Burlington, Vermont School Records
Scope and Content
The Burlington School Records consist of various papers from the period 1829-1965 pertaining to the schools of Burlington, Vermont. Included are district school records from the 1820's-1860's, truant officer records from the early 1900's, scrapbooks from 1901 to 1943, cash account books kept by the superintendents from 1868-1935, tuition accounts 1894-1932, and Board of School Commissioners records from 1868 to 1914. The collection also contains student grades and report cards from 1861-1925, examination and lesson plan books for the period 1884- 1898, records of teachers' meetings 1883-1906, printed and published material and ephemera from the 1870's to the 1950's, various P.T.A. papers and scrapbooks from the 1930's-1950's, W.P.A. worksheets and account for school jobs in the mid-1930's, and miscellaneous other school related papers.
Dates
- 1829-1965
Language of Materials
English
Access:
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights:
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Curator of Manuscripts.
Extent
15 Linear Feet
Abstract
The Burlington School Records consist of various papers from the period 1829-1965 pertaining to the schools of Burlington, Vermont.
Physical Location
Library Research Annex.
Oversized Volumes
Missing Title
- Taft School P.T.A. scrapbook, 1940-1944
- School Dept. Account book, 1896-1907
- School Dept. Account book, 1878-1890
- School Dept. Account book, 1917-1935
- School Dept. Cash receipts, 1908-1921
- School Dept. Cash receipts, 1908-1921
- School Dept. Cash disbursements, 1908-1915
- School Dept. Cash disbursements, 1916-1920
- Taft School P.T.A. scrapbook, 1944-1948
- Pomeroy School P.T.A. scrapbook, 1934-1935
- Elihu B. Taft School construction project, misc. Bids 1939
- District No. 9 records, 1829-1866
- District No. 12 records, 1841-1868
- District No. 12 records, 1844-1867
- District No. 14 records, 1829-1868
Physical Description
Nine Cartons, Eight Volumes
- Title
- Guide to the Collection of Burlington School Records, Burlington, Vermont, 1829-1965
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 1998
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Vermont Libraries, Special Collections Repository
Silver Special Collections Library
48 University Place, Room B201
Burlington Vermont 05405 U.S.A. US
(802) 656-2138
(802) 656-4038 (Fax)
uvmsc@uvm.edu