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Virginia Education Association histories of various school systems in the commonwealth, 1963. Accession 29975. Organization records collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Gift of David L. Johnson, Executive Director, 116 South Third Street, Richmond, Virginia.
The Virginia Education Association was organized as the Educational Association of Virginia at a convention in Petersburg on 29 December 1863. The name was changed in 1891 to Virginia Educational Association and, again, in 1898 to Virginia Teachers' League. During part of 1901, it bore the name Teachers' League of Virginia and, from 1901 to 1925, the name Virginia State Teachers Association was adopted. In 1925, the name was changed to its present name, Virginia Education Association, celebrated its centennial in Petersburg 1 May 1963. The organization merged with the Virginia Teachers Association in 1966.
Histories, 1963, of various school systems in Virginia compiled for the commemoration of the centennial celebration of the Virginia Education Association. Histories include discussion of both public and private education, photographs, reminiscences, statistics, correspondence, and other materials chronicling education. Papers include histories of some of the local education associations and general histories of Bedford and Frederick Counties and Hampton. Collection also includes the centennial issue of the
Histories for Colonial Heights, Culpeper County, Falls Church, Floyd County, Galax, and Grayson County are listed in the original accession analysis but are currently not in the collection. Published histories of these localities are included in the