Montana Department of Public Instruction Records
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates
- Creation: 1899-1959
Creator
- Montana. Office of Public Instruction (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Collection open for research.
Conditions Governing 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.
Biographical / Historical
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.
Extent
62 linear feet
Abstract
These Department of Public Instruction records (1899-1959) include county superintendents' annual statistical and financial reports, filed by county and district.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by series.
Physical Location
20:2-4
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquisition information is available upon request.
- Title
- Guide to the Montana Department of Public Instruction Records, 1899-1959
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by MHS Staff
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Repository Details
Part of the Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives Repository
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