Title: Department of Public Instruction. Education, Standards and Practices Board, Teachers' Certificates
Dates: 1893-2003
Record Series: 30401
Quantity: 300.5 feet
Abstract: The teachers’ certificates consist of first grade professional, second grade professional, professional, life first professional, limited first professional, special, and emergency teaching certificates. The certificates include name, birthplace, birth date, recommendations, school transcripts, and work experience information. Only one certificate dates from 1893; 1896 has the first sizeable group of certificates.
More than one certificate may be listed with one person’s name because certificates were renewed, new numbers were given, and after a certain number of years, a life certificate would be issued. Life certificates have not been used since 1976 when a four-year college degree became the minimum requirement for a full-time teacher. New teachers are certified for three years and are required to complete additional course work in order to be recertified.
A database index of boxes 1-60 is available in the Orin G. Libby Reading Room. Researchers may access the database by using the person’s last name. A paper index to box 60 is available with the collection. An index to the certificates in boxes 61-300 is located online on the North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board website.
Provenance: The North Dakota State Archives acquired this records series through numerous transfers from the Department of Public Instruction, 1977 to 1981.
Copyright: Public records are not subject to copyright restrictions, although record series may contain copyrighted material. Consideration of such copy- rights is the responsibility of the author and publisher.
Access: These records are available for public inspection under provision of the North Dakota Century Code, 55-02.1-08.
Citation: Researchers are requested to cite the record group, series name and number, and the State Historical Society of North Dakota in all footnote and bibliographic references.
BOX / FOLDER INVENTORY
FIRST GRADE PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES
Box 1: No. 1-B (1911) to No. 550-B (1914)
Box 2: No. 551-B (1914) to No. 1225-B (1917)
Box 3: No. 1226-B (1917) to No. 1670-B (1918)
Box 4: No. 1671-B (1918) to No. 1880-B (1919)
No. 1-A (1919) to No. 325-A (1920)
Box 5: No. 326-A (1920) to No. 489-A (1920)
No. 1-C (1920) to 280-C (1921)
Box 6: No. 281-C (1921) to 660-C (1922)
Box 7: No. 661-C (1922) to No. 1065-C (1923)
Box 8: No. 1066-C (1923) to No. 1530-C (1924)
Box 9: No. 1531-C (1924) to No. 2005-C (1925)
Box 10: No. 2006-C (1925) to No. 2480-C (1926)
Box 11: No. 2481-C (1926) to No. 2832-C (1926)
No. 1-P1 (1927) to No. 200-P1 (1927)
Box 12: No. 201-P1 (1927) to 870-P1 (1928)
Box 13: No. 871-P1 (1928) to No. 1465-P1 (1929)
Box 14: No. 1466-P1 (1929) to No. 2075-P1 (1930)
Box 15: No. 2076-P1 (1930) to No. 2630-P1 (1931)
