Country School Legacy Project Records, 1980-1997

Country School Legacy Project Records

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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

The North Dakota materials from a survey of education in one-room schoolhouses in eight U.S. states conducted between 1980 and 1982.

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.

Subject/Index Terms

Education
North Dakota

Administrative Information

Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections

Accruals:

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 5: Historic Site Forms and Photographs

This series contains completed Historic Site forms which contain information about a school. Many of the forms include photographs.

Box 5

Folder 1: Mt. Pleasant School [Nearest Township of this name is in South Dakota. Possible mistake, instead of Pleasant Township in Cass County, North Dakota]
Folder 2: Sharon Township, Steele County
Folder 3: Harvey School #1 (Mrs. John Seeley)
Folder 4: Lallie Township Hall, Benson County (Earl Graham)
Folder 5: Adler Township, Nelson County (Norbert E. Meyer)
Folder 6: Nesheim Township Hall, Nelson County (Jacob Quanbeck)
Folder 7: Bartley Township Hall, Griggs County (Mrs. Herbert Sonju)
Folder 8: Cass County - Walden School; Griggs County - Greenfield School, Romness #2 Dahl School, Washburn #2; Steele County - Hugo #4, Broadlawn #4
Folder 9: Benson County - Rock Township Hall, Mr. Stanley Krueger [Rock Township History book cataloged separately]
Folder 10: Willow Township - Griggs County - Arthur Smogard
Folder 11: Clearfield Township Hall - Griggs County - Mrs. Don Knapp
Folder 12: Divide Township Hall - Dickey County - Mr. Avender
Folder 13: Maza School - Towner County - Mr. Strand
Folder 14: Sverdrup Township Hall - Griggs County - Mr. and Mrs. H. Loge
Folder 15: Golden Township Hall - Walsh County - Wallace Lien
Folder 16: Clearfield #2 - Griggs County - Marjorie Larson
Folder 17: Albert Township Hall - Benson County - Mr. Freeman Westrum
Folder 18: Pearl Lake Township Hall - LaMoure County - George Johnson
Folder 19: Osago Township [no school present]
Folder 20: Thompson School, Griggs County (Mrs. Gilbert F. Johnson)
Folder 21: Thompson School, Griggs County (Mrs. Gilbert F. Johnson)
Folder 22: Tiber Township Hall, Walsh County (Denis Monson)
Folder 23: Williams Township Hall, Nelson County (Mrs. Marvin Hanson)
Folder 24: Herberg School, Traill County (Cheryl Hemberger)
Folder 25: Melrose Township - Steele County (Frances Houkom)
Folder 26: Clement Township Hall - Dickey County (George Adams)
Folder 27: Hilldale Township Hall - Eddy County (Norris Yestaas)
Folder 28: Greenville Township Hall (Jack Ragen)
Folder 29: Michigan School - Grand Forks County (Darwin Pusco)
Folder 30: Colgate Township - Steele County (Eva Johnson)
Folder 31: Bale Township - Ransom County
Folder 32: Fertile Township Hall - Walsh County (Wallace Thompson)
Folder 33: Minnewaukan Hall - Ramsey County (Edwin Peterson)
Folder 34: Hamlin Township - Nelson County (Harold Anderson)
Folder 35: Sauter Township Hall - Walsh County (Eugene Kubat)
Folder 36: Elkmount Township Hall - Grand Forks County (Ralph Whaley)
Folder 37: Saratoga Township Hall - LaMoure County (Gerald R. Danuser)
Folder 38: Tuller School (Helen Hieggelke)
Folder 39: Roosevelt #1 and #2 (Wilmer Stolt)
Folder 40: DeGroat Township Hall - Ramsey County (Curtis Thorpe)
Folder 41: Acton School - District #15 - Walsh County (Alfred Hoenke)
Folder 42: Grace Township Hall - Grand Forks County (Bernice Johnson)
Folder 43: Pierce Township Hall - Barnes County (W. Derward Koll)
