Grand Forks County Superintendent of Schools Records, 1883-1994

Grand Forks County Superintendent of Schools Records

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Collection Overview

Title: Grand Forks County Superintendent of Schools Records, 1883-1994

ID: OGLMC1352

Primary Creator: Grand Forks County Superintendent of Schools (1875-)

Extent: 33.0 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 10/29/1997

Subjects: Grand Forks - Education, Grand Forks County, North Dakota - Education

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Grand Forks County Superintendent of Schools Records, 1883-1994, have been divided into three series:

Series 1: Grand Forks County/City Census, 1890-1993

Series 2: Annual Reports, 1883-1992

Series 3: Final Teacher Reports, 1889-1994

Collection Historical Note

Public education began in the city of Grand Forks in 1873 when Miss Hattie Richmond taught eight students in a one-room schoolhouse. In 1874, the Grand Forks County Commissioners divided the county into two school districts. In March 1875, George Wheeler was appointed as the first Superintendent of Schools for Grand Forks County by the Dakota Territorial Council. Wheeler was instrumental in organizing the Grand Forks Public School District as well as the school board.

Construction on the Grand Forks Public School (popularly known as "Central") was completed in 1882. Located on Fourth Street, this building consisted of eight rooms, along with rooming quarters in the basement for principal E.J. Phillips. There were only two members of the first high school graduating class. A second school opened on Belmont Avenue in 1884 and, a third, Wilder School, was built in 1891. By 1900, enrollment had swelled to almost 1,700 students.

Construction on a new Central High School began in 1917, while the city's first junior high, South, was built by the Works Progress Administration in 1932. A second junior high, Valley, was added in 1955. Student enrollment reached such a point that Red River High School was opened in 1967.

The history of education in the rest of Grand Forks County varied by location. The first schoolhouse in the town of Northwood was built in 1879, while the first school district in Plymouth Township was established in 1883. The townships of Moraine and Niagara formed school districts in 1885, while rural Larimore township had two schools by 1897. Consolidation in the mid-1900s caused many of these rural schools to close. For example, the Elm Grove School District was annexed by Larimore in 1956, while the Ferry School District was annexed by Manvel in 1964.

Sources:

Grand Forks: A Pictorial History by D. Jerome Tweton: 1986

Grand Forks County Heritage Book by the Grand Forks County Heritage Book Committee: 1976

History of the Grand Forks Public Schools: A Century of Learning by Robert J. Kulack and Melo Dee Loebrick: 1981

Subject/Index Terms

Grand Forks - Education
Grand Forks County, North Dakota - Education

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 Source: Grand Forks County Commissioners

Acquisition Method: Donation; 97-2153

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Grand Forks County Superintendent of Schools Records. OGLMC 1352, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid added to Archon in April 2015.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Grand Forks County/City Census, 1890-1993],
[Series 2: Annual Reports, 1883-1992],
[Series 3: Final Teacher Reports, 1889-1994],
[Series 4: Photographs],
[All]

Series 3: Final Teacher Reports, 1889-1994

Series 3 contains teacher reports filed at the end of each school year. The reports list attendance information for each pupil in the class. The name of this form was changed to "Pupil Membership Report" in 1974.

Box 20

Folder 1: 1889, 1890, 1897-1905
Folder 2: 1906-1907 (1 of 2)
Folder 3: 1906-1907 (2 of 2)
Folder 4: 1907-1908 (1 of 2)
Folder 5: 1907-1908 (2 of 2)
Folder 6: 1908-1909 (1 of 2)
Folder 7: 1908-1909 (2 of 2)
Folder 8: 1909-1910 (1 of 2)
Folder 9: 1909-1910 (2 of 2)
Folder 10: 1910-1911 (1 of 2)
Folder 11: 1910-1911 (2 of 2)
Folder 12: 1911-1912 (1 of 2)
Folder 13: 1911-1912 (2 of 2)
Folder 14: 1912-1913 (1 of 2)
Folder 15: 1912-1913 (2 of 2)
Folder 16: 1913-1914 (1 of 2)
Folder 17: 1913-1914 (2 of 2)

Box 21

Folder 1: 1914-1915 (1 of 2)
Folder 2: 1914-1915 (2 of 2)
Folder 3: 1915-1916 (1 of 2)
Folder 4: 1915-1916 (2 of 2)
Folder 5: 1916-1917 (1 of 2)
Folder 6: 1916-1917 (2 of 2)