Box 16: No. 2631-P1 (1931) to No. 3140-P1 (1932)
Box 17: No. 3141-P1 (1932) to No. 3650-P1 (1933)
Box 18: No. 3651-P1 (1933) to No. 4145-P1 (1934)
Box 19: No. 4146-P1 (1934) to No. 4640-P1 (1935)
Box 20: No. 4641-P1 (1935) to No. 5090-P1 (1936)
Box 21: No. 5091-P1 (1936) to No. 6440-P1 (1937)
Box 22: No. 6441-P1 (1937) to No. 6903-P1 (1937)
Box 23: No. 6904-P1 (1938) to No. 7414-P1 (1939)
Box 24: No. 7415-P1 (1939) to No. 7955-P1 (1940)
Box 25: No. 7956-P1 (1940) to No. 8475-P1 (1941)
Box 26: No. 8476-P1 (1941) to No. 8985-P1 (1942)
Box 27: No. 8986-P1 (1942) to No. 9510-P1 (1943)
Box 28: No. 9511-P1 (1943) to No. 10000-P1 (1944)
No. 1-P1 (1945) to No. 49-P1 (1945)
Box 29: No. 50-P1 (1945) to No. 645-P1 (1946)
Box 30: No. 646-P1 (1947) to No. 1238-P1 (1948)
Box 31: No. 1239-P1 (1948) to No. 1865-P1 (1949)
Box 32: No. 1866-P1 (1949) to No. 2470-P1 (1950)
Box 33: No. 2471-P1 (1950) to No. 3115-P1 (1952)
Box 34: No. 3116-P1 (1952) to No. 3730-P1 (1953)
Box 35: No. 3731-P1 (1953) to No. 4310-P1 (1954)
Box 36: No. 4311-P1 (1954) to No. 4830-P1 (1954)
Box 37: No. 4831-P1 (1954) to No. 5325-P1 (1955)
Box 38: No. 5326-P1 (1955) to No. 5820-P1 (1956)
Box 39: No. 5821-P1 (1956) to No. 6315-P1 (1957)
Box 40: No. 6316-P1 (1957) to No. 6815-P1 (1958)
Box 41: No. 6816-P1 (1958) to No. 7310-P1 (1958)
Box 42: No. 7311-P1 (1958) to No. 7810-P1 (1959)
Box 43: No. 7811-P1 (1959) to No. 8315-P1 (1960)
Box 44: No. 8316-P1 (1960) to No. 8760-P1 (1960)
Box 45: No. 8761-P1 (1960) to No. 9210-P1 (1961)
Box 46: No. 9211-P1 (1961) to No. 9640-P1 (1961)
Box 47: No. 9641-P1 (1961) to No. 10000-P1 (1962)
No. 1-P1 (1962) to No. 75-P1 (1962)
Box 48: No. 76-P1 (1962) to No. 500-P1 (1962)
Box 49: No. 501-P1 (1962) to No. 930-P1 (1963)
Box 50: No. 931-P1 (1963) to No. 1445-P1 (1963)
Box 51: No. 1446-P1 (1963) to No. 1915-P1 (1963)
Box 52: No. 1916-P1 (1963) to No. 2410-P1 (1964)
Box 53: No. 2411-P1 (1964) to No. 2920-P1 (1964)
Box 54: No. 2921-P1 (1964) to No. 3435-P1 (1965)
Box 55: No. 3436-P1 (1965) to No. 4005-P1 (1965)
Box 56: No. 4006-P1 (1965) to No. 4530-P1 (1965)
Box 57: No. 4531-P1 (1965) to No. 5135-P1 (1966)
Box 58: No. 5136-P1 (1966) to No. 5655-P1 (1966)
Box 59: No. 5656-P1 (1966) to No. 6164-P1 (1967)
Box 60: No. 6165-P1 (1967) to No. 6714-P1 (1967)
Box 61: No. 6715-P1 (1967) to No. 209-P1 (1967)
Box 62: No. 7210-P1 (1967) to No. 7729-P1 (1968)
Box 63: No. 7730-P1 (1968) to No. 8279-P1 (1968)
Box 64: No. 8280-P1 (1968) to No. 8799-P1 (1968)
Box 65: No. 8800-P1 (1968) to No. 9319-P1 (1969)
Box 66: No. 9320-P1 (1969) to No. 9914-P1 (1969)
Box 67: No. 9915-P1 (1969) to No. 10000-P1 (1969)
No. 1-P1 (1969) to No. 414-P1 (1969)
Box 68: No. 415-P1 (1969) to No. 869-P1 (1969)
Box 69: No. 870-P1 (1969) to No. 1309-P1 (1970)
Box 70: No. 1310-P1 (1970) to No. 1839-P1 (1970)
Box 71: No. 1840-P1 (1970) to No. 2319-P1 (1970)
Box 72: No. 2320-P1 (1970) to No. 2819-P1 (1971)
Box 73: No. 2820-P1 (1971) to No. 3374-P1 (1971)
