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Montana Department of Public Instruction Records, 1899-1959
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Montana Department of Public Instruction
- Title
- Montana Department of Public Instruction Records
- Dates
- 1899-1959 (inclusive)18991959
- Quantity
- 62 linear feet of shelf space
- Collection Number
- RS 109
- Summary
- These Department of Public Instruction records (1899-1959) include county superintendents' annual statistical and financial reports, filed by county and district.
- Repository
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Montana Historical Society, Library & Archives
Montana Historical Society Research Center Archives
225 North Roberts
PO Box 201201
Helena MT
59620-1201
Telephone: 4064442681
Fax: 4064445297
mhslibrary@mt.gov - Access Restrictions
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Collection open for research.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction was created by the Montana Territorial government in 1866, and re-established after statehood in 1889. Charged with "the general supervision of the public schools and district of the state", the Superintendent of Public Instruction was created as an elected position. In 1959 the Department of Public Instruction was created by the state legislature, with the Superintendent of Public Instruction serving as chief administrator. The responsibilities of this office include teacher certification; enforcing state school laws; equalizing school districts' budgets; oversee higher and vocational education institutions; and standardizing basic curriculum and texts. In 1977 the name was changed to the Office of Public Instruction.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
These Department of Public Instruction records (1899-1959) consist of county superintendents' annual statistical and financial reports (1903-1959). Each are filed by county and district. In addition there are statistical summaries dating back to 1899.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of the Montana Historical Society. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collection. In some cases permission for use may require additional authorization from the copyright owners. For more information contact an archivist.
Preferred Citation
Item description and date. Collection Title. Collection Number. Box and Folder numbers. Montana Historical Society Research Center, Archives, Helena, Montana.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection
Reports Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 1-12 | Annual statistical reports: Beaverhead County |
1902-1959 |
| 1 / 13-21 | Annual statistical reports: Big Horn County |
1913-1959 |
| 1 / 22-31 | Annual statistical reports: Blaine County |
1912-1959 |
| 2 / 1-11 | Annual statistical reports: Broadwater County |
1903-1956 |
| 2 / 12-22 | Annual statistical reports: Carbon County |
1903-1959 |
| 2 / 23-31 | Annual statistical reports: Carter County |
1917-1959 |
| 3 / 1-12 | Annual statistical reports: Cascade County |
1903-1959 |
| 3 / 13-23 | Annual statistical reports: Chouteau County |
1903-1959 |
| 4 / 1-11 | Annual statistical reports: Custer County |
1903-1959 |
| 4 / 12-19 | Annual statistical reports: Daniels County |
1921-1959 |
| 4 / 20-27 | Annual statistical reports: Dawson County |
1903-1943 |
| 5 / 1-3 | Annual statistical reports: Dawson County |
1944-1959 |
| 5 / 4-14 | Annual statistical reports: Deer Lodge County |
1903-1959 |
| 5 / 15-23 | Annual statistical reports: Fallon County |
1915-1959 |
| 6 / 1-12 | Annual statistical reports: Fergus County |
1903-1959 |
| 6 / 13-16 | Annual statistical reports: Flathead County |
1904-1924 |
| 7 / 1-7 | Annual statistical reports: Flathead County |
1925-1959 |
| 7 / 8-18 | Annual statistical reports: Gallatin County |
1903-1959 |
| 7 / 19-26 | Annual statistical reports: Garfield County |
1920-1959 |
| 8 / 1-8 | Annual statistical reports: Glacier County |
1919-1959 |
| 8 / 9-16 | Annual statistical reports: Golden Valley County |
1921-1959 |
| 8 / 17-27 | Annual statistical reports: Granite County |
1903-1959 |
| 9 / 1-9 | Annual statistical reports: Hill County |
1912-1959 |
| 9 / 10-20 | Annual statistical reports: Jefferson County |
1903-1959 |
| 9 / 21-28 | Annual statistical reports: Judith Basin County |
1921-1959 |
| 10 / 1-7 | Annual statistical reports: Lake County |
1924-1959 |
