WINONA COUNTY: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 861, WINONA:

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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	Creator:	Minnesota. Independent School District No. 861 (Winona).
	Title:	Records.
	Dates:	1861-1973.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	School board minutes (1862-1968, 1970-1973); superintendent's monthly reports (1890-1901), with enrollment statistics (1896-1909); superintendent of public schools records (1867-1879) and annual reports (1950-1958); monthly reports (1873-1923); manuals (1888-1910); study courses (circa 1925); teacher's certificate books (1926-1961) and certificate and pension record cards (1920s); journal (1861-1885); and financial statements (1887-1940).
	Quantity:	9.7 cubic feet (7 boxes and 3 partial boxes).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Originally Winona County Special School District; became Special School District No. 5 in 1957. On August 28, 1967, merged with numerous common school districts to form Independent School District No. 861.

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SCOPE AND CONTENTS

Also Board of Education rules and regulations (1870, 1928), school bus dispute materials (1948-1950), commencement programs (1886, 1888-1891, 1899), and perfect attendance (1907-1913) and honor roll (1902-1909) certificates, each containing a sketch/photograph of the High School.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Independent School District No. 861 (Winona). Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 989-176; 998-22; 993-68; 2018-19

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001715864

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


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112.H.10.4F	School board minutes, 1862-1973. 12 volumes and 17 folders:
		July 1862-April 3, 1903. 3 volumes.
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112.H.10.5B		April 20, 1903-December 1924. 3 volumes
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112.H.10.6F		January 1925-December 1934. 2 volumes.
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112.H.10.7B		January 1935-December 1943. 2 volumes.
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112.H.10.8F-1		January 1944-March 1950. 2 volumes.
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116.I.15.5B		April 1950-February 1968. 13 folders.
			Missing March 1968-January 1970.
		February 1970-October 1, 1973. 4 folders.


		Annual reports of the superintendent of schools to the Board of Education, 1950-1954, 1955-1958. 7 volumes.
			Missing 1954/1955.


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116.I.15.6F	Records of the Superintendent of Public Schools in the City of Winona, April 1867-March 1879. 1 volume.
		Contains commencement programs, 1871-1877, 1866-1888, and Alumni Association minutes, 1879, 1888.


		Superintendent's monthly reports, September 1890-June 1894. 1 volume.


		Superintendent's monthly reports, September 1894-April 1896. 1 volume.
			With enrollment statistics, October 1896-June 1909.


		Superintendent's monthly and annual reports, 1896-1901. 5 volumes.


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116.I.15.4F		Special School Law of City of Winona with Regulations of the Board of Education, Revised and Adopted, 1870. 1 volume.


		Monthly reports, 1873-1876, 1918-1923.
			Monthly reports for Emma Rose (1873-1876) and James Mitchell (1918-1923) retained for artifactual and display value.


		Manuals of Winona City Schools, 1888, 1894, 1898, 1900 (with syllabus), 1906, 1910. 7 volumes.


		Your News Letter Winona, April 17, December 12, 1940; April 4, 1941. 3 items in 1 folder.


		Perfect attendance certificates, 1907-1913.


		Honor roll certificates, 1902-1909.


		Rules and regulations, 1910. 1 volume in 1 folder.


		Rules and Regulations Governing the Board of Education, 1928.


		Reading Course of Study, 1925.


		Course of Study in Cooking, circa 1925.


		Course of Study in Language, circa 1925.


		Course of Study in Music, circa 1925.


		Course of Study in Physiology and Hygiene, circa 1925.


		Teacher's certificate books, 1926-1961. 3 volumes.


		Teacher's certificate and pension record cards, 1920s. circa 200 cards in 1 bundle.


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116.I.15.7B	School bus transportation dispute, 1948-1950. 2 folders.
		Involves district and Winona Transportation Company.


		Commencement programs, 1886, 1888-1891, 1899.


		Monthly financial statements (Journal No. 2), April 1917-March 1940. 1 volume.


		Financial statements, 1887, 1890, 1894.


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112.H.11.1B-2		Journal No. 1, 1861-1885. 1 volume.

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:: Grading and marking (Students) -- Minnesota -- Winona County.; Public schools -- Minnesota -- Winona County -- Finance.; School attendance -- Minnesota -- Winona County.; School boards -- Minnesota -- Winona County.; School buildings -- Minnesota -- Winona -- Photographs.; School children -- Minnesota -- Winona -- Transportation.; School enrollment -- Minnesota -- Winona -- Statistics.; School management and organization -- Minnesota -- Winona.; Schools -- Exercises and recreations -- Minnesota -- Winona.; Student records -- Minnesota -- Winona County.; Teachers -- Certification -- Minnesota -- Winona County.; Teachers -- Pensions -- Minnesota -- Winona County.

Organizations:: Minnesota. Special School District No. 5 (Winona).; Winona County (Minn.). Special School District (Winona).

Places:: Winona (Minn.)

Document Types:: Photographs -- Minnesota -- Winona.

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WINONA COUNTY: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 861, WINONA:

OVERVIEW

HISTORICAL NOTE

SCOPE AND CONTENTS

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

CATALOG HEADINGS