Montana Historical Society
Archives
RS 120
Montana Department of Public
Instruction
Montana Department of Public Instruction Records
1962-1977
30 linear feet of shelf space
These Department of Public Instruction records contain
county superintendents' and trustees' annual financial and statistical reports (1962-1977).
28:3-1
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.
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.
The collection is arranged by series.
Collection open for research.
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.
Item description and date. Collection Title. Collection Number. Box and Folder numbers.
Montana Historical Society Research Center, Archives, Helena, Montana.
Acquisition information is available upon request
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.
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Montana Historical Society
Archives catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places
should search under these terms.
Education--Montana
Education--Curriculum
Education--Finance
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
St. Paul's Mission (Hays, Mont.)
Montana
Government and Politics
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection
Reports
1 / 1-11
Annual report of county superintendent: Beaverhead
County
1965-1977
1 / 12-13
Annual report of county superintendent: Big Horn
County
1962-1966
2 / 1-10
Annual report of county superintendent: Big Horn
County
1967-1977
2 / 11-22
Annual report of county superintendent: Blaine County
1962-1977
3 / 1-7
Annual report of county superintendent: Broadwater
County
1965-1977
3 / 8-18
Annual report of county superintendent: Carbon County
1965-1977
3 / 19-21
Annual report of county superintendent: Carter County
1962-1968
4 / 1-9
Annual report of county superintendent: Carter County
1968-1977
4 / 10-16
Annual report of county superintendent: Cascade
County
1965-1973
5 / 1-4
Annual report of county superintendent: Cascade
County
1973-1977
5 / 5-15
Annual report of county superintendent: Chouteau
County
1965-1977
5 / 16-17
Annual report of county superintendent: Custer County
(includes Custer County Junior College)
1962-1966
6 / 1-10
Annual report of county superintendent: Custer County
(includes Miles City Community College)
1967-1977
6 / 11-18
Annual report of county superintendent: Daniels
County
1962-1977
6 / 19-21
Annual report of county superintendent: Dawson County
(includes Dawson Community College)
1962-1968
7 / 1-9
Annual report of county superintendent: Dawson County
(includes Dawson College; 1969-1970 includes student list at Dawson College)
1968-1977
7 / 10-15
Annual report of county superintendent: Deer Lodge
County
1965-1977
7 / 16-27
Annual report of county superintendent: Fallon County
1962-1977
8 / 1-12
Annual report of county superintendent: Fergus County
1962-1977
8 / 13-14
Annual report of county superintendent: Flathead
County
1965-1966
9 / 1-11
Annual report of county superintendent: Flathead
County (includes Flathead Valley Community College)
1967-1976
10 / 1
Annual report of county superintendent: Flathead
County (includes Flathead Valley Community College)
1976-1977
10 / 2-12
Annual report of county superintendent: Gallatin
County
1962-1976
11 / 1
Annual report of county superintendent: Gallatin
County
1976-1977
11 / 2-13
Annual report of county superintendent: Garfield
County
1962-1977
11 / 14-19
Annual report of county superintendent: Glacier
County
1965-1977
11 / 20-22
Annual report of county superintendent: Golden Valley
County
1962-1969
12 / 1-4
Annual report of county superintendent: Golden Valley
County
1969-1977
12 / 5-11
Annual report of county superintendent: Granite
County
1962-1977
12 / 12-22
Annual report of county superintendent: Hill County
1962-1976
13 / 1
Annual report of county superintendent: Hill County
1976-1977
13 / 2-13
Annual report of county superintendent: Jefferson
County
1962-1977
13 / 14-19
Annual report of county superintendent: Judith Basin
County
1965-1977
13 / 20-24
Annual report of county superintendent: Lake County
1962-1970
14 / 1-7
Annual report of county superintendent: Lake County
1970-1977
14 / 8
Annual report of county superintendent: Lewis and
Clark County (East Helena, district 9)
1946-1962
14 / 9-19
Annual report of county superintendent: Lewis and
Clark County
1965-1977
14 / 20-21
Annual report of county superintendent: Liberty
County
1962-1966
15 / 1-7
Annual report of county superintendent: Liberty
County
1967-1977
15 / 8-18
Annual report of county superintendent: Lincoln
County
1965-1977
15 / 19-28
Annual report of county superintendent: Madison
County
1963-1975
16 / 1-2
Annual report of county superintendent: Madison
County
1975-1977
16 / 3-14
Annual report of county superintendent: McCone County
1962-1977
16 / 15-21
Annual report of county superintendent: Meagher
County
1962-1977
16 / 22-28
Annual report of county superintendent: Mineral
County
1962-1977
17 / 1-11
Annual report of county superintendent: Missoula
County
1965-1977
17 / 12-18
Annual report of county superintendent: Musselshell
County
1962-1977
18 / 1-12
Annual report of county superintendent: Park County
1961-1977
18 / 13-16
Annual report of county superintendent: Petroleum
County
1962-1977
18 / 17-21
Annual report of county superintendent: Phillips
County
1962-1970
19 / 1-7
Annual report of county superintendent: Phillips
County
1970-1977
19 / 8-18
Annual report of county superintendent: Pondera
County
1965-1977
19 / 19-22
Annual report of county superintendent: Powder River
County
1963-1969
20 / 1-8
Annual report of county superintendent: Powder River
County
1969-1977
20 / 9-15
Annual report of county superintendent: Powell County
1962-1977
20 / 16-21
Annual report of county superintendent: Prairie
County
1965-1977
20 / 22-24
Annual report of county superintendent: Ravalli
County
1962-1968
21 / 1-9
Annual report of county superintendent: Ravalli
County
1968-1977
21 / 10-21
Annual report of county superintendent: Richland
County
1962-1977
22 / 1-12
Annual report of county superintendent: Roosevelt
County
1962-1977
22 / 13-24
Annual report of county superintendent: Rosebud
County
1962-1977
23 / 1-12
Annual report of county superintendent: Sanders
County
1962-1977
23 / 13-24
Annual report of county superintendent: Sheridan
County
1962-1977
24 / 1-11
Annual report of county superintendent: Silver Bow
County
1965-1977
24 / 12-22
Annual report of county superintendent: Stillwater
County
1965-1977
24 / 23-26
Annual report of county superintendent: Sweet Grass
County
1962-1969
25 / 1-4
Annual report of county superintendent: Sweet Grass
County
1969-1977
25 / 5-15
Annual report of county superintendent: Teton County
1965-1977
25 / 16-23
Annual report of county superintendent: Toole County
1962-1973
26 / 1-4
Annual report of county superintendent: Toole County
1973-1977
26 / 5-9
Annual report of county superintendent: Treasure
County
1962-1977
26 / 10-20
Annual report of county superintendent: Valley County
1966-1977
26 / 21-24
Annual report of county superintendent: Wheatland
County
1962-1971
27 / 1-3
Annual report of county superintendent: Wheatland
County
1971-1977
27 / 4-10
Annual report of county superintendent: Wibaux County
1965-1977
27 / 11-19
Annual report of county superintendent: Yellowstone
County
1962-1974
28 / 1-3
Annual report of county superintendent: Yellowstone
County
1974-1977