Rural Schools

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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Cat. # Name Description
7501 RSC-GR-65 Reports Grundy County Rural School Records, Teacher's Reports to the Superintendent, 1954-1955, Grundy County Box 16, Folder 3. Contains names, ages, grades, and notes.  44 items in total.
7502 RSC-GR-66 Reports Grundy County Rural School Records, Teacher's Reports to the Superintendent, 1955-1956, Grundy County Box 16, Folder 4. Contains names, ages, grades, and notes. 16 items in total.
7503 RSC-GR-67 Reports Grundy County Rural School Records, Teacher's Reports to the Superintendent, 1956-1957, Grundy County Box 16, Folder 5. Contains names, ages, grades, and notes. 12 items in total.
7504 RSC-GR-68 Reports Grundy County  Rural School Records, Teacher's Reports to the Superintendent, 1957-1958, Grundy County Box 16, Folder 6. Contains names, attendance, and grades.  12 items in total.
7505 RSC-GR-69 Reports Grundy County Rural School Records, Teacher's Reports to the Superintendent, 1958-1959, Grundy County Box 16, Folder 7. Contains names, attendance, and grades. 13 items in total.
7506 RSC-GR-70 Reports Grundy County Rural School Records, Teacher's Reports to the Superintendent, 1959-1960, Grundy County Box 16, Folder 8. Contains names, attendance, grades, and occasional notes. 13 items in total.
7507 RSC-GR-71 Reports Grundy County Rural School Records, Teacher's Reports to the Superintendent, 1960-1961, Grundy County Box 16, Folder 9. Contains names, attendance, grade, and occasional notes. 10 items in total.
7508 RSC-GR-72 Reports Grundy County Rural School Records, Teacher's Reports to the Superintendent, 1961-1962 Grundy County Box 16, Folder 10. Contains names, attendance, grades, and occasional notes. 7 items in total.
7509 RSC-GR-73 Reports Grundy County Teacher's Reports to the Superintendent, 1962-1963. Contains names, attendance, and grades. 8 items in total.
7510 RSC-GR-74 Reports Grundy County Rural School Records, Teacher's Reports to the Superintendent, 1963-1964 Grundy County Box 16, Folder 12. Contains names, attendance, and grades. 6 items in total.
7511 RSC-GR-75 Reports Grundy County Rural School Records, Teacher's Reports to the Superintendent, 1964-1965, Grundy County Box 16, Folder 13. Contains names, attendance, and grades. 10 items in total.
7512 RSC-GR-76 Reports Grundy County Rural School Records, Teacher's Reports to the Superintendent, 1965-1966, Grundy County Box 16, Folder 14. Contains names, attendance, and grades. 9 items in total.
7513 RSC-GR-77 Reports Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Registers, 1961-1962, 1963-1964, 1964-1965, Grundy County Box 17, Folder 1 Liberty Township #3
7514 RSC-GR-78 Reports Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Registers, 1959-1962,1964-1965, Grundy County Box 17, Folder 2 Washington Township #8
7515 RSC-GR-79 Map "Official Map of Grundy County, Iowa" dated 1960. The map labels school districts that have territory in Grundy County and shows their boundaries. There are handwritten boundaries added in Beaver Township, near the Parkersburg Community School District that crosses into Grundy County from Butler County. Used in Parkersburg Community School District consolidation and reorganization discussions. Originally in Butler County Box 4 Folder 9 RSC-GR-79 (Map) image
7516 RSC-GR-80 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Registers, 1941-1942, Grundy County Box 5, Folder 2. Contains names, ages, attendance, schedule, visitors, grades, and occasional notes. Fairfield-German
7517 RSC-GR-81 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Registers, 1941-1942, Grundy County Box 5, Folder 3. Contains names, ages, attendance, schedule, visitors, grades, and occasional notes. Grant- Morrison
7518 RSC-GR-82 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Registers, 1941-1942, Grundy County Box 5, Folder 4. Contains names, ages, attendance, schedule, visitors, grades, and occasional notes. Palermo-Pleasant Valley
7519 RSC-GR-83 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Registers, 1941-1942, Grundy County Box 5, Folder 5. Contains names, ages, attendance, schedule, visitors, grades, and occasional notes. Shiloh-Washington
7520 RSC-GR-84 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Registers, 1942-1943, Grundy County Box 6, Folder 2. Contains names, ages, attendance, visitors, schedules, grades, and occasional notes. Fairfield-German
7521 RSC-GR-85 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Registers, 1942-1943, Grundy County Box 6, Folder 3. Contains names, ages, attendance, visitors, schedules, grades, and occasional notes. Grant-Morrison
