Warren County (Va.) School Records, 1837-1931 (bulk 1870-1931))

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Warren County (Va.) School Records, 1837-1931 (bulk 1870-1931)). Local government records collection, Warren County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Warren County (Va.) Circuit Court.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Warren County (Va.) School Records, 1837-1931 (bulk 1870-1931)). Local government records collection, Warren County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Warren County (Va.) School Records, 1837-1931 (bulk 1870-1931)), consists of School Warrants, Claims Allowed, State and County School Fund Ledgers, School Commissioners' Accounts and Drafts, Tuition of Poor Children, Drafts to Pay For Supplies, and School Commissioners' Reports.

Biographical / historical:

Warren County was named for Joseph Warren, the revolutionary patriot who sent Paul Revere and William Dawes on their famous rides and who was killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill. The county was formed from Frederick and Shenandoah counties in 1836.

On February 21, 1818, the Virginia legislature passed a school bill that appropriated $45,000 annually from the Literary Fund for the education of poor children. (The Literary Fund had been established in 1810 with passage of a bill to appropriate "certain escheats, confiscated, and forfeited lands" for the "encouragement of learning.") Under the provisions of the 1818 School Act, each county court was required to appoint five to fifteen commissioners to establish and/or administer schools for children of the poor. A more comprehensive public school system was established by the legislature in 1870. Prior to 1818, county courts were given the option of whether to appoint a Board of School Commissioners.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Warren County.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia (Some records in this collection may be located at the State Records Center. Contact Archives Research Services for acces informaiton, directions, and hours.)
Physical description:
2.1 cu. ft. (6 boxes) and 2 v.