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
View more information at the Rural School Collections website: http://museum.library.uni.edu/ruralschool.
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| 6101 | RSC-DI-45A | Envelope | Brown preprinted envelope. Preprinted text reads "This Envelope Contains Rejected Absent Voter Ballots," with blanks to fill in for the election, date, precinct, and number of ballots rejected. This preprinted text has been scribbled out with a pencil. Text added in pencil reads "Teacher Contracts for 1922-1923." |
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| 6102 | RSC-DI-45B | Contracts | Westport School District teachers' contracts, 1922-1923. Contracts list the teacher's name, pay rate, location, and any special expectations for the position. 10 items in total. |
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| 6103 | RSC-DI-46 | Warrants | School warrants from Westport School District in Milford, IA, 1895-1897. Warrants cover services ranging from teaching to hauling coal. 12 items in total. |
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| 6104 | RSC-DI-47 | Warrants | School warrants from Westport School District, Milford IA, 1903-1904. Warrants authorize payment for various district expenses. 51 items in total. |
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| 6105 | RSC-DI-48 | Warrants | School warrants from Westport School District in Milford, IA, 1905. Warrants cover teachers' salaries and other district expenses. 34 items in total. |
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| 6106 | RSC-DI-49 | Documents | School documents from Westport School District, Milford, IA, 1907-1910. Checks and warrants for school expenses. 15 items in total. 2 checks and 13 warrants. |
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| 6107 | RSC-DI-50A | Envelope | Preprinted envelope from the St. Paul Book & Stationary Co., St. Paul, Minnesota, dated September 20, 1922. Has a red 2 cent stamp and transparent viewing window. Black ink stamp in the upper right advertises the upcoming National Dairy Exposition in the Twin Cities. |
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| 6108 | RSC-DI-50B | Letter | Letter from St. Paul Book & Stationary Co. to Mr. H.U. Bruns, secretary for the Westport School District in Milford, IA. Letter is dated September 19, 1922. Letter is in response to Bruns ordering a book from the company. |
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| 6109 | RSC-DI-50C | Postcard | An advertising postcard from St. Paul Book & Stationary Co. Postcard advertises a new book called The Breaking Point by Mary Roberts Rinehart. The book is described as a dramatic love story from "America's Foremost Woman Novelist." The back of the postcard has instructions on how to order. |
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| 6110 | RSC-DI-50D | Leaflet | Leaflet advertising books for sale from the St. Paul Book & Stationary Co. A wide variety of books offered, including reference works, inspirational poetry, after-dinner conversation, and fortune-telling. Leaflet is one sheet folded in half to form four pages. |
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| 6111 | RSC-DI-50E | Pamphlet | Pamphlet advertising the various models of blackboard erasers available from St. Paul Book & Stationary Co. The erasers vary in size and construction - with 'stitched' vs. 'cemented' felt and whether the eraser is 'dustless' or 'noiseless' in comparison to other brands. High quality drawings of the erasers are included. |
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| 6112 | RSC-DI-51A | Envelope | Preprinted envelope from St. Paul Book & Stationary Co, dated July 31, 1923. Envelope has red 2 cent stamp and transparent viewing window. |
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| 6113 | RSC-DI-51B | Postcard | An advertising postcard from St. Paul Book & Stationary Co. Advertisement for the new Cynthia Stockley novel Ponjola, a romance set in South Africa. The postcard has information on how to order. |
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| 6114 | RSC-DI-51C | Leaflet | Leaflet advertising various models of Waterman's fountain pens, from St. Paul Book & Stationary Co. The inside of the leaflet shows black and white drawings of several different pens. The exterior of the leaflet shows an idyllic small town scene and a large drawing of a pen superimposed over the scene. Text accompanying the pen reads, "A necessary and ready Vacation Companion." |
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| 6115 | RSC-DI-51D | Leaflet | Advertising leaflet for a magazine called Child Life, distributed by St. Paul Book & Stationary Co. Monthly magazine of illustrated stories, games, plays, and other content. Leaflet touts the magazine as both educational and entertaining. |