7522 RSC-GR-86 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Registers, 1942-1943, Grundy County Box 6, Folder 4. Contains names, ages, attendance, visitors, schedules, grades, and occasional notes. Palermo-Pleasant Valley
7523 RSC-GR-87 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Registers, 1942-1943, Grundy County Box 6, Folder 5. Contains names, ages, attendance, visitors, schedules, grades, and occasional notes. Shiloh-Washington
7524 RSC-GR-88 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Registers, 1943-1944, Grundy County Box 7, Folder 2. Contains names, ages, attendance, visitors, schedules, grades, and occasional notes. Fairfield-German
7525 RSC-GR-89 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Registers, 1943-1944, Grundy County Box 7, Folder 3. Contains names, ages, attendance, visitors, schedules, grades, and occasional notes. Grant-Morrison
7526 RSC-GR-90 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Registers, 1943-1944, Grundy County Box 7, Folder 4. Contains names, ages, attendance, visitors, schedules, grades, and occasional notes. Palermo-Pleasant Valley
7527 RSC-GR-91 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Registers, 1943-1944, Grundy County Box 7, Folder 5. Contains names, ages, attendance, visitors, schedules, grades, and occasional notes. Shiloh-Washington
7528 RSC-GR-92 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Registers, 1944-1945, Grundy County Box 8, Folder 2. Contains names, ages, attendance, visitors, schedules, grades, and occasional notes. Fairfield-German
7529 RSC-GR-93 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Registers, 1944-1945, Grundy County Box 8, Folder 3. Contains names, ages, attendance, visitors, schedules, grades, and occasional Grant-Morrison
7530 RSC-GR-94 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Registers, 1944-1945, Grundy County Box 8, Folder 4. Contains names, ages, attendance, visitors, schedules, grades, and occasional Palermo-Pleasant Valley
7531 RSC-GR-95 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Registers, 1944-1945, Grundy County Box 8, Folder 5. Contains names, ages, attendance, visitors, schedules, grades, and occasional Shiloh-Washington
7532 RSC-GR-96 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Register, 1945-1946, Grundy County Box 9, Folder 2. Contains names, ages, attendance, visitors, schedule, grades, and occasional notes. Fairfield-German  
7533 RSC-GR-97 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Register, 1945-1946, Grundy County Box 9, Folder 3. Contains names, ages, attendance, visitors, schedule, grades, and occasional notes. Grant-Morrison  
7534 RSC-GR-98 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Register, 1945-1946, Grundy County Box 9, Folder 4. Contains names, ages, attendance, visitors, schedule, grades, and occasional notes. Palermo-Pleasant Valley  
7535 RSC-GR-99 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Register, 1945-1946, Grundy County Box 9, Folder 5. Contains names, ages, attendance, visitors, schedule, grades, and occasional notes. Shiloh-Washington  
7536 RSC-GR-100 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Register, 1946-1947, Grundy Box 10, Folder 2. Contains names, ages, attendance, visitors, schedules, grades, and occasional notes.  Fairfield-German
7537 RSC-GR-101 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Register, 1946-1947, Grundy Box 10, Folder 3. Contains names, ages, attendance, visitors, schedules, grades, and occasional notes.  Grant-Morrison
7538 RSC-GR-102 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Register, 1946-1947, Grundy Box 10, Folder 4. Contains names, ages, attendance, visitors, schedules, grades, and occasional notes.  Palermo-Pleasant Valley
7539 RSC-GR-103 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Register, 1946-1947, Grundy Box 10, Folder 5. Contains names, ages, attendance, visitors, schedules, grades, and occasional notes.  Shiloh-Washington
7540 RSC-GR-104 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Registers, 1947-1948, Grundy County Box 11, Folder 2. Contains names, ages, attendance, visitors, schedules, grades, and occasional notes.  Fairfield-Holland
7541 RSC-GR-105 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Registers, 1947-1948, Grundy County Box 11, Folder 3. Contains names, ages, attendance, visitors, schedules, grades, and occasional notes.  Lincoln-Palermo
7542 RSC-GR-106 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Registers, 1947-1948, Grundy County Box 11, Folder 4. Contains names, ages, attendance, visitors, schedules, grades, and occasional notes.  Pleasant Valley-Washington