Box 22

Folder 1: 1917-1918 (1 of 2)
Folder 2: 1917-1918 (2 of 2)
Folder 3: 1918-1919 (1 of 2)
Folder 4: 1918-1919 (2 of 2)
Folder 5: 1919-1920 (1 of 2)
Folder 6: 1919-1920 (2 of 2)
Folder 7: 1920-1921 (1 of 2)
Folder 8: 1920-1921 (2 of 2)
Folder 9: 1921-1922 (1 of 2)
Folder 10: 1921-1922 (2 of 2)
Folder 11: 1922-1923 (1 of 2)
Folder 12: 1922-1923 (2 of 2)
Folder 13: 1923-1924 (1 of 2)
Folder 14: 1923-1924 (2 of 2)
Folder 15: 1924-1925 (1 of 2)
Folder 16: 1924-1925 (2 of 2)
Folder 17: 1925-1926 (1 of 2)
Folder 18: 1925-1926 (2 of 2)
Folder 19: 1926-1927 (1 of 2)
Folder 20: 1926-1927 (2 of 2)
Folder 21: 1927-1928 (1 of 2)
Folder 22: 1927-1928 (2 of 2)

Box 23

Folder 1: 1928-1929 (1 of 2)
Folder 2: 1928-1929 (2 of 2)
Folder 3: 1929-1930 (1 of 2)
Folder 4: 1929-1930 (2 of 2)
Folder 5: 1930-1931 (1 of 2)
Folder 6: 1930-1931 (2 of 2)
Folder 7: 1931-1932 (1 of 2)
Folder 8: 1931-1932 (2 of 2)
Folder 9: 1932-1933 (1 of 2)
Folder 10: 1932-1933 (2 of 2)
Folder 11: 1933-1934 (1 of 2)
Folder 12: 1933-1934 (2 of 2)
Folder 13: 1934-1935 (1 of 2)
Folder 14: 1934-1935 (2 of 2)
Folder 15: 1935-1936 (1 of 2)
Folder 16: 1935-1936 (2 of 2)
Folder 17: 1936-1937 (1 of 2)
Folder 18: 1936-1937 (2 of 2)

Box 24

Folder 1: 1937-1938 (1 of 2)
Folder 2: 1937-1938 (2 of 2)
Folder 3: 1938-1939 (1 of 2)
Folder 4: 1938-1939 (2 of 2)
Folder 5: 1939-1940 (1 of 2)
Folder 6: 1939-1940 (2 of 2)
Folder 7: 1940-1941 (1 of 2)
Folder 8: 1940-1941 (2 of 2)
Folder 9: 1941-1942 (1 of 2)
Folder 10: 1941-1942 (2 of 2)
Folder 11: 1942-1943 (1 of 2)
Folder 12: 1942-1943 (2 of 2)
Folder 13: 1943-1944 (1 of 2)
Folder 14: 1943-1944 (2 of 2)
Folder 15: 1944-1945
Folder 16: 1945-1946
Folder 17: 1946-1947
Folder 18: 1947-1948 (1 of 2)
Folder 19: 1947-1948 (2 of 2)

Box 25

Folder 1: 1948-1949 (1 of 2)
Folder 2: 1948-1949 (2 of 2)
Folder 3: 1949-1950 (1 of 2)
Folder 4: 1949-1950 (2 of 2)
Folder 5: 1950-1951
Folder 6: 1951-1952 (1 of 2)
Folder 7: 1951-1952 (2 of 2)
Folder 8: 1952-1953
Folder 9: 1953-1954 (1 of 2)
Folder 10: 1953-1954 (2 of 2)
Folder 11: 1954-1955 (1 of 2)
Folder 12: 1954-1955 (2 of 2)
Folder 13: 1955-1956
Folder 14: 1956-1957 (1 of 2)
Folder 15: 1956-1957 (2 of 2)
Folder 16: 1957-1958 (1 of 2)
Folder 17: 1957-1958 (2 of 2)
Folder 18: 1958-1959 (1 of 2)
Folder 19: 1958-1959 (2 of 2)
Folder 20: 1959-1960 (1 of 2)
Folder 21: 1959-1960 (2 of 2)
Folder 22: 1960-1961 (1 of 2)
Folder 23: 1960-1961 (2 of 2)
Folder 24: 1961-1962

