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Title: Land Department, State. Board of University and School Lands, School Land Leases
Dates: 1929-1953
Record Series: 30334
Quantity: 38.5 feet
Abstract: Contains leases of public school lands and land encompasses in grants to state institutions at statehood. These lands were leased to governmental entities and private individuals and corporations for periods varying from one, two, three, four, and five years. They are here filed the lease tenure and thereunder by the county in which the land was located. The dates given are those on which the lease expired.
Copyright: Public records are not subject to copyright restrictions, although record series may contain copyrighted material. Consideration of such copyrights 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.
INVENTORY
FIVE YEAR LEASES
Box 1:
Adams County 1929-1942
Adams County 1943-1953
Barnes County 1931-1953
Benson County 1929-1948
Box 2:
Benson County 1949-1953
Billings County 1929-1943
Bottineau County 1932-1946
Bottineau County 1947-1953
Bowman County 1929-1941
Box 3:
Bowman County 1942-1953
Burke County 1929-1931
Burke County 1932-1953
Burleigh County 1932-1945
Box 4:
Burleigh County 1946-1953
Cass County 1927-1952
Cavalier County 1924-1930, 1944, 1949, 1952
Dickey County 1924-1953
Divide County 1932-1935
Divide County 1936-1953
Dunn County 1932
Dunn County 1932-1941
Box 5:
Dunn County 1942-1950
Dunn County 1951-1953
Eddy County 1929-1953
Emmons County 1932
Emmons County 1933-1943
Box 6:
Emmons County 1944-1953
Foster County 1929-1932
Foster County 1933-1953
Golden Valley County 1929-1946
Golden Valley County 1947-1953
Grand Forks County 1929-1953
Grant County 1932-1934
Box 7:
Grant County 1935-1944
Grant County 1945-1953
Griggs County 1930-1931
Hettinger County 1932-1942
Box 8:
Hettinger County 1943-1953
Kidder County 1946-1953
Kidder County 1946-1953
LaMoure County 1910, 1930-1953
Logan County 1929-1936
Box 9:
Logan County 1937-1953
McHenry County 1932-1946
McHenry County 1947-1953
McIntosh County 1929-1939
Box 10:
McIntosh County 1940-1953
McKenzie County 1932-1935
McKenzie County 1936-1944
McKenzie County 1945-1950
Box 11:
McKenzie County 1951-1953
McLean County 1932-1936
McLean County 1937-1942
McLean County 1943-1948
Box 12:
McLean County 1949-1953
Mercer County 1932-1936
Mercer County 1937-1948
Mercer County 1949-1953
Morton County 1929-1936
Box 13:
Morton County 1937-1946
Morton County 1947-1953
Mountrail County 1932-1934
Mountrail County 1935-1944
Box 14:
Mountrail County 1945-1953
Nelson County 1924-1953
Oliver County 1929-1947
Oliver County 1948-1953
Pembina County 1929-1953
Pierce County 1932-1940
Box 15:
Pierce County 1941-1953
Ramsey County 1924-1951
Ransom County 1924-1932
Ransom County 1933-1953
Renville County 1924-1948
Renville County 1949-1953
Richland County 1929-1953
Rolette County 1929-1953
Box 16:
Sargent County 1933-1953
Sheridan County 1932-1945
Sioux County 1932-1941
Sioux County 1942-1953
Slope County 1932-1938
Box 17:
Slope County 1939-1951
Slope County 1952-1953
Stark County 1932-1944
Stark County 1945-1953
Steele County 1932-1953
Stutsman County 1932-1936
Box 18:
Stutsman County 1937-1938
Stutsman County 1939-1953
Towner County 1934
Traill County 1938, 1943
Walsh County 1930-1953
Ward County 1932-1939
Ward County 1940-1953
Box 19:
Wells County 1925-1950
Wells County 1951-1953
Williams County 1932-1939
Williams County 1940-1949
Box 20:
Williams County 1950-1953
FOUR YEAR LEASES
Sioux County 1950
THREE YEAR LEASES
Adams County 1927-1949
Adams County 1950-1952
Barnes County 1929-1953
Benson County 1929-1944
Benson County 1945-1953
Billings County 1928-1953
Bottineau County 1930-1931
Box 21:
Bottineau County 1932-1947
Bottineau County 1948-1953
Bowman County 1927-1953
Burke County 1929-1953
Burleigh County 1930
Burleigh County 1931-1949
Box 22:
Burleigh County 1950-1953
Cass County 1929-1951
Cavalier County 1927-1938
Cavalier County 1939-1953
Dickey County 1928-1934
Dickey County 1935-1953
Divide County 1930-1943
Box 23:
Divide County 1944-1953
Dunn County 1930-1936, 1940-1953
Eddy County 1928-1935
Eddy County 1936-1953
Emmons County 1930-1948
Emmons County 1949-1953
Foster County 1928-1953
Golden Valley County 1927-1953
Grand Forks County 1929-1939
Box 24:
Grand Forks County 1940-1953
Grant County 1930-1953
Griggs County 1929-1931
Griggs County 1932-1953
Hettinger County 1930-1953
Kidder County 1930-1939
Kidder County 1940-1953
