Title: Barron County Teachers College Records
Inclusive Dates: 1907-1962

Creator:

• Barron County Teachers College (Wis.)

Call Number: Barron Series 50; PH 6589

Quantity: 2.0 cubic feet (3 archives boxes, 2 flat boxes, and one oversize folder of drawings) and 9 photographs

Repository:

Housed at the University Archives and Area Research Center, Library Learning Center, University of Wisconsin-Stout and the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives and Museum Collections; owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

UW-Stout Library Learning Ctr. / Stout Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

See the catalog entry for information on possible additional materials and shelf locations.

Abstract:

Records of the Barron County Teachers College in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, 1907-1962. Minutes of the Board, 1907-1962; financial records, 1907-1964; blueprints, 1927 and 1948; administrative records, 1906-1964; teachers' registers, 1907-1962; and class photos, 1908-1949. The teachers' registers typically include student's name, date of birth, name of parents, and address.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-barr0050

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The Barron County Teachers Training School opened 1907 in the former Rice Lake High School building. The name was later changed to Barron County Normal School and operated until 1960/1961 when the building was torn down. The school was relocated and was renamed the Barron County Teachers College. Due to declining enrollment the school was officially closed in 1967.

For information on County Normal Schools' origin and nature, organization, powers and duties, see The Wisconsin Historical Records Survey, Division of Community Service Programs, Work Projects Administration, County Government in Wisconsin, Volume III, Madison, Wisconsin, 1942.

This series consists primarily of Board minutes, financial records, annual reports, administrative records, teachers' registers and class photos. The Board meeting minutes cover most of the life of the school, 1907-1962. As well as receipts and disbursements, the financial records include annual reports to the State Superintendent of Schools, 1908-1964. These reports give enrollment statistics, number of volumes in library, list of extra-curricular activities, receipts and disbursements and other financial information and later reports also detail the salaries and qualifications of the principal and teachers.

The administrative records include the land indenture drawn up at the establishment of the school, the resume of F.H. Hake, long-time principal, and contracts between the college and the Golden Valley School Board allowing college students to practice teach Golden Valley elementary students in a "model school" or "demonstration school" arrangement. Correspondence from the 1940s includes an exchange with the State Superintendent's office about closing the school due to low enrollment.

The five blueprints, 1927 and 1948, were created to show the HVAC systems and the four undated drawings on waxed linen paper were created to show the airflow. The value of the blueprints and drawings is that they show the rooms of the college and their intended use.

The library accession books consist of the titles of books acquired by the college.

An inventory of the school's equipment and furnishings was conducted in 1946 to comply with the Department of Public Instruction requirements. It is a very detailed list of every item in the building at the time.

The teachers' registers include a list of the students and attendance records. Some of the volumes include the students' date of birth, name of parents, and address. The majority of the registers are for classes taught to the college students, 1907-1962, but four of the registers are for the model school, 1929-1951.

Photographs are of the Classes of 1908-1910, 1923, 1927-1928, 1949 and undated. Most photos include the names of the students.

Acquisition Information

Accession Number: C1979/214

Barron Series 50	Board meeting minutes
Box   1 Volume   1-3	1907-1950
Box   1 Folder   1-3	1950-1962
	Financial records
Box   2 Folder   1	Financial papers, 1907-1964
	Account books
Box   2 Volume   4-5	1923-1949
Box   4 Volume   6	1949-1953
Box   2 Folder   2	1953-1955
Box   2 Folder   3	Annual reports, 1908-1964
Box   2 Folder   4	Administrative records, 1906-1960
Oversize Folder   1	Blueprints and drawings, 1927, 1948, undated
Box   2 Folder   5	Teacher contracts, 1948-1964
Box   2 Folder   6	Correspondence of the normal school principal, 1940-1953
	Library accession books
Box   2 Volume   7	1934-1944
Box   3 Volume   8	1944-1962
Box   3 Volume   9	1960-1961
Box   3 Folder   1	1962-1964
Box   3 Folder   2	School inventory, 1946
	Teachers' registers
	Normal school
Box   3 Volume   10	1907-1913
Box   4 Volume   11-15	1913-1930
Box   3 Folder   3	1927-1930
Box   3 Volume   17-18	1931-1934
Box   5 Volume   21, 23-25	1941-1962
	Model school
Box   3 Volume   16	1929
Box   4 Volume   19	1935-1942
Box   5 Volume   20, 22	1935-1951
Box   3 Folder   4	Class photos, 1908-1949, undated Note: Originals of the photos are held by the Wisconsin Historical Society in Madison, Wisconsin, under call number PH 6589; photocopies are included in the collection held at the Stout Area Research Center.