The Center for the History of Rural Iowa Education and Culture (CHRIEC), of the University of Northern Iowa's Museums (currently administered by Rod Library), is dedicated to the preservation, protection, and dissemination of unique and rare materials documenting America's rural school system and culture with particular emphasis on Iowa and the Mid-West
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| 2201 | 2016-28-212A | Envelope | An envelope from Iowa State Bank, Fort Madison, Iowa, dated 1952. Deposited by Anna Haase. Envelope lists contents as 1 school bond interest coupon. |
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| 2202 | 2016-28-212B | Coupons | 19 school bond interest coupons from Lincoln Township School District in Clay County, dated November 1, 1939. All are from bond No. 20. |
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| 2203 | 2016-28-213A | Envelope | Envelope from Iowa State Bank, Fort Madison, Iowa, dated 1949. Deposited by Anna Haase. Envelope lists contents as 6 school bond interest coupons. |
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| 2204 | 2016-28-213B | Coupons | 21 school bond interest coupons from Lincoln Township School District in Clay County, dated November 1, 1939. All from bond No. 22. |
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| 2205 | 2016-28-214A | Envelope | An envelope from Lee County Savings Bank, Fort Madison, Iowa, dated May 1945. Deposited by Anna Haase. Envelope lists contents as 6 school bond interest coupons. |
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| 2206 | 2016-28-214B | Coupons | 20 school bond interest coupons from Lincoln Township School District in Clay County, dated November 1, 1939. Each is worth $8.12 and came due on May 1, 1945. |
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| 2207 | 2016-28-215A | Envelope | Envelope from Iowa State Bank, Fort Madison, Iowa, dated 1953. Deposited by Anna Haase. Envelope lists contents as 5 school bond interest coupons. |
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| 2208 | 2016-28-215B | Coupons | 15 school bond interest coupons from Lincoln Township School District in Clay County, dated November 1, 1939. All from bond No. 13 |
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| 2209 | 2016-28-216 | Slip | A Farmers Trust and Savings Bank deposit slip, dated November 6, 1944. Lincoln Township School District deposited a $273.87 check from Clay County into their school house fund |
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| 2210 | 2016-28-217 | Slip | A Farmers Trust and Savings Bank deposit slip, dated November 6, 1944. Lincoln Township School District deposited a $1837.90 check from Clay County into their general fund. |
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| 2211 | 2016-28-218 | Warrant | A school warrant for payment from Lincoln Township School District in Clay County, dated September 1939. Covers payment of $3000 to L. C. Underwood for lumber. |
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| 2212 | 2016-28-219 | Slip | A Farmers Trust and Savings Bank deposit slip, dated June 2, 1940. Lincoln Township School District in Clay County deposited $24.25 into their school house fund. |
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| 2213 | 2016-28-220 | Slip | A Farmers Trust and Savings Bank deposit slip, dated November 16, 1939. Lincoln Township School District in Clay County deposited $12,203 into the building fund. |
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| 2214 | 2016-28-221A | Envelope | An envelope from Bankers Trust Company, Des Moines Iowa, deposited by the Permanent Cemetary Fund on November 1, 1942. Envelope contains 13 school bond interest coupons. |
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| 2215 | 2016-28-221B | Coupons | 13 school bond interest coupons from Lincoln Township School District in Clay County, dated November 1, 1939. Each coupon was worth $8.13 and came due on November 1, 1942. |
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| 2216 | 2016-28-222A | Envelope | An envelope from Davenport Bank and Trust Company, dated November 1, 1942. Deposited by the Blue Grass Savings Bank, Blue Grass, Iowa. Envelope lists contents as 1 coupon worth $8.13 |
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| 2217 | 2016-28-222B | Coupons | 8 school bond interest coupons from Lincoln Township School District in Clay County, dated November 1, 1939. Each are worth $8.13 and came due on November 1, 1942. All have "Paid" hole-punched through the coupon. |
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| 2218 | 2016-28-223A | Envelope | An envelope from Iowa-Des Moines National Bank & Trust Co., dated 1941. Deposited by the Permanent Cemetary Fund of the City of Des Moines. Envelope states that it contains 13 school bond coupons worth $8.13 a piece. |
