MTLRS109.xml Guide to the Montana Department of Public Instruction Records 1899-1959 Montana Department of Public Instruction Records Finding aid prepared by MHS Staff Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Montana Historical Society 2004 Finding aid encoded by Ellie Arguimbau with assistance by Cuadra Assoc. 2004 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition) Montana Historical Society Archives RS 109 Montana Department of Public Instruction Montana Department of Public Instruction Records 1899-1959 62 linear feet of shelf space These Department of Public Instruction records (1899-1959) include county superintendents' annual statistical and financial reports, filed by county and district. 20:2-4 English

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.

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.

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Item description and date. Collection Title. Collection Number. Box and Folder numbers. Montana Historical Society Research Center, Archives, Helena, Montana.

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Education--Montana Education--Finance--Montana High schools--Montana Public schools--Montana Rural schools--Montana School boards--Montana School districts--Montana School superintendents--Montana Montana Government and Politics Detailed Description of the Collection

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

Reports 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 62 / 5 List of school district trustees undated