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Franklin School Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-808

Collection Scope and Content Summary

Includes report cards, attendance records, teacher plan books, student compositions and art, grade books and work books.

Dates

  • 1872-1940
  • Majority of material found within 1907 - 1939

Language of Material

English

Conditions Governing Access

Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections. Student health records in Series II are currently not available for public access due to HIPPA restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from Michigan Technological University Archives & Copper Country Historical Collections.

Biography

Franklin Township is a civil township of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Backstreet, Frenchtown and Ripley are unincorporated communities in the township. As of the 2000 census, the population was 1,320.

Extent

3.65 Cubic Feet (1 paige box, 6 manuscript boxes (1 legal, 5 letter), 1 folder)

Abstract

Records, 1872-1940, bulk 1907 - 1939, from the Franklin Township school in Houghton County, Michigan. Includes report cards, attendance records, grade books and work books.

Arrangement

MS-808 is arranged into three series:

Series I, Non-Directory Records, 1879-1939; 1949

Series II, Directory Records, Approximately 1897-1940

Series III, General Classroom Records, 1872, 1897; 1910-1938

Title
Franklin School Records
Status
Completed
Author
Elizabeth Russell, revised by Rachael Bussert
Date
5/24/2011
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
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

Contact:
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton 49931 U.S.A. US