Charlotte Miles Shipman Virginia State Board of Education Certificate

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Terms of access:

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Charlotte Miles Shipman Virginia State Board of Education Certificate, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries

Summary

Extent:
0.01 Linear Feet
Creator:
Virginia. State Board of Education
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Charlotte Miles Shipman Virginia State Board of Education Certificate, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries

Background

Scope and content:

A certificate from Virginia's State Board of Education, dated September 21, 1923, certifying that Charlotte Miles Shipman is authorized to teach English, history, and Latin in public schools. It is signed by the Supervisor of Teacher-Training, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and endorsed by the Division Superintendent of Newport News. The reverse side is Shipman's school record for her four years at William & Mary. It includes the number of weeks and hours per week per class, as well as the number of units she earned per subject in high school. It does not include her grades.

Biographical / historical:

Charlotte Miles Shipman attended William & Mary from 1919-1923.

Rules or conventions:
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