Eagle Harbor School District Records
Collection Scope and Content Summary
One volume containing minutes from 1853-1895, including minutes from the meeting establishing the school district. Also included in the volume are expense records from 1871-1917 for the school district. Included in these minutes is the approval of the hiring of Justice H. Rathbone, the founder of the Knights of Pythias, as schoolmaster in 1860.
Dates
- 1853-1917
Language of Material
English
Conditions Governing Access
Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.
Conditions Governing Use
Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from Michigan Technological University Archives & Copper Country Historical Collections.
Biography
Eagle Harbor Township is a civil township of Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The irregularly-shaped township is located on the Keweenaw Peninsula and also includes the southern half of Isle Royale. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 281. Justus H. Rathbone, a native of the state of New York, taught at the one room schoolhouse from 1858 to 1859. It was during this time that he wrote the ritual for the Order of Knights of Pythias. Known as the Pythian Shrine, the schoolhouse is listed as a Michigan Historical Commission Registered State Site and is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1983 the building was deeded to the Keweenaw County Historical Society by the Knights of Pythias. The historical society began restoration work of the site in 1984 and it was reopened in 1986 as a multipurpose museum.
Extent
0.28 Cubic Feet (1 flat box)
Abstract
Records, 1853-1917, of the Eagle Harbor School District No. 1 in Eagle Harbor, Michigan. One volume contains minutes from 1853-1895, including minutes from the meeting establishing the school district. Also included in the volume are expense records from 1871-1917 for the school district.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
One ledger containing minutes from the Eagle Harbor School District was donated to the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections by Marcia Greise Ellis on July 16, 1986.
- Title
- Eagle Harbor School District Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Elizabeth Russell, revised by Rachael Bussert
- Date
- 12/29/2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
- Sponsor
- Funding provided by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Repository Details
Part of the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Repository