Box 26

Folder 1: Grand Forks City 1962-1963 (1 of 4)
Folder 2: Grand Forks City 1962-1963 (2 of 4)
Folder 3: Grand Forks City 1962-1963 (3 of 4)
Folder 4: Grand Forks City 1962-1963 (4 of 4)
Folder 5: Grand Forks County 1962-1963 (1 of 2)
Folder 6: Grand Forks County 1962-1963 (2 of 2)
Folder 7: Grand Forks City 1963-1964 (1 of 4)
Folder 8: Grand Forks City 1963-1964 (2 of 4)
Folder 9: Grand Forks City 1963-1964 (3 of 4)
Folder 10: Grand Forks City 1963-1964 (4 of 4)
Folder 11: Grand Forks County 1963-1964 (1 of 2)
Folder 12: Grand Forks County 1963-1964 (2 of 2)
Folder 13: Grand Forks City 1964-1965 (1 of 4)
Folder 14: Grand Forks City 1964-1965 (2 of 4)
Folder 15: Grand Forks City 1964-1965 (3 of 4)
Folder 16: Grand Forks City 1964-1965 (4 of 4)
Folder 17: Grand Forks County 1964-1965 (1 of 2)
Folder 18: Grand Forks County 1964-1965 (2 of 2)
Folder 19: Grand Forks City 1965-1966 (1 of 4)
Folder 20: Grand Forks City 1965-1966 (2 of 4)
Folder 21: Grand Forks City 1965-1966 (3 of 4)
Folder 22: Grand Forks City 1965-1966 (4 of 4)

Box 27

Folder 1: Grand Forks County 1965-1966 (1 of 2)
Folder 2: Grand Forks County 1965-1966 (2 of 2)
Folder 3: Grand Forks City 1966-1967 (1 of 4)
Folder 4: Grand Forks City 1966-1967 (2 of 4)
Folder 5: Grand Forks City 1966-1967 (3 of 4)
Folder 6: Grand Forks City 1966-1967 (4 of 4)
Folder 7: Grand Forks County 1966-1967
Folder 8: Grand Forks City 1967-1968 (1 of 4)
Folder 9: Grand Forks City 1967-1968 (2 of 4)
Folder 10: Grand Forks City 1967-1968 (3 of 4)
Folder 11: Grand Forks City 1967-1968 (4 of 4)
Folder 12: Grand Forks County 1967-1968
Folder 13: Grand Forks City 1968-1969 (1 of 4)
Folder 14: Grand Forks City 1968-1969 (2 of 4)
Folder 15: Grand Forks City 1968-1969 (3 of 4)
Folder 16: Grand Forks City 1968-1969 (4 of 4)
Folder 17: Grand Forks County 1968-1969
Folder 18: Grand Forks City 1969-1970 (1 of 4)
Folder 19: Grand Forks City 1969-1970 (2 of 4)
Folder 20: Grand Forks City 1969-1970 (3 of 4)
Folder 21: Grand Forks City 1969-1970 (4 of 4)

Box 28

Folder 1: Grand Forks County 1969-1970
Folder 2: Grand Forks City 1970-1971 (1 of 4)
Folder 3: Grand Forks City 1970-1971 (2 of 4)
Folder 4: Grand Forks City 1970-1971 (3 of 4)
Folder 5: Grand Forks City 1970-1971 (4 of 4)
Folder 6: Grand Forks County 1970-1971
Folder 7: Grand Forks City 1971-1972 (1 of 4)
Folder 8: Grand Forks City 1971-1972 (2 of 4)
Folder 9: Grand Forks City 1971-1972 (3 of 4)
Folder 10: Grand Forks City 1971-1972 (4 of 4)
Folder 11: Grand Forks County 1971-1972
Folder 12: Grand Forks City 1972-1973 (1 of 4)
Folder 13: Grand Forks City 1972-1973 (2 of 4)
Folder 14: Grand Forks City 1972-1973 (3 of 4)
Folder 15: Grand Forks City 1972-1973 (4 of 4)
Folder 16: Grand Forks County 1972-1973
Folder 17: Grand Forks City 1973-1974 (1 of 4)
Folder 18: Grand Forks City 1973-1974 (2 of 4)
Folder 19: Grand Forks City 1973-1974 (3 of 4)
Folder 20: Grand Forks City 1973-1974 (4 of 4)