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| 2219 | 2016-28-223B | Coupons | 13 school bond interest coupons from Lincoln Township School District in Clay County, dated November 1, 1939. Each coupon is worth $8.13 and came due on November 1, 1941. |
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| 2220 | 2016-28-224A | Envelope | Envelope from Union State Bank, deposited by W.C. Kruse. Lists contents as 2 school bond interest coupons. Dated October 30, 1941. |
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| 2221 | 2016-28-224B | Coupons | 3 school bond interest coupons from Lincoln Township School District, dated November 1, 1939. All came due on November 1, 1941 at $8.13 a coupon. |
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| 2222 | 2016-28-225A | Envelope | Envelope from Union State Bank, Monona, Iowa, dated 1942. Deposited by Pauline Kregel. Envelope lists contents as 2 school bond interest coupons. |
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| 2223 | 2016-28-225B | Coupons | 2 school bond interest coupons from Lincoln Township School District in Clay County, dated November 1, 1939. Each is worth $8.12 and came due on November 1, 1942. |
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| 2224 | 2016-28-225C | Certificate | Ownership Certificate, Form 1000 from the Internal Revenue Service. Filled out by W.C. Kruse for Pauline Kregel, dated 1942. States that Kregel is due bond interest worth $16.26 on November 1, 1942. |
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| 2225 | 2016-28-226A | Book | "Record of the School Secretary" book, used by Lincoln Township School District in Clay County from 1943 to 1950. Contains a record of receipts, expenses, tuition payments, school board minutes, insurance, and a bond register. |
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| 2226 | 2016-28-226B | Report | Secretary's Annual Report for Lincoln Township School District in Clay County, dated July 1, 1944. Report details information including a count of students in district, how many go out of district, number of teachers, number of school buildings, balance on hand, amount spent on various expenses, and amount received in revenue. Signed by Peter M. Hagedorn, President of the School Board, and A.L. Christensen, Secretary of the School Board. |
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| 2227 | 2016-28-226C | Report | Secretary's Annual Report for Lincoln Township School District in Clay County, dated July 1, 1945. Report details information including a count of students in district, how many go out of district, number of teachers, number of school buildings, balance on hand, amount spent on various expenses, and amount received in revenue. Signed by Fred Kracht, President of the School Board, and A.L. Christensen, Secretary of the School Board. |
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| 2228 | 2016-28-226D | Report | Secretary's Annual Report for Lincoln Township School District in Clay County, dated July 1, 1946. Report details information including a count of students in district, how many go out of district, number of teachers, number of school buildings, balance on hand, amount spent on various expenses, and amount received in revenue. Signed by Enoch Carlson, President of the School Board, and A.L. Christensen, Secretary of the School Board. |
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| 2229 | 2016-28-226E | Report | Treasurer's Annual Report for Lincoln Township School District, dated July 1945. Report covers balance on hand, total revenue, and total expenses for the general fund and school house fund. Signed by Fred Kracht, President of the School Board and A.L. Christensen, Secretary of the School Board. |
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| 2230 | 2016-28-226F | Report | Secretary's Annual Report for Lincoln Township School District in Clay County, dated July 1, 1943. Report details information including a count of students in district, how many go out of district, number of teachers, number of school buildings, balance on hand, amount spent on various expenses, and amount received in revenue. Signed by A.L. Christensen, Secretary of the School Board. |
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| 2231 | 2016-28-226G | Report | Treasurer's Annual Report for Lincoln Township School District in Clay County, dated July 1946. Report covers balance on hand, total revenue, and total expenses for the general fund and school house fund. Signed by Fred Kracht, Treasurer, Enoch Carlson, President of the School Board, and A.L. Christensen, Secretary of the School Board. |
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| 2232 | 2016-28-226H | Report | Secretary's Annual Report for Lincoln Township School District Schools No. 1 and 2 in Clay County, dated July 1, 1947. Report details information including a count of students in district, how many go out of district, number of teachers, number of school buildings, balance on hand, amount spent on various expenses, and amount received in revenue. Signed by Robert Cuttell, President of the School Board. |
