HOUSTON COUNTY: SUPERINTENDENT OF
SCHOOLS:
An Inventory of Its Administration Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
Part or all of this collection is restricted.
For
details, please see restrictions.
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Houston County (Minn.). Superintendent of Schools. | |
| Title: | Administration Records. | |
| Dates: | 1886-1967. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Files relating largely to teacher qualifications and insurance and retirement funds, school consolidations and boundaries, state aid, an annual declamatory contest (1921-1941), and school officers. Included are term reports from each district's teacher(s) to the county superintendent (1911-1967), containing statistical information on enrollment and attendance; teachers' salaries, training, and experience; state aids; tax rates; per pupil costs; and receipts and expenditures. | |
| Quantity: | 11.25 cubic feet (12 boxes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Access Restrictions:
Pupil records include private information about individuals. Records with private information are closed for 90 years from date of last entry in the record. The restricted records are noted in the finding aid. Researchers must apply for permission to use these records. Please consult library staff for more information.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Houston County (Minn.). Superintendent of Schools. Administration Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 981-153; 981-188; 2013-13
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 007683162
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 108.D.12.2F-1 | Superintendent’s record, Volumes A-B, 1889-1931. 2 volumes. | ||||||||||
| Volume A includes clerks reports and teachers examination records. | |||||||||||
| Teachers Reading Circle, 1909-1930. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| 108.D.12.2F-2 | High School Board examination record, 1911-1930. 1 volume. | ||||||||||
| State Aid record, 1912-1931. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| 108.D.11.7B-1 | Teachers retirement fund ledger, 1916-1922. 1 volume. | ||||||||||
| Teachers insurance and retirement records, 1919-1931. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically by surname, there under by year; an individual may appear several time on a page. | |||||||||||
| Information recorded: district number, teacher’s name, post office address, years of service (total and in district), annual salary, retirement deduction, and place of previous employment. | |||||||||||
| Rural school district plats, 1934. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Arranged by district number. | |||||||||||
| One plat per district, showing district boundaries, homes and numbers of pupils, location of school, major geographical features, and some roads. Also gives teacher’s name. | |||||||||||
| 117.J.16.9B | Superintendent’s annual reports to County Auditor, 1894-1918. | ||||||||||
| Reports on number of pupils and length of school term for each district in the county. | |||||||||||
| Teacher’s term reports to Superintendent, 1911-1967. | |||||||||||
| Reports that contain statistical information on enrollment and attendance; teachers’ salaries, training, and experience; state aids; tax rates; per pupil costs; and receipts and expenditures of individual school districts. | |||||||||||
| 1911-1918. | |||||||||||
| 117.J.16.10F | 1919-1927. | ||||||||||
| 117.J.17.1B | 1928-1936. | ||||||||||
| 117.J.17.2F | 1937-1944. | ||||||||||
| RESTRICTED. | |||||||||||
| 117.J.17.3B | 1945-1949. | ||||||||||
| RESTRICTED. | |||||||||||
| 117.J.17.4F | 1950-1952. | ||||||||||
| RESTRICTED. | |||||||||||
| 117.J.17.5B | 1953-1956. | ||||||||||
| RESTRICTED. | |||||||||||
| 117.J.17.16F | 1957-1961. | ||||||||||
| RESTRICTED. | |||||||||||
| 117.J.17.7B | 1962-1967. | ||||||||||
| RESTRICTED. | |||||||||||
| 117.J.16.9B | Subject files: | ||||||||||
| Board of Education correspondence, 1940-1947. | |||||||||||
| Clerk correspondence, 1930, 1940-1947. | |||||||||||
| Consolidation election results, 1950. | |||||||||||
| Correspondence regarding consolidation, 1909, 1948-1951. | |||||||||||
| Declamatory contest (annual), 1921-1941. | |||||||||||
| List of school clerks and teachers, 1886, 1930-1931, 1946-1947. | |||||||||||
| Order of consolidation, June 1, 1950. | |||||||||||
| Consolidation of school district numbers 53, 54, 56, 57, 58, 70, 74, 76, 77, 85, 88, and 99 into Independent Consolidated School District No. 54. | |||||||||||
| Petition for consolidation, 1950. | |||||||||||
| Report to district clerk, 1939. | |||||||||||
| Report to school officers, 1941-1942. | |||||||||||
| Survey Committee: | |||||||||||
| Tentative and final report, 1948. | |||||||||||
| Minutes and members, 1949-1960. | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous, 1930s-1940s. | |||||||||||
| Visitation report, 1887. | |||||||||||
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:
- Educational tests and measurements -- Minnesota -- Houston County.
- Government aid to education -- Minnesota -- Houston County.
- Rural schools -- Minnesota -- Houston County.
- School districts -- Boundaries -- Minnesota -- Houston County.
- School management and organization.
- Schools -- Centralization -- Minnesota -- Houston County.
- Student records -- Centralization -- Minnesota -- Houston County.
- Students -- Centralization -- Minnesota -- Houston County.
- Teachers -- Minnesota -- Houston County -- Registers.
- Teachers -- Education -- Minnesota -- Houston County.
- Teachers -- Pensions -- Minnesota -- Houston County.
- Document Types:
- Maps -- Minnesota -- Houston County.
- Student records -- Minnesota -- Houston County.
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