Center for Rural Schools
The Rural Schools Collections at UNI
The Center for Rural Schools seeks to advance scholarship and support rural school research through direct use of rural school primary sources.
Objects and Exhibits
The Museum maintains nearly 4,000 objects in its collection related to rural school history. You can search and view these materials—including fully scanned primary sources, photographs, and object records—through our online collections database.
Marshall Center School
The Marshall Center School is a reminder of Iowa’s historically prominent role in quality education, the role of the University of Northern Iowa in training teachers, and the shaping of 19th Century America through its rural schools.
