ST. LOUIS COUNTY: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 709, DULUTH:

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Creator: Minnesota. Independent School District No. 709 (Duluth).
Title:Records.
Dates:1870-1976.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract: Includes school censuses (1912-1967, 102 vols.); lists of subdistricts (referred to as "districts" in the records); annual reports (1884-1963); minutes of school board meetings (1975-1976); attendance registers (1870-1898); attendance reports (1892-1900); pupil registration book (1892-1893); superintendent's reports (1904-1906); term standing reports (1919-1929); Washington Junior High School yearbooks (1927, 1930-1931); and other records.
Quantity:36.4 cubic feet (36 boxes, 2 volumes, and 1 folder)
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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From 1957 to July 1, 1970, this was Special School District No. 3.


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE 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.

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[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Independent School District No. 709 (Duluth). Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 985-9; 986-39; 990-98; 2018-40

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001708897


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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117.E.18.3BSchool Censuses, 1912-1967. 102 volumes:
Chronological order then alphabetical order by school name.
1912-1913.
1914-1915.
1916-1917.
1918.
1919.
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117.E.18.4F 1920.
1921.
Adams-Kenwood, 1922.
Lakeside-Webster, 1922.
Adams-Kenwood, 1923.
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117.E.18.5BLakeside-Webster, 1923.
Adams-Kenwood, 1924.
Lakeside-Webster, 1924.
Adams-Grant, 1925.
Irving-Lincoln, 1925.
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117.E.18.6FMadison-Webster, 1925.
Adams-Grant, 1926.
Irving-Lowell, 1926.
Madison-Webster, 1926.
Adams-Grant, 1927.
Irving-Lowell, 1927.
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117.E.18.7BMadison-Webster, 1927.
Adams-Franklin, 1928.
Grant-Lowell, 1928.
Madison-Webster, 1928.
Adams-Kenwood, 1929.
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117.E.18.8FLakeside-Webster, 1929.
Adams-Kenwood, 1930.
Lakeside-Webster, 1930.
Adams-Kenwood, 1931.
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117.E.18.9BLakeside-Washburn, 1931.
Adams-Franklin, 1932.
Grant-Lowell, 1932.
Madison-Washburn, 1932.
Adams-Kenwood, 1933.
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117.E.18.10FLakeside-Washburn, 1933.
Adams-Kenwood, 1934.
Lakeside-Washburn, 1934.
Adams-Franklin, 1935.
Grant-Lowell, 1935.
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117.E.19.1BMadison-Washburn, 1935.
Adams-Kenwood, 1936.
Lakeside-Washburn, 1936.
Adams-Kenwood, 1937.
Lakeside-Washburn, 1937.
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117.E.19.2FAdams-Kenwood, 1938.
Lakeside-Washburn, 1938.
Adams-Kenwood, 1939.
Lakeside-Washburn, 1939.
Adams-Kenwood, 1940.
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117.E.19.3BLakeside-Washburn, 1940.
Adams-Kenwood, 1941.
Lakeside-Washburn, 1941.
Adams-Kenwood, 1942.
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117.E.19.4FLakeside-Washburn, 1942.
Adams-Kenwood, 1943.
Lakeside-Washburn, 1943.
Adams-Kenwood, 1944.
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117.E.19.5BLakeside-Washburn, 1944.
Adams-Jefferson, 1945.
Kenwood-Washburn, 1945.
Adams-Jefferson, 1946.
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117.E.19.6FKenwood-Washburn, 1946.
Adams-Jefferson, 1947.
Lakeside-Washburn, 1947.
Adams-Kenwood, 1948.
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117.E.19.7BLakeside-Washburn, 1948.
Adams-Jefferson, 1949.
Lakeside-Washburn, 1949.
Adams-Kenwood, 1950.
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117.E.19.8FLakeside-Washburn, 1950.
Adams-Kenwood, 1951.
Lakeside-Washburn, 1951.
Adams-Kenwood, 1952.
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117.E.19.9BLakeside-Washburn, 1952.
Bay View-Kenwood, 1953.
Lakeside-Washburn, 1953.
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117.E.19.10FBay View-Kenwood, 1954.
Lakeside-Washburn, 1954.
Bay View-Kenwood, 1955.
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112.I.2.1BLakeside-Washburn, 1955.
Bay View-Jefferson, 1956.
Kenwood-Washburn, 1956.
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112.I.2.2FBay View-Kenwood, 1957.
Lakeside-Washburn, 1957.
Bay View-Kenwood, 1958.
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112.I.2.3BLakeside-Washburn, 1958.
Bay View-Kenwood, 1959.
Lakeside-Washburn, 1959.
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112.I.2.4FBay View-Lester Park, 1960.
Laura MacArthur, Lincoln-Washburn, 1960.
Bay View-Lakeside, 1961.
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112.I.2.5BLaura MacArthur-Washburn, 1961.
Bryant-Lakeside, 1962.
Laura MacArthur-Washburn, 1962.
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112.I.2.6FBryant-Kenwood, 1963.
Lakeside-Washburn, 1963.
Missing Bryant-Lakeside, 1964.
Laura MacArthur-Washburn, 1964.
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112.I.2.7BBirchwood-Lakeside, 1965.
Laura MacArthur-Washburn, 1965.
Birchwood-Laura MacArthur, 1966.
Missing Lester Park-Washburn, 1966 and Birchwood-Lakeside, 1967.
