Wisconsin rural school survey records, 1931-1933.

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Wisconsin rural school survey records, 1931-1933.

Records documenting rural schools in Wisconsin, 1931-1933. The communities documented are Albion, Argyle, Auburn, Eagle, Deerfield, Grow, Hampton, Highland, North Lancaster, La Crosse, Median, Oakland, Orienta, Potter, Rhine, Richmond, Spring, Stanton, Washington, Walworth, Waukesha, and York. Documentation mainly consists of photographs and negatives of schools, students, and teachers; notes about the photographs; and floor plans of schoolhouses. The material was gathered by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, the University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and "The Wisconsin Journal of Education."

0.1 c.f.,797 photographs, and16 negatives.

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State historical society of Wisconsin

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The State Historical Society was founded in 1846, chartered in 1853, and became a trustee of the state in 1855. Chapter 75, Laws of 1967, continued the Society as an independent agency. The Society is charged by statute with the collection, preservation, and dissemination of historical and cultural resources relating to Wisconsin, the Midwest, and the nation. From the description of Agency history record. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145776528 ...

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...

University of Wisconsin. College of Agriculture

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