| 10 / 8-18 | Annual statistical reports: Lewis and Clark County |
1903-1959 |
| 10 / 19-26 | Annual statistical reports: Liberty County |
1920-1959 |
| 11 / 1-10 | Annual statistical reports: Lincoln County |
1909-1959 |
| 11 / 11-21 | Annual statistical reports: Madison County |
1903-1959 |
| 11 / 22-29 | Annual statistical reports: McCone County |
1920-1959 |
| 12 / 1-11 | Annual statistical reports: Meagher County |
1903-1959 |
| 12 / 12-20 | Annual statistical reports: Mineral County |
1915-1959 |
| 12 / 21-26 | Annual statistical reports: Missoula County |
1903-1933 |
| 13 / 1-5 | Annual statistical reports: Missoula County |
1934-1959 |
| 13 / 6-15 | Annual statistical reports: Musselshell County |
1911-1959 |
| 13 / 16-26 | Annual statistical reports: Park County |
1903-1959 |
| 14 / 1-7 | Annual statistical reports: Petroleum County |
1925-1959 |
| 14 / 8-16 | Annual statistical reports: Phillips County |
1915-1959 |
| 14 / 17-24 | Annual statistical reports: Pondera County |
1920-1959 |
| 15 / 1-8 | Annual statistical reports: Powder River County |
1920-1959 |
| 15 / 9-20 | Annual statistical reports: Powell County |
1903-1959 |
| 15 / 21-25 | Annual statistical reports: Prairie County |
1916-1940 |
| 16 / 1-4 | Annual statistical reports: Prairie County |
1941-1959 |
| 16 / 5-15 | Annual statistical reports: Ravalli County |
1903-1959 |
| 16 / 16-24 | Annual statistical reports: Richland County |
1915-1959 |
| 17 / 1-8 | Annual statistical reports: Roosevelt County |
1903-1959 |
| 17 / 9-19 | Annual statistical reports: Rosebud County |
1903-1959 |
| 17 / 20-26 | Annual statistical reports: Sanders County |
1906-1941 |
| 18 / 1-4 | Annual statistical reports: Sanders County |
1942-1959 |
| 18 / 5-13 | Annual statistical reports: Sheridan County |
1913-1959 |
| 18 / 14-24 | Annual statistical reports: Silver Bow County |
1903-1959 |
| 19 / 1-9 | Annual statistical reports: Stillwater County |
1913-1959 |
| 19 / 10-20 | Annual statistical reports: Sweet Grass County |
1903-1959 |
| 19 / 21-25 | Annual statistical reports: Teton County |
1903-1928 |
| 20 / 1-6 | Annual statistical reports: Teton County |
1929-1959 |
| 20 / 7-15 | Annual statistical reports: Toole County |
1915-1959 |
| 20 / 16-23 | Annual statistical reports: Treasure County |
1919-1959 |
| 21 / 1-11 | Annual statistical reports: Valley County |
1903-1959 |
| 21 / 12-20 | Annual statistical reports: Wheatland County |
1917-1959 |
| 21 / 21-29 | Annual statistical reports: Wibaux County |
1915-1959 |
| 22 / 1-11 | Annual statistical reports: Yellowstone County |
1903-1959 |
| 22 / 12-20 | Annual statistical reports: all county summaries |
1902-1959 |
| 23 / 1-12 | Annual financial reports: Beaverhead County |
1902-1959 |
| 23 / 13-18 | Annual financial reports: Big Horn County |
1902-1943 |
| 24 / 1-3 | Annual financial reports: Big Horn County |
1944-1959 |
| 24 / 4-13 | Annual financial reports: Blaine County |
1912-1959 |
| 25 / 1-7 | Annual financial reports: Broadwater County |
1923-1959 |
| 25 / 8-15 | Annual financial reports: Carbon County |
1903-1943 |
| 26 / 1-3 | Annual financial reports: Carbon County |
1944-1959 |
| 26 / 4-12 | Annual financial reports: Carter County |
1917-1959 |
| 26 / 13-16 | Annual financial reports: Cascade County |
1903-1922 |
| 27 / 1-8 | Annual financial reports: Cascade County |
1923-1959 |
| 27 / 9-14 | Annual financial reports: Chouteau County |
1903-1931 |
| 28 / 1-6 | Annual financial reports: Chouteau County |
1932-1959 |
| 28 / 7-17 | Annual financial reports: Custer County |
1903-1959 |
| 29 / 1-8 | Annual financial reports: Daniels County |
1921-1959 |
| 29 / 9-16 | Annual financial reports: Dawson County |
1903-1942 |
| 30 / 1-4 | Annual financial reports: Dawson County |
1943-1959 |
| 30 / 5-16 | Annual financial reports: Deer Lodge County |
1903-1959 |
| 31 / 1-9 | Annual financial reports: Fallon County |
1914-1959 |
| 31 / 10-14 | Annual financial reports: Fergus County |
1903-1922 |
| 32 / 1-8 | Annual financial reports: Fergus County |
1923-1949 |
| 33 / 1-2 | Annual financial reports: Fergus County |
1950-1959 |
| 33 / 3-13 | Annual financial reports: Flathead County |
1904-1959 |
| 34 / 1-12 | Annual financial reports: Gallatin County |
1903-1959 |
| 34 / 13-15 | Annual financial reports: Garfield County |
1920-1934 |
| 35 / 1-5 | Annual financial reports: Garfield County |
1935-1959 |
| 35 / 6-13 | Annual financial reports: Glacier County |
1919-1959 |
