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Montana Department of Public Instruction Records, 1962-1977

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Montana Department of Public Instruction
Title
Montana Department of Public Instruction Records
Dates
1962-1977 (inclusive)
Quantity
30 linear feet of shelf space
Collection Number
RS 120
Summary
These Department of Public Instruction records contain county superintendents' and trustees' annual financial and statistical reports (1962-1977).
Repository
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

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.
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Historical Note

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.

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Content Description

This collection consists of county superintendents' annual reports (1962-1977). The reports (arranged by district within each county) include annual financial reports of county superintendents and school district trustees, pupil data sheets, and annual and emergency school district budgets. Sets of reports for 1962-1964 are incomplete.

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Use of the Collection

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.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is arranged by series.

Location of Collection

28:3-1

Acquisition Information

Acquisition information is available upon request

Processing Note

Annual budgets for the upcoming year were filed by county superintendent with reports for current year. this order has been retained. For example, budgets for 1968-1969 are in folder for annual reports 1967-1968.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection

  • Reports

    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Beaverhead County
      Dates: 1965-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 1-11
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Big Horn County
      Dates: 1962-1966
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 12-13
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Big Horn County
      Dates: 1967-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 2 / 1-10
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Blaine County
      Dates: 1962-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 2 / 11-22
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Broadwater County
      Dates: 1965-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 3 / 1-7
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Carbon County
      Dates: 1965-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 3 / 8-18
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Carter County
      Dates: 1962-1968
      Container: Box/Folder 3 / 19-21
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Carter County
      Dates: 1968-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 4 / 1-9
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Cascade County
      Dates: 1965-1973
      Container: Box/Folder 4 / 10-16
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Cascade County
      Dates: 1973-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 5 / 1-4
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Chouteau County
      Dates: 1965-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 5 / 5-15
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Custer County (includes Custer County Junior College)
      Dates: 1962-1966
      Container: Box/Folder 5 / 16-17
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Custer County (includes Miles City Community College)
      Dates: 1967-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 1-10
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Daniels County
      Dates: 1962-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 11-18
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Dawson County (includes Dawson Community College)
      Dates: 1962-1968
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 19-21
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Dawson County (includes Dawson College; 1969-1970 includes student list at Dawson College)
      Dates: 1968-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 7 / 1-9
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Deer Lodge County
      Dates: 1965-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 7 / 10-15
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Fallon County
      Dates: 1962-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 7 / 16-27
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Fergus County
      Dates: 1962-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 8 / 1-12
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Flathead County
      Dates: 1965-1966
      Container: Box/Folder 8 / 13-14
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Flathead County (includes Flathead Valley Community College)
      Dates: 1967-1976
      Container: Box/Folder 9 / 1-11
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Flathead County (includes Flathead Valley Community College)
      Dates: 1976-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 10 / 1
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Gallatin County
      Dates: 1962-1976
      Container: Box/Folder 10 / 2-12
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Gallatin County
      Dates: 1976-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 11 / 1
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Garfield County
      Dates: 1962-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 11 / 2-13
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Glacier County
      Dates: 1965-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 11 / 14-19
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Golden Valley County
      Dates: 1962-1969
      Container: Box/Folder 11 / 20-22
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Golden Valley County
      Dates: 1969-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 12 / 1-4
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Granite County
      Dates: 1962-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 12 / 5-11
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Hill County
      Dates: 1962-1976
      Container: Box/Folder 12 / 12-22
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Hill County
      Dates: 1976-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 13 / 1
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Jefferson County
      Dates: 1962-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 13 / 2-13
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Judith Basin County
      Dates: 1965-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 13 / 14-19
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Lake County
      Dates: 1962-1970
      Container: Box/Folder 13 / 20-24
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Lake County
      Dates: 1970-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 14 / 1-7
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Lewis and Clark County (East Helena, district 9)
      Dates: 1946-1962
      Container: Box/Folder 14 / 8
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Lewis and Clark County
      Dates: 1965-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 14 / 9-19
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Liberty County
      Dates: 1962-1966
      Container: Box/Folder 14 / 20-21
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Liberty County
      Dates: 1967-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 15 / 1-7
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Lincoln County
      Dates: 1965-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 15 / 8-18
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Madison County
      Dates: 1963-1975
      Container: Box/Folder 15 / 19-28
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Madison County
      Dates: 1975-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 16 / 1-2
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: McCone County
      Dates: 1962-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 16 / 3-14
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Meagher County
      Dates: 1962-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 16 / 15-21
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Mineral County
      Dates: 1962-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 16 / 22-28
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Missoula County
      Dates: 1965-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 17 / 1-11
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Musselshell County
      Dates: 1962-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 17 / 12-18
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Park County
      Dates: 1961-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 18 / 1-12
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Petroleum County
      Dates: 1962-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 18 / 13-16
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Phillips County
      Dates: 1962-1970
      Container: Box/Folder 18 / 17-21
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Phillips County
      Dates: 1970-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 19 / 1-7
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Pondera County
      Dates: 1965-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 19 / 8-18
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Powder River County
      Dates: 1963-1969
      Container: Box/Folder 19 / 19-22
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Powder River County
      Dates: 1969-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 20 / 1-8
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Powell County
      Dates: 1962-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 20 / 9-15
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Prairie County
      Dates: 1965-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 20 / 16-21
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Ravalli County
      Dates: 1962-1968
      Container: Box/Folder 20 / 22-24
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Ravalli County
      Dates: 1968-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 21 / 1-9
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Richland County
      Dates: 1962-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 21 / 10-21
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Roosevelt County
      Dates: 1962-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 22 / 1-12
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Rosebud County
      Dates: 1962-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 22 / 13-24
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Sanders County
      Dates: 1962-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 23 / 1-12
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Sheridan County
      Dates: 1962-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 23 / 13-24
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Silver Bow County
      Dates: 1965-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 24 / 1-11
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Stillwater County
      Dates: 1965-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 24 / 12-22
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Sweet Grass County
      Dates: 1962-1969
      Container: Box/Folder 24 / 23-26
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Sweet Grass County
      Dates: 1969-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 25 / 1-4
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Teton County
      Dates: 1965-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 25 / 5-15
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Toole County
      Dates: 1962-1973
      Container: Box/Folder 25 / 16-23
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Toole County
      Dates: 1973-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 26 / 1-4
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Treasure County
      Dates: 1962-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 26 / 5-9
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Valley County
      Dates: 1966-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 26 / 10-20
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Wheatland County
      Dates: 1962-1971
      Container: Box/Folder 26 / 21-24
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Wheatland County
      Dates: 1971-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 27 / 1-3
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Wibaux County
      Dates: 1965-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 27 / 4-10
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Yellowstone County
      Dates: 1962-1974
      Container: Box/Folder 27 / 11-19
      Location: Reports
    • Description: Annual report of county superintendent: Yellowstone County
      Dates: 1974-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 28 / 1-3
      Location: Reports

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Subject Terms

  • Education--Curriculum
  • Education--Finance
  • Education--Montana
  • Guided missile silos--Montana
  • High schools--Montana
  • Kindergarten--Montana
  • Petroleum industry and trade--Montana
  • Public schools--Montana
  • Rural schools--Montana
  • School census--Montana
  • School districts--Montana
  • School management and organization--Montana
  • School superintendents--Montana
  • Schools--centralization

Geographical Names

  • St. Paul's Mission (Hays, Mont.)

Finding aid prepared by MHS Staff
2005

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