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:

45.71 linear feet (33 records center cartons, 1 half-document box, 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

31

Bankruptcy, Foreclosure

1987

15

34

Bankville

1978

25

20

Banwart, Kay

1980

17

66

Banwart, Kay

1982

15

33

Banwart, Kay and Robert

1978

17

67

Basheville, Roger

1982

25

21

Baskerville, Roger

1980

22

7

Baskerville, Roger--Paper

1981

22

26

Bibliography

1981

33

30

Bills

1979

12

21

Bills for PURE

1986

17

68

Birthdays

1982

15

36

Board Meetings

1978

33

14

Board meetings

1979

4

25

Board of Directors

1984-1986

2

4

Board of Directors Activities

1989

17

14

Board of Directors August Meeting

1982

23

19

Board of Directors June meeting

1984

17

11

Board of Directors Meeting

1982

23

18

Board of Directors Meeting

1984

32

39

Board of Directors Meeting notes and agendas

1983-1997

23

20

Board of Directors Meeting, Spring

1984

25

22

Board of Directors Meetings

1979-1980

25

24

Board of Directors Meetings

1980

25

23

Board of Directors Meetings--Correspondence

1980

17

13

Board of Directors Minutes

1982

17

17

Board of Directors Minutes

1982

23

4

Board of Directors Notes

1979

19

10

Board of Directors Notes

1984

17

15

Board of Directors November Meeting

1982

4     

6

Board of Directors Notes

1977-1978

10

10

Board of Directors- PURE

1987

23

16

Board of Directors Spring

1984

17

16

Board of Directors Spring Meeting

1982

17

18

Board of Directors Votes

1982

9   

36

Board of Directors--April

1983

10

17

Board of Directors--PURE

1988

33

15

Board Votes

1979

29

33

Booklet

n.d.

24

34

Booth Exhibits--Conference 1981

1981

15

37

Branstad, Terry

1978

33

28

Brochure

1977

33

107

Brochures

1977-1981

15

38

Brochures

1978

33

42

Brochures

1981, n.d.

30

33

Brochures

1991, n.d.

32

32

Brochures/Newsletters

1981-1987

10

5

Brown, Senator- School Aid

1985

32

48

Browns, Shirley – Conference registration

1982

32

47

Browns, Shirley – Membership

1981-1982

12

18

Budget In Brief

1990-1991

33

40

Building Partnerships for Quality Education in Iowa

1985

25

25

Bulk Mail

1980

33

16

Bulk mail permit

1979

10

26

Bulletins and House Committee Reports.

1989

15

39

Burdic, Marilyn

1978

3

3

Burdic, Marilyn

1990

17

69

Burton, Ervin

1982

1

8

By-Laws

n.d.

17

20

By-Laws

1982

17

21

By-Laws

1982

17

70

CAL (Coulter, Alexander, Latimer, IA)  Community School Newsletter

1982

19

12

CAL Community School Newsletter

1984

34

12

California Highlights

1981-1988

32

3

California Highlights

1981-1992

12

16

Call Message Notebook

1984

22

3

Campbell, Dr. Anne -- Paper

1985

10

33

Candidates

1978

26

32

Case Studies--Reorganized Districts

1977

15

40

Cash tickets--Paid by Janet

1978

32

65

Cassette tape order form – conference

1984

31

44

Cattle insider trading information

1968-1986

1

24

Center for Rural Affairs - Nebraska

1978

15

41

Center for Rural Education

1978

33

27

Certificate of incorporation

1977

17

71

Certificates

1982

1

4

Chapter 4: Accredited Schools and School Districts

1987

9   

31

Chapters

1983

16

20

Chief State School Officers

1978

19

11

Claudia's Minnesota Speech

1984

11

30

Clippings

1977

11

31

Clippings

1977

10

34

Clippings

1977,1988

12

4

Clippings

1982

16

40

Clippings

1983

33

19

College courses

1979

15

42

Colorado

1978

33

18

Colorado

1979

22

5

Colorado

1981

17

72

Colorado

1982

2

22

Committee Assignments

1989

32

14

Communicating for Agriculture – Board of Directors Annual Meeting

1987

14

16

Communicating for Agriculture (CA)

1990

14

19

Communicating for Agriculture (CA)

1990

14

17

Communicating for Agriculture (CA) Board

1989

27

23

Communicating for Agriculture (CA) Enrolled Bills

1987

27

24

Communicating for Agriculture (CA) Enrolled Bills

1987

27

25

Communicating for Agriculture (CA) Enrolled Bills

1987

27

26

Communicating for Agriculture (CA) Enrolled Bills

1987

27

27

Communicating for Agriculture (CA)  Enrolled Bills

1987

14

39

Communicating for Agriculture (CA) Legislation

1990

14

12

Communicating for Agriculture (CA) Session Bills and Backup, Papers

1989

14

13

Communicating for Agriculture (CA) Session Bills and Backup, Papers

1989

33

55

Communicating for Agriculture (CA) Brochure

n.d.

