COTTONWOOD COUNTY: SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS:

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Cottonwood County (Minn.). Superintendent of Schools.
Title:Records.
Dates:1884-1966.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:School district reorganization records, including school survey committee reports (1948), reorganization orders and proposals (1948-1964), and consolidation map and plats (circa 1948, 1964, 1966); lists of teachers and school officers ( 1884-1901, 1924-1957); a state aid record (1910-1916); miscellaneous teachers' term reports (1903-1904); and an annual report of the Mountain Lake-Delft Public Schools (1961).
Quantity:1.1 cubic feet (2 partial boxes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Cottonwood County (Minn.). Superintendent of Schools. Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 991-20; 993-167; 994-38

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017178940104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Location
105.G.19.5BSchool district reorganization records, 1948-1966:
School survey committee reports, 1948. 1 folder.
Tentative and final reports, and background data and statistics.
Reorganization reports and proposals, 1948-1950. 2 folders.
Include proposals for the Mountain Lake and Westbrook school districts.
Detachment/annexation orders, 1960-1964. 1 folder.
Dissolution orders, 1954-1955. 1 folder.
Setting-off petitions, 1955-1961.
Consolidation maps and plats, approximately 1948, 1964, 1966. 1 folder.
School district clerks record, 1884-1898. 1 volume.
Annual lists of school district officers; numerically by district.
Teachers and school officers record, 1901. 1 volume.
One page per teacher. Gives teacher name, home address (town), where teaching, monthly salary, teaching certificate data, school address, names of school officers, number of pupils, condition of blackboard, and numbers of maps, globes, dictionaries, charts, and library books. Intended to be an annual record, but filled in only for 1901.
School officers lists, 1924-1955. 1 folder.
Scattered.
Teachers and superintendents Lists, 1932-1957.
Scattered.
Mountain Lake: Delft public schools annual report, 1960-1961. 1 item in folder.
Location
106.H.16.6F-2State aid record, 1910-1916. 1 volume.
Teacher's report of classification, standing, advancement, and attendance, 1903-1904. 1 volume.
Teacher's term reports.

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Additional Superintendent of Schools records are in the Southwest Minnesota Historical Center, Marshall, MN. and the Cottonwood County Historical Society, Windom, 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:
Government aid to education -- Minnesota.
School districts -- Minnesota -- Cottonwood County -- Boundaries.
School districts -- Minnesota -- Cottonwood County -- Officials and employees -- Registers.
Schools -- Centralization -- Minnesota -- Cottonwood County.
Student records -- Minnesota -- Cottonwood County.
Teachers -- Minnesota -- Cottonwood County.
Organizations:
Mountain Lake-Delft Public Schools (Mountain Lake, Minn.).
Document Types:
Maps -- Minnesota -- Cottonwood County.

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