Folder 44: Elm River Township Hall - Traill County (Marvin Martinson)
Folder 45: Graham Island Township Hall - Benson County (Mrs. Wilson Howard)
Folder 46: Litchville Township Hall - LaMoure County (Selmer Rockswold)
Folder 47: Elson Hall - Benson County (Alexander Backstrom)
Folder 48: Green Community Center - Barnes County (Ruby Hansen)
Folder 49: Paradise Township Hall - Eddy County (Marlin Erickson)
Folder 50: Minnie Lake Township Hall - Barnes County (Ben Sundstrom)
Folder 51: Baldwin Township Hall - Barnes County (Mrs. Warren Becker)
Folder 52: Gingham Township Hall (Jim Haugstad)
Folder 53: Dundee Township Hall - Walsh County (Joel Lindell)
Folder 54: Hard Wheat School - Towner County (Frank E. Westland)
Folder 55: F. U. Hall - Pierce County (Miss Healy)
Folder 56: Coolin Township Hall - Towner County (Bernice Noyes Sexhus)
Folder 57: Morris Township Hall - Ramsey County (Dennis Windjue)
Folder 58: Bentru Township Hall - Grand Forks County (James Olson)
Folder 59: McClellan Township Hall - Benson County (Harold Friestad)
Folder 60: Mertz Township - Sheridan County (Leota Mertz Denhoff)
Folder 61: Gladstone School - LaMoure County (Glenn Moore)
Folder 62: Union 101 (Mrs. Kenneth Lykken)
Folder 63: Union Township - Grand Forks County (Rose M. Beine)
Folder 64: Hvard School (Anna Weber)
Folder 65: Glenila School (Louis Peterson)
Folder 66: Grafton (Mrs. Jean Dahl)
Folder 67: #120 Dows - Dows Township (Marilyn Bjerke)
Folder 68: Liberty School #2 - Emmons County (Mr. and Mrs. Frank Orthmeyer)
Folder 69: Bethel Township Hall - Towner County (Mrs. Mitchell Garst)
Folder 70: Eddy Township Hall - Eddy County (Ralph Krebsbach)
Folder 71: Heimdal District School - Wells County (Miss Arden Georgeson)
Folder 72: Galesburg School District #3 - Traill County (Minnie Olstad)
Folder 73: Martin Township Hall - Walsh County (William Freeman)
Folder 74: Anderson Township Hall - Barnes County (Felix Gerntholz)
Folder 75: Isabel Township Hall - Benson County (Erling Karlsbraaten)
Folder 76: Edendale Township Hall - Steele County (Henning Anderson)
Folder 77: Inkster Township Hall - Grand Forks County (Mrs. Oscar Seilstad)
Folder 78: Lind School District #99 - Grand Forks County (Robert Olson)
Folder 79: Sherbrooke Township Hall - Steele County (Elmer Jacobson)
Folder 80: Perth Township Hall - Walsh County (Arnold Lillehaugen)
Folder 81: Gladstone Community Hall - LaMoure County (Mrs. Cliff Haro)
Folder 82: Beaver School #3-Benson County (Mrs. Ralph Pierson)
Folder 83: Hemen Township Hall - Barnes County (DuWayne Sauer)
Folder 84: Cranberry Valley School - Benson County (Doreen Brenno)
Folder 85: Odessa Township - Ramsey County (Orrin Cox)
Folder 86: Marsh Township Hall (Evelyn Gartland)
Folder 87: Brimer Township Hall - Barnes County
Folder 88: Berlin Township Hall - Cass County
Folder 89: Sharlow Township School #2, Stutsman County (Mrs. Richard Brown)
Folder 90: Roseville School - Traill County, documents (Ellen Kaldor)
Folder 91: Roseville School - Traill County, photographs (Ellen Kaldor)
Folder 92: Enger Township Hall - Steele County (Allan Kville)
Folder 93: Dodds Township Hall - Nelson County (Allen Johnson)
Folder 94: Norway Lake Township Hall - Wells County (Harris Sundet)
Folder 95: Westfield Township Hall - Steele County (Harold Ramstad)
Folder 96: Reed Township Hall - Cass County (R. D. Tettren)
Folder 97: Grace Township Schools (Bernice Johnson)
Folder 98: Shelly School District #6 - Dickey County (Marlys Kunz)
Folder 99: Willow Lake School - Steele County
Folder 100: Magnus Olson School #3 - Dwight School District (Mrs. Earl Wold)
Folder 101: Hugo Township - Steele County (Mrs. Neil Hashbarger)