7543 RSC-GR-107 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Registers, 1948-1949, Grundy County Box 12, Folder 2. Contains names, ages, attendance, visitors, grades, and occasional notes. Felix-Lincoln
7544 RSC-GR-108 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Registers, 1948-1949, Grundy County Box 12, Folder 3. Contains names, ages, attendance, visitors, grades, and occasional notes. Melrose-Palermo
7545 RSC-GR-109 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Registers, 1948-1949, Grundy County Box 12, Folder 4. Contains names, ages, attendance, visitors, grades, and occasional notes. Pleasant Valley-Timothy Christian
7546 RSC-GR-110 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Registers, 1949-1950, Grundy County Box 13, Folder 2. Contains names, ages, attendance, grades, and notes.  German-Lincoln
7547 RSC-GR-111 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Registers, 1949-1950, Grundy County Box 13, Folder 3. Contains names, ages, attendance, grades, and notes.  Melrose-Palermo
7548 RSC-GR-112 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Registers, 1949-1950, Grundy County Box 13, Folder 4. Contains names, ages, attendance, grades, and notes.  Pleasant Valley-Timothy Christian
7549 RSC-GR-113 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Registers, 1950-1951, Grundy County Box 14, Folder 2. Contains names, ages, attendance, grades, and occasional notes. German-Lincoln
7550 RSC-GR-114 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Registers, 1950-1951, Grundy County Box 14, Folder 3. Contains names, ages, attendance, grades, and occasional notes. Melrose-Palermo
7551 RSC-GR-115 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Registers, 1950-1951, Grundy County Box 14, Folder 4. Contains names, ages, attendance, grades, and occasional notes. Pleasant Valley-Timothy Christian
7552 RSC-GR-116 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Registers, 1951-1952, Grundy County Box 15, Folder 2. Contains names, dates, attendance, grades, and occasional notes. German-Lincoln
7553 RSC-GR-117 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Registers, 1951-1952, Grundy County Box 15, Folder 3. Contains names, dates, attendance, grades, and occasional notes. Melrose-Palermo
7554 RSC-GR-118 Booklets Grundy County Rural School Records, Daily Attendance Registers, 1951-1952, Grundy County Box 15, Folder 4. Contains names, dates, attendance, grades, and occasional notes. Pleasant Valley- Timothy Christian
7555 RSC-GR-119 Booklet Grundy County Rural School Records, "Rural School Day", Grundy Center, Iowa, June 7, 1918 D.R. Earl, County Superintendent  A School Graduation program
7556 RSC-GR-120 Post Card Grundy County Rural School Records,  A Post Card depicting the outside of the High and Grade School Building, dated 1916, references the Teacher's Inspirational Institute
7557 RSC-GR-121 Booklet Grundy County Rural School Records,  A Teacher's notebook with notes on the Teacher's Inspiratiopnal Institute.
7558 RSC-GR-122 Contract Teacher's contract between Alice Ruter and Grundy County to teach at Palermo #4. She agrees to a term length of 16 weeks, $60 a month, and to follow the outlined teaching laws of Iowa.
7559 RSC-GR-123 Letter Letter to rural school teacher of Grundy County from the Office of County Superintendent. They are asking the teachers to go to the courthouse on November 10th at 3:15pm to receive instructions from a representative of the County Rationing Board in regards to upcoming gasoline rationing. The teachers are also told that they might receive the supplies necessary to carry out the work of registration at their local school.  Dated November 4, 1942.
7560 RSC-GR-124 Certificate A second grade teachers certificate addressed to Alice Ruter that certifies that she had met all the requirements for a second grade certificate and is authorized to teach at any of the public schools in Iowa for a period of two years. One the bottom of the certificate it includes the results of the teachers examination along with the signature of the president educational board of examiners. Application from Grundy County.  Certificate has a decorative boarder and the Iowa States seal in the middle. Dated November 2, 1931
7561 RSC-GR-125 Photo Photo of Alice Ruter standing at the font of her classroom at Colfax #2 and her 13 students sitting at their desks. The names of the student line the outside of the photo. 
7562 RSC-GR-126 Record Record of attendance with students names, dates and if they were there in the morning and/or the afternoon. One the back is a record of vistors with the date, name and reason for visit. 