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| 6116 | RSC-DI-52A | Envelope | Preprinted envelope for the Commercial Savings Bank in Milford, IA, dated July 31, 1894. Original addressee crossed out. New handwritten text on front reads, "Receipts Westport Township." Added handwritten text on the back reads, "Receipts for School Board of Westport Twp." |
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| 6117 | RSC-DI-52B | Invoices | Invoices related to school expenses for Westport School District, Milford, IA. Invoices are from 1894-1895. Most of the bills deal with coal. Variety of invoice types, ranging from formal printed invoices to handwritten ones on note paper or blank checks. 6 items in total. |
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| 6118 | RSC-DI-53 | Invoices | Invoices of expenses for Westport School District, Milford, IA, 1922-1923. Invoices are all textbook-related. 5 items in total. |
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| 6119 | RSC-DI-54 | Invoices | Invoices for Westport School District, Milford, IA, 1922. All the invoices are related to school repairs or cleaning. Tasks include wallpapering, oiling, and plaster repair. Invoices range from formal printed invoices to handwritten ones on scrap paper. 11 items in total. |
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| 6120 | RSC-DI-55 | Invoices | Invoices of school-related expenses for Westport School District, Milford, IA, 1922-1923. Invoices are for various supplies, ranging from chalkboard erasers to wall studs. 18 items in total. |
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| 6121 | RSC-DI-56 | Invoices | Invoices for school-related expenses of Westport School District, Milford, IA, 1922-1923. All invoices are for coal or coal-hauling. 20 items in total. |
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| 6122 | RSC-DI-57 | Invoices | Invoices for the school-related expenses of Westport School District, Milford, IA, 1923. Invoices are all from neighboring school districts for tuition. Invoices list students who went out of district rather than attend Westport. 4 items in total. |
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| 6123 | RSC-DI-58 | Invoices | Invoices for school-related expenses of Westport School District, Milford, IA, 1922-1923. Miscellaneous expenses, ranging from a teacher's salary to half of a tent rental. 8 items in total. |
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| 6124 | RSC-DI-59A | Envelope | Preprinted envelope from First National Bank, Everly, IA. Has "Bonds of 1920 & 1921" written on the envelope in ink. No other date on the envelope. |
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| 6125 | RSC-DI-59B | Notices | Notices to the President of Westport School District, from the Dickinson County Treasurer's Office. Notices are for collected tax revenue available to the school district, dated 1919-1920. 3 items in total. |
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| 6126 | RSC-DI-60A | Envelope | Envelope addressed from Maude Keister, Lake Park, IA, to W.G. Adkins, Milford, IA. Dated April 30, 1904. Has handwritten text, "Bills to be approved at next meeting," crossed out. Also has handwritten text, "Old Bills Paid - Sept 19/04," on it. In context of contents, used at a school board meeting for Westport School District to hold district bills to be discussed and paid. |
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| 6127 | RSC-DI-60B | Invoices | Invoices for Westport School District, Milford, IA, 1904. Invoices are for coal and school repair/cleaning supplies. 9 items in total. |
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| 6128 | RSC-DI-61A | Envelope | Envelope from the Dickinson County Farmers Mutual Insurance Co., to W.G. Adkins, secretary of the Westport School District, Milford, IA. Dated November 8, 1904. Has handwritten text, "Bills paid Nov 12 / 04 Called Meeting" In context of contents, used to hold bills for Westport School District that were paid at November 12 school board meeting. |
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| 6129 | RSC-DI-61B | Invoices | Handwritten invoices for Westport School District, Milford, IA, 1904. One invoice is for tornado insurance dues, the other is for miscellaneous expenses. 2 items in total. |
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| 6130 | RSC-DI-62A | Envelope | Envelope addressed from C. C. Gregory, Lake Park, IA, to W. Adkins, Milford, IA. Dated April 21, 1904. |
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| 6131 | RSC-DI-62B | Letter | Letter from C. C. Gregory, secretary of the Excelsior Township schoolboard, to W. G. Adkins, secretary of the Westport Township school board. Dated April 20, 1904. Letter is about some children from Westport Township attending school in Excelsior Township. Excelsior's schoolboard wants tuition from Westport to cover the expense if the children are to continue attending. |