LaMoure County 1927-1946
Box 25:
LaMoure County 1947-1953
Logan County 1928-1953
McHenry County 1930-1941
McHenry County 1942-1953
McIntosh County 1929-1953
McKenzie County 1930-1943
McKenzie County 1944-1951
McLean County 1930-1948
Box 26:
McLean County 1949-1953
Mercer County 1930-1953
Morton County 1927-1944
Morton County 1945-1953
Mountrail County 1930-1946
Mountrail County 1947-1952
Nelson County 1929-1949
Box 27:
Nelson County 1950-1953
Oliver County 1929-1953
Pembina County 1928-1953
Pierce County 1930-1944
Pierce County 1945-1953
Ramsey County 1929-1944
Ramsey County 1945-1953
Ransom County 1928-1953
Renville County 1928-1945
Box 28:
Renville County 1946-1953
Richland County 1928-1953
Rolette County 1928-1948
Rolette County 1949
Sargent County 1931-1953
Sheridan County 1930-1951
Sheridan County 1952-1953
Sioux County 1934-1951
Slope County 1930-1953
Stark County 1930-1953
Steele County 1929-1943
Box 29:
Steele County 1944-1953
Stutsman County 1930-1948
Stutsman County 1949-1953
Towner County 1932-1942
Towner County 1943-1948
Box 30:
Towner County 1949-1953
Traill County 1929-1949
Walsh County 1929-1953
Ward County 1930-1943
Ward County 1944-1953
Wells County 1928-1953
Williams County 1930-1945
Williams County 1946-1953
TWO YEAR LEASES
Adams County 1933-1944
Barnes County 1928-1951
Benson County 1928-1944
Billings County 1937-1943
Bottineau County 1929-1944
Bowman County 1932-1943
Burke County 1926-1951
Burleigh County 1930-1951
Cass County 1924-1947
Cavalier County 1926-1952
Dickey County 1929-1947
Box 31:
Divide County 1930-1951
Dunn County 1935-1943
Eddy County 1928-1945
Emmons County 1935-1942
Foster County 1926-1945
Golden Valley County 1926-1940
Grand Forks County 1926-1939
Grant County 1929-1948
Griggs County 1931-1951
Hettinger County 1942
Kidder County 1935-1948
LaMoure County 1926-1943
Logan County 1926-1938
McHenry County 1934-1950
McIntosh County 1936
McKenzie County 1929-1936
McLean County 1931-1952
Mercer County 1941-1942
Morton County 1934-1951
Mountrail County 1931-1949
Nelson County 1926-1952
Oliver County 1926-1942
Pierce County 1934-1941
Ramsey County 1926-1938
Ramsey County 1939-1951
Ransom County 1936-1942
Renville County 1924-1942
Richland County 1928-1948
Rolette County 1926-1943
Sargent County 1932-1942
Sheridan County 1929-1946
Sioux County 1935-1942
Slope County 1935-1948
Stark County 1934-1942
Steele County 1928-1944
Stutsman County 1929-1947
Towner County 1932-1952
Traill County 1937
Walsh County 1931-1944
Ward County 1935-1948
Wells County 1926-1952
Williams County 1933-1952
ONE YEAR LEASE
Adams County 1925-1939
Adams County 1940-1953
Barnes County 1928-1953
Benson County 1925-1944
Box 32:
Benson County 1945-1953
Billings County 1927-1953
Bottineau County 1928-1953
Bowman County 1925-1939
Bowman County 1940-1953
Burke County 1925-1953
Burleigh County 1928-1940
Burleigh County 1941-1953
Cass County 1924-1939
Box 33:
Cass County 1940-1950
Cavalier County 1924-1953
Dickey County 1925-1948
Dickey County 1949-1953
Divide County 1928-1953
Dunn County 1929-1953
Eddy County 1925-1929
Eddy County 1930-1953
Emmons County 1931-1953
Foster County 1925-1939
Box 34:
Foster County 1940-1953
Golden Valley County 1925-1953
Grand Forks County 1926-1953
Grant County 1928-1945
Grant County 1946-1953
Griggs County 1927-1953
Hettinger County 1928-1953
Kidder County 1928-1941
Kidder County 1942-1953
LaMoure County 1924-1953
Logan County 1927-1953
Box 35:
McHenry County 1928-1953
McIntosh County 1926-1953
McKenzie County 1928-1939
McKenzie County 1940-1953
McLean County 1928-1946
McLean County 1947-1953
Mercer County 1931-1953
Morton County 1925-1942
Morton County 1943-1953
Mountrail County 1928-1943
Mountrail County 1944-1953
Oliver County 1927-1939
Oliver County 1940-1953
Pembina County 1928-1953
Pierce County 1928-1953
Ramsey County 1926-1939
Box 37:
Ramsey County 1940-1953
Ransom County 1927-1952
Renville County 1922-1953
Richland County 1926-1952
Rolette County 1925-1934
Rolette County 1935-1953
Sargent County 1929-1953
Sheridan County 1928-1946
Sheridan County 1947-1953
Sioux County 1928-1953
Slope County 1928-1953
Box 38:
Stark County 1928-1953
Steele County 1927-1953
Stutsman County 1928-1941
Stutsman County 1942-1953
Towner County 1930-1943
Towner County 1944-1953
Traill County 1930-1943
Walsh County 1926-1953
Ward County 1928-1953
Box 39:
Wells County 1925-1953
Williams County 1928-1953
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