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| 2233 | 2016-28-226I | Report | Secretary's Annual Report for Lincoln Township School District in Clay County, dated July 1, 1944. Report details information including a count of students in district, how many go out of district, number of teachers, number of school buildings, balance on hand, amount spent on various expenses, and amount received in revenue. Signed by Peter M. Hagedorn, President of the School Board, and A.L. Christensen, Secretary of the School Board. |
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| 2234 | 2016-28-227 | Note | Letter of Resignation from Inez M. Rhodes to the Lincoln Township School Board in Clay County, dated August 23, 1950. Cancellation of contract with District #2 of Lincoln Township. |
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| 2235 | 2016-28-228 | Booklet | A "Secretary's Order on School Treasurer" booklet of school warrants. Used by the Lincoln Township School District in Clay County from December 10, 1935 to June 24, 1936. All warrants torn out, though not all used. Warrant stubs list who was paid, why they were paid, and what amount. |
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| 2236 | 2016-28-229 | Letter | Letter from Chapman and Cutler to A.L. Christensen, secretary of the Lincoln Township School Board in Clay County, dated June 22, 1939. Letter is in response to previous letter from A.L. Christensen. Letter raises question from the law firm about a discrepancy between meeting minutes and school district records. |
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| 2237 | 2016-28-230 | Report | Treasurer's Annual Report for Lincoln Township School District, dated July 7, 1947. Report covers balance on hand, amount received, and amount spent. Total on hand at date of report is $992.52 in the general fund and $496.72 in the Schoolhouse fund. |
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| 2238 | 2016-28-231 | Affidavit | Affidavit of Depository Bank from Farmers Trust and Savings Bank to Lincoln Township School District in Clay County, dated June 30, 1947. Lists the district's holdings at the bank. |
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| 2239 | 2016-28-232 | Statement | Annual Financial Statement continuation from Lincoln Township School District, undated. In light of matching numbers with -226H, likely 1947. Lists expenses. |
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| 2240 | 2016-28-233 | Report | Secretary's Annual Report for Lincoln Township School District in Clay County, dated July 1951. Report covers revenue, expenses, number of students, transportation, and value of schoolhouses. At the time, Lincoln Township had two schoolhouses in existence but sent all students out of district, the largest expense being tuition for 20 or so students. |
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| 2241 | 2016-28-234 | Statement | Bank statement from Farmers Trust and Savings Bank, covering June 1950 to June 1951 for Lincoln Rural Independent School District in Clay County. |
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| 2242 | 2016-28-235 | Statement | Bank statement from Farmers Trust and Savings Bank, June 28, 1950 to May 1, 1951, for Lincoln Rural Independent School District in Clay County. |
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| 2243 | 2016-28-236 | Report | Secretary's Annual Report for Lincoln Township School District, dated July 1, 1947. Report details information including a count of students in district, how many go out of district, number of teachers, number of school buildings, balance on hand, amount spent on various expenses, and amount received in revenue. |
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| 2244 | 2016-28-237 | Affidavit | Affidavit of Depository Bank from Farmers Trust and Savings Bank, Spencer, Iowa, to Lincoln Rural Independent School District in Clay County, dated June 30, 1951. Affidavit states that the school district has $741.97 in the General Fund and $365.36 in the Schoolhouse Fund at the bank. |
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| 2245 | 2016-28-238 | Affidavit | Affidavit of Depository Bank from Farmers Trust and Savings Bank in Spencer, Iowa, to Lincoln Rural Independent School District in Clay County, dated June 30, 1950. Affidavit verifies that the school district has $2046.98 in the General Fund and $430.77 in the Schoolhouse Fund accounts at the bank. |
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| 2246 | 2016-28-239 | Report | Treasurer's Annual Report for Lincoln Rural Independent School District in Clay County, dated July 1950. At the end of the 1949-1950 school year the balance on hand is $2046.98, with $7055.00 in receipts and $5008.02 in expenses. |
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| 2247 | 2016-28-240 | Statement | Bank statement from Farmer's Trust and Savings Bank; covering June 28, 1949 to June 15, 1950, for Lincoln Rural Independent School District in Clay County. |