14

18

Communicating for Agriculture (CA) Meetings

1989

14

20

Communicating for Agriculture (CA) Exchange--Soviet Delegation

1989

21

1

Communicating for Agriculture (CA) Information Report

1985

21

10

Communication for Agriculture (CA) Health Insurance Books

1985

21

13

Communication for Agriculture (CA) Full Board Meeting

1985

22

10

Communication for Agriculture (CA) Newspaper Clippings

1987

27

2

Community and Adult Education

1988

15

43

Community Betterment Club

1978

15

44

Community College

1978

34

2

Community Schools Versus Consolidation for the Schools

1980

34

5

Community Schools Vs Consolidation in the 1980s

1980

31

5

Compilation of Suggestions on Format and Content of Proposed Plan -- Chapter 5

1976

31

6

Compilation of Suggestions on Format and Content of Proposed Plan -- Chapter 4

1976

31

7

Compilation of Suggestions on Format and Content of Proposed Plan -- Chapter 3

1976

31

8

Compilation of Suggestions on Format and Content of Proposed Plan -- Chapter 2

1976

31

9

Compilation of Suggestions on Format and Content of Proposed Plan -- Chapter 1

1976

15

45

Complimentary

1978

31

28

Comprehensive Health Insurance for High-Risk Individuals

1991

33

20

Computer

1979

19

13

Computer and Board of Directors Vote

1983

12

27

Computer Runs

1986-1988

11

26

Conference

1978

11

28

Conference

1979

25

2

Conference

1980

21

33

Conference

1981

32

29

Conference

1981

25

9

Conference

1982

32

30

Conference

1982

32

25

Conference

1983

29

18

Conference

1988

32

26

Conference – General correspondence

1983

33

22

Conference – Howard Johnson

1979

32

59

Conference – Media Correspondence

1980-1982

32

45

Conference "snow" letter

1983

5

29

Conference 1979 Brochures, Forms

1979

8 

35

Conference 1980

1979

8

43

Conference 1980 Correspondence

1980

8

41

Conference 1980--Exhibit Booths

1979

8

40

Conference 1980--Hotel Fort Des Moines

1979

5

24

Conference 1981

1981

5

28

Conference 1981 Board Meeting

1981

5

25

Conference 1981 Community Works

1981

5

26

Conference 1981 Hotel Fort Des Moines

1981

5

30

Conference 1982 Awards Recognition

1982

8

32

Conference 1985

1988

3

4

Conference 1991

1991

3

5

Conference 1992

1992

5

27

Conference '81 Participants

1981

32

42

Conference booklet

1982

33

111

Conference Booklets

1978-1986

33

21

Conference calls

1980

32

28

Conference correspondence

1983

31

39

Conference correspondence

1991

29

35

Conference evaluation

1979

33

23

Conference expenses

1979

32

27

Conference information

1982

31

35

Conference information

1991

34

6

Conference material

1980

32

24

Conference Material

1982-1984

33

52

Conference material

1986

11

27

Conference Out-Of-State

1978

33

24

Conference participants

1979

19

66

Conference Planning

1985

31

38

Conference planning

1986-1990

33

41

Conference Presentation Registration

1986

33

43

Conference Presentations

1986

31

34

Conference presentations/reports

1991

8

42

Conference Printer and News Release

1979

32

43

Conference program booklet

1983

33

25

Conference programs

1979

32

40

Conference reception invitations

1983

33

29

Conference Registration

1979

8

33

Conference Reports

1988

2

7

Conferences

1982-1988

8

36

Congress

1979

25

1

Congress

1979

15

9

Congressional Insight

1978

29

23

Congressional Record

1989

9   

35

Constitutional Convention

1980

15

10

Contributions

1978

24

33

Contributors

1980

15

11

Convention 1978

1978

15

12

Convention Correspondence

1978

15

13

Convention Forms, Booklet

1978

15

14

Convention, Howard Johnson

1978

15

15

Convention, Plans and Speakers

1978

15

16

Convention, Summary and Evaluation

1978

10

12

Cookbooks Ltd.

