ELWYN B. ROBINSON DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
CHESTER FRITZ LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA 58202
COLLECTION: OGL #773
DATES: 1881-1961
SIZE: 12 volumes
ACQUISITION: The Grand Forks Public School District Records were deposited in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection by Mark Sanford and Jaymee Siedel, Grand Forks School Board, on July 29, 1982 (Acc.#82-1017).
ACCESS: Available for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Department of Special Collections.
RELATED PUBLICATIONS:
History of the Grand Forks Public Schools: A Century of Learning by
Robert Kulack and Melo Dee Loebrick.
Call number: LA345.G7K84
The first public school in Grand Forks was organized in 1873 by a teacher named Hattie Richmond. The first school was attended by eight students in a one room school house obtained through public subscription. A rapidly expanding population resulted in the organization of Grand Forks County in 1874 and calls for a new school facility. The Grand Forks County Commissioners provided for two county school districts in 1874. The city's population grew from a few hundred people in 1875 to more than 1,700 people, according to the 1880 Federal Census. The Grand Forks School Board was organized in 1881, following the provisions of an act of the Territorial Council. The Board held its first meeting on March 17, 1881.
The Grand Forks Public School District Records date from 1881-1961, and consist of the meeting minutes of the Grand Forks School Board. The minutes are entered chronologically in twelve bound volumes. Also included are loose annual reports, treasurer's reports, and other communications to the Board from citizens and other agencies. Most entries until 1910 were handwritten, with typewritten entries thereafter.
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| Original Donation | First Addition: 1961-1980 |
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