Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
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Sharon Defibaugh
Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
Charlottesville City Schools Collection, 1890-1945, MSS 2486, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville,
Virginia.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was given to the Special Collections Library, University of Virginia, by James G. Johnson, Charlottesville,
Virginia on August 28, 1946.
Frank A. Massie was appointed Superintendent of Charlottesville City schools in 1892-1893 and some of the School Board Account
Books overlap his time of service. James G. Johnson (1871-1957) became Superintendent of Charlottesville City Schools in 1909
and continued until his retirement in 1946 while the schools were still racially segregated.
Johnson was born in Elk Garden, Russell County, Virginia, later moving to Tennessee, where he attended Milligan College and
taught for seven years in Tennessee. He then received his Master's (1906) and Ph.D. in English from the Univeristy of Virginia
(1909). His father, Charles W. Johnson, had served in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War and became a physician
after attending one session at the University of Virginia School of Medicine.
The collection includes school census materials for the following years: 1910, 1915, 1916, 1920, 1925, 1930, 1935, 1940. The
census materials are separated into the categories of Black children, with the term "colored" used on the forms, and White
children.
Census materials may also include the child's name and birth date; the names, addresses and occupations of parents or guardians;
the child's school attendance status and literacy level (e.g. "unable to read"); and a child's special needs (e.g. "deaf,"
"crippled," "mental deficiency").
The collection also includes a list of teachers' certificates, 1914-1943, one volume; school board account books, 1891-1901
and 1908-1910; resident and non-resident summer school tuition books, 1907-1940, seven volumes.
In addition, there are lists of teachers, alphabetical with dates of certificates, 1914-1915; by school, classes, etc., 1915-1916
minutes of Charlottesville Education Association, 1906-1910; minutes of Charlottesville Grammar School teachers, 1903-1909;
miscellaneous materials on text books and other matters; suggestions by teachers in 1938 on employing the "new curriculum";
and school book lists, 1908-1941.
The Charlottesville City Schools collection is arranged in three series: the first and largest series is the School Census
Material (Boxes 1-16) and the second series is the School Board Account Books or ledgers (Boxes 17-20). The third series consists
of Lists of Teachers, Minutes and Other Related Materials (Boxe 20-22).
The school census records were originally separated into Black student records and White student records and this order has
been maintained. The records for Black children were originally labeled "colored" but the current term Black children has
been substituted on the folder headings and in the description.
The School Board Account Books are foldered and arranged roughly in chronological order.
The third series is arranged alphabetically by folder title.
The printed item "The Budget" (1894 October 3 and 1895 January 19 issues) for the Midway School in Charlottesville, was transferred
to Rare Books on February 21, 2022. It is catalogued as LD7501 .C4 B83 v. 1.
This material contains references to outdated terminology for Black people and people with disabilities. The purpose of this
note is to give users the opportunity to decide whether they need or want to view these materials, or at least, to mentally
or emotionally prepare themselves to view the materials.
Charlottesville City School Census Book, Black and White Children, "Annexed School District"
1 items
1916
Ledgers [X032668149] box: 3 folder: 1
Charlottesville City School Census Volume for Territory Annexed, Black and White Children, by address
1 Volumes
1916 July 1
Mixed Materials [X032668148] box: 2 Ledger: 1-2
Charlottesville School Census, Black Children, 2 volumes
2 Volumes
1920
Mixed Materials [X032668149] box: 3 folder: 2-8
Charlottesville School Census, White Children – A-S, 7 folders
7 folder(s)
1920
Mixed Materials [X032668150] box: 4 folder: 1
Charlottesville School Census, White Children – T-Z
1 folder(s)
1920
Mixed Materials [X032668150] box: 4 folder: 2-7
Charlottesville School Census, Black Children – A-Y, 6 folders
6 folder(s)
1925
Mixed Materials [X032668150] box: 4 folder: 8
Charlottesville School Census, White Children – A-C
1 folder(s)
1925
Mixed Materials [X032668151] box: 5 folder: 1-9
Charlottesville School Census, White Children – D-Z, 9 folders
9 folder(s)
1925
Mixed Materials [X032668151] box: 5 folder: 10
Charlottesville School Census – A-Z Sheet
1 folder(s)
1925
Mixed Materials [X032668151] box: 5 folder: 11
Charlottesville School Census – Charlottesville District of Albemarle County School Census Sheet
1 folder(s)
1925
Mixed Materials [X032668152] box: 6 folder: 1-3
Charlottesville School Census, Black Children - A-Y, 3 folders
3 folder(s)
1930
Scope and Contents
The 1930 Census for Black Children had two separate groups of forms which appear to overlap, both in alphabetical order. The
first group were taken by Mrs. Dudley and L. Sneed. There is no indication as to why there are two groups of this census year
for Black children.
Mixed Materials [X032668152] box: 6 folder: 4-7
Charlottesville School Census, Black Children – A-F, 4 folders
4 folder(s)
1930
Mixed Materials [X032668153] box: 7 folder: 1-9
Charlottesville School Census, Black Children – G-Y, 9 folders
9 folder(s)
1930
Mixed Materials [X032668154] box: 8 folder: 1-8
Charlottesville School Census, White Children – A-K, 8 folders
8 folder(s)
1930
Mixed Materials [X032668155] box: 9 folder: 1-9
Charlottesville School Census, White Children – L-Y, 9 folders
9 folder(s)
1930
Mixed Materials [X032668156] box: 10 folder: 1-6
Charlottesville School Census, Black Children – A-R, 6 folders
6 folder(s)
1935
Mixed Materials [X032668157] box: 11 folder: 1-2
Charlottesville School Census, Black Children – S-Y, 2 folders
2 folder(s)
1935
Mixed Materials [X032668157] box: 11 folder: 3
Charlottesville School Census – Children with Disabilities (White Children)
1 folder(s)
1935
Mixed Materials [X032668157] box: 11 folder: 4-10
Charlottesville School Census, White Children – A-K, 7 folders
7 folder(s)
1935
Mixed Materials [X032668158] box: 12 folder: 1-7
Charlottesville School Census, White Children – L-Z, 7 folders
7 folder(s)
1935
Mixed Materials [X032668158] box: 12 folder: 8
Charlottesville School Census, White Children – A-C
1 folder(s)
1939
Mixed Materials [X032668159] box: 13 folder: 1-2
Charlottesville School Census, White Children, and Miscellaneous Documents – D-W
2 folder(s)
1939
Mixed Materials [X032668159] box: 13 folder: 3-11
Charlottesville School Census, Black Children – A-S, 9 folders
9 folder(s)
1940
Mixed Materials [X032668160] box: 14 folder: 1-2
Charlottesville School Census, Black Children – T-Y, 2 folders
2 folder(s)
1940
Mixed Materials [X032668160] box: 14 folder: 3-10
Charlottesville School Census, White Children – A-E, 8 folders
8 folder(s)
1940
Mixed Materials [X032668161] box: 15 folder: 1-10
Charlottesville School Census, White Children – F-M, 10 folders
10 folder(s)
1940
Mixed Materials [X032668162] box: 16 folder: 1-9
Charlottesville School Census, White Children – N-Z, 9 folders
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