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| 2248 | 2016-28-241 | Statement | Statement from Farmers Trust and Savings Bank covering June 13, 1950 to June 26, 1950, for Lincoln Rural Independent School District in Clay County. Two pages. |
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| 2249 | 2016-28-242A | Statement | Annual Financial Statement for Lincoln Township School District, dated July 7, 1950. Statement lists balance on hand, receipt of tax revenue, and expenses. Some expenses itemized. First page. |
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| 2250 | 2016-28-242B | Statement | Annual Financial Statement for Lincoln Township School District, July 7, 1950. Page two. This page lists more expenses. |
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| 2251 | 2016-28-243 | Report | Treasurer's Annual Report for Lincoln Rural Independent School District in Clay County, dated July 1951. Balance on hand in general fund at end of school year is $741.97, with $6407.03 in receipts and $5665.06 in expenses. |
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| 2252 | 2016-28-244A | Envelope | Envelope from Bankers Trust Company, deposited November 1, 1943. Contains 13 school building bond interest coupons. Stamped on back by the Iowa-Des Moines National Bank & Trust Co. |
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| 2253 | 2016-28-244B | Coupons | 13 bond interest coupons from a Lincoln Township School District in Clay County school bond, dated November 1, 1939. Coupons are worth $8.13, due November 1943. Signed by A.L. Christensen. Coupons are wrapped in tissue paper inside 2016-28-244A |
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| 2254 | 2016-28-245A | Envelope | Addressed to M.A. Swanson, President of the School Board of Lincoln Township Schools, Spencer, Iowa, from Thorwald Thorson in Forest City, Iowa. Dated May 1, 1940. |
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| 2255 | 2016-28-245B | Letter | Letter from Thorwald Thorson to M.A. Swanson, President of the School Board of Lincoln Township Schools in Clay County, dated May 1, 1940. Thorson discusses the cost of the architectural plans necessary for W.P.A. assistance and visiting for inspection of the site. The price is reduced by $25.00 to factor in the loss of one inspection tour. |
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| 2256 | 2016-28-245C | Statement | Architect's statement to Lincoln Township School Board in Clay County, fee of $275.00 with $25.00 deducted for one inspection trip, as discussed in 2016-28-245B. Dated May 1, 1940. |
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| 2257 | 2016-28-246A | Envelope | Envelope from Clay County National Bank to Mrs. Lester Wade, dated December 8, 1958. |
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| 2258 | 2016-28-246B | Statement | Bank statement from Clay County National Bank; received December 9, 1958. Statement indicates that the City of Des Moines had submitted two school bonds with interest worth a total of $1032.50 to be paid by the Lincoln Township School District in Clay County. |
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| 2259 | 2016-28-247A | Envelope | Envelope from Bankers Trust Company, deposited by the Permanent Cemetery Fund of Des Moines, dated 1943. Envelope lists contents as 13 school bond interest coupons. |
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| 2260 | 2016-28-247B | Coupons | 13 school bond interest coupons from Lincoln Township School District in Clay County, dated November 1, 1939. Each worth $8.12 and came due on May 1, 1943. |
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| 2261 | 2016-28-248 | Book | "Record of the Treasurer" book from Lincoln Township School District, Clay County. Used from July 1, 1936 to June 30, 1945. Contains a record of money received, money spent, and brief annual treasurer's records. |
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| 2262 | 2016-28-249A | Envelope | Envelope from Clay County National Bank. Has 'No. 23 coupons' written on it blue ink. |
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| 2263 | 2016-28-249B | Coupons | 23 school bond interest coupons from Lincoln Township School District in Clay County, dated November 1, 1939. All from bond No. 23. |
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| 2264 | 2016-28-250A | Envelope | Envelope from Harris Trust and Savings Bank to Lincoln Township in Clay County, undated. Envelope lists contents as 1 coupon. Has 'No. 24 coupons' written on the front. |
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| 2265 | 2016-28-250B | Coupons | 22 school bond interest coupons from Lincoln Township in Clay County, dated November 1, 1939. All are from school bond No. 24. |
