Summary Information
Wisconsin Association of School Boards Records
1942-1961
- Wisconsin Association of School Boards
Mss 228; Micro 396
1.0 c.f. (3 archives boxes) and 1 reel of microfilm (35mm)
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Records of a lobbying organization relating to such topics as state and federal aid to education, legislation, fiscal responsibility of school boards, public relations, and teacher welfare; including by-laws of the Association, minutes of directors' meetings and conventions, correspondence, financial statements, membership lists, informational reports on teacher salaries and other education topics, and treasurers' reports.
English
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Biography/History
The Wisconsin Association of School Boards was founded in 1919 “to provide a center for meeting and communicating among members of boards of education, to foster cooperation among them, and to promote educational interests.” The group's main activities are lobbying with the state legislature and serving as an information source for members. Membership is open to any school board in the state, with dues graduated according to each school district's population.
The Association is managed by a nine-member board of directors and officers elected by the Board. In addition, the board appoints an editor for their official publication, Wisconsin School Board News. A second publication, Legislative Bulletin, is put out during Wisconsin legislative sessions.
Scope and Content Note
The Records, 1942-1955, of the Wisconsin Association of School Boards contain bylaws, correspondence, convention materials, membership lists, informational reports on teacher salaries and other topics, and treasurers' reports. General correspondence makes up the largest portion of the collection and consists primarily of letters between members of the board, officers, and members of the Association concerning membership, committee assignments, meetings, and policy matters. Other correspondence concerns the Joint Committee on Education which the Association joined in 1943, the National School Boards Association, and the Wisconsin Association of School Administrators with whom they often held joint meetings.
Administrative/Restriction Information
Presented by George Tipler, Winneconne, Wisconsin, November 11, 1959. Minutes of conventions and directors' meetings loaned for microfilming by George Tipler, Winneconne, Wisconsin, March 20, 1961. Accession Number: M59-214
Processed by Karen Baumann and Dan Harrison, February 9, 1973.
Contents List
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Mss 228
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Folder
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Constitutions and Bylaws, 1947, 1949, 1950
: Includes constitutions of other organizations probably used as models.
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Folder
2
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Convention Materials, 1942-1953
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General Correspondence
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Folder
3
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1944-1946
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Box
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Folder
4
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1947
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Box
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Folder
5
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1948
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Box
1
Folder
6
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1949
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Box
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Folder
7
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1950
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Box
2
Folder
1
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1951
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Box
2
Folder
2
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1952
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Box
2
Folder
3
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1953-1955
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Box
2
Folder
4
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Joint Committee on Education Correspondence, 1944-1948
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Box
2
Folder
5
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Legislative Committee, 1944-1951
: Includes correspondence, informational materials, and copies of legislative bills.
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Box
2
Folder
6
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Membership Lists, 1944, 1946-1951
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Micro 396
Reel
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Minutes of conventions and directors' meetings, 1947-1961
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Mss 228
Box
2
Folder
7
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Miscellaneous Materials, 1947-1954
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National School Boards Association
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Box
2
Folder
8
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1944-1949
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Box
3
Folder
1
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1950-1953
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Box
3
Folder
2
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School Board News Correspondence, 1946-1949, 1951
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Box
3
Folder
3
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Teacher Salaries, 1949-1950
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Box
3
Folder
4
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Treasurer's Correspondence and Expense Accounts, 1944-1948
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Box
3
Folder
5
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Treasurers' Reports, 1944-1954
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Box
3
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6
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Wisconsin Association of School Administrators Correspondence, 1944-1948
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