MS 300
People United for Rural Education

Records, 1967-1993, n.d.

Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

 Descriptive summary

creator:

People United for Rural Education

title:

Records

dates:

1967-1993, n.d.

extent:

46.08 linear feet (34 records center cartons, 3 oversized boxes)

collection number:

MS 300

repository:

Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 Administrative information

access:

Open for research

publication rights:

Consult Head, Special Collections Department

preferred citation:

People United for Rural Education Records, MS 300, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

   

 Historical note

 
People United for Rural Education (PURE) was a grassroots organization formed in April 1977 by Judy Greiner, Janet Kinney and Joyce Losure, to champion small schools. PURE was organized in Iowa and was a unique organization at the time of inception. The group’s stated purpose was to “strive to protect and improve small schools through the adoption of positive, constructive, innovative measures to deliver educational services that will enhance the quality of life for rural citizens and yet preserve local community control. “ 

 PURE was created in 1976 in reaction to the growing number of consolidations among rural school districts. A movement to oppose consolidation of schools began with Judy Greiner when a school administration promised to be more responsive to demands from an organized group. By 1977 Janet Kinney and Joyce Losure began to also champion the cause and in April of 1977 had a meeting with educators and homemakers. Thus PURE was born in January 1978 with 100 members.  

Some of the activities of the organization included lobbying heavily, mostly to the Iowa State Legislature about educational issues, especially regarding consolidation of small schools and rural school systems. They also produced a regular newsletter developed to inform the public of the activities of not only their organization but also the activities of the Iowa government.  

PURE ceased to exist by the late 1980s or early 1990s.

 

 

Collection description

 
This collection contains papers collected from People United for Rural Education including: announcements, appointment books, audio cassettes, awards, bills, booklets, brochures, budgets, convention programs, correspondence, directories, expenses, finance committee reports, financial information, insurance information, meeting minutes, membership lists, news releases, newsletters, newspaper clippings, programs, proposals, receipts and surveys.  

Among the correspondents are Janet Kinney, Joyce Losure, Kay Banwart, Jonathan Sher, James Jess, Roger Basheville, the National Rural Center, the Department of Public Instruction, Iowa Association of Educational Administrators, the Association Iowa Educational Administrators, Iowa Association of School Boards , the Area Education Agency, and Communicating for Agriculture.

Organization

 
This collection is listed in alphabetical order.

 

 

Container List

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

15

30

AASA Convention

1978

12

11

Acreage Reports

1980-1989

12

15

Acreage Reports

1984-1988

12

12

Acreage Reports

1984-1988

12

13

Acreage Reports

1984-1988

12

14

Acreage Reports

1984-1988

10

8

ACT Test Scores

1986-1987

5

7

Action

1978-1979

5

1

Action Payment Vouchers

1979

33

10

Address Changes

1977

15

25

Address Labels

1978

25

8

Address Labels

1982

17

57

Address Labels-- Board of Directors

1982

17

60

Address Labels-- Board of Directors

1982

14

15

Addresses

1990

15

26

Addresses for Newsletter

1978

15

27

Administration (Iowa) Schools

1978

15

28

Advertising

1978

25

13

Advertising--Awards

1978

25

16

Advisors

1979

31

12

Advisory and Task Force Meeting

1976

30

21

AERA Annual meeting paper and symposia abstracts

1976

27

15

Affecting Public Policy Workshop

1988

8

27

Agenda/Notice

1979

21

11

Agricultural Chart Book

1985

6

1

Agriculture Info

1980

27

29

Agriculture Land Ownership

1987

13

19

Agriculture Land Ownership

1988

6

2

Agriculture Law

1986

17

10

Aid Insurance

1982

15

29

Alden, IA Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)

1978

29

22

Alden, IA – Budget

1978

17

63

Alden, IA Local Chapter

1982

28

8

Alden, IA School

1988

28

9

Alden, IA School

1988

28

10

Alden, IA School

1988

28

11

Alden, IA School Documents

n.d.

28

5

Alden, IA School Finance Committee

1988

28

6

Alden, IA School Finance Committee

1988

28

7

Alden, IA School--Gallup Polls

1988-1989

6

3

Alem School

1986

32

56

Alphabetical membership list

1982

32

51

Alphabetized membership lists

1982

25

18

Alternatives

1980

12

26

Amends

1986

21

34

An Investigation of the Impact of the Controlled Budget On Small Iowa School Districts

1984

25

19

Annual Meeting

1980

29

4

Annual Report

1987

32

11

Application for Business Financial Assistance

n.d.

12

9

Appointment Book

1985

13

8

Appointment Book

1985

31

21

April/May meeting

1978

15

31

Area Education Agency (AEA)

1978

33

13

Area Education Agency (AEA)

1979

33

11

Area Education Agency (AEA)

1979-1980

25

14

Area Education Agency (AEA)

1980

25

15

Area Education Agency (AEA)

1980

17

59

Area Education Agency (AEA)

1982

33

12

Area Education Agency (AEA) Computer

1979

29

12

Area Education Agency (AEA) VI  Budgets

1978

15

32

Arkansas

1978

29

24

Articles

1980-1989

1

15

Articles

1987

4

27

Articles and Information

1984-1986

30

16

Articles, correspondence, information

1991-1992

25

17

Association Iowa Educational Administrators (AIEA)  Iowa Administrators and Principals

1980

17

62

Association of Iowa Educational Administrators (AIEA)

1982

10

32

Association of Iowa Educational Administrators (AIEA) Convention

1978

33

50

Association of Iowa Educational Administrators (AIEA) Using committees wisely

Ca. 1986

19

16

Association of Iowa Educational Administrators Newsletter

1984

3

28

At Risk

1990

3

30

At Risk Grants

1990

31

30

At-risk students

1990

36

-

Audio cassettes (45 count) conferences and lectures

n.d.

37

-

Audio cassettes (67 count) conferences and lectures

n.d.

17

64

Australia

1982

3

1

Avenson, Don

1987-1990

9  

29

Award Forms

1987

21

30

Awards and Certificates

1982

23

3

Badger Attendance, Newspaper Clippings

1990

23

1

Badger Attendance--Ft. Dodge

1990

23

2

Badger Attendance--Ft. Dodge

1990

17

65

Baker, Jon

1982

19

5

Ballots

1982

19

6

Ballots

1982

18

1

Bank Note and Instructions

1982

6

4

Bankruptcy

1986

13

20

Bankruptcy

1986

13

21

Bankruptcy

1986

27

30

Bankruptcy, Foreclosure

1987

27