Plains District, Rockingham County School Register

Access and use

Location of collection:
James Madison University
Second Floor Room 203, MSC 1704
Carrier Library
James Madison University
880 Madison Drive
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Tiffany Cole
Phone: (540) 568-3444
Phone: (540) 568-3612
Fax: (540) 568-3405
Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.

Terms of access:

The copyright interests in this collection have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk. (library-special@jmu.edu).

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Plains District, Rockingham County School Register, 1886-1892, SC 0169, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Summary

Extent:
0.08 cubic feet one bound ledger
Creator:
Plains District, Rockingham County Schools and Green Valley Auctions, Inc.
Abstract:
Consists of a ledger with names, attendance records, and subject studies.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Plains District, Rockingham County School Register, 1886-1892, SC 0169, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Background

Scope and content:

This Plains District, Rockingham County School Register contains both daily and term records of attendance listing pupils by name, sex, age, and pursued subject studies with lists of textbooks and authors in addition to a brief visitors' log for Plains District School(s): Whitmer School No. 28 November 1, 1886-March 24, 1887; The Brake's School No. 40 November 28, 1887-March 5, 1888; and White School No. 40 October 22, 1888-November 17, 1893. Numbers of textbooks by title and author available for student use as well as information on school property including style of construction, heating and ventilation, acreage and furnishings are provided sporadically throughout the term report section. The visitors' section indicates whether the County Superintendent or District Trustees paid visits during school sessions. Three blank, loose-leaf monthly report forms are included in the back of the register. The Virginia Public School Register was published in Richmond, Virginia by J.W. Randolph & English. Entries appear to be recorded by the various instructors at the school(s.)

Acquisition information:
Purchased at Green Valley Auctions, Inc., Mount Crawford, Virginia, July 9, 2004, lot 1061.
Processing information:

In order to streamline the process of applying collection numbers, Special Collections staff completed a large-scale renumbering campaign in 2017-2018. This collection was previously cataloged as SC 4041.

Arrangement:

The register is bound and housed in an enclosure.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard