Grand Forks County School District Histories
Collection Overview
Title: Grand Forks County School District Histories
Predominant Dates:1933
ID: OGLMC179
Primary Creator: Schroeder, Elroy H.
Extent: 0.25 Linear Feet
Arrangement: Materials are arranged in order by school district numbers in use at the time.
Subjects: Education, Grand Forks - Education
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Collection Historical Note
School districts began to be organized in Grand Forks County in the 1870s. As the population increased, new districts were created and most of these were rural districts. Children would often walk up to several miles to attend school. Some of the townships had as many as four school districts whereas others only had one. Boundaries of school districts changed regularly.
Elroy H. Schroeder was a rural school teacher in Grand Forks County from 1919 to 1922. After teaching music at St. James Academy in Grand Forks for a couple of years, he served as Superintendent of Schools for Grand Forks County from 1926 to 1933. During the latter part of his term as Superintendent, Schroeder requested that teachers or other members of school districts within the county answer some questions about the history of the districts. The materials in the collection represent the responses to his requests and provide interesting details about early school district and township history.
Source:
White, Hugh L. (ed.). Who's Who for North Dakota. Bismarck, ND: Conrad Publishing Co., 1955.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections
Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Method: Donation; the original acquisition records are unavailable.
Related Materials:
Grand Forks Public School District Records: OGLMC 773
Grand Forks County Superintendent of Schools Records: OGLMC 1352
Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Grand Forks County School District Histories. OGLMC 179. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.
Finding Aid Revision History: Collection reorganized and added to Archon in January 2015.
Box and Folder Listing
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- Box 1
- Folder 1: Districts 3-10
- Item 1: Americus Township (District No. 3)
- Item 2: Duckworth School District No. 4 (Grand Forks Township)
- Item 3: History of Northwood
- Item 4: The History of Northwood Township (District No. 5)
- Item 5: History of Northwood Township School No. 6 (District No. 5)
- Item 6: Pioneer History of Turtle River and Township District No. 10
- Item 7: Reminisces of Turtle River Township (typescript)
- Item 1: Americus Township (District No. 3)
- Folder 2: Districts 11-16
- Folder 3: Districts 21-26
- Folder 4: Districts 27-33
- Item 1: General, School, and Social Histories of District No. 27 (Brenna Township)
- Item 2: The History of Rye District No. 30
- Item 3: Historical Sketch of District No. 31 in Levant Township
- Item 4: History of Levant School District (No. 31)
- Item 5: History of Oakville Township No. 32
- Item 6: History of Elkmount Township (District No. 33)
- Item 1: General, School, and Social Histories of District No. 27 (Brenna Township)
- Folder 5: Districts 41-50
- Item 1: The History of Oakville Township (District No. 41)
- Item 2: History of Eastern Part of Hegton Township (District No. 42)
- Item 3: Historical Sketch of Elkmount Township (District No. 45)
- Item 4: Hegton Township (District No. 47; typescript)
- Item 5: History of Hegton District No. 47
- Item 6: History of Pleasant View Township and School District (No. 50)
- Item 1: The History of Oakville Township (District No. 41)
- Folder 6: Districts 51-59
- Item 1: History of Levant Township and School District No. 51
- Item 2: History of School District No. 53 (Union Township)
- Item 3: History of School District No. 54 (Union Township)
- Item 4: History of Mekinock District No. 56 (also includes a history of Lakeville School District No. 80)
- Item 5: General History of School District No. 59 (Falconer Township)
- Item 1: History of Levant Township and School District No. 51
- Folder 7: Districts 61-70
- Folder 8: Districts 73-76
- Item 1: Inkster District No. 73
- Item 2: History of Niagara District No. 74
- Item 3: Moraine Township: Glee Club, Farmer's Union, Church History, and Danish Invasion (District No. 76)
- Item 4: General History of Moraine (District No. 76)
- Item 5: Township History of Moraine (District No. 76)
- Item 6: Moraine School District No. 76
- Item 1: Inkster District No. 73
- Folder 9: Districts 77-85
- Item 1: District No. 77 (Walle Township)
- Item 2: History of Union Township (District No. 78)
- Item 3: The History of Niagara (town history)
- Item 4: Niagara Township (District No. 81?)
- Item 5: History of District No. 81 (Niagara Township)
- Item 6: The History of Pleasant View Township (District No. 84)
- Item 7: History of Plymouth District No. 85
- Item 1: District No. 77 (Walle Township)
- Folder 10: Districts 88-100
- Folder 11: Districts 101-108
- Item 1: History of Union District No. 101
- Item 2: A Brief History of Pleasant View's Past and Present (District No. 104; typescript)
- Photographs 1: Four photographs of students at Pleasant View School Number 2, District 104, taken 26 October 1931
- Pupils in the photographs include: Donna and Edward Kaiser; Caroline, Mildred, and Henry Holweger; Mildred and Curtis Hagert; Shirley Fry; Arthur, Marjorie, Walter, William, Clara, and Edith Holweger; Esther, Lilly, Bertha, Lena, and Henry Maier.
- Photographs 1: Four photographs of students at Pleasant View School Number 2, District 104, taken 26 October 1931
- Item 3: The History of School District No. 105 (Mekinock Township)
- Item 4: History of Strabane Township and District (No. 106)
- Item 5: History of Strabane District (No. 106)
- Item 6: History of Michigan District No. 107
- Item 7: Loretta No. 108, School No. 3
- Item 1: History of Union District No. 101
- Folder 12: Districts 109-117
- Folder 1: Districts 3-10
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