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| 6132 | RSC-DI-63 | Report | A mostly complete 1910 Treasurer's Report form for district finances from Westport School District. Has information on teacher pay, expenses, and account balances. The back has a printed section of advice on how to fill out the form titled "Suggestions to the Treasurer" from John F. Riggs, Superintendent of Public Instruction. |
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| 6133 | RSC-DI-64 | Report | A mostly complete 1918 Treasurer's Report form for district finances from Westport School District. Has information on teacher pay, expenses, and account balances. The back has a printed section of advice on how to fill out the form titled "Suggestions to the Treasurer" from A. M. Deyoe, Superintendent of Public Instruction. |
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| 6134 | RSC-DI-65 | Letter | Typed letter with fill-in blanks from the Township Secretary to the School Director. Letter requests the school director send in school census data on families and school-aged children as required by Iowa law. Undated, in context of quoted statutes, from between 1915 and 1919. |
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| 6135 | RSC-DI-66 | Letter | Letter from Grace I. Kettleson, Dickinson County Superintendent of Schools, to school officers and school board members in the county. Dated June 26, 1923. Informs the recipients that there will be a county school meeting on June 30, 1923. Also states that she is sending out a school law-related pamphlet before the meeting, since many districts in the county lacked a copy of Iowa's school laws. |
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| 6136 | RSC-DI-67 | Invoices | Invoices to Westport School District, Milford, IA, 1909. Invoices are for various expenses ranging from cleaning to coal. Includes an advertisement for a sanitary privy seat. 16 items in total. |
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| 6137 | RSC-DI-68 | Statements | Bank statements for Westport School District, Milford, IA. Both are from 1914, covering January and May. Statements show the fluctuating account balance during the month and the accumulated interest for the month. 2 items in total. |
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| 6138 | RSC-DI-69 | Notices | Notices to the President of the Westport School District, Milford, IA, from the Dickinson County Treasurer's Office. Notices of collected tax revenue available to the district, 1903-1904. 6 items in total. |
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| 6139 | RSC-DI-70 | Letter | Letter from W. B. Herrick to the Westport School Board, Milford IA, undated. Herrick offers to build the District No. 7 schoolhouse "as per plans" for $477. |
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| 6140 | RSC-DI-71 | Documents | Documents from St. John Grain Co. to Westport School District, Milford, IA, dated October 1902. The company wants payment from the school district for coal bought in 1901. 2 items in total. |
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| 6141 | RSC-DI-72 | Booklet | A booklet of check stubs from the Dickinson County Education Association or DCEA, 1962-1964. The DCEA was a county level teachers' union affiliated with the Iowa State Education Association and the National Education Association. The stubs show a running account balance, deposits, and withdrawals. Most stubs list why deposits and withdrawals were made. |
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| 6142 | RSC-DI-73 | Invoice | Invoice from Wiechman's Flower Shop to Mrs. Claire Chomysine, Spirit Lake, IA. The invoice is dated April 30, 1964. Order of one plant for Ms. Ruth Hargens. Paid for by the Dickinson County Education Association, a county-level teachers' union. |
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| 6143 | RSC-DI-74A | Statement | Account statement from the Dickinson County Savings Bank for the Dickinson County Education Association. Statement covers December 31, 1964 to April 16, 1964. Shows a running balance with deposits and withdrawals. |
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| 6144 | RSC-DI-74B | Checks | Checks from the Dickinson County Education Association to various individuals or groups, 1963-1964. Most list the purpose for the payment in the 'For' section. 8 items in total. |
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| 6145 | RSC-DI-75A | Statement | Account statement from the Dickinson County Savings Bank for the Dickinson County Education Association, 1964. Covers April 17, 1964 to October 13, 1964. Shows a running balance with deposits and receipts. |
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| 6146 | RSC-DI-75B | Checks | Checks from the Dickinson County Education Association to various individuals and groups. Date from April 1964 to September 1964. Most list the reason for the payment in the 'For' section. 10 items in total. |
