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Preferred Citation

John Marshall High School Examination Returns, 1891-1913. Local government records collection, Richmond (City). The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia under accession 45548.

Historical Information

Richmond High School, the first public high school in the City of Richmond, opened in the fall of 1872 in rented rooms on Broad St. between 9th and 10th streets. In 1873, the school moved to a new structure at 803 Marshall St., and in 1875 the first class was graduated from the school. Richmond High School closed in 1909. It was replaced by John Marshall High School, which opened that fall in a new building across the street from the old Richmond High School. John Marshall High School was located at Marshall and Clay Streets between 8th and 9th streets adjacent to the John Marshall house. Both Richmond High School and John Marshall High School were segregated by race and open to white students only when they were founded.

Richmond, located between Henrico and Chesterfield Counties, was named by William Byrd II. The name probably came from the English borough of Richmond upon Thames, which Byrd visited on several occasions. Richmond was enlarged by the annexation of Manchester (or South Richmond) in 1910, and by the addition of Barton Heights, Fairmount, and Highland Park in 1914.

Scope and Content

John Marshall High School Examination Returns, 1891-1913, are records of student grades from Richmond High School, 1891-1894 and 1903-1909, and its successor John Marshall High School, 1912-1913.

The records contain date of examination, name of school, color (White or Colored), grade, teacher, and student names and percentage grades for each subject. The records also list total credits obtained, sessional percentage (combined grade for the session), and combined percentage (combined grade to date) for each student. For seniors, records sometimes include notes about graduation and/or allowances made for graduation.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• John Marshall High School (Richmond, Va.)
• Richmond (Va.) Schools.

Subjects:

• High schools -- Virginia -- Richmond.
• High schools -- curricula -- Virginia -- Richmond.
• Public schools -- Virginia -- Richmond.
• School records -- Virginia -- Richmond.
• Segregation in education -- Virginia -- Richmond.
• Students -- Virginia -- Richmond.

Geographical Names:

• Richmond (Va.) -- History.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Grade books -- Virginia -- Richmond.
• Local government records -- Virginia -- Richmond.
• School records -- Virginia -- Richmond.
• Students -- Virginia -- Richmond.
• Volumes -- Virginia -- Richmond.

Added Entry - Corporate Name:

• Richmond High School (Richmond, Va.)