WRIGHT COUNTY: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 882, MONTICELLO:

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Minnesota. Independent School District No. 882 (Monticello).
Title:Records.
Dates:1856-1992.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Clerk's books (1869-1904), minute books (1878-1902, 1911-1943), election records (1947-1957), financial records (1911-1945), annual teacher's and school reports (1939-1946), consolidation records and plats/maps (1952-1975), programs and commencement announcements (1889-1987), library club minutes (1953-1965), library reports, including Free Reading Room information (1901-1946), and an elementary faculty handbook (1991-1992).
Quantity:1.4 cubic feet (1 box and 1 volume, unboxed).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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There are also photographs of school buildings, activities, and classes (undated, 1857-1981), a Monticello Academy advertisement (1856), Monticello Mother's Circle materials (1901), yearbooks (1908, 1943), teachers rules and regulations (1924), a 1976 slide show script on the Monticello schools' history, and related correspondence (1979-1989).


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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Independent School District No. 882 (Monticello). Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 999-20

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017357330104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Location
118.J.19.10FClerk’s books, 1869-1904. 3 folders:
1869-1904.
1872-1902.
1886-1895.
Minute books, 1878-1902, 1911-1943. 4 folders:
1878-1896.
1896-1902.
1911-1925.
1925-1943.
Board of Education election registers, 1947-1948.
Bond election records, 1953-1957.
Includes sample bond.
Location
106.C.4.8Clerk’s financial record, 1911-1931. 1 volume.
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118.J.19.10FAnnual financial budgets and statements, 1915-1945.
Annual teacher’s and school reports, 1939-1946.
Consolidation records, 1952-1975.
Consolidation plats and maps, undated.
Correspondence, 1979-1989.
Assorted correspondence referring to items in the miscellaneous records and photographs in the following folders; offers minimal background information on former Monticello students.
Miscellaneous records, 1856-1987.
Includes an advertisement for the Monticello Academy (1856, photocopy), teacher’s certificates, newspaper articles, constitution and records of the Monticello Mother’s Circle (1901), yearbooks (1908, 1943), rules and regulations for teachers (1924), a valedictory speech, and a slide show script (1976) which provides a history of the Monticello schools.
Photographs, undated and 1857-1981. 2 folders.
Original and copies of photographs, some from newspapers, of school buildings, activities, and classes.
Programs and commencement announcements, 1889-1987.
Library Club minutes, 1953-1956, 1958-1965. 2 volumes.
Library reports, 1901-1946. 3 volumes and 1 folder:
1901-1907.
Includes attendance and statistical data for the Free Reading Room of Monticello and the school library.
1908-1915.
1931-1935.
1935-1946.
Pinewood Elementary Faculty Handbook, 1991-1992. 1 volume.

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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:
Community-school libraries -- Minnesota -- Monticello.
Election records -- Minnesota -- Monticello.
School buildings -- Minnesota -- Monticello -- Photographs.
School districts -- Minnesota -- Wright County -- Boundaries.
School districts -- Minnesota -- Wright County -- Finance.
School elections -- Minnesota -- Monticello.
School libraries -- Minnesota -- Monticello.
Schools -- Centralization -- Minnesota -- Wright County.
Schools -- Exercises and recreations -- Minnesota -- Monticello.
Student activities -- Minnesota -- Monticello -- Photographs.
Student records -- Minnesota -- Wright County.
Teachers -- Minnesota -- Monticello -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Organizations:
Independent Consolidated School District No. 141 of Wright and Sherburne Counties (Monticello, Minn.).
Minnesota. Independent School District No. 882 (Monticello) -- History.
Monticello Academy (Monticello, Minn.).
Wright County (Minn.). School District No. 7 (Monticello).
Wright County (Minn.). Independent School District No. 7 (Monticello).
Places:
Monticello (Minn.)
Document Types:
Maps -- Minnesota -- Wright County.
Photographs -- Minnesota -- Monticello.

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