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| 6147 | RSC-DI-76A | Report | Iowa State Education Association membership report for Dickinson County, dated November 30, 1964. Lists the number of teachers in each district in the county and how many are members of the ISEA and the NEA. Also includes a calculation for a reimbursement check due to high union membership. |
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| 6148 | RSC-DI-76B | Slip | Deposit slip from the Dickinson County Savings Bank for the Dickinson County Education Association, dated December 23, 1964. |
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| 6149 | RSC-DI-77A | Invoice | Handwritten invoice listing various expenses for the Dickinson County Education Association. Added handwritten note states that all were paid on April 13, 1964. |
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| 6150 | RSC-DI-77B | Receipts | Receipts for various expenses of the Dickinson County Education Association, 1964. Mainly related to meal expenses. 5 items in total. |
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| 6151 | RSC-DI-78 | Notices | Notices of collected tax revenue from the Dickinson County Treasurer's Office to the Westport School District, 1911-1912. 4 items in total. |
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| 6152 | RSC-DI-79 | Policy | An insurance policy from the Dickinson County Farmers' Mutual Insurance Co. for the Westport School District, 1911. The policy covers Westport No. 9, the school building, from fire and lightning until 1916. Policy lists location of building and some basic information on the structure. |
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| 6153 | RSC-DI-80 | Letter | A letter from B. B. Van Steenburg, Spirit Lake, Iowa, to a lawyer in Everly, Iowa. The letter is dated August 5, 1892. Letter states that Steenburg is enclosing insurance policies for the lawyer and a different subdistrict in the lawyer's area. |
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| 6154 | RSC-DI-81 | Notice | Notice of assessment from the Dickinson County Farmers' Mutual Insurance Association to the Westport School District, Milford, Iowa, dated September 1, 1922. The notice is for dues owed on three policies owned by the district. The back of the notice has a list of recent losses the association has paid for. |
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| 6155 | RSC-DI-82 | Notice | A notice of insurance assessment from the Dickinson County Farmers' Mutual Insurance Company to Westport School District, Milford, Iowa, dated November 7, 1904. Notice of dues owed on one policy. |
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| 6156 | RSC-DI-83 | Booklet | Warrant booklet for the Okoboji Consolidated school, Dickinson County, Aug. 6, 1917-May 27, 1918. Primarily teacher's salaries. Red cloth spine with marbled brown covers. |
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| 6157 | RSC-DI-83 | Booklet | "Orders on the School Treasurer" booklet of school warrants, from Westport School District, Milford, Iowa, 1922. Two-sided booklet, one for the General Fund from March 1922 to October 1922, and one for the Schoolhouse Fund from November 1922 to December 1922. All warrants have been used, leaving behind filled out transaction stubs. |
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| 6158 | RSC-DI-84 | Booklet | "Orders on the School Treasurer" booklet from Westport School District, Milford, Iowa, 1921-1922. Two-sided, one for the General Fund from May 1921 to March 1922, the other for the Schoolhouse Fund for December 1922. All the General Fund warrants have been used, while only a few Schoolhouse Fund warrants have been. Transaction stubs leftover state who was paid and for what reason. |
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| 6159 | RSC-DI-85 | Booklet | A school warrant booklet from Westport School District, Milford, Iowa, 1922-1923. Has a used school warrant from January 1, 1923 pasted to the front cover. Contains used warrant stubs from the General Fund for December 1922 to April 1923. |
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| 6160 | RSC-DI-86 | Contracts | Teacher contracts from Westport School District, Milford, Iowa, 1903-1904. The contracts state length of contract, wage, name of teacher, and additional expectations. 9 items, mainly from 1903. |
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| 6161 | RSC-DI-87 | Reports | Teacher's Term Reports from Westport School District, Milford, Iowa, 1902-1903. Reports list student names, attendance, textbooks used, and occasional notes. 10 items in total. |
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| 6162 | RSC-DI-88 | Report | Secretary's Report from the district secretary of the Westport School District in Milford, Iowa, to the county superintendent, 1923. Lists number of schools, number of students, and some financial information. |
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| 6163 | RSC-DI-89 | Invoices | Handwritten invoices for teachers' wages, Westport School District, Milford, Iowa, 1903. 5 items in total. |