Box 74: No. 3375-P1 (1971) to No. 3819-P1 (1971)
Box 75: No. 3820-P1 (1971) to No. 4289-P1 (1971)
Box 76: No. 4290-P1 (1971) to No. 4764-P1 (1972)
Box 77: No. 4765-P1 (1972) to No. 5369-P1 (1972)
Box 78: No. 5370-P1 (1972) to No. 5829-P1 (1972)
Box 79: No. 5830-P1 (1972) to No. 6314-P1 (1972)
Box 80: No. 6315-P1 (1972) to No. 6839-1 (1972)
Box 81: No. 6840-P1 (1973) to No. 7424-P1 (1973)
Box 82: No. 7425-P1 (1973) to No. 7894-P1 (1973)
Box 83: No. 7895-P1 (1973) to No. 8374-P1 (1973)
Box 84: No. 8375-P1 (1973) to No. 8869-P1 (1974)
Box 85: No. 8870-P1 (1974) to No. 9439-P1 (1974)
Box 86: No. 9940-P1 (1974) to No. 9999-P1 (1974)
No. 1 (1974) to No. 219 (1974)
Box 87: No. 220 (1974) to No. 772 (1974)
Box 88 No. 773 (1974) to No. 1398 (1975)
Box 89: No. 2060 (1975) to No. 3006 (1975)
Box 91: No. 3007 (1975) to No. 3708 (1975)
Box 92: No. 3709 (1975) to No. 4244 (1975)
Box 93: No. 4245 (1976) to No. 4889 (1976)
Box 94: No. 4890 (1976) to No. 5497 (1976)
Box 95: No. 5498 (1976) to No. 6361 (1976)
Box 96: No. 6362 (1976) to No. 6918 (1976)
Box 97: No. 6919 (1976) to No. 7067 (1976)
SECOND GRADE PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES
No. 1 (1905) to No. 326 (1908)
Box 98: No. 327 (1908) to No. 687 (1910)
No. 1- T(1911) to No. 35- T(1911)
No. 1-B (1911) to No. 204-B (1912)
Box 99: No. 205-B (1912) to No. 834-B (1913)
Box 100: No. 835-B (1915) to No. 1534-B (1915)
Box 101: No. 1535-B (1915) to No. 2249-B (1917)
Box 102: No. 2250-B (1917) to No. 2740-B (1918)
Box 103: No. 2741-B (1918) to No. 3340-B (1919)
Box 104: No. 3341-B (1919) to No. 390-A (1920)
Box 105: No. 391-A (1920) to No. 130-C (1921)
Box 106: No. 131-C (1921) to No. 610-C (1922)
Box 107: No. 611-C (1922) to No. 1135-C (1923)
Box 108: No. 1136-C (1923) to No. 1680-C (1924)
Box 109: No. 1681-C (1924) to No. 2275-C (1924)
Box 110: No. 2276-C (1924) to No. 2830-C (1925)
Box 111: No. 2831-C (1925) to No. 3355-C (1926)
Box 112: No. 3356-C (1926) to No. 3905-C (1926)
Box 113: No. 3906-C (1926) to No. 190-P2 (1927)
Box 114: No. 191-P2 (1927) to No. 970-P2 (1927)
Box 115: No. 971-P2 (1927) to No. 1695-P2 (1928)
Box 116: No. 1696-P2 (1928) to No. 2330-P2 (1929)
Box 117: No. 2331-P2 (1929) to No. 2970-P2 (1930)
Box 118: No. 2971-P2 (1930) to No. 3625-P2 (1930)
Box 119: No. 3626-P2 (1930) to No. 4240-P2 (1931)
Box 120: No. 4241-P2 (1931) to No. 4800-P2 (1932)
Box 121: No. 4801-P2 (1932) to No. 5335-P2 (1933)
Box 122: No. 5336-P2 (1933) to No. 5850-P2 (1934)
Box 123: No. 5851-P2 (1934) to No. 6400-P2 (1936)
Box 124: No. 6401-P2 (1936) to No. 6980-P2 (1936)
Box 125: No. 6981-P2 (1936) to No. 7561-P2 (1937)
Box 126: No. 7562-P2 (1937) to No. 8845-P2 (1939)
Box 127: No. 8846-P2 (1939) to No. 8770-P2 (1940)
Box 128: No. 8771-P2 (1940) to No. 9334-P2 (1941)
Box 129: No. 9335-P2 (1941) to No. 9943-P2 (1942)
Box 130: No. 9944-P2 (1942) to No. 535-P2 (1943)
Box 131: No. 536-P2 (1943) to No. 1128-P2 (1944)