1987

15

17

Coop Sharing

1978

32

46

Copies of conference speeches

1982

5

23

Correspondence

1977

15

23

Correspondence

1978

5

6

Correspondence

1979

29

7

Correspondence

1979

29

13

Correspondence

1979

34

7

Correspondence

1979-1980

33

108

Correspondence

1979-1986

29

8

Correspondence

1980

31

50

Correspondence

1980-1983

31

55

Correspondence

1980-1988

21

22

Correspondence

1981

21

23

Correspondence

1981

21

24

Correspondence

1981

22

19

Correspondence

1981

33

57

Correspondence

1981

33

59

Correspondence

1981-1983

32

23

Correspondence

1981-1987

31

54

Correspondence

1981-1988

17

22

Correspondence

1982

17

35

Correspondence

1982

29

28

Correspondence

1982

33

106

Correspondence

1982-1983

33

46

Correspondence

1983-1986

4

24

Correspondence

1984-1985

30

35

Correspondence

1984-1991

29

30

Correspondence

1986-1990

30

36

Correspondence

1986-1992

1

19

Correspondence

1987

2

32

Correspondence

1987

31

29

Correspondence

1987-1993

8

30

Correspondence

1988

10

19

Correspondence

1988

30

37

Correspondence

1989-1992

3

6

Correspondence

1990

33

1

Correspondence

1990

31

33

Correspondence

1990-1991

33

37

Correspondence – Alden, IA  School District

1988

32

16

Correspondence – California

1987

32

21

Correspondence – Claudia Jones

1984-1987

30

11

Correspondence – Department of Education

1992

33

101

Correspondence – Department of Public Instruction (DPI)

1981-1983

32

18

Correspondence – James Jess

1983

32

20

Correspondence – Janet Kinney

1987

32

22

Correspondence – Jon Baker

1983

32

19

Correspondence – Joyce Losure

1982-1987

30

1

Correspondence - Miscellaneous

1990

4

29

Correspondence - Pellet, Kent

1977-1979

32

17

Correspondence – to PURE

1982-1987

31

45

Correspondence and notes

1986-1987

32

31

Correspondence-- Conference registration

n.d.

17

23

Correspondence Current

1982

33

56

Correspondence to Board of Directors

1980-1982, n.d.

30

17

Correspondence, bills

1990

29

19

Correspondence, Board

1979

25

27

Correspondence, Legislators

1980

25

3

Correspondence, Members

1980

23

26

Correspondence, Membership Applications, Purchase Orders

1985

24

32

Correspondence, Miscellaneous

1967-1978

23

22

Correspondence, Miscellaneous

1986

25

28

Correspondence, Newspapers

1980

25

26

Correspondence, Out of State

1980

19

55

Correspondence, PURE

1983

19

33

Correspondence—Board of Directors Vote

1984

33

26

Correspondence--Conference

1978-1979

7

31

Correspondence—Dawson, TIm

1979

33

58

Correspondence--Government Officials

1982-1984

15

20

Correspondence--Iowa Legislature

1978

21

7

Correspondence--Janet Kinney

1986

22

30

Correspondence--Janet Kinney

1991

22

27

Correspondence--Janet Kinney, Miscellaneous

1989-1993

22

28

Correspondence--Janet Kinney, Miscellaneous

1989-1993

16

2

Correspondence--Joyce Losure

1980

16

3

Correspondence--Joyce Losure

1980

16

5

Correspondence--Joyce Losure

1980

16

6

Correspondence--Joyce Losure

1980

16

7

Correspondence--Joyce Losure

1980

16

4

Correspondence—Joyce Losure

1980

8

39

Correspondence--Legislators

1979

15

19

Correspondence--Members

1978

8

37

Correspondence--Members

1979

26

16

Correspondence--Miscellaneous

1979

26

17

Correspondence--Miscellaneous

1979

26

20

Correspondence--Miscellaneous

1979

26

21

Correspondence--Miscellaneous

1980

26

22

Correspondence--Miscellaneous

1980

1

45

Correspondence--Morris Olney

1977-1978

10

6

Correspondence--PURE

1986

10

7

Correspondence--PURE

1987

2

5

Correspondence—Questionable Business Findings

1987-1988

1

40

Correspondence--Ruby Nail

1977-1978

15

22

Correspondence--School

1978

8

38

Correspondence--School Board

1979

33

45

Correspondence--School Board

1986

15

21

Correspondence--Statehouse

1978

20

27

Correspondence--Tennessee State University

1979

4

13

Correspondence—Timothy Hyde

1978

28

18

Correspondence--Tom Harkin

1988

15

24

Correspondence--University

1978

25

29

Costello

1979-1980

8

44

Costello, Larry

1979

17

73

Costello, Larry

1982

5

10

County Fairs

1979

33

9

Creativity Growing Out of Austerity – 5th Annual Conference

1982

18

2

Cress, Eric

1981

17

24

Current Business

1982

5

8

Daily Log

1979

32

34

Daily planner

1987

14

22

Danish Forester Exchange

1990

27

3

Data on Change in Budgets

1989

28

4

Data on Iowa Schools: Publication

n.d.

26

29

Deb and Sue's Meeting Kit

1980

13

25

Debt Recovery

1985

6

14

Debt Recovery

1986

19

51

Delegate Assembly

1984

16

15

Democrats

1978

17

48

Department of Education

1982

17

49

Department of Education

1982

3

8

Department of Education

n.d.

3

31

Department of Education Reports

1990

31