NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MANUSCRIPT FINDING AID
RG5030.AM: Rhoda M. (Van Fleet) Cook, 1906-2002
School ledger: 1877-1906
Bellwood, Butler County, Nebraska: Teacher
Size: 1 volume
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The manuscript portion of this collection consists of a ledger for the Butler County District 17 School dating from 1877-ca. 1906. Entries consist of expenses paid including salary for teachers, cleaning and housekeeping, coal delivery, furniture, etc.
The photograph portion of this collection [RG5030.PH] consists of approximately 350 photographs (mostly in albums). The majority of the photographs (241) relate to the Bellwood District 71 School in Butler County. Rhoda Van Fleet Cook taught school in Bellwood for 40 years, retiring in 1973. Photographs from other district schools including Butler County District 13, Greenleaf District 52, Octavia District 17, District 76, and District 78 are also included. The collection also contains six (6) Van Fleet and Cook Family photographs.
DESCRIPTION
School ledger, 1877-1906
ADDED ENTRIES:
Bellwood (Nebraska)
Butler County (Nebraska)
Cook family
Cook, Rhoda M. (Van Fleet), 1906-2002
Education — Nebraska — Butler County
Teachers — Nebraska — Butler County
Van Fleet family
TMM 10-11-2007
Revised 10-29-2009 TMM