Box 132: No. 1129-P2 (1944) to No. 1775-P2 (1946)
Box 133: No. 1776-P2 (1946) to No. 2440-P2 (1948)
Box 134: No. 2441-P2 (1948) to No. 3105-P2 (1950)
Box 135: No. 3106-P2 (1950) to No. 3761-P2 (1952)
Box 136: No. 3762-P2 (1952) to No. 4382-P2 (1953)
Box 137: No. 4383-P2 (1953) to No. 4900-P2 (1954)
Box 138: No. 4901-P2 (1954) to No. 5456-P2 (1956)
Box 139: No. 5457-P2 (1956) to No. 5991-P2 (1957)
Box 140: No. 5992-P2 (1957) to No. 6534-P2 (1959)
Box 141: No. 6535-P2 (1958) to No. 7102-P2 (1959)
Box 142: No. 7103-P2 (1959) to No. 7645-P2 (1960)
Box 143: No. 7646-P2 (1960) to No. 8150-P2 (1961)
Box 144: No. 8151-P2 (1961) to No. 8632-P2 (1962)
Box 145: No. 8633-P2 (1962) to No. 9084-P2 (1963)
Box 146: No. 9085-P2 (1963) to No. 9679-P2 (1964)
Box 147: No. 9680-P2 (1964) to No. 270-P2 (1966)
Box 148: No. 271-P2 (1966) to No. 869-P2 (1967)
Box 149: No. 870-P2 (1967) to No. 2290-P2 (1969)
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES
No. 38 (1893) to No. 313 (1900)
Box 150: No. 314 (1900) to No. 1045 (1905)
LIFE FIRST PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES
No. 1 (1905) to No. 99 (1908)
Box 151: No. 100 (1908) to No. 364 (1910)
No. 1-T (1911) to No. 57 (1911)
LIMITED FIRST PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES
No. 1 (1905) to No. 243 (1907)
Box 152: No. 244 (1907) to No. 779 (1910)
Box 153: No. 780 (1910) to No. 977 (1910)
No. 1-T (1911) to No. 42- T(1911)
SPECIAL CERTIFICATES
No. 1 (1902) to No. 207 (1910)
No. 1-T (1911) to No. 39- T(1911)
No. 1-B (1911) to No. 238-B (1914)
Box 154:
No. 239-B (1914) to No. 583-B (1919)
No. 1-A (1919) to No. 139-C (1923)
Box 155:
No. 140-C (1923) to No. 294-C (1926)
No. 1-S (1927) to No. 379-S (1949)
Box 156: No. 380-S (1949) to No. 608-S (1961)
EMERGENCY CERTIFICATES
No. 1-E (1969) to No. 210-E (1970)
No. 1-E (1970) to No. 115-E (1970)
Box 157:
No. 116-E (1970) to No. 210-E (1971)
No. 1-E (1971) to No. 129-E (1972)
No. 1-E (1972) to No. 121-E (1973)
No. 1-E (1973) to No. 134-E (1974)
No. 1-E (1974) to No. 135-E (1975)
No. 1-E (1975) to No. 92-E (1976)
Box 158
1 2621-2750
2 2751-2880
3 2881-3020
4 3021-3160
5 3161-3280
6 3281-3410
7 3411-3536
8 3536-3647
Box 159: 005000 - 009999 (Life Certificates ); 025000 - 025075
Box 160: 025076 - 025250
Box 161: 025251 - 025499
Box 162: 025500 - 025650
Box 163: 025651 - 025799
Box 164: 025800 - 025950
Box 165: 025951 - 026150
Box 166: 026151 - 026350
Box 167: 026351 - 026525
Box 168: 026526 - 026675
Box 169: 026676 - 026850
Box 170: 026851 - 027099
Box 171: 027100 - 027299
Box 172: 027300 - 027450
Box 173: 027451 - 027599
Box 174: 027600 - 027775
Box 175: 027776 - 027975
Box 176: 027976 - 028175
Box 177: 028176 - 028375
Box 178: 028376 - 028575
Box 179: 028576 - 028775
Box 180: 028776 - 028950
Box 181: 028951 - 029125
Box 182: 029126 - 029325
Box 183: 029326 - 029550
Box 184: 029551 - 029775
Box 185: 029776 - 029975
Box 186: 029976 - 030150
Box 187: 030151 - 030325
Box 188: 030326 - 030525
