Papers, 1851-1867.

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Papers, 1851-1867.

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Primarily letters to Dr. Azel P. Ladd as Wisconsin state superintendent of public instruction, 1852, from school clerks requesting information on the formation of school districts, the apportionment of state school and library funds, the interpretation of the school laws, questions of personnel, and other school matters. With these are similar letters to other Wisconsin state superintendents, including Eleazer Root, Lyman C. Draper, and John G. McMynn.

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Draper, Lyman Copeland, 1815-1891

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Lyman Copeland Draper (1815-1891), American historian known for his studies of the history of trans-Allegheny West. From 1854 to 1886, he served as director of The State Historical Society of Wisconsin from 1854 to 1886. From the description of Letters from Lyman C. Draper to Benson J. Lossing, 1855-1864. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 302021153 Lyman Copeland Draper was born in Lockport, New York on September 4, 1...

Ladd, Azel P., 1811-1854.

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McMynn, John Gibson, 1824-1900.

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Root, Eleazer.

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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...