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Jefferson County school records

Jefferson County school records

Descriptive Summary

Title: Jefferson County school records
Creator: Jefferson County (Ga.). Board of Education
Inclusive Dates: 1870-1881
Language(s): English
Extent: 1.2 Linear Feet (3 document boxes)
Collection Number: ms219
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

Jefferson County, in east central Georgia southwest of Augusta, was established in 1796 on land formerly a part of Burke and Warren counties. It was named after U.S. president Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence and the first U.S. secretary of state.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of three boxes of Jefferson County school records including, annual reports, teacher's reports, correspondence, teachers' contracts, school roll registers, vouchers, and teachers' licenses.

Organization and Arrangement

Arranged in chronological order.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Jefferson County school records, ms219, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Processing Information

Very little re-arranging has been done to these papers. They have been counted and mended, and placed in acid-free folders, and the correspondence has been put in chronological order. Otherwise, they remain in essentially the same categories as when they were deposited.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2009 May 7.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Annual reports.
Contracts.
Correspondence.
Educational vouchers -- Georgia -- Jefferson County.
Jefferson County (Ga.). Board of Education
Registers (lists)
School reports -- Georgia -- Jefferson County.
Vouchers.

Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
boxfolder
11Annual Reports, Academics, High Schools and Private Schools, 1871-1874
 
12Consolidated Teachers' Reports, Public Schools, 1874 1875 1879
 
13County School Commissioners' Commissions, 1871-1875
 
14Correspondence. State and County School Commissioners, 1871-1872
 
15Correspondence. State and County School Commissioners, 1873-1877
 
16Correspondence. State and County School Commissioners, 1878-1881 & no date
 
17Teachers' Account (Salary), 1876 1879 1880
 
18Trustees Return of Enumeration (White and Colored), 1870-71
 
19Printed Material
 
110Printed Material
 
boxfolder
21Teachers' Contracts, 1871
 
22Teachers' Contracts, 1873
 
23Teachers' Contracts, 1874
 
24Teachers' Contracts, 1875
 
25Teachers' Contracts, 1876
 
26Teachers' Contracts, 1877
 
27Teachers' Contracts, 1878
 
28Teachers' Contracts, 1879-1880
 
boxfolder
31School Roll Register, 1878
 
32School Roll Register, 1879 1880
 
33School Tax Act, 1877
 
34Teachers' Licenses, 1876-1880
 
35Teachers' Reports, Public Schools, 1873
 
36Teachers' Reports, Public Schools, 1874
 
37Teachers' Reports, Public Schools, 1876
 
38Teachers' Reports, Public Schools, 1877
 
39Teachers' Reports, Public Schools, 1878
 
310Teachers' Reports, Public Schools, 1879
 
311Teachers' Reports, Public Schools, 1880
 
312Vouchers, 1871
 
313Vouchers, 1873
 
314Vouchers, 1874
 
315Vouchers, 1875
 
316Vouchers, 1876
 
317Vouchers, 1877
 
318Vouchers, 1878
 
319Vouchers, 1879
 
320Vouchers, 1880