Folder 102: Melvin Township Hall - Nelson County (G. E. Kjorsvik)
Folder 103: Pamona View Township Hall - LaMoure County (Bruce Lackman)
Folder 104: Moraine Township Hall - Grand Forks County
Folder 105: Atkins Township Hall - Towner County
Folder 106: Clearfield Township Hall - Griggs County (William Phelps)
Folder 107: Romness Township School #1 - Griggs County (Mrs. Garfield Olson)
Folder 108: School District #23 - Walsh County
Folder 109: Clifton District #50 - Cass County (Mrs. Lawrence Dimmer)
Folder 110: Embden School District #4 - Cass County
Folder 111: Twin Tree Township Hall - Benson County (Edith Houkom)
Folder 112: Golden Lake Township - Steele County (Joe Hanson)
Folder 113: Whitestone School #1 - Dickey County
Folder 114: Helendale Township Hall - Richland County
Folder 115: Roloff Township Hall - McIntosh County
Folder 116: South Dresden School #3 (Emma Hahn)
Folder 117: Griggs County (Superintendent of schools)
Folder 118: Gilber #1 - Ransom County (Mrs. Wesley Alinder)
Folder 119: Ellendale (Winnie Norton)
Folder 120: Dunbar School - Shuman #1 - Sargent County
Folder 121: Campbell #4 - Rollins Prairie Township
Folder 122: Easton Township - Steele County (Mildred Gilbertson)
Folder 123: Bale Township - Ransom County - Gilbert School #1
Folder 124: Sverdrup #1 (Mrs. Arthur Beattie
Folder 125: Old School Materials (A. Berggren)
Folder 126: Broadlawn Township - Steele County (Gilmore Jondahl)
Folder 127: Griggs - Steele County (Mrs. J. Josephine)
Folder 128: Shuman #2
Folder 129: Ransom County
Folder 130: Potterville #3 – Steele/Griggs County
Folder 131: Willow #2
Folder 132: Buffalo
Folder 133: Osnabrock
Folder 134: Ayr
Folder 135: Mabel Township
Folder 136: Comstock , MN
Folder 137: Bridge School
Folder 138: Bryon Township School
Folder 139: Emmons County
Folder 140: Mountain School
Folder 141: Unidentified Photograph
Folder 142: Unidentified Photograph
Folder 143: Amenia School
Folder 144: Gallatin School
Folder 145: Wayzea School District – Griggs/Steele County
Folder 146: Unidentified Photograph
Folder 147: Franklin Township - Steele County
Folder 148: Osnabrock
Folder 149: Unidentified Photograph
Folder 150: Milton
Folder 151: Veseleyville
Folder 152: Fertile Valley Township - Divide County
Folder 153: Gallatin School - Sheyenne Valley
Folder 154: Carrington
Folder 155: Morris Township (Galdys Brash)
Folder 156: Pleasant View Hall - Grand Forks (R. Mandt)
Folder 157: Xeroxed Copies of Photographs
Folder 158: Correspondence: Bowman County (Superintendent of School)
Folder 159: School Photographs: Emmons, Grand Forks, Grant, and McHenry Counties
Folder 160: “Rural School Days, 1914-1921, A Personal Reminiscence” Essay by Ross Bloomquist on Birtsell Township, Foster County, School District #3
Folder 161: Emmons County (Glanavon School)
Folder 162: Fairfield Township - Billings County
Folder 163: Rollis Township - Marshall County
Folder 164: Adams County
Folder 165: McHenry County
Folder 166: McIntosh County
Folder 167: Stark County
Folder 168: Ward County
Folder 169: Williams County
Folder 170: Lamoure County, unidentified photograph
Folder 171: Unanswered Correspondence
Folder 172: List of Vocational Education Instructors
Folder 173: Xeroxed Copies of photographs (Berkeley Lobanor, Head of photographs for the grant)
Folder 174: Morton County, photographs
Folder 175: Picton Township Hall - Towner County (Olivia Gailfus)
Folder 176: Coburn Township Hall - Ransom County (Glen Anderson)
Folder 177: Rye School #25 - Grand Forks County (Frank Dubuque)
Folder 178: Loam Township, Austin School; Waterloo Township School, Elgin School (Lois Peterson)
Folder 179: Birtsell Township School, Foster County, six photographs