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| 6164 | RSC-DI-90 | Invoice | Invoice for school expenses of Westport No.3 in Westport School District, undated. For some construction materials and labor. Likely from 1900s-1920s based on other invoices for Westport School District in same donation. |
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| 6165 | RSC-DI-91 | Report | A handwritten school census report for Westport No. 8 school in the Westport School District. Undated, but likely from 1899 or 1900 based on ages of listed children. |
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| 6166 | RSC-DI-92 | Reports | School census reports for Westport No. 2, Westport No. 4, Westport No. 5, Westport No. 9, and one unnumbered school. 1918 5 items in total. |
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| 6167 | RSC-DL-1 | Book | Dallas County Rural School Records, County Board of Education Minutes, 1892-1923. Hardback, patented cover, red spine and corners, bound with fabric and thread. Volume 1. |
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| 6168 | RSC-DL-2 | Book | Dallas County Rural School Records, Board of Education Minutes, 1924-1945. Includes a booklet for a Feb. 12, 1924, Board of Education meeting and multiple invitations for Board of Education banquets. Hardback, green cover, red leather spine and corners, bound with thread and fabric, 300 pages. Volume 2. |
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| 6169 | RSC-DL-3 | Book | Dallas County Rural School Records, High School Normal Training Records, 1895, & Reorganization & Consolidation Records, 1920s. Hardback, brown leather cover and spine, bound with thread and fabric, 480 pages. Volume 3. |
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| 6170 | RSC-DL-4 | Book | Dallas County Rural School Records, Reorganization & Consolidation Records, 1923-1924. Includes tabbed sections for Washington Consolidated, Community Center Cons., Panther Cons., Linden Cons., Redfield Cons., Dawson, and Desoto. Hardback, grey covers and spine, bound with five metal binding posts. Volume 4. |
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| 6171 | RSC-DL-5 | Book | Dallas County Rural School Records, Reorganization & Consolidation Records, 1947, 1952-1953. Hardback, black leather cover and spine, bound with three metal binding posts. Volume 5. |
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| 6172 | RSC-DL-6 | Book | Dallas County Rural School Records, Superintendents' Docket, 1876-1922. Hardback, brown leather cover and spine, bound with thread and fabric, 304 pages. Volume 6. |
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| 6173 | RSC-DL-7 | Book | Dallas County Rural School Records, High School Normal Training Records, 1890-1893. Hardback, brown leather covers and spine, bound with thread and fabric. Volume 7. |
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| 6174 | RSC-DL-8 | Book | Dallas County Rural School Records, High School Normal Training Records, 1913-1926. Hardback, black cover, red spine and corners, bound with thread and fabric. Volume 8. |
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| 6175 | RSC-DL-9 | Book | Dallas County Rural School Records, High School Normal Training Records, 1926-1945. The small key to open the binding is tied to a binder post inside the back cover. Hardback, tan corduroy cover, red leather spine and corners, bound with wood, metal, and fabric. Volume 9. |
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| 6176 | RSC-DL-10 | Book | Dallas County Rural School Records, Teachers' Examination Records, 1896-1900. Hardback, green cover, brown leather spine and corners, bound with fabric and thread. Volume 10. |
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| 6177 | RSC-DL-11 | Book | Dallas County Rural School Records, Teachers' Examination Records, 1900-1901. Hardback, black cover and spine (now gone), bound with fabric and five staples. Volume 11. |
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| 6178 | RSC-DL-12 | Book | Dallas County Rural School Records, Record of Teachers' Certificates, 1940-1980 |
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| 6179 | RSC-DL-12 | Book | Dallas County Rural School Records, Teachers' Examination Records, 1902-1907. Hardback, black cover, red spine (now gone) and corners, bound with thread and fabric. Volume 12. |
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| 6180 | RSC-DL-13 | Book | Dallas County Rural School Records, Teachers' Examination Records, 1907-1909. hardback, red leather corners and spine, bound with fabric and thread. Volume 13. |
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| 6181 | RSC-DL-14 | Book | Dallas County Rural School Records, Teachers' Examination Records, 1909-1918. Softback, plastic black binder, 66 pages, each page is in a separate plastic sleeve. Volume 14. |