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112.I.2.8FLaura MacArthur-Washburn, 1967.
Lists of District's School Names and Numbers, 1958-1966.
Actually the schools are sub-districts of ISD 709, and are called "Districts" in the School Censuses and other records. Incomplete.
Board of Education Annual Reports, 1884-1963. 13 folders:
Narrative reports by Clerk and Superintendent, Treasurer's Report, Enrollment Statistics, School Rules, Syllabi, other related reports, statistics, and information.
1884-1888.
Missing 1885.
1889-1892.
1893-1896.
1897-1915.
Missing 1902-1913.
1916-1919.
1920-1923.
1924-1925.
1926-1935.
Missing 1927-1932.
1936-1939.
1940-1943.
1944-1950.
1951-1958.
1959-1963.
A School Building Program for the City of Duluth, 1922. 1 volume in 1 folder.
Survey of Duluth School Building Plant done by University of Minnesota for the Duluth Board of Education. Includes survey findings, population studies, and suggestions for improvement.
"Steel: A Teachers' Guide to a Unit of Study," circa 1954.
Published by Duluth Board of Education.
Rules and Regulations of the Board of Education, 1936, 1948. 2 volumes in 1 folder.
Manual of the Duluth Public Schools, 1890. 1 volume in 1 folder.
Education Board Rules and Regulations, School Government Rules, Courses of Study.
School Board Regular Meeting Minutes, September 1975-September 1976. 12 volumes:
September 1975-December 1975. 4 volumes.
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112.I.2.9B January 1976-September 1976. 8 volumes.
Missing March 1976.
Attendance Registers, 1870-1898:
Adams School, 1880-1881. 1 volume.
Fond du Lac School, 1892-1893. 1 volume.
Jefferson School, 1891-1898. 32 volumes:
1891-1892. 1 volume.
1892-1893. 7 volumes.
1893. 1 volume.
1893-1894. 6 volumes.
1894-1895. 1 volume.
1896-1897. 2 volumes.
1897-1898. 14 volumes.
New Duluth School, 1892-1893. 2 volumes in 1 folder.
Park Point School, 1888-1889. 2 volumes.
Washington School, 1893-1894. 1 volume.
Unidentified Schools, 1870-1898. 60 volumes:
1870-1871. 1 volume.
1871. 2 volumes.
1871-1872. 3 volumes.
1872. 1 volume.
1876-1877. 9 volumes.
1877-1878. 1 volume.
1879-1880. 1 volume.
1880-1881. 8 volumes.
1881-1882. 1 volume.
1891-1893. 1 volume.
1892-1893. 3 volumes.
1893-1894. 1 volume.
1894-1895. 12 volumes.
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112.I.2.10F 1896-1897. 14 volumes.
1897-1898. 2 volumes.
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118.D.16.1BAttendance Report Record, 1892-1900:
Monthly and annual enrollment and attendance statistics submitted by each teacher to the principal.
Lester Park School, 1892-1898. 1 volume.
Lincoln School, circa 1890-1900. 1 volume.
Pupil Registration Book, 1892-1893.
Park Point School. Pupil's name, age, color, and birthplace; name, occupation and residence of parent/ guardian; grade; date entering/leaving; date vaccination; days attendance; promoted (yes or no); reason for leaving.
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112.I.2.10FSuperintendent's monthly reports, March 1904-July 1906.
Monthly reports to the Board of Education of the City of Duluth with information about students, staff, buildings, curriculum, activities and other matters. Incomplete.
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118.D.15.8FTerm Standing Reports, 1919-1929. 22 volumes:
End of semester (January or February and June) reports on the status of each student in Duluth elementary schools. Information recorded: teacher’s name and grade, pupils’ names, dates of birth, whether promoted (yes or no), conduct, times tardy, days absent, and whether a pupil left school through transfer or illness. Academic grades are given only for pupils who were not promoted. Reports for each semester are bound alphabetically by school name, with one sheet for each grade or classroom.
February 1919.
June 1919.
January 1920.
June 1920.
January 1921.
June 1921.
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118.D.16.1B January 1922.
June 1922.
February 1923.
June 1923.
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126.C.4.7 February 1924.
June 1924.
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126.C.4.8 January 1925.
June 1925.
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126.D.1.1 January 1926.
June 1926.
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126.D.1.2 February 1927.
June 1927.
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126.D.1.3 February 1928.
June 1928.
RESTRICTED.
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126.D.1.4 February 1929.
RESTRICTED.
June 1929.
RESTRICTED.
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112.I.2.10FYearbook: "Northern Light," 1927, 1930-1931. 3 items in 1 folder.
Yearbook of Washington Junior High School.
[0.6 cubic feet empty]

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Additional district records are in the Northeast Minnesota Historical Center, Duluth, MN.

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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:
School boards -- Minnesota -- Saint Louis County.
School buildings -- Minnesota -- Saint Louis County.
School management and organization -- Minnesota -- Saint Louis County.
Schools -- Minnesota -- Saint Louis County.
Student records -- Minnesota -- Saint Louis County.
Students -- Minnesota -- Saint Louis County.
Organizations:
Minnesota. Special School District No. 3 (Duluth).
Places:
Duluth (Minn.)
Document Types:
School census -- Minnesota -- Saint Louis County.
School yearbooks.

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