Guide to the Records of Jones County

South Dakota State Archives900 Governors Dr

Pierre, South Dakota, 57501605-773-3804

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Guide to the Records of Jones County(JN)

Finding aid prepared by Sara Casper, Government Records

Archivist, and Brandon Pieczko, Processing Archivist

Preparation of this finding aid was made possible by a grant from the

National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit on

March 20, 2013

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Guide to the Records of Jones County (JN)

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Table of Contents

Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3

Controlled Access Headings ....................................................................................................................... 4

Collection Inventory .................................................................................................................................... 5

Auditor ................................................................................................................................................... 5

Union Township .................................................................................................................................. 13

County Commissioners ....................................................................................................................... 14

Superintendent of Schools .................................................................................................................. 16


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Summary Information

Repository South Dakota State Archives

Title Jones County

Date [inclusive] 1908-1971

Extent 11.2 Cubic feet

Language English


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Administrative Information

Publication Information

South Dakota State Archives

Controlled Access Headings

Geographic Name(s)

• South Dakota--Jones County

Subject(s)

• County Government--Records and Correspondence


Auditor

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Collection Inventory

Auditor 1917-1967 3.9 Cubic feet

ACC 2003-071: Assessment Books 1926-1929 0.2 Cubic feet

Scope and Contents

This collection contains three tax assessment books for War Creek Township in Jones County from1926, 1928, and 1929. Tax assessment books list the values of real and personal property in War CreekTownship, and were used to determine taxes owed.


Geographic Name(s)

• War Creek Township (S.D.)

Subject(s)

• Personal Property--Valuation• Real Property--Valuation

Volume

Assessment Book, 1926 V 6534



Township Election Records

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ACC 77-008, Series 1: Township Election Records 1918, 1928-1954 0.25 Linearfeet 9 folders

Scope and Contents

This series contains the results of township officer elections held in Jones Countybetween 1918 and 1954.


Subject(s)

•Elections--South Dakota

Box679

ACC 77-008, Series 2: County Agency Fiscal Records 1917-1963 0.25 Cubicfeet 8 folders

Scope and Contents

This series contains Jones County financial records for the years 1917-1963 and includesbids, bond records, budgets, tax sale notices, and real estate transaction records.


Geographic Name(s)

•South Dakota--Jones County

Box679


County Fair Incorporations

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Subject(s)

•Bonds•County Budgets--South Dakota•County Government--Records and Correspondence•Real Estate Transactions

ACC 77-008, Series 3: County Fair Incorporations 1921-1923 0.1 Cubic feet 1folder

Scope and Contents

This series contains articles of incorportation for the Jones County Fair Association andstate legal statutes concerning fair associations between 1921 and 1923.


Genre(s)

•Articles of Incorporation

Subject(s)

•County Fairs--South Dakota

Box679

ACC: 77-008, Series 4: Inventories 1925-1967 0.1 Cubic feet 2 folders

Scope and Contents

This series contains inventories for office equipment, tools, vehicles, and other goodsunder the supervision of county offices for the years 1925-1967.

Box679


County Social Security Office Records and Correspondence

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Genre(s)

•Inventories

ACC 76-002: County Social Security Office Records and Correspondence 1922-1947 3.0 Cubicfeet (3 boxes)

Scope and Contents

This series contains records originating from the Jones County Social Security Office during the years1922-1947 and includes federal program records and reports, Social Security correspondence, SocialSecurity surplus commodities distribution program records, WPA reports and correspondence, andgeneral publications concerning social work.

Arrangement

Arranged in five subseries: 1. Federal Program Records and Correspondence, 1939-1947; 2. SocialSecurity Correspondence, 1939-1945; 3. Social Security Surplus Commodities Program Records,1939-1943; 4. WPA Reports and Correspondence, 1938-1943; and 5. Social Work Publications, 1921,1940-1941. Within each subseries, records are arranged alphabetically by file type and thereunderchronologically.

Restrictions

This series contains records and correspondence concerning social welfare programs and is thereforerestricted in its entirety. Consult with an archivist for access to specific content within this record series.


