Wythe County School Records 1886-1903.

Access and use

Location of collection:
Wytheville Community College
F.B. Kegley Library
Wytheville Community College
Smyth Hall, Room 103
1000 East Main Street
Wytheville, VA 24382
Contact for questions and access:
POC: William A. “Bill” Veselik
Phone: (276) 223-4876
POC: George Mattis
Phone: (276) 223-4744
Fax: (276) 223-4745
Restrictions:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Wythe County School Records, Accession # 1994.6, Special Collections, Kegley Library, Wytheville Community College, Wytheville, VA

Summary

Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Wythe County School Records, Accession # 1994.6, Special Collections, Kegley Library, Wytheville Community College, Wytheville, VA

Background

Scope and content:

The Wythe County School Records consists of six registers used by teachers in various schools in the Wytheville School District from 1886 to 1903. Each volume, issued by the Superintendent of Public Instruction for Virginia, was used by teachers to record student names, attendance, subjects taught, and property and equipment in each school. Each volume contains two sections, the daily record and the term record. The daily record is a monthly listing of students, their age, and their attendance record. Some volumes list the grades received by students in various subjects. The term record is an annual compilation of statisticsl. This section also lists condition of the school building, property, and equipment.

Teachers included: M. Etta Kegley (1894-1895); J. B. Sharitz (1895-1897); Etta V. Williams (1897-1898); G. W. J. Sharitz (1898-1899); Claudia Hagy (1899-1900); and S. K. Cassell (1900-1901).

Teachers included: Ella B. Patterson (1886-1887); Dick Sharitz ( 1888-1890); Ella B. Patterson (1890-1891); M. Etta Kegley (1892-1893).

Teachers included: K. C. Poston and Mrs. T. J. B. Sharitz (1900-1901); Carrie Neel and Bettie Poston (1901-1902); Frank W. Reid and Bettie Poston (1902-1903).

Teachers included: Ella Brown Patterson (1893-1895); Minnie A. Kegley (1895-1896); Kyle C. Poston (1896-1898); F. J. B. Sharitz (1898-1899).

Teachers included: Emma R. Calfee and Etta Kegley (1890-1891); C. N. Rudolph and N. D. Rudolph (1891-1892); G. B. Morehead (1892-1893); C. K. Rudolph and wife (1893-1894).

Teachers included: G. B. Morehead and wife (1899-1900); A. C. Patterson (1900-1901); T. N. Umberger (1901-1902); Nora Latimer Hickok (1902-1903).

Acquisition information:
Donated by the Wythe County Historical Society in 1994.
Physical description:
6 volumes..