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Charlottesville City Schools collection
MSS 2486
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10.25 Cubic Feet
21 document boxes, 1 small oversize box
1890-1945
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was given to the Special Collections Library, University of Virginia, by James G. Johnson, Charlottesville, Virginia on August 28, 1946.
Arrangement
The Charlottesville City Schools collection is arranged in three series: the first and largest series is the School Census Material (Boxes 1-16) and the second series is the School Board Account Books or ledgers (Boxes 17-20). The third series consists of Lists of Teachers, Minutes and Other Related Materials (Boxe 20-22).
The school census records were originally separated into Black student records and White student records and this order has been maintained. The records for Black children were originally labeled "colored" but the current term Black children has been substituted on the folder headings and in the description.
The School Board Account Books are foldered and arranged roughly in chronological order.
The third series is arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Biographical / Historical
Frank A. Massie was appointed Superintendent of Charlottesville City schools in 1892-1893 and some of the School Board Account Books overlap his time of service. James G. Johnson (1871-1957) became Superintendent of Charlottesville City Schools in 1909 and continued until his retirement in 1946 while the schools were still racially segregated.
Johnson was born in Elk Garden, Russell County, Virginia, later moving to Tennessee, where he attended Milligan College and taught for seven years in Tennessee. He then received his Master's (1906) and Ph.D. in English from the Univeristy of Virginia (1909). His father, Charles W. Johnson, had served in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War and became a physician after attending one session at the University of Virginia School of Medicine.
Preferred Citation
Charlottesville City Schools Collection, 1890-1945, MSS 2486, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Virginia.
Scope and Contents
The collection includes school census materials for the following years: 1910, 1915, 1916, 1920, 1925, 1930, 1935, 1940. The census materials are separated into the categories of Black children, with the term "colored" used on the forms, and White children.
Census materials may also include the child's name and birth date; the names, addresses and occupations of parents or guardians; the child's school attendance status and literacy level (e.g. "unable to read"); and a child's special needs (e.g. "deaf," "crippled," "mental deficiency").
The collection also includes a list of teachers' certificates, 1914-1943, one volume; school board account books, 1891-1901 and 1908-1910; resident and non-resident summer school tuition books, 1907-1940, seven volumes.
In addition, there are lists of teachers, alphabetical with dates of certificates, 1914-1915; by school, classes, etc., 1915-1916 minutes of Charlottesville Education Association, 1906-1910; minutes of Charlottesville Grammar School teachers, 1903-1909; miscellaneous materials on text books and other matters; suggestions by teachers in 1938 on employing the "new curriculum"; and school book lists, 1908-1941.
Separated Materials
The printed item "The Budget" (1894 October 3 and 1895 January 19 issues) for the Midway School in Charlottesville, was transferred to Rare Books on February 21, 2022. It is catalogued as LD7501 .C4 B83 v. 1.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection is open for research use.
Content Warning
This material contains references to outdated terminology for Black people and people with disabilities. The purpose of this note is to give users the opportunity to decide whether they need or want to view these materials, or at least, to mentally or emotionally prepare themselves to view the materials.
General
Boxes 6-7: Damaged census cards were mended with Japanese paper and wheat starch paste and rehoused in folders. For more information please contact the conservation department, reference: FY24. elw for Sue Donovan 9/12/24
African American students
Students, Black
Segregation in education -- Virginia
Education
Education--Virginia
Johnson, James G. (James Gibson), 1871-1957
Teachers--Certification
school census
school children
Segregation in education
Black people--segregation
School Census MaterialArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/213927Charlottesville City School Census Book, Black and White ChildrenArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2139281 items191011Charlottesville City School Census Book, Black and White ChildrenArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2139291 items191512Charlottesville City School Census Book, Black and White Children, "Annexed School District"Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2139301 items191613Charlottesville City School Census Volume for Territory Annexed, Black and White Children, by addressArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2139321 Volumes1916 July 131Charlottesville School Census, Black Children, 2 volumesArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2139312 Volumes192021-2Charlottesville School Census, White Children – A-S, 7 foldersArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2139337 folder(s)192032-8Charlottesville School Census, White Children – T-ZArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2139341 folder(s)192041Charlottesville School Census, Black Children – A-Y, 6 foldersArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2139356 folder(s)192542-7Charlottesville School Census, White Children – A-CArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2139361 folder(s)192548Charlottesville School Census, White Children – D-Z, 9 foldersArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2139379 folder(s)192551-9Charlottesville School Census – A-Z SheetArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2139381 folder(s)1925510Charlottesville School Census – Charlottesville District of Albemarle County School Census SheetArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2139391 folder(s)1925511Charlottesville School Census, Black Children - A-Y, 3 foldersArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2139853 folder(s)193061-3Scope and ContentsThe 1930 Census for Black Children had two separate groups of forms which appear to overlap, both in alphabetical order. The first group were taken by Mrs. Dudley and L. Sneed. There is no indication as to why there are two groups of this census year for Black children.