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| 2266 | 2016-28-251A | Booklet | A school warrants booklet used by Lincoln Township School District in Clay County from July 1, 1936 to October 21, 1937. All 100 warrants removed and used. Warrant stubs list who was paid, why they were paid, and what amount. |
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| 2267 | 2016-28-251B | Stub | School warrant stub from Lincoln Township School District in Clay County, dated July 1, 1936. Lists $3.30 paid to J.W. Swanson for labor on School No. 3 and cleaning the windows. |
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| 2268 | 2016-28-252 | Slip | Notice from Clay County National Bank to the school treasurer in Spencer, Iowa. Dated October 27, 1947. Total of $589.43. |
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| 2269 | 2016-28-253A | Envelope | Envelope from Iowa State Bank, with a May 1, 1952 due date for coupons and a listed depositor - Anna Hause. |
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| 2270 | 2016-28-253B | Notice | Notice from Clay County National Bank, dated November 22, 1954. Notice states that $48.78 will be drawn from the account of the School Treasurer, Lincoln Township, Clay County, Iowa. |
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| 2271 | 2016-28-253C | Notice | A notice from Clay County National Bank, dated June 21, 1948. The notice states that $8.12 will be drawn from the account of the School Treasurer of Lincoln Township. |
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| 2272 | 2016-28-253D | Notice | A notice from Farmer's Trust and Savings Bank, dated November 12, 1953. The notice states that $8.13 will be withdrawn from the account of the Treasurer of Lincoln Township School. |
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| 2273 | 2016-28-253E | Notice | A notice from Farmer's Trust and Savings Bank, dated November 21. Presumably 1949, based on a due day of May 1, 1950. The notice states that the account of the Treasurer of Lincoln School Township will have $130.01 withdrawn. |
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| 2274 | 2016-28-253F | Notice | A notice from Farmer's Trust and Savings Bank, dated November 12, 1953. Notice states that $8.13 will be drawn from the account of the Treasurer of Lincoln Township School. |
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| 2275 | 2016-28-253G | Notice | A notice from Farmer's Trust and Savings Bank, dated December 16, 1953. The notice states that $1097.50 will be drawn from the account of the Treasurer of Lincoln School. |
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| 2276 | 2016-28-253H | Notice | A notice from Farmer's Trust and Savings Bank, dated June 29, 1949. The notice states that $73.08 will be withdrawn from the account of the Lincoln Township School Treasurer. |
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| 2277 | 2016-28-253I | Notice | A notice from Farmer's Trust and Savings Bank, dated April 29, 1949. The notice states that $48.72 will be withdrawn from the account of the Lincoln School Treasurer. |
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| 2278 | 2016-28-253J | Notice | Notice from Farmer's Trust and Savings Bank, dated October 26, 1948. The notice states that $48.78 will be withdrawn from the account of the Treasurer of Lincoln Township School. |
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| 2279 | 2016-28-253K | Notice | Notice from Farmer's Trust and Savings Bank, dated March 20, 1950. Notice states that $573.17 will be withdrawn from the account of the Treasurer of Lincoln School Township. |
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| 2280 | 2016-28-253L | Notice | A notice from Farmer's Trust and Savings Bank, dated January 11, 1949. The notice states that $81.30 will be withdrawn from the account of the Treasurer of Lincoln School District. |
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| 2281 | 2016-28-253M | Notice | A notice from Farmer's Trust and Savings Bank, dated January 11, 1949. The notice states that $500.00 will be withdrawn from the account of the Treasurer of Lincoln Township School |
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| 2282 | 2016-28-253N | Notice | A notice from the Farmer's Trust and Savings Bank, dated July 17, 1953. The notice states that $24.37 will be withdrawn from the account of the Secretary of Lincoln Township School |
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| 2283 | 2016-28-253O | Notice | A notice from Farmer's Trust and Savings Bank, dated October 22, 1951. The notice states that $48.78 will be withdrawn from the account of the Treasurer of the School. |
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| 2284 | 2016-28-253P | Notice | A notice from Farmer's Trust and Savings Bank, dated November 9, 1957. The notice states that 1032.50 will be withdrawn from the account of the Treasuer of Lincoln Township School |