7563 RSC-GR-127 Letter The front side is a hand written letter from Alice Ruter to the Tire Rationing Board in Grundy Center dated April 5, 1943. It says that an application for a spare tire was brought to the tire rationing office but she has not heard back. She says that she is driving a 1936 Ford without one and feels as if she needs one.  At the bottom of the letter she notes that her husband, John E. Ruter is serving in the armed forces.  The Tire Rationing Board has a typed responds on the back of the letter. This response states that they have issued a certificate for a tire and it was to mailed to John Ruter on March 27, 1943 and she should have received it on April 1, 1943. They state that if she does not come into possession of the certificate in a reasonable length of time they will take further action. Signed the War Price Control & Rationing Board.
7564 RSC-GT-1 Microfilm Microfilm of Guthrie County school records. Contents: School Officers and Teachers Record, 1918-1922 Register of Teachers Employed, 1882-1918 Record of Schools Taught, 1904-1939 Teachers' Reports to the Superintendent, 1935-1936
7565 RSC-GT-2 Microfilm Microfilm of Guthrie County school records. Contents: Teachers' Reports to the Superintendent, 1935-1936 (continued from previous reel) Teachers' Reports to the Superintendent, 1934-1935 Teachers' Reports to the Superintendent, 1933-1934 Teachers' Reports to the Superintendent, 1936-1937 Teachers' Reports to the Superintendent, 1937-1938  
7566 RSC-GT-3 Microfilm Microfilm of Guthrie County school records. Contents: Teachers' Reports to the Superintendent, 1937-1938 (continued from previous reel) Teachers' Reports to the Superintendent, 1940-1941 Teachers' Reports to the Superintendent, 1939-1940 Teachers' Reports to the Superintendent, 1938-1939 Teachers' Reports to the Superintendent, 1945-1946 Teachers' Reports to the Superintendent, 1944-1945 Teachers' Reports to the Superintendent, 1943-1944
7567 RSC-GT-4 Microfilm Guthrie County school records on microfilm. Content: Teachers' Reports to the Superintendent, 1943-1944 (continued from previous reel) Teachers' Reports to the Superintendent, 1942-1943 Teachers' Reports to the Superintendent, 1941-1942 Teachers' Reports to the Superintendent, 1946-1947 Teachers' Reports to the Superintendent, 1947-1948
7568 RSC-GT-5 Architectural Plans A set of Blue Prints from Dale Township, Iowa. Dated 5-9-25. RSC-GT-5 (Architectural Plans) image
7569 RSC-GT-6 Photograph Color photograph showing the interior of the #7 school, Cass Township, Guthrie County. It features four rows of wooden desks in the center of the photo. The chalkboard and teacher's desk sits in front of the desks. The front wall has a photo of Abraham Lincoln, a photo of George Washington, and an American Flag. A piano sits on the far-right hand side of the photo. Printed on HP Invent photo paper.  RSC-GT-6 (Photograph) image
7570 RSC-GT-7 Photograph Color photograph showing the wooden teacher's desk in the #7 school, Cass Township, Guthrie County. Situated on the desk, from left to right, is a stack of books, a small chalkboard, a silver call bell, an open teacher's register book with a fountain pen on top, an open book, and a globe. The background is darkened from the use of flash, but wooden student desks and a wooden upright piano can still be seen. Printed on HP Invent photo paper.    RSC-GT-7 (Photograph) image
7571 RSC-GT-8 Photograph Black and white photograph showing the interior of the coat room in the #7 school, Cass Township, Guthrie County. From left to right, the photo shows a can of sorghum, four metal lunch boxes (two on the ground, two on the wooden bench), two newsboy-styles hats on hooks above the bench, a jar on top of a pair of gloves resting on the bench, two baseball bats in the corner of the room, and four baseballs on the ground. Printed on HP Invent photo paper.  RSC-GT-8 (Photograph) image
7572 RSC-HA-1 Book  Daily Attendance Register for the Vineland School, Harrison Township, Harrison County. 1895-1902. Hardback, blue cover, red spine, red page edges, bound with four staples. Volume 1.
7573 RSC-HC-1 Register Rural school register from 1912-1916 for District No. 4 in Twin Lakes Township, Hancock County, Iowa. Cover is labelled "Welch's System Combining Attendance, Classification, Graduation and Close Supervision." Contains attendance records and summary reports.
