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Preferred Citation

Henry County (Va.) School Records, 1886-1921. Local government records collection, Henry County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in transfers of court papers from Henry County.

Historical Information

The 1870 Virginia Constitution required that each county in the state be divided into no less than three townships (see Article VII, section 2). The Acts of Assembly provided that each township be divided into school and electoral districts (see Acts of Assembly 1869-1870, Chapter 39). A constitutional amendment in 1874 changed the townships into magisterial districts.

Henry County was named for Patrick Henry, revolutionary leader and first governor of the commonwealth of Virginia. It was formed from Pittsylvania County in 1776.

Scope and Content

Henry County (Va.) School Records, 1886-1921. The collection contains the Irisburg School Board of Trustees Minute Book, 1886-1910; and oaths of office for school superintendents and school board members, 1894-1921.

The Irisburg School Board of Trustees Minute Book, 1886-1910, contains minutes documenting purchase of land and equipment for schools, hiring of teachers, and other administrative business.

The Record of School Trustees, 1894-1921, contains oaths of office signed by school superintendents and school board members in Henry County.

Related Material

Additional Henry County School Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm found on the Library of Virginia's web site. See also the Henry County (Va.) Free School Registers, 1847-1853.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Henry County (Va.) Circuit Court.
• Irisburg (Va.) School Board of Trustees.

Subjects:

• Schools -- records and correspondence -- Virginia-- Henry County.

Geographical Names:

• Henry County (Va.)--History.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Bonds, Commissions, Oaths -- Virginia -- Henry County.
• Local government records -- Virginia -- Henry County.
• Minute books -- Virginia -- Henry County.
• School records -- Virginia -- Henry County.

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