Box 29

Folder 1: Grand Forks County 1973-1974 (1 of 2)
Folder 2: Grand Forks County 1973-1974 (2 of 2)
Folder 3: Grand Forks City 1974-1975 (1 of 3)
Folder 4: Grand Forks City 1974-1975 (2 of 3)
Folder 5: Grand Forks City 1974-1975 (3 of 3)
Folder 6: Grand Forks County 1974-1975 (1 of 2)
Folder 7: Grand Forks County 1974-1975 (2 of 2)
Folder 8: Grand Forks City 1975-1976 (1 of 3)
Folder 9: Grand Forks City 1975-1976 (2 of 3)
Folder 10: Grand Forks City 1975-1976 (3 of 3)
Folder 11: Grand Forks County 1975-1976
Folder 12: Grand Forks City 1976-1977 (1 of 4)
Folder 13: Grand Forks City 1976-1977 (2 of 4)
Folder 14: Grand Forks City 1976-1977 (3 of 4)
Folder 15: Grand Forks City 1976-1977 (4 of 4)
Folder 16: Grand Forks County 1976-1977 (1 of 2)
Folder 17: Grand Forks County 1976-1977 (2 of 2)
Folder 18: Grand Forks City 1977-1978 (1 of 4)
Folder 19: Grand Forks City 1977-1978 (2 of 4)

Box 30

Folder 1: Grand Forks City 1977-1978 (3 of 4)
Folder 2: Grand Forks City 1977-1978 (4 of 4)
Folder 3: Grand Forks County 1977-1978 (1 of 2)
Folder 4: Grand Forks County 1977-1978 (2 of 2)
Folder 5: Grand Forks City 1978-1979 (1 of 4)
Folder 6: Grand Forks City 1978-1979 (2 of 4)
Folder 7: Grand Forks City 1978-1979 (3 of 4)
Folder 8: Grand Forks City 1978-1979 (4 of 4)
Folder 9: Grand Forks County 1978-1979 (1 of 2)
Folder 10: Grand Forks County 1978-1979 (2 of 2)
Folder 11: Grand Forks City 1979-1980 (1 of 4)
Folder 12: Grand Forks City 1979-1980 (2 of 4)
Folder 13: Grand Forks City 1979-1980 (3 of 4)
Folder 14: Grand Forks City 1979-1980 (4 of 4)
Folder 15: Grand Forks County 1979-1980 (1 of 2)
Folder 16: Grand Forks County 1979-1980 (2 of 2)
Folder 17: Grand Forks City 1980-1981 (1 of 4)
Folder 18: Grand Forks City 1980-1981 (2 of 4)
Folder 19: Grand Forks City 1980-1981 (3 of 4)
Folder 20: Grand Forks City 1980-1981 (4 of 4)
Folder 21: Grand Forks County 1980-1981 (1 of 2)
Folder 22: Grand Forks County 1980-1981 (2 of 2)
Folder 23: Grand Forks City 1981-1982 (1 of 4)

Box 31

Folder 1: Grand Forks City 1981-1982 (2 of 4)
Folder 2: Grand Forks City 1981-1982 (3 of 4)
Folder 3: Grand Forks City 1981-1982 (4 of 4)
Folder 4: Grand Forks County 1981-1982 (1 of 2)
Folder 5: Grand Forks County 1981-1982 (2 of 2)
Folder 6: Grand Forks City 1982-1983 (1 of 4)
Folder 7: Grand Forks City 1982-1983 (2 of 4)
Folder 8: Grand Forks City 1982-1983 (3 of 4)
Folder 9: Grand Forks City 1982-1983 (4 of 4)
Folder 10: Grand Forks County 1982-1983 (1 of 2)
Folder 11: Grand Forks County 1982-1983 (2 of 2)
Folder 12: Grand Forks City 1983-1984 (1 of 4)
Folder 13: Grand Forks City 1983-1984 (2 of 4)
Folder 14: Grand Forks City 1983-1984 (3 of 4)
Folder 15: Grand Forks City 1983-1984 (4 of 4)
Folder 16: Grand Forks County 1983-1984 (1 of 2)
Folder 17: Grand Forks County 1983-1984 (2 of 2)
Folder 18: Grand Forks City 1984-1985 (1 of 3)
Folder 19: Grand Forks City 1984-1985 (2 of 3)
Folder 20: Grand Forks City 1984-1985 (3 of 3)
Folder 21: Grand Forks County 1984-1985 (1 of 2)
Folder 22: Grand Forks County 1984-1985 (2 of 2)
Folder 23: Grand Forks City 1985-1986 (1 of 3)

