Walworth County

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County Government Records

County Office

Title

Location

Assessor

Tax List, 1885 (H79-10)

Mf # 1747

Auditor

Public School Records, 1921-1970

Boxes 557-558

 

Miscellaneous School Records, 1906-1972

Box 2204 C

 

Marriage, Divorce, Death Statistics, 1965-1982

Box 2191 C

 

Textbook Receipt Record, 1932-1970

V. 1860

Board of County Commissioners

Record of Proceedings, 1883-1902 (H79-10)

Mf # 1747

Board of Education

Minutes, 1955-1958

V. 1861

County Court

Civil, Insanity and Naturalization Proceedings, 1891-1895 (83-205)

V. 1678

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Clerk’s Fee Books, 1912-1939 (83-205)

V. 1683-1684

 

Execution Dockets, 1891-1978

V. 912-913

 

Journals, Naturalization Records, 1889-1974

V. 1118-1120

 

Judgment Dockets, 1884-1937

V. 910-911, 914

 

Judgment Docket, 1885 (H79-10)

Mf # 1747

 

Judgment on Default, 1891-1895

V. 1679

 

Judgment Records, 1884-1932

V. 1115-1117

 

Mother’s Pension Records, 1926-1940

V. 916

 

Naturalization Records, 1883-1954 (83-194)

V. 664-667

 

Notary Records, 1883-1978

V. 944-946

 

Order Books, 1901-1959

V. 1681-1682

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Real Estate Tax Judgment Book, 1901

V. 915

 

Register of Farm Names, 1919-1927 (83-205)

V. 1676

 

Registered Nurse Record, 1917, 1922, 1934

V. 1121

 

Transcript Judgment, 1889-1896

V. 1680

 

Witness Fee Book, 1884-1900

V. 1677

 

Register of Deeds, 1983, 1986,1988 (88-32)

Box 1171 A

Superintendent of Schools

Annual Reports, 1918-1931

FB 332

 

Annual Reports, Election Records, and Misc. 1942-1970

Boxes 1646-1647

 

Attendance and Classification Register  (unspecified schools), 1957-1960 (78-83)

V. 1879-1880

 

Blue Blanket School District #8 Treasurer’s Records, 1954-1970 (78-83)

V. 1870-1871

 

Clerk’s Annual Reports, 1897-1960

Box 1398

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Glen School District #9 Clerk’s and Treasurer’s Records, 1928-1960  (78-83)

V. 1872-1873; Box 3803 A

 

Lindbergh School Attendance and Classification Record, 1962-1970 (78-83)

V. 1877

 

Lowry Independent School Records, 1928-1943 (78-83)

V. 1862-1864

 

Monroe School Attendance and Classification Record, 1961-1970 (78-83)

V. 1878

 

Public School Records, 1975

Boxes 779-780

 

Record of 8th Grade Examinations, 1908-1928

V. 1859

 

Record of Teacher’s Certificates, 1903-1970

V. 1855

 

School District Apportionment Order Receipts, 1909-1938

V. 1856

 

School Census, 1913-1970

Boxes 2081-2082 B

 

School Records, 1920-1944; 1956-1959

Box 2198 C

 

Scranton School District Board Minutes, 1929-1944 (78-83)

V. 1875

 

Scranton School District Treasurer’s Records, 1918-1958 978-83)

V. 1874

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Spring Valley District #11, Clerk’s Records, 1926-1956 (78-83)

V. 1876

 

Surrey School District #7, Treasurer’s Records, 1951-1959 (78-83)

V. 1868-1869

 

Teacher Exam Applicant Record, 1916-1949

V. 1857

 

Teacher’s Institute Records, 1916-1946

V. 1858

 

Teacher’s Term Reports, 1898-1962

Boxes 1509-1511

 

Theodore School District #24, Treasurer’s Records, 1935-1959

V. 1865-1867

 

Treasurer’s Annual Reports, 1898-1959

Boxes 1505, 1647

 Other Government Records

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Department

Title

Location

Works Progress Administration

Research and Records Projects South Dakota Graves Registration Files, 1940 (96-041)

Census Shelves Box 35

 

County Case Files, 1933 (restricted)

Box 420

 Non-Government Records

Collection

Title

Location

Manuscript

Mobridge City Schools Superintendent Annual Report, 1924-1925 (H75-213)

Box 3544 A

 

George Meadow Manuscript, “Walworth County Experiences”, 1950 (H75-139)

Box 3542 B

General Photograph Collection (*restricted)

Glenham, SD*

P016

 

Java, SD*

P019, Box 5518 B

 

Mobridge, SD*

P024, Box 8535 B, MD 244

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Selby, SD

P037, Box 6861 B

General Subject Files (Vertical Files)

Akaska, SD

Glenham, SD

Hoven, SD

Java, SD

Lowry, SD

Mobridge, SD

Selby, SD

Walworth, SD

See Finding Aid

City and County Histories

Akaska, South Dakota, golden anniversary historical book, 1907-1957

F659 .A31 A31 1957

 

Akaska diamond jubilee historical book

F659 .A31 A32 1982

 

LeBeau : old and new

F659 .L46 H14 1956

 

A comprehensive index to Walworth County centennial history book

F657 .W2 W35x Index

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Pioneer footprints : June 12, 13, 14 Diamond Jubilee, Java, South Dakota, 1900-1975

F659 .J41 P6 1975

 

Selby, South Dakota, 1900-1975

F659 .S46 S47 1975

 

Selby, South Dakota, 1900-1950

F659 .S46 S46 1950 c.1 c.2

 

Mobridge, its first 50 years

F659 .M74 S62 1956 c.1 c.2

 

Walworth county centennial history book, 1883-1983

F657 .W2 W35x c.1 c.2

Atlases

Atlas of Campbell and Walworth Counties, South Dakota / compiled by American Atlas Company (Fergus Falls, Minn. : The Company), [1970])

Library

 

Atlas of Walworth County, South Dakota / compiled by American Atlas Company (Fergus Falls, MN : American Atlas Co., 1979)

Library

 

Atlas of Walworth County / compiled by the County Atlas Company. (Watertown, SD. :  County Atlas Company, c1994)

Library

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Atlas of Walworth County, South Dakota / compiled by the Sentinel Fund. (Watertown, S.D. : Sentinel Atlas Limited, 1990)

Research Room

 

Standard atlas of Walworth County, South Dakota ; [microform b including a plat book of the villages, cities and townships of the county…/ compiled and published by Geo. A. Ogle & Co., publishers & engravers. (Chicago : Geo. A. Ogle & Co., 1911)

Library

 

Standard atlas of Walworth County, South Dakota : including a plat book of the villages, cities and townships of the county… (Chicago : Geo. A. Ogle & Co., 1911)

Library

Newspapers

Hoven

Hoven Review, 1934-1997

See Finding Aid

 

Java

Java Herald, 1903-1991

See Finding Aid

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Mobridge

Mobridge Bulletin, 1914-1915

Mobridge Daily Tribune, 1917-1918

Mobridge Democrat-Mobridge Journal, 1917-1922

Mobridge News-Mobridge Weekly & Daily Tribune, 1909-1997

The Reminder, 1953-1955

See Finding Aid

 

Selby

The Selby Record, 1943-1997

The Walworth County Record, 1904-1943

See Finding Aid

School Yearbooks

Mobridge

“The Tiger” 1938

See Finding Aid

Maps

Fire Underwriters Inspection Bureau

Akaska, 1961

Glenham, 1960

Lowry, 1960

Java, 1960

Mobridge, 1955

Selby, 1948

See Finding Aid

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