Box 189: 030526 - 030750
Box 190: 030751 - 030950
Box 191: 030951 - 031175
Box 192: 031176 - 031375
Box 193: 031376 - 031550
Box 194: 031551 - 031725
Box 195: 031726 - 031925
Box 196: 031926 - 032125
Box 197: 032126 - 032375
Box 198: 032376 - 032575
Box 199: 032576 - 032750
Box 200: 032751 - 032950
Box 201: 032951 - 033199
Box 202: 033200 - 033425
Box 203: 033426 - 033625
Box 204: 033626 - 033850
Box 205: 033851 - 034075
Box 206: 034076 - 034299
Box 207: 034300 - 034550
Box 208: 034551 - 034799
Box 209: 034800 - 035050
Box 210: 035051 - 035299
Box 211: 035300 - 035550
Box 212: 035551 - 035775
Box 213: 035776 - 035999
Box 214: 036000 - 036250
Box 215: 036251 - 036499
Box 216: 036500 - 036750
Box 217: 036751 - 036999
Box 218: 037000 - 037225
Box 219: 037226 - 037475
Box 220: 037476 - 037725
Box 221: 037726 - 037925
Box 222: 037926 - 038250
Box 223: 038251 - 038475
Box 224: 038476 - 038750
Box 225: 038751 - 038999
Box 226: 039000 - 039250
Box 227: 039251 - 039499
Box 228: 039500 - 039725
Box 229: 039726 - 039975
Box 230: 039976 - 040199
Box 231: 040200 - 040425
Box 232: 040426 - 040650
Box 233: 040651 - 040850
Box 234: 040851 - 041050
Box 235: 041051 - 041275
Box 236: 041276 - 041499
Box 237: 041500 - 041750
Box 238: 041751 - 042025
Box 239: 042026 - 042250
Box 240: 042251 - 042499
Box 241: 042500 - 042750
Box 242: 042751 - 042975
Box 243: 042976 - 043225
Box 244: 043226 - 043475
Box 245: 043476 - 043699
Box 246: 043700 - 043925
Box 247: 043926 - 044199
Box 248: 044200 - 044475
Box 249: 044476 - 044775
Box 250: 044776 - 045025
Box 251: 045026 - 045299
Box 252: 045300 - 045599
Box 253: 045600 - 045899
Box 254: 045900 - 046175
Box 255: 046176 - 046425
Box 256: 046426 - 046699
Box 257: 046700 - 046999
Box 258: 047000 - 047299
Box 259: 047300 - 047575
Box 260: 047576 - 047875
Box 261: 047876 - 048225
Box 262: 048226 - 048525
Box 263: 048526 - 048799
Box 264: 048800 - 049099
Box 265: 049100 - 049425
Box 266: 049426 - 049675
Box 267: 049676 - 049950
Box 268: 049951 - 050275
Box 269: 050276 - 050650
Box 270: 050651 - 050950
Box 271: 050951 - 051250
Box 272: 051251 - 051625
Box 273: 051626 - 051925
Box 274: 051926 - 052250
Box 275: 052251 - 052575
Box 276: 052576 - 052925
Box 277: 052926 - 053275
Box 278: 053276 - 053599
Box 279: 053600 - 053875
Box 280: 053876- 054199
Box 281: 054200 - 054550
Box 282: 054551 - 054850
Box 283: 054851 - 055199
Box 284: 055200 - 055550
Box 285: 055551 - 055825
Box 286: 055826 - 056150
Box 287: 056151 - 056399
Box 288: 056400 - 056650
Box 289: 056651 - 056950
Box 290: 056951 - 057225
Box 291: 057226 - 057499
Box 292: 057500 - 057799
Box 293: 057800 - 058075
Box 294: 058076 - 058375
Box 295: 058376 - 058750
Box 296: 058751 - 059075
Box 297: 059076 - 059499
Box 298: 059500 - 060099
Box 299: 060100 - 060999
Box 300: 061000 - 062999; 90000 - 90099; Life # 550 - 10000; Unknown numbers
Box 301: Paper inventories of boxes 1 -125
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