Indiana Department of Public Instruction collection
Collection — Folder: S1993
Identifier: S1993
Scope and Contents
This collection includes printed brochures from F. E. Compton and Company in Chicago, Illinois in 1922 regarding Compton's Pictured Encyclopedia and adoption by states and a typed, signed letter and forms from the Indiana Department of Public Instruction in Indianapolis, Indiana circa 1922-1930 regarding Compton's Pictured Encyclopedia and school forms.
Dates
- circa 1922-1930
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Administrative History
The Indiana Department of Public Instruction is a previous name (1852-1976) of the Indiana Department of Education. The director of the department is still termed the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The department is charged with:
IC 20-19-3-4
Duties of department; suspension and expulsion statistics Sec. 4. (a) The department shall:
(1) perform the duties required by statute;
(2) implement the policies and procedures established by the state board;
(3) conduct analytical research to assist the state board in determining the state's educational policy;
(4) compile statistics concerning the ethnicity, gender, and disability status of students in Indiana schools, including statistics for all information that the department receives from school corporations on enrollment, number of suspensions, and number of expulsions; and
(5) provide technical assistance to school corporations.
IC 20. [Indiana Code. Title 20. ] 2013 Code. Retrieved 2014/08/05. http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/archive/2013/ic/2013/title20/
First annual report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction for the state of Indiana to the General Assembly microform: December, 1852.
IC 20-19-3-4
Duties of department; suspension and expulsion statistics Sec. 4. (a) The department shall:
(1) perform the duties required by statute;
(2) implement the policies and procedures established by the state board;
(3) conduct analytical research to assist the state board in determining the state's educational policy;
(4) compile statistics concerning the ethnicity, gender, and disability status of students in Indiana schools, including statistics for all information that the department receives from school corporations on enrollment, number of suspensions, and number of expulsions; and
(5) provide technical assistance to school corporations.
IC 20. [Indiana Code. Title 20. ] 2013 Code. Retrieved 2014/08/05. http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/archive/2013/ic/2013/title20/
First annual report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction for the state of Indiana to the General Assembly microform: December, 1852.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2014/08/05 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2014/08/05 by Edythe Huffman.
- Title
- Indiana Department of Public Instruction collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
