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Muskegon County records

 Collection
Identifier: c-00035

Scope and Contents

These records consists of 55 volumes of tax rolls of Moorland Township, Muskegon County, Michigan between 1861 and 1930; two volumes (1893, 1896) of visitation records to Muskegon County schools by Tom J. G. Bolt, Commissioner of Schools; and a volume of tax assessments for Muskegon County, recorded in 1902 when Bolt was County Supervisor.

Bolt's school visitation records include data on students (enrollment, attendance); teachers (name, qualifications, performance); school buildings and equipment (structure, seating capacity, heating and ventilation, educational materials, condition of grounds, location of wells); and curriculum.

Dates

  • Creation: 1861 - 1930

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (, 3 folders, 55 volumes on shelf)

Language of Materials

English

Custodial History

Gift of Mrs. Thomas Bolt.

Legal Status

Copyright: Donor(s) have transferred any applicable copyright to Michigan State University but the collection may contain third-party materials for which copyright was not transferred. Copyright restrictions may apply.

Property Rights: Michigan State University

Subject

Title
Muskegon County Records
Status
4 Published And Cataloged
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the University Archives and Historical Collections Repository

Contact:
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East Lansing MI 48824 US
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