Box 32

Folder 1: Grand Forks City 1985-1986 (2 of 3)
Folder 2: Grand Forks City 1985-1986 (3 of 3)
Folder 3: Grand Forks County 1985-1986 (1 of 2)
Folder 4: Grand Forks County 1985-1986 (2 of 2)
Folder 5: Grand Forks City 1986-1987 (1 of 3)
Folder 6: Grand Forks City 1986-1987 (2 of 3)
Folder 7: Grand Forks City 1986-1987 (3 of 3)
Folder 8: Grand Forks County 1986-1987 (1 of 2)
Folder 9: Grand Forks County 1986-1987 (2 of 2)
Folder 10: Grand Forks City 1987-1988 (1 of 3)
Folder 11: Grand Forks City 1987-1988 (2 of 3)
Folder 12: Grand Forks City 1987-1988 (3 of 3)
Folder 13: Grand Forks County 1987-1988 (1 of 2)
Folder 14: Grand Forks County 1987-1988 (2 of 2)
Folder 15: Grand Forks City 1988-1989 (1 of 3)
Folder 16: Grand Forks City 1988-1989 (2 of 3)
Folder 17: Grand Forks City 1988-1989 (3 of 3)
Folder 18: Grand Forks County 1988-1989 (1 of 2)

Box 33

Folder 1: Grand Forks County 1988-1989 (2 of 2)
Folder 2: Grand Forks City 1989-1990 (1 of 4)
Folder 3: Grand Forks City 1989-1990 (2 of 4)
Folder 4: Grand Forks City 1989-1990 (3 of 4)
Folder 5: Grand Forks City 1989-1990 (4 of 4)
Folder 6: Grand Forks County 1989-1990 (1 of 2)
Folder 7: Grand Forks County 1989-1990 (2 of 2)
Folder 8: Grand Forks City 1990-1991 (1 of 3)
Folder 9: Grand Forks City 1990-1991 (2 of 3)
Folder 10: Grand Forks City 1990-1991 (3 of 3)
Folder 11: Grand Forks County 1990-1991 (1 of 2)
Folder 12: Grand Forks County 1990-1991 (2 of 2)
Folder 13: Grand Forks City 1991-1992 (1 of 3)
Folder 14: Grand Forks City 1991-1992 (2 of 3)
Folder 15: Grand Forks City 1991-1992 (3 of 3)
Folder 16: Grand Forks County 1991-1992 (1 of 2)
Folder 17: Grand Forks County 1991-1992 (2 of 2)

Box 34

Folder 1: Grand Forks City 1992-1993 (1 of 4)
Folder 2: Grand Forks City 1992-1993 (2 of 4)
Folder 3: Grand Forks City 1992-1993 (3 of 4)
Folder 4: Grand Forks City 1992-1993 (4 of 4)
Folder 5: Grand Forks County 1992-1993 (1 of 2)
Folder 6: Grand Forks County 1992-1993 (2 of 2)
Folder 7: Grand Forks City 1993-1994 (1 of 3)
Folder 8: Grand Forks City 1993-1994 (2 of 3)
Folder 9: Grand Forks City 1993-1994 (3 of 3)
Folder 10: Grand Forks County 1993-1994 (1 of 2)
Folder 11: Grand Forks County 1993-1994 (2 of 2)
Folder 12: High School Class Averages, 1953-1963
Folder 13: High School Class Averages and Final Reports - Immanuel Lutheran, 1954
Folder 14: High School Class Averages and Final Reports - Midway, 1954, 1958, 1960
Folder 15: High School Class Averages and Final Reports - Emerado, 1953-1959
Folder 16: High School Class Averages and Final Reports - Manvel, 1953-1961
Folder 17: High School Class Averages and Final Reports - Niagara Plymouth, 1953-1960
Folder 18: High School Class Averages and Final Reports - Logan Center, 1953-1960
Folder 19: High School Class Averages and Final Reports - Thompson, 1953-1957, 1959, 1961, 1963-1970

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Grand Forks County/City Census, 1890-1993],
[Series 2: Annual Reports, 1883-1992],
[Series 3: Final Teacher Reports, 1889-1994],
[Series 4: Photographs],
[All]

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