Stowe Elementary School records
Scope and Contents
The two volumes comprising this collection span 1895-1898 and contain statistics of attendance, suspensions, visitors, total days school is in session, teachers and their qualifications, monthly wages, and student information. Information about students includes: name, race, date of birth, parents (usually father's) name, parent's occupation, days of attendance, vaccination dates, promotion to next grade, and reason for leaving school.
Dates
- 1895-1898
Creator
- Stowe Elementary School (Duluth, Minn.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
Stowe Elementary School, named for Harriet Beecher Stowe, is located in the Gary-New Duluth neighborhood of Duluth, Minnesota. The first school building was erected in 1892 at 97th Avenue West and McCuen street in New Duluth. The Village of New Duluth was annexed to Duluth in 1895.
The current Stowe Elementary school was built in 1994 on the site of a prior 1915 school building at 101st Avenue West and Stowe Street.
Extent
2.00 Volumes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The two volumes comprising this collection span 1895-1898 and contain statistics of attendance, suspensions, visitors, total days school is in session, teachers and their qualifications, monthly wages, and student information.
Physical Location
This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.
General
This collection is owned by the Minnesota Historical Society, but is housed at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives.
- Children Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Duluth Public Schools (Duluth, Minn.). Board of Education
- Education Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Educators Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Elementary school students Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Elementary schools Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Schools Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Teachers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Stowe Elementary School records
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: Staff.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Collecting Area Details
Contact The University of Minnesota Duluth Archives and Special Collections Collecting Area
Kathryn A. Martin Library
University of Minnesota Duluth
416 Library Drive
Duluth MN 55812-3001
(218) 726-8526
libarchives@d.umn.edu
