HENNEPIN COUNTY: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 283, SAINT LOUIS PARK:

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Minnesota. Independent School District No. 283 (Saint Louis Park).
Title:Records.
Dates:1888-1976, 2015.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Records documenting the administration of this Hennepin County school district. Included are annual reports, board minutes, clerk's books, clerk's receipts and disbursements registers, high school graduate follow-up surveys, payroll registers, student activities general account ledger, student records, treasurer's books, treasurer's receipts and disbursement registers, and a 125th anniversary poster (2015).
Quantity:9.2 cubic feet (11 boxes and 1 partial box).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Originally Hennepin County Independent School District No. 205, established in 1890; became Independent School District No. 283 in 1957.


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Independent School District No. 283 (Saint Louis Park). Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 994-147; 2023-47; 2024-16

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017307260104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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101.G.15.4FAnnual reports, 1924-1931.
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117.F.16.7BAnnual reports of supervisor of elementary instruction, 1942-1943, 1947-1948. 2 folders.
Include original photographs and colored illustrations by unnamed children.
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101.G.15.8FBoard minutes, 1888-1895. 3 volumes and 3 folders:
1888-1895. 1 volume.
Labeled "Invoices" on the spine; indexed. Contains meeting minutes, treasurer annual reports, receipts, and other related records. At some point items were removed from their original housing and pasted into this volume.
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101.G.15.4F 1894-1897.
1897-1906. 1 volume.
1906-1914. 1 volume.
1914-1925. 2 folders.
Clerk's book, 1892-1894, 1898. 1 volume.
Clerk's receipts and disbursements, 1912-1952. 7 volumes:
1912-1925. 1 volume.
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153.A.12.8F-2 1925-1929. 1 volume.
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153.A.13.1B-1 1929-1931. 1 volume.
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153.A.13.1B-2 1931-1947. 1 volume.
Includes receipts (1931-1940) and disbursements (1931-1947).
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153.A.13.2F-1 1947-1949. 1 volume.
Disbursements only.
1940-1952. 1 volume.
Includes receipts (1940-1951) and disbursements (1949-1952).
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153.A.13.1B-1 1949-1952. 1 volume.
Receipts only.
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117.F.16.7BHigh school graduate follow-up surveys, 1953, 1960-1973, 1976.
Chronological by graduating class.
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153.A.12.8F-2Payroll registers, 1949-1955, 1964-1965. 2 volumes and 3 folders:
1949-1951. 1 volume.
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126.E.2.3 1952-1955. 1 volume.
1964-1965. 3 folders.
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101.G.15.8FStudent activities general account ledger, 1935-1946. 1 volume.
Contains receipts and disbursements of student activities funds, including groups such as the senior class, camera club, student newspaper, hot lunch, and the Red Cross.
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153.A.13.3B-2Student records, 1900-1933. 4 volumes and 3 folders:
High school register, approximately 1900-1933. 1 volume.
Indexed. Includes student grades (1907-1926), school board members, and lists of teachers and graduates.
Record of grades, 1901-1912. 3 volumes:
Not indexed. Organized by teacher/classroom.
1901-1904. 1 volume.
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153.A.13.4F-1 1904-1908. 1 volume.
1908-1912. 1 volume.
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101.G.15.4FTreasurer's books, 1900-1912. 5 volumes:
1900-1901.
1902-1903.
1903-1904.
1904-1906.
1906-1912.
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153.A.13.2F-2Treasurer's receipts and disbursements, 1915-1954. 7 volumes:
1915-1919.
1920-1925.
1925-1929.
1929-1931.
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153.A.13.3B-1 1931-1946.
Includes receipts (1931-1941) and disbursements (1931-1946).
1941-1952.
Includes receipts (1941-1952) and disbursements (1947-1952).
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101.G.15.8F 1953-1954.
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153.A.13.4F-1125th anniversary poster, 2015. 1 roll.
A poster including a historical timeline commemorating the school district's 125th anniversary.

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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 management and organization -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
Student records -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
Students -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
Organizations:
Hennepin County (Minn.). Independent School District No. 205 (Saint Louis Park).
Places:
Saint Louis Park (Minn.)

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