| 36 / 1-8 | Annual financial reports: Golden Valley County |
1921-1959 |
| 36 / 9-16 | Annual financial reports: Granite County |
1903-1942 |
| 37 / 1-4 | Annual financial reports: Granite County |
1943-1959 |
| 37 / 5-14 | Annual financial reports: Hill County |
1912-1959 |
| 38 / 1-12 | Annual financial reports: Jefferson County |
1903-1959 |
| 38 / 13-16 | Annual financial reports: Judith Basin County |
1921-1940 |
| 39 / 1-4 | Annual financial reports: Judith Basin County |
1941-1959 |
| 39 / 5-11 | Annual financial reports: Lake County |
1924-1959 |
| 39 / 12-16 | Annual financial reports: Lewis and Clark County |
1903-1927 |
| 40 / 1-7 | Annual financial reports: Lewis and Clark County |
1928-1959 |
| 40 / 8-15 | Annual financial reports: Liberty County |
1920-1959 |
| 41 / 1-10 | Annual financial reports: Lincoln County |
1909-1959 |
| 41 / 11-17 | Annual financial reports: Madison County |
1903-1937 |
| 42 / 1-5 | Annual financial reports: Madison County |
1938-1959 |
| 42 / 6-13 | Annual financial reports: McCone County |
1920-1959 |
| 43 / 1-12 | Annual financial reports: Meagher County |
1903-1959 |
| 43 / 13-16 | Annual financial reports: Mineral County |
1914-1934 |
| 44 / 1-5 | Annual financial reports: Mineral County |
1935-1959 |
| 44 / 6-17 | Annual financial reports: Missoula County |
1903-1959 |
| 45 / 1-10 | Annual financial reports: Musselshell County |
1911-1959 |
| 45 / 11-15 | Annual financial reports: Park County |
1903-1927 |
| 46 / 1-7 | Annual financial reports: Park County |
1928-1959 |
| 46 / 8-14 | Annual financial reports: Petroleum County |
1925-1959 |
| 47 / 1-9 | Annual financial reports: Phillips County |
1915-1959 |
| 47 / 10-15 | Annual financial reports: Pondera County |
1919-1948 |
| 48 / 1-2 | Annual financial reports: Pondera County |
1949-1959 |
| 48 / 3-10 | Annual financial reports: Powder River County |
1920-1959 |
| 48 / 11-15 | Annual financial reports: Powell County |
1903-1928 |
| 49 / 1-6 | Annual financial reports: Powell County |
1929-1959 |
| 49 / 7-13 | Annual financial reports: Prairie County |
1916-1950 |
| 50 / 1-2 | Annual financial reports: Prairie County |
1951-1959 |
| 50 / 3-14 | Annual financial reports: Ravalli County |
1903-1959 |
| 50 / 15-16 | Annual financial reports: Richland County |
1914-1923 |
| 51 / 1-10 | Annual financial reports: Richland County |
1924-1959 |
| 52 / 1-8 | Annual financial reports: Roosevelt County |
1919-1959 |
| 52 / 9-16 | Annual financial reports: Rosebud County |
1903-1942 |
| 53 / 1-4 | Annual financial reports: Rosebud County |
1943-1959 |
| 53 / 5-15 | Annual financial reports: Sanders County |
1906-1959 |
| 54 / 1-10 | Annual financial reports: Sheridan County |
1913-1959 |
| 54 / 11-15 | Annual financial reports: Silver Bow County |
1903-1928 |
| 55 / 1-6 | Annual financial reports: Silver Bow County |
1929-1959 |
| 55 / 7-11 | Annual financial reports: Stillwater County |
1913-1935 |
| 56 / 1-5 | Annual financial reports: Stillwater County |
1936-1959 |
| 56 / 6-17 | Annual financial reports: Sweet Grass County |
1903-1959 |
| 57 / 1-12 | Annual financial reports: Teton County |
1903-1959 |
| 57 / 13-17 | Annual financial reports: Toole County |
1914-1938 |
| 58 / 1-4 | Annual financial reports: Toole County |
1940-1959 |
| 58 / 5-12 | Annual financial reports: Treasure County |
1919-1959 |
| 58 / 13-15 | Annual financial reports: Valley County |
1903-1917 |
| 59 / 1-9 | Annual financial reports: Valley County |
1918-1959 |
| 59 / 10-15 | Annual financial reports: Wheatland County |
1917-1946 |
| 60 / 1-3 | Annual financial reports: Wheatland County |
1947-1959 |
| 60 / 4-12 | Annual financial reports: Wibaux County |
1914-1959 |
| 60 / 13-17 | Annual financial reports: Yellowstone County |
1903-1927 |
| 61 / 1-6 | Annual financial reports: Yellowstone County |
1928-1959 |
| 61 / 7-12 | Summary: all counties |
1899-1939 |
| 62 / 1-4 | Summary: all counties |
1940-1959 |
Miscellany Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 62 / 5 | List of school district trustees |
undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Education--Finance--Montana
- Education--Montana
- High schools--Montana
- Public schools--Montana
- Rural schools--Montana
- School boards--Montana
- School districts--Montana
- School superintendents--Montana
Finding aid prepared by MHS Staff
2004
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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