PENNINGTON COUNTY: SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS:

An Inventory of Its Miscellaneous Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Pennington County (Minn.). Superintendent of Schools.
Title:Miscellaneous Records.
Dates:1916-1976.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Includes lists of teachers (1916-1937), school district clerks (1925-1926), and school board officers (1916-1938, 1949-1951), a school census (1933), summary of attendance (1937-1938), annual bulletin of the Thief River Falls public schools (1926-1927), Pennington County School Survey Committee reports (1948) and consolidation resolution (1949), statistical data on school districts, and miscellaneous correspondence.
Quantity:0.25 cubic feet (11 folders in partial box).
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]. Pennington County (Minn.). Superintendent of Schools. Miscellaneous Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession numbers: None; 983-16; 983-74; 983-88

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017079460104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Location
118.K.8.1BLists of teachers, 1916-1937.
Lists of school board officers, 1916-1938, 1949-1951.
Rural School Directory, 1921-1922.
Contains information on one room elementary and semi-graded schools, including teachers’ name, salary, boarding place, and cost of room and board; district number; location; enrollment; school term; janitor service; county map; and list of school officers.
List of clerks, 1925-1926.
List of all school district clerks, by district.
Correspondence, 1925-1926.
Annual Bulletin of the Thief River Falls Public Schools, 1926-1927.
Correspondence with Education Department, and miscellaneous records, 1928, 1937-1938, 1944-1949.
Includes statistical data on school districts, and a consolidation resolution for schools joining Joint Independent Consolidated School District No. 8, 1949.
School census, 1933.
Summary of attendance, 1937-1938.
School Survey Committee:
Statistical data, 1948.
Tentative and Final Reports, 1948.

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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 attendance -- Minnesota -- Pennington County.
School census -- Minnesota -- Pennington County.
School districts -- Minnesota -- Pennington County -- Officials and employees -- Registers.
School superintendents -- Minnesota -- Pennington County.
Schools -- Minnesota -- Pennington County.
Schools -- Centralization -- Minnesota -- Pennington County.
Teachers -- Minnesota -- Pennington County -- Registers.
Organizations:
Joint Independent Consolidated School District No. 8 of Pennington and Marshall Counties (Minn.).
Pennington County School Survey Committee.
Places:
Thief River Falls (Minn.)

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