Box 6

Folder 1: Unanswered Correspondence (Mary Carlson)
Folder 2: Answered Correspondence (Mary Carlson)
Folder 3: Betty Ann Jordan's Word
Folder 4: Bergsguard - Quarve - District #41 - Benson County
Folder 5: Aanderud - Quarve - District #41 - Benson County
Folder 6: Thrums - District #19 - School #4 - Bottineau County
Folder 7: Pleasant Valley School - Bottineau County
Folder 8: Anderson - Hawkeye School #2 - Divide County
Folder 9: Lexington School - Divide County
Folder 10: Twin Butte - Divide County
Folder 11: Roseville - District #50 - School #1 - Divide County
Folder 12: Blufton - District #15 - School #3 - Divide County
Folder 13: Hawkeye Consolidated #14 - Divide County
Folder 14: Iota - District #18 - School #1 - Dunn County
Folder 15: North Prairie - District #1 - McHenry County
Folder 16: Red Cross School - District #10 - School #1 - McHenry County
Folder 17: Wintering School - District #3 - School #2 - McHenry County
Folder 18: Salin School - District #3 - School #3 - McHenry County
Folder 19: Rose Hill - District #36.- School #2 - McHenry County
Folder 20: Thomas - Egg Creek - District #35 - School #4 - McHenry County
Folder 21: White Rock - Riga School - District #21 - School #2 - McHenry County
Folder 22: Horegum School - District #23 - School #1 - McHenry County
Folder 23: Willowcreek School - District #6 - McHenry County
Folder 24: Balfour School - District #16 - McHenry County
Folder 25: Hubell School
Folder 26: Medicine Lodge - District #8 - McHenry County
Folder 27: Kottke Valley - District #32 - School #2 - McHenry County
Folder 28: Horse Creek - District #32 - McKenzie County
Folder 29: Sheep Butte - Earl School District - McKenzie County
Folder 30: Sunat School - Mountrail County
Folder 31: Dymond School - Mountrail County
Folder 32: Liberty - District #2 - Mountrail County
Folder 33: Model Township Hall - Mountrail County
Folder 34: Curkuff - Springdale - Mountrail County
Folder 35: Sweetwater - District #32 - Mountrail County
Folder 36: Juniata - District #2 - School #1 - Pierce County
Folder 37: Meyer - District #11 - School #2 - Pierce County
Folder 38: Copeland - Van Buren - District #22 - School #1 - Bottineau County
Folder 39: Meyer - District #1 - School #4 - Pierce County
Folder 40: Meyer - District #1 - School #1 - Pierce County
Folder 41: Lincoln - District #28 - School #1 - Pierce County
Folder 42: Plain 281 - District #1 - Renville County
Folder 43: White Ash - District #19 - Renville County
Folder 44: South Prosperity - Renville County
Folder 45: Cauahan - Renville County
Folder 46: Brandon Township Hall - Renville County
Folder 47: Barney Google - District #3 - Renville County
Folder 48: Rockford - District #5 - School #2 - Renville County
Folder 49: Sande - Hutchinson - District #22 - Rolette County
Folder 50: Schiller - District #19 - Sheridan County
Folder 51: New German Town - District #6 - Sheridan County
Folder 52: John's Lake - District #22 - School #2 - Sheridan County
Folder 53: Lincoln - District #10 - Sheridan County
Folder 54: Pichard - District #20 - Sheridan County
Folder 55: Whittaker - District #23 - School #2 - Sheridan County
Folder 56: Lamont - District #18 - Sheridan County
Folder 57: Berlin - Sheridan County
Folder 58: Denmark - District #3 - Ward County
Folder 59: Kottke Valley - District #32 - School #4 - Ward County
Folder 60: Graham – St. Mary's - District #17 - School #1 - Ward County
Folder 61: McKinley - District #36 - School #2 - Ward County
Folder 62: Freedom - South Prairie - School #1 - Ward County
Folder 63: Schwartz - Spencer - District #46 - Ward County
Folder 64: Rolling Green - District #1 - Ward County
Folder 65: Rushville - Sunnyslope - District #53 - Ward County
Folder 66: Vang - District #106 - Ward County
Folder 67: Harrison - District #2 - Ward County
Folder 68: Carter - District #1 - Ward County
Folder 69: Berge - Freeman - District #29 - School #3 - Williams County
Folder 70: Haustveit - Grinnell - District #4 - School #3 - Williams County
Folder 71: Truax - District #79 - School #3 - Williams County
Folder 72: Twinlake - District #66 - Williams County
Folder 73: Highcliff - Formosa - District #39 - School #2 - Williams County
Folder 74: Hagbo - Scandinavia - District #43 - School #1 - Williams County
Folder 75: Nelson - Blacktail - District #72 - School #1 - Williams County
Folder 76: Blacktail - District #72 - School #1 - Williams County
Folder 77: Braaten - Westbank - District #86 - School #2 - Williams County
Folder 78: Baker - Pleasant Valley - District #16 - School #3 Williams County
Folder 79: South Missouri Ridge - District #7 - School #3- Williams County
Folder 80: Stevens - Marshall - District #82 - School #1 - Williams County
Folder 81: Spring Coulee - Tyrone - District #77 - Williams County
Folder 82: Thorstad - Williams County
Folder 83: Frederick - Pherrin - District #30 - School #3 - Williams County
Folder 84: Bonetrail - District #2 - Williams County
Folder 85: Eureka - District #36 - School #1 - Wills County
Folder 86: Manfred Township - Wills County

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