Scope and Contents This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Dubuque County, Iowa dating from 1902-1980. 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, 1919-1973”, “Office of the Superintendent, 1902-1980”, "Township, 1930-1952", and...

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...