CLAY COUNTY: SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

An Inventory of Its Superintendent's Subject Files at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

OVERVIEW


	Creator:	Clay County (Minn.). Superintendent of Schools.
	Title:	Superintendent's subject files.
	Dates:	1901-1963.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Most of the files relate to school district reorganization, dissolution, and consolidation (primarily 1940s-1950s), but also included are school district maps, school floor plans, photographs of school buildings and class activities, correspondence, lists of school district officers and teacher applicants, and teacher's reading circle information.
	Quantity:	1.6 cubic feet (1 box and 2 partial boxes).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Clay County (Minn.). Superintendent of Schools. Superintendent's Subject Files. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 2004-57; 984-29; 2011-70

Processing Information:

Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 001705701

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


Location
117.G.13.8F		Accreditation, 1944-1950.


		Assistant Rural Director, Roy H. Larson, 1944-1951.


		Clay County Commuter, 1940.
			Report of the superintendent’s office on district activities; includes student poetry.


		Clay County Survey hearings, 1948.


Consolidation:
	Election records, 1952-1960. 4 folders.
		Summary statements of votes and poll lists.
	Orders, 1909-1956.
	Petition lists, 1909-1920.
	Plats, 1917-1921.


		Correspondence:
			General, undated, 1938-1944. 2 folders.
			Local reorganizations, 1947-1955. 2 folders.


		County maps with school district boundaries, circa 1950.


		Dissolution/annexation/setting-off, 1955-1957.


		Dissolution orders, 1953-1961.


		Graduates: Eighth grade, 1921-1958.


		History of schools, circa 1950.


		Maps of school districts, undated.


		Maps and floor plans, undated.


		Miscellaneous photographs, undated.
			Includes class photographs from district nos. 88 and 121; school house photographs from district nos. 11, 21, 22, 34, 78, and one unidentified district; and miscellaneous class activity photographs.


Reorganization:
	Meeting minutes, 1947-1948.
		Includes regional meetings in Detroit Lakes and Crookston.
	Orders, 1949-1956. 2 folders.
	School survey, circa 1950.
	Community files:
		Includes orders of reorganization, correspondence, memos, bulletins, consolidation plats, and election summaries.
		Barnesville, 1948-1952.
		Borup, 1949.
		Comstock, 1956.
		Felton, 1948-1949.
		Glyndon, 1949-1960.
		Hawley, 1948-1949.
		Henderson, 1956.
		Hitterdal, 1949-1953.
		Moorhead, 1954-1955. 2 folders.
		Rustad, 1953.
		Ulen, 1948-1956.
		High school area, 1952-1956.


Location
117.G.13.9B		School Board election voter register, 1955.


		School district maps, 1948.


		School officer lists, 1911-1963.


		School Survey Committee:
			Minutes, 1949-1959. 2 folders.
			Correspondence, 1959-1960.
			Reports, 1948-1959.


		Setting-off petitions, 1938-1950.


Location
129.H.13.4F-1	Miscellaneous record A, 1901-1922. 1 volume.
		Includes lists of applications from teachers for schools and teacher's reading circle.

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:: Classrooms -- Minnesota -- Clay County -- Photographs.; School buildings -- Minnesota -- Clay County -- Designs and plans.; School buildings -- Minnesota -- Clay County -- Photographs.; School closings -- Minnesota -- Clay County.; School districts -- Minnesota -- Clay County -- Boundaries.; School districts -- Minnesota -- Clay County -- Officials and employees -- Registers.; School management and organization -- Minnesota -- Clay County.; Schools -- Centralization -- Minnesota -- Clay County.; Teachers -- Minnesota -- Clay County -- Registers.; Teachers -- Books and reading -- Minnesota -- Clay County.

Organizations:: School Survey Committee on Reorganization (Clay County, Minn.)

Document Types:: Photographs.; Maps -- Minnesota -- Clay County.; Photoprints -- Minnesota -- Clay County.

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CLAY COUNTY: SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

OVERVIEW

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

CATALOG HEADINGS