Franklin School Records
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