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Country School Legacy Project Records, 1980-1997
Collection Overview
Title: Country School Legacy Project Records, 1980-1997
ID: OGLMC740
Primary Creator: Mountain Plains Library Association
Extent: 20.5 Linear Feet
Date Acquired: 01/26/1982. More info below under Accruals.
Subjects: Education, North Dakota
Languages: English
Abstract
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The County School Legacy Project Records consist mainly of those records produced by the Country School Legacy Project. The collection is divided into ten series:
Series 1: Remembrances
Series 2: Correspondence
Series 3: Rural School Histories
Series 4: Teacher Contracts
Series 5: Historic Site Forms and Photographs
Series 6: Photographs
Series 7: Scrapbooks and Memorabilia
Series 8: Supporting Books and Documents from Rural School Teachers
Series 9: Accounting Records
Series 10: Miscellaneous
Collection Historical Note
The Country School Legacy Project surveyed education in one-room schoolhouses in eight states comprising the Mountain Plains Library Association: Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming. In 1980, the National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a two year, $275,000 grant to the Mountain Plains Library Association, for a project entitled: “Country School Legacy: Humanities on the Frontier.” Andrew Gulliford wrote the grant proposal and became the project director.
The project gathered oral history interviews, textbooks, curricula and photographs of teachers, students and one-room schoolhouses. A variety of original school records were collected as well. A repository archive in each state was designated to house that state’s documentary records. The University of North Dakota was selected to house materials from North Dakota. The project also produced two traveling community programs which included an exhibit, booklet and 26 minute color film shown at public seminars in each of the eight states.
The project was a success and was granted an award of merit by the American Association of State and Local History in 1982. The project was also featured in many newspaper and magazine articles, and in presentations by the National Endowment for the Humanities to Congress, and both President Jimmy Carter and President Ronald Reagan. In 1984, Andrew Gulliford published America’s Country Schools, which covered not only the findings of the project, but examined the history and influence of country schools throughout the United States. This title is available in the Department’s collection as well.
Information gathered during the course of this project was used to publish The Legacy of North Dakota's Country Schools, edited by Warren Henke and Everett Albers and published in 1998.
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Administrative Information
Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections
There have been six additions to this collection:
1. Acquisition records are unavailable
2. Deposited on September 8, 1986 (86-1471)
3. Donated by Mrs. Lillian Dinwoodie, Minot, ND (teacher in McKenzie County, ND), on June 6, 1986 (86-1451)
4. Acquisition records are unavailable
5. Deposited by Warren Henke, Bismarck, ND, on May 9, 2001 (2001-2499)
6. Transferred from UA 57, Center for Teaching and Learning - Dean Vito Perrone, in December 2004 (2004-2718)
Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Source: Country School Legacy Project
Acquisition Method: The University of North Dakota was designated as the official repository for all North Dakota records created by the Country School Legacy Project. (82-955)
Separated Materials:
52 photographs were separated and placed in the Orin G. Libby Photograph Collection:
OGL 740-1 Saratoga Schoolhouse, 1981
OGL 740-2 Saratoga Schoolhouse, 1981
OGL 740-3 Rye Schoolhouse
OGL 740-4 Manvel Schoolhouse
OGL 740-5 Northwood Schoolhouse
OGL 740-6 Larimore Elementary School
OGL 740-7 Larimore High School
OGL 740-8 Charbonnea Creek, McKenzie County 1923
OGL 740-9 Charbonnea Creek, McKenzie County 1923
OGL 740-10 Garborg School, Richland County 1938
OGL 740-11 Freeman Twp. 1929
OGL 740-12 Garborg Twp. No. 2 1937
OGL 740-13 Sharlow District School No 2, Montpelier, ND
OGL 740-14 Sand Prairie School, Kathryn, N.D.
OGL 740-15 Unidentified Students 1929
OGL 740-16 Freeman No.1, Richland Co. N.D.
OGL 740-17 Unidentified Students 1948-1949
OGL 740-18 Moen, Ingeborg Teacher 1957
OGL 740-19 Arnegard School, McKenzie Co.
OGL 740-20 Bremen School No. 3
OGL 740-21 Bremen School No. 1
OGL 740-22 Rocky Mountain School No. 2
OGL 740-23 Albert School No. 3
OGL 740-24 Albert School No. 2
OGL 740-25 Aurora School No. 1
OGL 740-26 Eldon School No. 4
OGL 740-27 Hathaway School No. 5, Harlow
OGL 740-28 Eldon School No. 4
OGL 740-29 Albert School No. 2
OGL 740-30 Albert School No. 3
OGL 740-31 Rocky Mt. School No. 2
OGL 740-32 Bremen School No. 1
OGL 740-33 Bremen School No. 3
OGL 740-34 Hathaway School No. 5, Harlow
OGL 740-35 Aurora School No. 1
OGL 740-36 Dakem School No. 3
OGL 740-37 Hoerasef School
OGL 740-38 Unidentified School near Meadow, S.D
OGL 740-39 Unidentified School near Forbes, N.D.
OGL 740-40 Rowe School Picnic 1949
OGL 740-41 Crystal Springs School House 1981
OGL 740-42 Alpha School No. 2, Gladstone, N.D. 1981
OGL 740-43 Johanna (Knudsen) Miller at her high school graduation in June 1903
OGL 740-44 Nels and Meta Knudsen, Johanna's parents
OGL 740-45 Johanna Knudsen and her husband, Joe C. Miller
OGL 740-46 Johanna and Joe Miller with their children, Margaret, Paul, Perry, and Eugene
OGL 740-47 Joe C. Miller as a North Dakota House of Representatives
OGL 740-48 Johanna with her class at the Thrumbs-Starbuck School near Kramer in the Fall of 1920.
OGL 740-49 A family portrait; Eugene, Perry, Margaret, Joe and Johanna.
OGL 740-50 Johanna K. Miller at age 60
OGL 740-51 Johanna K. Miller at age 89
OGL 740-52 Johanna Knudsen Miller
Related Publications:
America’s Country Schools by Andrew Gulliford
The Legacy of North Dakota's Country Schools, edited by Warren Henke and Everett Albers
Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Country School Legacy Project Records. OGLMC 740, 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 October 2015.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Remembrances],
[Series 2: Correspondence],
[Series 3: Rural School Histories],
[Series 4: Teacher Contracts],
[Series 5: Historic Site Forms and Photographs],
[Series 6: Photographs],
[Series 7: Scrapbooks and Memorabilia],
[Series 8: Supporting Books and Documents from Rural School Teachers],
[Series 9: Accounting Records],
[Series 10: Miscellaneous],
[All]
- Series 4: Teacher Contracts
- This series contains individual teacher contracts of North Dakota teachers who taught in country schools.
- Box 4
- Folder 33: Teacher Contracts - Griggs County
- Folder 34: Teacher Contracts - Barnes County
- Folder 35: Teacher Contracts - LaMoure County
- Folder 36: Teacher Contracts - Benson County
- Folder 37: Teacher Contracts - Hettinger County
- Folder 38: Teacher Contracts - Towner County
- Folder 39: Teacher Contracts - Grant County
- Folder 40: Teacher Contracts - Bottineau County
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Remembrances],
[Series 2: Correspondence],
[Series 3: Rural School Histories],
[Series 4: Teacher Contracts],
[Series 5: Historic Site Forms and Photographs],
[Series 6: Photographs],
[Series 7: Scrapbooks and Memorabilia],
[Series 8: Supporting Books and Documents from Rural School Teachers],
[Series 9: Accounting Records],
[Series 10: Miscellaneous],
[All]