General correspondence of the State Superintendent, 1851-1855, 1916-1977, 1981-1994, 1997-2000.

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General correspondence of the State Superintendent, 1851-1855, 1916-1977, 1981-1994, 1997-2000.

Correspondence pertaining to the supervision of public schools, city and county superintendents, teachers, inspection of school buildings, equipment and improvements, attendance, financing and bonds, health and hygiene, publicity, complaints, interpretations of law, text books, transportation, appeals, contests, educational policies and planning, curriculum, state and federal aid, legislation, nursery schools, kindergartens, state teachers colleges, state industrial homes for boys, girls, and women, Indian schools, correspondence schools and business colleges, meetings of school officers, and general information. The processed portion of this series is summarized above and dates 1851-1956. There are unprocessed additions dating 1947-2000 which are described below.

31.2 c.f. (77 archives boxes and 1 flat box); plusadditions of 162.4 c.f. and2 tape recordings.

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Wisconsin. Department of Public Instruction

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The Department of Public Instruction is under the direction of the State Superintendent, an office created by Article X, Sec. 1, of the Wisconsin Constitution and originally established on August 16, 1848. The constitution provides that "The supervision of public instruction shall be vested in a state superintendent and such other officers as the legislature shall direct; and their qualifications, powers, duties and compensations shall be prescribed by law..." The Depart...