education Agency (AEA) Records

 Collection
Identifier: RSC-RSR-100
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Rough Woods School Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RSC-HEC-012
Scope and Contents

This collection, dating from 1924-1929, originated from the #3 Rough Woods schoolhouse located in Hardin County, Pleasant Township. Consisting solely of teaching aids known as the "Instructor Picture Series", the Rough Woods School Collection provides insight into the teaching methods utilized in rural schools. The "Instructor Picture Series" encouraged students to think critically about works of art and develop oral and written communication skills in the process.

Dates: Created: 1924-1929; Other: Majority of material found in 1924-1929

State of Iowa Department of Public Instruction Forms and Publications

 Collection
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

William L. Sherman Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RSC-HEC-004
Scope and Contents

The William L. Sherman Collection contains a variety of records pertaining to rural schools and rural school reenactment programs including rural school photographs, reproductions schoolbooks, brochures, and programs. Mr. Sherman continues to conduct research and to add to this collection.

Dates: Created: 1901-2006; Other: Majority of material found in 2000-2006