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| 6182 | RSC-DL-16 | Book | Dallas County Rural School Records, School Officer and Teacher Record, 1908-1912. Hardback, green cover, red leather spine and corners, bound with thread and fabric. Volume 16. |
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| 6183 | RSC-DL-17 | Book | Dallas County Rural School Records, School Officer and Teacher Record, 1912-1917. Hardback, tan cover, red leather spine and corners, bound with fabric and thread. Volume 17. |
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| 6184 | RSC-DL-18 | Book | Dallas County Rural School Records, School Officer and Teacher Record, 1917-1921. Hardback, green cover, red leather spine and corners, bound with fabric and thread. Volume 18. |
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| 6185 | RSC-DL-19 | Book | Dallas County Rural School Records, School Officer and Teacher Record, 1921-1926. Hardback, tan corduroy cover, red leather spine and corners, bound with fabric and thread. Volume 19. |
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| 6186 | RSC-DL-20 | Book | Dallas County Rural School Records, School Officer and Teacher Record, 1926-1931. Hardback, green cover, red leather spine and corners, bound with thread and fabric. Volume 20. |
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| 6187 | RSC-DL-21 | Book | Dallas County Rural School Records, School Officer and Teacher Record, 1931-1936. Hardback, green corduroy coevr, red leather spine and corners, bound with fabric and thread. Volume 21. |
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| 6188 | RSC-DL-22 | Book | Dallas County Rural School Records, School Officer and Teacher Record, 1936-1941. Hardback, green corduroy cover, red leather spine and corners, bound with fabric and thread. Volume 22. |
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| 6189 | RSC-DL-23 | Book | Dallas County Rural School Records, School Officer and Teacher Record, 1941-1946. Hardback, green corduroy cover, red leather spine and corners, bound with fabric and thread. Volume 23. |
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| 6190 | RSC-DL-24 | Book | Dallas County Rural School Records, School Officer and Teacher Record, 1946-1951. Hardback, green corduroy cover, red leather spine and corners, bound with fabric and thread. Volume 24. |
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| 6191 | RSC-DL-25 | Book | Dallas County Rural School Records, School Officer and Teacher Record, 1951-1959. Hardback, green corduroy cover, red leather spine and corners, bound with fabric and thread. Volume 25. |
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| 6192 | RSC-DL-26 | Book | Dallas County Rural School Records, Eighth Grade Examination Records, 1909-1910. Hardback, black cover, red leather spine and corners, bound with fabric and thread. Volume 26. |
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| 6193 | RSC-DL-27 | Book | Dallas County Rural School Records, Eighth Grade Examination Records, 1911-1931. Hardback, brown cover and spine, brown leather corners, bound with fabric and thread. Volume 27. |
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| 6194 | RSC-DL-28A | Book | Dallas County Rural School Records, Eighth Grade Examination Records, 1918-1931. Hardback, black cover, red leather spine, bound with thread and fabric. Volume 28. |
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| 6195 | RSC-DL-28B | Note | Note interleafed in ledger. Largty Clay - Average Grade 75 earned in Polk Co. under Mrs. A. H. Hoffman. Will accept - Wrote Marie Weddle Scott |
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| 6196 | RSC-DL-29 | Book | Dallas County Rural School Records, Eighth Grade Examination Records, 1932-1947. Hardback, black cover, red leather spine and corners, bound with fabric and thread. Volume 29. |
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| 6197 | RSC-DL-30 | Book | Dallas County Rural School Records, County Board of Education Financial Records, 1927-1942. Hardback, black cover, no spine, bound with two large metal binding posts. Volume 30. |
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| 6198 | RSC-DL-31 | Book | Dallas County Rural School Records, County Board of Education Financial Records, Register of Claims Filed and Audited, 1948-1963. Softback, brown cover, no spine, bound with a metal binding strip. Volume 31. |
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| 6199 | RSC-DL-32 | Book | Dallas County Rural School Records, County Board of Education Financial Records, Warrant Distribution Ledger, 1948-1965. Softback, white cover, no spine, bound with a metal binding strip. Volume 32. |
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| 6200 | RSC-DL-33 | Book | Dallas County Rural School Records, County Board of Education Financial Records, 1966-1973. Softback, black plastic cover with green strip, no spine, bound with a metal binding strip. Volume 33. |
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