Grand Forks Public School District Records, 1881-1980

Grand Forks Public School District Records

Overview

Abstract

Scope and Contents

Administrative Information

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Collection Overview

Title: Grand Forks Public School District Records, 1881-1980

ID: OGLMC773

Primary Creator: Grand Forks School Board (1881-)

Extent: 4.5 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 07/29/1982

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

Languages: English

Abstract

Meeting minutes of the Grand Forks School Board, 1881-1980

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Grand Forks Public School District Records, 1881-1980, consist of meeting minutes of the Grand Forks School Board. The minutes were entered chronologically in thirty bound volumes. Also included are loose annual reports, treasurer's reports, and other communications to the Board from citizens and other agencies. Most entries until 1910 were handwritten, with typewritten entries thereafter.

Collection Historical Note

The first public school in Grand Forks was organized in 1873 by a teacher named Hattie Richmond. The first school was attended by eight students in a one-room schoolhouse obtained through public subscription. A rapidly expanding population resulted in the organization of Grand Forks County in 1874 and calls for a new school facility. The Grand Forks County Commissioners provided for two county school districts in 1874. The city's population grew from a few hundred people in 1875 to more than 1,700 people, according to the 1880 Federal Census. The Grand Forks School Board was organized in 1881, following the provisions of an act of the Territorial Council. The Board held its first meeting March 17, 1881.

Subject/Index Terms

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

Administrative Information

Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections

Access Restrictions: Available for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Acquisition Source: Mark Sanford and Jaymee Siedel, Grand Forks School Board

Acquisition Method: Donation; July 29, 1982 (82-1017) and October 1, 1997 (97-2149)

Related Materials:

Grand Forks County School District Histories; OGLMC 179

Grand Forks County Superintendent of Schools Records; OGLMC 1352

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

Preferred Citation: 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 July 2014.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Volume:

[Volume 1: Board Minutes, 1881-1888],
[Volume 2: Board Minutes, 1888-1900],
[Volume 3: Board Minutes, 1900-1913],
[Volume 4: Board Minutes, July 1913-March 1932],
[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[Box 3],
[All]

Volume 3: Board Minutes, 1900-1913: Leather bound volume detailing school board activities from 1900-1913. Totaling 480 pages in length, the volume is both handwritten and typed with margin notations and additional newspaper clippings.

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