Charlottesville School Census, Black Children – A-F, 4 foldersArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2139864 folder(s)193064-7Charlottesville School Census, Black Children – G-Y, 9 foldersArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2139879 folder(s)193071-9Charlottesville School Census, White Children – A-K, 8 foldersArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2139888 folder(s)193081-8Charlottesville School Census, White Children – L-Y, 9 foldersArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2139899 folder(s)193091-9Charlottesville School Census, Black Children – A-R, 6 foldersArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2139906 folder(s)1935101-6Charlottesville School Census, Black Children – S-Y, 2 foldersArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2139912 folder(s)1935111-2Charlottesville School Census – Children with Disabilities (White Children)Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2139921 folder(s)1935113Charlottesville School Census, White Children – A-K, 7 foldersArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2139937 folder(s)1935114-10Charlottesville School Census, White Children – L-Z, 7 foldersArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2139947 folder(s)1935121-7Charlottesville School Census, White Children – A-C Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2139951 folder(s)1939128Charlottesville School Census, White Children, and Miscellaneous Documents – D-WArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2139962 folder(s)1939131-2Charlottesville School Census, Black Children – A-S, 9 foldersArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2139979 folder(s)1940133-11Charlottesville School Census, Black Children – T-Y, 2 foldersArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2139982 folder(s)1940141-2Charlottesville School Census, White Children – A-E, 8 foldersArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2139998 folder(s)1940143-10Charlottesville School Census, White Children – F-M, 10 foldersArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/21400010 folder(s)1940151-10Charlottesville School Census, White Children – N-Z, 9 foldersArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2140019 folder(s)1940161-9School Board Account BooksArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/214966School Board Account Books – LedgerArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2149771 folder(s)1891-1892171School Board Account Books - City School Fund in Account with Frank A. MassieArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2149781 folder(s)1892-1894172School Board Account Books – Journal, Frank A. MassieArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2149791 folder(s)1892-1894173School Board Account Books – LedgerArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2149801 folder(s)1892 September-1893 January174School Board Account Books – Day BookArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2149811 folder(s)1893-1894175School Board Account Books – JournalArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2149821 folder(s)1893 August-1894176School Board Account Books – Ledgers, 2 volumesArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2149832 folder(s)1893-1894177-8School Board Account Books – Ledgers, 6 volumesArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2149846 folder(s)1894-1900181-6School Board Account Books – Ledgers, 2 volumesArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2149852 folder(s)1900-1910191-2School Board Non-Resident and Resident Summer School Tuition Books, 4 volumesArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2149864 folder(s)1907-1921193-6School Board Non-Resident and Resident Summer School Tuition Books, 3 volumesArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2149933 folder(s)1921-1940201-3Lists of Teachers, Minutes and Other Related MaterialsArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/214967Appointment of Frank A. Massie as Superintendent of Charlottesville City SchoolsArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2149941 folder(s)1892-1893204Correspondence of James G. Johnson and Passbook for Tuition AccountsArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2149951 folder(s)1932-1945205List of Teachers – Alphabetical with dates of certificatesArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2149981 folder(s)1914-1915206List of Teachers – By Schools, Classes, etc.Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2150001 folder(s)1914-1916207Minutes of Charlottesville Educational AssociationArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2150021 folder(s)1906-1910208Minutes of Charlottesville Grammar School TeachersArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2150071 folder(s)1906-1910211Notebook Listing Faculty Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2150101 folder(s)1927-1931212Outline Course of StudyArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2150111 folder(s)1910-1925213Public School Book Lists, 3 foldersArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2150123 folder(s)1890-1941214-6Reports to and from the Superintendent Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2150131 folder(s)1898-1899217Request from James G. Johnson for Teacher Responses About New Curriculum Movements Use in SchoolsArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2150141 folder(s)1938 March 16218Responses by Teachers to Questions about Employing New Curriculum Movements – Jefferson School, 2 foldersArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2150152 folder(s)1938219-10Responses by Teachers to Questions about Employing New Curriculum Movements – Lane High School?, 2 foldersArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2150162 folder(s)1938221-2Responses by Teachers to Questions about Employing New Curriculum Movements – McGuffey School?Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2150171 folder(s)1938223Responses by Teachers to Questions about Employing New Curriculum Movements – McGuffey, Clark, and Venable Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2150181 folder(s)1938224Responses by Teachers to Questions about Employing New Curriculum Movements – MiscellaneousArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2150191 folder(s)1938225Responses by Teachers to Questions about Employing New Curriculum Movements – Venable, 2 foldersArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2150202 folder(s)1938226-7"The Jeffersonian"Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2150211 folder(s)1944 November 7228