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

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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.

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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.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Annual Reports, Academics, High Schools and Private Schools, 1871-1874

 

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Consolidated Teachers' Reports, Public Schools, 1874 1875 1879

 

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3

County School Commissioners' Commissions, 1871-1875

 

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Correspondence. State and County School Commissioners, 1871-1872

 

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Correspondence. State and County School Commissioners, 1873-1877

 

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Correspondence. State and County School Commissioners, 1878-1881 & no date

 

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Teachers' Account (Salary), 1876 1879 1880

 

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Trustees Return of Enumeration (White and Colored), 1870-71

 

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Printed Material

 

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Printed Material

 

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Teachers' Contracts, 1871

 

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Teachers' Contracts, 1873

 

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Teachers' Contracts, 1874

 

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Teachers' Contracts, 1875

 

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Teachers' Contracts, 1876

 

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Teachers' Contracts, 1877

 

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Teachers' Contracts, 1878

 

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Teachers' Contracts, 1879-1880

 

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School Roll Register, 1878

 

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School Roll Register, 1879 1880

 

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School Tax Act, 1877

 

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Teachers' Licenses, 1876-1880

 

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Teachers' Reports, Public Schools, 1873

 

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Teachers' Reports, Public Schools, 1874

 

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Teachers' Reports, Public Schools, 1876

 

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Teachers' Reports, Public Schools, 1877

 

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Teachers' Reports, Public Schools, 1878

 

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Teachers' Reports, Public Schools, 1879

 

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Teachers' Reports, Public Schools, 1880

 

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Vouchers, 1871

 

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Vouchers, 1873

 

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Vouchers, 1874

 

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Vouchers, 1875

 

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Vouchers, 1876

 

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Vouchers, 1877

 

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Vouchers, 1878

 

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Vouchers, 1879

 

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Vouchers, 1880