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Preferred Citation

Warren County (Va.) School Records, 1837-1931 (bulk 1870-1931)). Local government records collection, Warren County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Warren County.

Historical Information

Warren County was named for Joseph Warren, the revolutionary patriot who sent Paul Revere and William Dawes on their famous rides and who was killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill. The county was formed from Frederick and Shenandoah counties in 1836.

On February 21, 1818, the Virginia legislature passed a school bill that appropriated $45,000 annually from the Literary Fund for the education of poor children. (The Literary Fund had been established in 1810 with passage of a bill to appropriate "certain escheats, confiscated, and forfeited lands" for the "encouragement of learning.") Under the provisions of the 1818 School Act, each county court was required to appoint five to fifteen commissioners to establish and/or administer schools for children of the poor. A more comprehensive public school system was established by the legislature in 1870. Prior to 1818, county courts were given the option of whether to appoint a Board of School Commissioners.

Scope and Content

Warren County (Va.) School Records, 1837-1931 (bulk 1870-1931)), consists of School Warrants, Claims Allowed, State and County School Fund Ledgers, School Commissioners' Accounts and Drafts, Tuition of Poor Children, Drafts to Pay For Supplies, and School Commissioners' Reports.

Related Material

Additional Warren County Court Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Warren County (Va.) Circuit Court

Subjects:

• Public records--Virginia--Warren County
• School administration--United States--History
• School administrators--Virginia--Warren County

Geographical Names:

• Warren County (Va.)--History

Genre and Form Terms:

• Local government records--Virginia--Warren County

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