7574 RSC-HC-1 Microfilm Hancock County Rural School Records Box 1, Reel 1. Contents Board Minutes 1946-1967    
7575 RSC-HC-2 Microfilm Hancock County Rural School Records Box 1, Reel 2. Contents Teacher/Officer Register, Town 1915-1947, Rural 1904-1912, 1945-1951 Normal Training 1913-1945 Teacher Exams 1907-1946 Teacher Cert./Reg. 1907-1975 End of Reel Cerro Gordo County Material, Attendance from Clear Lake Twp 1900  
7576 RSC-HC-3 Microfilm Hancock County Rural School Records Box 1, Reel 3. Contents Daily Attendance Various Twps. 1951-1957 8th Grade Exams 1905-1956 Teachers & Officers 1911-1945    
7577 RSC-HC-4 Microfilm Hancock County Rural School Records Box 1, Reel 3. (Copy) Contents Daily Attendance Various Twps. 1951-1957 8th Grade Exams 1905-1956 Teachers & Officers 1911-1945    
7578 RSC-HC-5 Microfilm Hancock County Rural School Records Box 1, Reel 4. Contents Teacher Reports Various Twps  1938-1948 Daily Attendance Various Twps. 1948-1952      
7579 RSC-HC-6 Microfilm Hancock County Rural School Records Box 1, Reel 4. (Copy) Contents Teacher Reports Various Twps  1938-1948 Daily Attendance Various Twps. 1948-1952      
7580 RSC-HC-7 Microfilm Hancock County Rural School Records Box 1, Reel 5. Contents Heads of Family 1907-1940 Teachers Reports Various Twps. 1925-1939      
7581 RSC-HC-8 Microfilm Hancock County Rural School Records Box 1, Reel 5. (Copy) Contents Heads of Family 1907-1940 Teachers Reports Various Twps. 1925-1939      
7582 RSC-HC-9 Microfilm Hancock County Rural School Records Box 1, Reel 6. Contents Teachers Exams 1907-1935        
7583 RSC-HC-10 Microfilm Hancock County Rural School Records Box 1, Reel 8. Contents Officers & Teachers 1914-1947 Teachers Teaching Record 1904-1910 Record of Teachers- 1947-1951 High School Normal Training Record 1913-1941 Teacher's Exams 1907-1945 Teacher's Cert. (Alphabetical) 1907-1970s Cerro Gordo Co. Teacher's  Reports Various Twps. 1900-1901    
7584 RSC-HD-1 Book Hardin County, Volume 1 District Board of Education Minutes and Financial Records, East Independent School District, 1874-1915.
7585 RSC-HD-2 Book Hardin County, Volume 2 Daily Attendance Register, Clay Township #1, 1903-1907.
7586 RSC-HD-3 Book Hardin County, Volume 3 Daily Attendance Register, Clay Township #1, 1905-1912.
7587 RSC-HD-4 Book Hardin County, Volume 4 Daily Attendance Register, Clay Township #1, 1908-1910.
7588 RSC-HD-5 Book Hardin County, Volume 5 Daily Attendance Register, Etna Township #2, 1926-1931.
7589 RSC-HD-6 Book Hardin County, Volume 6 Daily Attendance Register, Etna Township #2, 1932-1936.
7590 RSC-HD-7 Book Hardin County, Volume 7 Daily Attendance Register, Etna Township #3, 1910-1915.
7591 RSC-HD-8 Book Hardin County, Volume 8 Daily Attendance Register, Etna Township #3, 1910-1917.
7592 RSC-HD-9 Book Hardin County, Volume 9 Daily Attendance Register, Etna Township #3, 1915-1919.
7593 RSC-HD-10 Book Hardin County, Volume 10 Daily Attendance Register, Etna Township #3, 1919-1922.
7594 RSC-HD-11 Book Hardin County, Volume 11 Daily Attendance Register, Etna Township #3, 1922-1928.
7595 RSC-HD-12 Book Hardin County, Volume 12 Daily Attendance Register, East Etna Township #6, 19001-1906, 1926, 1928-1929.
7596 RSC-HD-13 Papers Hardin County, New Provience/Eldora, Reorganization and Consolidation Records, 1978-1980.
7597 RSC-HD-14 Papers Hardin County, New Provience/Eldora, Reorganization and Consolidation Records, 1978-1980.
7598 RSC-HD-15 Book Hardin County, Prarieville School Register District #1, Ellis Township September 21, 1891-November 3, 1905.
7599 RSC-HD-16 Book Hardin County, Prarieville School Register District #1, Ellis Township November 27, 1905-October 30, 1914.
7600 RSC-HD-17 Microfilm Hardin County Rural School Records Box 1, Reel 1. Contents Buckeye #9 1918-1925, 1923-1927 Condord #1 1900-1914, 1923-1937, 1901-1908, 1902-1907, 1907-1917, 1922-1926, 1923-1926    
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