RAMSEY COUNTY: ST. PAUL: SCHOOL RECORDS: SATURN SCHOOL:
An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Saturn School (Saint Paul, Minn.). | |
| Title: | Records. | |
| Dates: | 1987-1995. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Newspaper and magazine articles (1987-1993), photographs and slides (circa 1990-1993), and subject files (1988-1995). The bulk of the media coverage in this collection documents a visit by President George H. W. Bush in May 1991. | |
| Quantity: | 0.8 cubic feet (1 box). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
HISTORICAL NOTE
Saturn School was a magnet middle school in the Saint Paul Public School system that opened in September 1989 and closed in 2003. The school was built on a philosophy of individualized instruction with student responsibility for their own learning and focused on using technology to assist learning.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Saturn School (Saint Paul, Minn.). Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 2016-17
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 008442746
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 117.A.2.8F | Media: | ||||||||||
| Magazine articles, 1988-1992. | |||||||||||
| Newspapers, undated, 1987-1993. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Photographs: | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous photos, negatives and contact sheets of Saturn School, circa 1990-1993. | |||||||||||
| Slides, circa 1990-1993. | |||||||||||
| Photos of visit by President George H. W. Bush, 1991. | |||||||||||
| Subject Files: | |||||||||||
| Alphabetical by title. | |||||||||||
| Corporate partners and sponsors, equipment donations, 1988-1991. | |||||||||||
| Course description booklet, April 1991. | |||||||||||
| Dr. Tom King Testimony to U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor, July 11, 1991. | |||||||||||
| Dr. King was the school's director. | |||||||||||
| Evaluations, reports and plans, 1989-1992. | |||||||||||
| Formative evaluation reports, 1990-1991. | |||||||||||
| Maps, circa 1990-1993. | |||||||||||
| Newsletters of the Saturn School, 1989-1991. | |||||||||||
| President Bush visit correspondence, May 1991. | |||||||||||
| President George H. W. Bush speech on education, April 18, 1991. | |||||||||||
| Promotional material, 1990-1995. | |||||||||||
| Prospectus and job postings, 1987-1989. | |||||||||||
| Saturn Stories - Conversations with Students and Families, August 1992. | |||||||||||
| Research compiled by Jane Barton. | |||||||||||
| The Sixth Planet: Student writing anthology, June 1990. | |||||||||||
| Yearbook, 1992-1993. | |||||||||||
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:
- Magnet schools -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
- Middle schools -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
- Students -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul -- Photographs.
- Persons:
- Bush, George, 1924-2018
- Organizations:
- Minnesota. Independent School District No. 625 (Saint Paul)
- Saint Paul Public Schools.
- Saturn School (Saint Paul, Minn.) -- History.
- Document Types:
- Negatives (photographs).
- Newsletters.
- Photographs.
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