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The Parrott School
This photograph, taken by Mrs. Virgie Bell, on February 7th 1910, is of the Parrott School in Greene County, its faculty and its students. The school was located on the north side of Amicus Road, opposite what is now the western entrance of the…
Reply letter suggest Meeting w Supervisor
Reply letter stating that he can meet anytime in June
Page from McGuffey’s Eclectic Readers
McGuffey’s Eclectic Readers were written by William Holmes McGuffey and his brother Alexander in the 1830s and 1840s, and were used for decades throughout the US for primary-level students. The Readers emphasized spelling, vocabulary, and formal…
Page from 'The New Fun With Dick and Jane'
Dick and Jane were the main characters in a series of basic readers written by William S. Gray and Zerna Sharp and published by Scott Foresman, that were used to teach children to read from the 1930s through to the 1970s in the US. This page is from…
Mr. G. W. Hayden - Letter with Photo
Letter stating why he wasn't present on July 9th but that he will be more than happy to visit Louisa after his vacation.
Massive Resistance
(Pictured is the A. G. Richardson school for African-American students in Louisa County, Virginia.)
The 1954 the Supreme Court decision known as Brown v. Board of Education overturned the previous “separate but equal†ruling on which a decades…
The 1954 the Supreme Court decision known as Brown v. Board of Education overturned the previous “separate but equal†ruling on which a decades…
Letter with pay amounts for certificates
Letter stating how much the board will pay
Letter Thanks for Kindness during Visit
Letter from the supervisor giving thanks for kindness during his visit
Letter Back - Request Concerning School Location
Gustavus Jackson
G. W. Hayden
Jam? Hayden
Matt Hayden
Ealiar Underwood
James Robinson
Diamond Robinson
R. Wood
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Bettie Shelton
W. J. Adams
G. W. Hayden
Jam? Hayden
Matt Hayden
Ealiar Underwood
James Robinson
Diamond Robinson
R. Wood
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Bettie Shelton
W. J. Adams
James Powell Mathematics Textbook
In rural parts of Central Virginia in the early 1800s children were home-schooled when there were few alternatives. These pages are from a home made mathematics textbook; the leather cover was home tanned, and the writing was done with a quill pen,…