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| 2285 | 2016-28-253Q | Notice | A notice from Farmer's Trust and Savings Bank, dated October 26, 1948. The notice states that $48.72 will be withdrawn from the account of the Treasurer of Lincoln Township School. |
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| 2286 | 2016-28-253R | Notice | A notice of assessment from Clay Mutual Insurance Association in Spencer, Iowa. The notice states that the assessed amount is $16.40 for Lincoln Township Schools. The other side has a printed form for notifiying the company of a change in address. |
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| 2287 | 2016-28-254A | Envelope | Envelope addressed to A.L. Christensen, Secretary of the Lincoln Township School Board, from Chapman and Cutler, dated May 9 [year illegible]. In context of envelope's contents, dated 1939. |
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| 2288 | 2016-28-254B | Notice | 'Notice of School Election' for Lincoln Township in Clay County, dated May 16, 1939. States that a special election will be held on June 14, 1939 to vote on whether to issue school bonds. |
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| 2289 | 2016-28-254C | Letter | Letter from Chapman and Cutler to A.L. Christensen, dated May 9, 1939. Letter states that the law firm is sending various forms for "preliminary proceedings" related to the bond issue. Letter also details what needs to be done to legally call for a special election and bond issue. |
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| 2290 | 2016-28-254D | Petition | An unsigned petition from Lincoln Township School District voters asking for a special election to fund schoolhouse construction. Referenced in 2016-28-254C. |
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| 2291 | 2016-28-254E | Certificate | Certificate from A.L. Christensen, Secretary of the Lincoln Township School District, dated May 15, 1939. Certifies a petition from district voters presented at a school board meeting as legitimate. Also certifies when the district last had a regular school election. |
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| 2292 | 2016-28-254F | Report | Meeting minutes from Lincoln Township School District, dated May 15, 1939. Special board meeting to respond to a petition on holding a special election and decide what the ballot should look like. 3 pages. |
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| 2293 | 2016-28-255A | Envelope | Envelope addressed to A.L Christensen, from Thorwald Thorson, dated July 12, 1939. |
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| 2294 | 2016-28-255B | Letter | Letter to A.L. Christensen from Thorwald Thorson, an architect in Forest City, Iowa, dated July 12, 1939. The letter details how Thorson sent copies of the lists of necessary hardware and steel products to Christensen, along with forwarding the steel list to several companies for bids. |
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| 2295 | 2016-28-255C | List | Carbon copy of a hardware list for four schoolhouses to be built in Districts No. 1 through 4 in Lincoln Township, Clay County, Iowa, in 1939. List notes that items listed are from P & F Corbin catalog, but that other items could be used if they were similar and submitted for approval. |
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| 2296 | 2016-28-255D | Bid | Bid by M.J. Hjelm on providing hardware to four schoolhouses for Lincoln Township Schools in Clay County, dated July 7, 1939. Bid lists amounts for various items like nails, hangers, a door lock, etc. Overall total for providing these materials for one schoolhouse is $54.50 |
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| 2297 | 2016-28-255E | Letter | Bid from MJ Helms for supplying hardware for four one room schools in Lincoln Township School Districts No. 1 through 4 in Clay County. Total of $294.25 |
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| 2298 | 2016-28-255F | Envelope | Envelope from M.J. Hjelm, no addressee. 'Lincoln Township Schools Hardware Bill' typed in addressee field. |
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| 2299 | 2016-28-256A | Notice | Carbon copy of a special meeting notice for the Board of Directors of the Lincoln Township Independent School District in Clay County , dated January 29, 1940. Sent from M.A. Swanson, president of the board, to Carl Seibel, Harlan Syndergaard, and Peter Hagedorn. Meeting is to be held on January 30, 1940. Topic of meeting is about the sale of four old schoolhouses and related materials. |
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| 2300 | 2016-28-256B | Report | Meeting minutes from a special meeting of the Board of Directors of the Lincoln Township Independent School District in Clay County, dated January 30, 1940. The directors present were Carl Seibel, Leonard Carlson, Peter Hagedorn, and M.A. Swanson. The special meeting was about selling four old schoolhouses and how to do so. |
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