RAMSEY COUNTY: ST. PAUL: SCHOOL RECORDS: GRANT
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:
An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Grant Elementary School (Saint Paul, Minn.). | |
| Title: | Records. | |
| Dates: | 1955-1973, 1990. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | History (1962), class and staff photographs (1961-1962, 1964-1968), photographs of the building exterior (undated) and of pupil hearing testing (1963), East Consolidated Elementary School background booklet (1973), photographs (1955-1963, 1990), and scrapbooks (1961-1963). The latter include Parent-Teacher Association materials. | |
| Quantity: | 0.7 cubic feet (2 partial boxes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
HISTORICAL NOTE
Grant Elementary School opened circa 1887 and closed circa 1971. Grant and two other elementary schools, Ericcson and Lincoln, merged in 1971 to become East Consolidated Elementary School. In 2000 it became Bruce F. Vento Elementary School.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Grant Elementary School (Saint Paul, Minn.). Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 995-114; 998-40; 2012-17; 2017-65
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: 001732307
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 131.I.2.6F | History of Grant Elementary, 1962. | ||||||||||
| Mrs. George H. Erickson, Parent-Teacher Association [PTA] chair and chair of the Committee on the History of Grant School; accompanied by a 75th anniversary program. | |||||||||||
| Class and staff photographs, 1961-1962, 1964-1968. 5 folders. | |||||||||||
| Kindergarten, 1961-1962. | |||||||||||
| All grades, 1964-1965. | |||||||||||
| All grades and staff, 1965-1967. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| All grades, 1967-1968. | |||||||||||
| Photographs, undated, 1963. | |||||||||||
| Building exterior (undated) and pupil hearing testing (1963). | |||||||||||
| East Consolidated Elementary School background booklet, 1973. | |||||||||||
| Fred Johnson, Editor. | |||||||||||
| Photographs, 1955-1963, 1990. 6 folders. | |||||||||||
| Many of the photographs are identified. | |||||||||||
| [0.7 cubic feet empty, letter] | |||||||||||
| 126.I.3.6 | Scrapbooks, 1961-1966. 2 volumes. | ||||||||||
| Includes PTA school activity notices and correspondence, lists of family and staff, certificates of awards, and newspaper clippings. | |||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
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:
- Audiometry -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- Elementary schools -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
- School buildings -- Minnesota -- Ramsey County -- Photographs.
- Schools -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul -- Officials and employees -- Photographs.
- Students -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul -- Photographs.
- Organizations:
- Bruce F. Vento Elementary School (Saint Paul, Minn.) -- History.
- East Consolidated Elementary School (Saint Paul, Minn.) -- History.
- Ericcson Elementary School (Saint Paul, Minn.) -- History.
- Grant Elementary School (Saint Paul, Minn.) -- History.
- Lincoln Elementary School (Saint Paul, Minn.) -- History.
- Minnesota. Independent School District No. 625 (Saint Paul).
- Saint Paul Public Schools.
- Document Types:
- Photographs.
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