Corporate Name(s)


Federal Program Records and Reports

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• United States. Social Security Administration.

Geographic Name(s)

• South Dakota--Jones County

Subject(s)

• County Government--Records and Correspondence• Public Welfare--South Dakota• Works Progress Administration--South Dakota

ACC 76-002, Subseries 1: Federal Program Records and Reports 1939-1947 1.75 Cubic feet

Box

Box 1: Federal Program Records and Reports, A-G

Folder List

1 Aid to Dependent Children Manual, circa 19412 Aid to Dependent Children Payrolls, 1940-1945 (5 folders)3 Aid to Dependent Children Survey, Before 1939-19404 Aid to Dependent Children Transmittals, 1940-1943 (2 folders)5 Aid to Blind Payrolls, 1939-1945 (6 folders)6 Aid to Blind Transmittals, 1941-1943 (2 folders)7 Civilian Conservation Corps Matters, 1939-1942 (4 folders)8 Child Welfare Matters, Before 1939-19409 Clothing Disbursements, 1942-1945 (3 folders)10 CD-105’s - Hot School Lunches, 1941-194211 Commodity Reports, 1943-1945 (2 folders)12 Commodity Room To, March 1, 1943

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Federal Program Records and Reports

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13 County Defense Matters, 1941-1943 (2 folders)14 County Nutrition Committee, 1941-194215 County Treasurer’s Transmittal Record and Report, 1945-194716 County Warehousing Manual, 1941-194217 Defense Matters, 1943-1945 (2 folders)18 District Supervisor Social Security19 Farm Securities Administration Matters, 1939-1941 (3 folders)20 Feeble-Minded School, 1939-1940, 1943-1945 (4 folders)21 Food Stamp Manual, 194122 Food Stamp Plan Correspondence, 1942-194323 Food Stamps, 1940-1942 (2 folders)24 Food Stamp Transmittals, 1940-1943 (3 folders)25 G-7 Letter of Transmittal, 1943-1946 (3 folders)26 G-15 (Monthly Public Assistance Summary) Reports, 1939-1946 (8 folders)27 G-16 (State Office Actions) Reports, 1943-1945 (2 folders)28 G-17 (Field Worker’s Monthly) Reports, 1939-1945 (6 folders)

Box 2: Federal Program Records and Reports, H-R

Folder List

1 Hot School Lunch Applications, 1942-19432 Hot School Lunch Manual, 1941-19423 Hot School Lunches, 1940-1942 (2 folders)4 Hot School Lunches – CD 105’s, 1942-19435 Hot School Lunches – SD-DD-18’s, 1942-19436 Intake Register, 1939-1946 (8 folders)7 Merit System, 1941-1945 (4 folders)8 Mileage Vouchers and #26’s, 1939-1945 (7 folders)9 Miscellaneous, 1939-1946 (8 folders)10 Nation Youth Administration Matters, 1939-1943 (3 folders)11 Old Age Assistance Payrolls, 1939-1944 (6 folders)12 Old Age Assistance Transmittals, 1939-1943 (5 folders)

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Social Security Correspondence

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13 Other Programs, 1939-1945 (6 folders)14 Payroll Vouchers, 1942-1945 (3 folders)15 Probate Reports, 1939-1946 (6 folders)16 Property List, circa 194317 Report on Leaves, 1943-1945 (2 folders)

Box 3: Federal Program Records and Reports, S

Folder List

1 Supply Requisitions, 1943-1946 (3 folders)

683

ACC 76-002, Subseries 2: Social Security Correspondence 1939-1945 0.25 Cubic feet

Box

Box 1: General Correspondence 1939-1944 682

Box 2: State Office Correspondence 1939-1945 683

ACC 76-002, Subseries 3: Social Security Surplus Commodities Program Records 1939-1943 0.5Cubic feet

