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Guide to the Big Horn County Superintendent of Schools Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG1112

Scope and Content

This record group contains records created by the county superintendent of school's office including correspondence between the county superintendent's office and the school districts, financial records, annual reports, teacher's certification records, district student census records, student records, district reorganization records, and teachers institute records.

Dates

  • 1885-1970

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research with the exceptions of the teachers' certification, student records, and classification reports/term summaries.

Copy Restrictions

Limited duplication of print materials allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.

Historical Note

The county superintendent of schools was an elected official who oversaw the school districts within the given county. This position is now defunct and each school district is overseen by a superintendent appointed by the school board.

Big Horn County was created from portions of Fremont, Johnson and Sheridan Counties in 1890 and organized in 1897. Basin is the county seat.

Extent

9 cubic feet (approximately)

1 roll of microfilm

Abstract

Records of the Big Horn County Superintendent of Schools.

Arrangement

Arranged by record type

Acquisition Information

Transferred from the Big Horn County Superintendent of Schools office.

Alternate Formats Available

Selected records have been digitized and are linked within the container list.

Related Material

There are no other known collections by the Big Horn County Superintendent of Schools known at the writing of this finding aid. (see Historical Note)

See also the Big Horn County School District finding aids RG 1056, RG1133, and RG 1156

RG0005, Wyoming Department of Education, Wyoming State Archives.

Processing Information

Finding aid created in 1992, updated as additional records were received. Finding aid encoded in 2023

Title
Guide to the Big Horn County Superintendent of Schools Records, 1885-1970
Status
Edited Full Draft
Author
Suzi Taylor
Date
© 2017
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Finding aid is in English

Repository Details

Part of the Wyoming State Archives, Wyoming Cultural Resources Division, Wyoming Department of State Parks & Cultural Resources Repository

Contact:
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Cheyenne Wyoming 82002 United States
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