Box

Box 1: Social Security Surplus Commodities Program Records 1939-1943

Folder List

1 Surplus Commodities – Carload Allocations, 1941-19422 Surplus Commodity Clothing, Before 1939-19403 Surplus Commodity Clothing, 1939-19404 Surplus Commodity Clothing, 1941-1942

683


WPA Reports and Correspondence

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5 Surplus Commodity Clothing, 1942-19436 Surplus Commodities – Clothing Disbursements, 1941-19427 Surplus Commodity Containers, 1939-19408 Surplus Commodity Containers, 1940-19419 Surplus Commodity Containers, 1941-194210 Surplus Commodity Containers, 1941-194211 Surplus Commodities – County Allocations, 1941-194212 Surplus Commodities – County Allocations, 1942-194313 Surplus Commodities – County Allocations, 1942-194314 Surplus Commodities – Other, Before 1939-194015 Surplus Commodities – Other, 1940-194116 Surplus Commodities – Other, 1941-194217 Surplus Commodities – Other, 1942-194318 Surplus Commodity Reports, 1940-194119 Surplus Commodity Reports, 1941-194220 Surplus Commodities – Warehouse Instructions, 1941-194221 Surplus Commodities – Warehouse Instructions, 1942-194322 Surplus Commodities – Warehouse Manual, 1942-1943

ACC 76-002, Subseries 4: WPA Reports and Correspondence 1938-1943 0.25 Cubic feet

Box

Box 1: WPA Reports and Correspondence 1938-1943

Folder List

1 WPA Matters, 1939-1943 (5 folders)2 WPA Reports, 1940-1942 (2 folders)3 WPA Transmittals, 1939-1943

683

ACC 76-002, Subseries 5: Social Work Publications 1921, 1940-1941 0.25Cubic feet (3 volumes)

Box683


Union Township

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Box

Box 1: Social Work Publications 1921, 1940-1941

Container List

1 What Is Social Work?, 19212 The Public Welfare Directory, 19403 The Public Welfare Directory, 1941

683

JN/72 Union Township 1908-1951 1.0 Cubic feet


Geographic Name(s)

• Union Township (S.D.)

ACC 96-099: Miscellaneous Records 1908-1951 1.0 Cubic feet

Scope and Contents

This series contains correspondence regarding property value assessments and REA power, annualstatements from the Township Treasurer, and orders establishing road districts.


Corporate Name(s)

• South Dakota Rural Electric Association.


County Commissioners

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• West Central Electric Cooperative.

Subject(s)

• Personal Property--Valuation• Real Property--Valuation

Box

Box 1: Miscellaneous Records

Container List

1 Township Treasurer's annual statements, 1929-1937, 1939, 19402 Orders establishing road districts, 19083 Letter from H. B. Anderson (Secretary of the State Board of Equalization) to the

county auditors and assessors regarding personal property and land assessments,1912

4 Letters from the West Central Electric Cooperative to the Chairman of the TownshipBoard regarding REA power, 1951

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County Commissioners 1922-1964 0.3 Cubic feet


Subject(s)

• County Officials and Employees--South Dakota


Resolutions and Petitions

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ACC 77-008, Series 5: Resolutions and Petitions 1922-1946 0.1 Cubic feet 1folder

Scope and Contents

This series contains petitions submitted to and resolutions passed by the Jones CountyBoard of Commissioners between 1922 and 1946.


Subject(s)

•Petitions--South Dakota

Box679

ACC 77-008, Series 6: County Highway System Resolutions andOrdinances 1926 0.1 Cubic feet 2 folders

Scope and Contents

This series contains resolutions and ordinances passed by the Jones County Board ofCommissioners pertaining to the prospective county highway system during the year1926.


Geographic Name(s)

•Murdo (S.D.)

Subject(s)

Box679


Correspondence

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•Highways--Design and Construction•Highways--South Dakota•Ordinances, Municipal--Jones County (S.D.)

ACC 77-008, Series 7: Correspondence 1956-1974 0.1 Cubic feet 1 folder

Scope and Contents

This series contains the correspondence of the Jones County Board of CountyCommissioners for the years 1956-1964.


Subject(s)

•Local Government--Records and Correspondence

Box679

Superintendent of Schools 1916-1971 6.0 Cubic feet


Subject(s)

• Schools--Records and Correspondence

ACC 79-159, Series 1: Annual Reports 1931-1967 2.0 Cubic feet (2 boxes)

Scope and Contents


School Record Books

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This series contains the County Superintendent’s annual school district reports submitted to thestate Department of Public Instruction each fiscal year for the years 1931-1967, as well as Clerk andTreasurer’s annual reports for the years 1951-1961.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by type of report and thereunder chronologically.


Genre(s)

• Annual Reports

Box

Box 1: School District Reports 1931-1960 799

Box 2: School District Reports; Clerk and Treasurer's Reports 1951-1967 800

ACC 79-159, Series 2: School Record Books 1916-1971 1.0 Cubic feet (1 box)

Restrictions

This series contains records that include teacher exam scores and/or student grade reports that arerestricted.


Genre(s)


Teachers’ Regular Reports

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• Meeting Records

Subject(s)

• County Officials and Employees--South Dakota• Schools--Records and Correspondence• Student Records• Teachers--Certification--South Dakota

Box

Box 1: School Record Books 1916-1971

Container List

1 Seventh Grade Examinations and Promotions, 1916-1929 [RESTRICTED]2 Eighth Grade Examinations and Promotions, 1917-1929 [RESTRICTED]3 Teachers’ Certificate Record, 1916-1937 [RESTRICTED]4 Teachers’ Certificate Record, 1937-1971 [RESTRICTED]5 School Funds Apportionment Record, 1917-19716 Record of School District Officers, 1917-19477 Record of School District Officers, 1948-19688 Capa School Board Minutes, 1944-19589 Teachers Meeting Record, 1917-193610 Teachers Meeting Record, 1937-1970

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ACC 79-159, Series 3: Teachers’ Regular Reports 1927-1931 2.0Cubic feet 2 boxes

Scope and Contents

Box805

Box803


Correspondence

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This series contains term, monthly, classification, and textbook reportsregular submitted by teachers to the Office of the Superintendent for theyears 1927-1931.

Arrangement

Records are arranged numerically by school district number.

Restrictions

This series contains records that include student grade reports that arerestricted.


Genre(s)

•Textbooks

Subject(s)

•Student Records

ACC 79-159, Series 4: Correspondence 1956-1958 0.25 Cubic feet 1 folder

Scope and Contents

This series primarily consists of outgoing correspondence sent by the Office of the JonesCounty Superintendent of Schools and includes notifications of appointments to theCounty Board of Education and memos concerning the county’s school reorganizationplan.


Box804A


State Aid Files

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Subject(s)

•Schools--Records and Correspondence

ACC 79-159, Series 5: State Aid Files 1950-1960 0.25 Cubic feet 3 folders

Scope and Contents

This series contains correspondence, claim forms reporting student enrollment numbersand teacher certifications, and apportionment notices for state funds granted to countyschools for the years 1950-1960.


Subject(s)

•Government Aid to Education--South Dakota

Box804A

ACC 79-159, Series 6: Miscellaneous School Records 1925-1939 0.5 Cubic feet (1 box)


Subject(s)

• Elections--South Dakota• School Census• School Children--Photographs

Box


Miscellaneous School Records

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Box 1: Miscellaneous School Records 1925-1939

Folder List

1 Family Census Sheets, 19322 Family Census Sheets, 19333 Family Census Sheets, 1933-19344 Family Census Sheets, 19355 Miscellaneous Reports, 1926-19296 Miscellaneous Reports, 19317 Miscellaneous Reports, 19328 Miscellaneous Reports, 1933-19349 Miscellaneous Reports, 1936-193710 Photographs – Schools and Students, 1925-192811 School Officer Election Notices, 192912 Student Promotion Recommendations, 193413 Student Promotion Recommendations, 193514 Student Promotion Recommendations, 193615 Teacher Personnel Record Cards, 1936-1937

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Guide to the Records of Jones County