A Guide to the Virginia. Dept. of Education. Division of School Buildings. Photographs of public schools, 1900-1963
Virginia. Dept. of Education. Division of School Buildings. Photographs of public schools, 1900-1963
31032
A Collection in the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 31032
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Repository
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Accession Number
31032
Title
Virginia. Dept. of Education. Division of School Buildings. Photographs of public schools,
1900-1963
Extent
3.85 cu. ft. (11 boxes)
Creator
Virginia. Dept. of Education. Division of School Buildings.
Language
English
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Preferred Citation
Virginia. Dept. of Education. Division of School Buildings. Photographs of public schools, 1900-1963. Accession 31032. State
government records, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA 23219.
Acquisition Information
Transferred 17 March 1981 from the Department of Education.
Originally commissioned to ensure that recently established requirements for light, air, sanitation, and fire safety in the
newly consolidated and reformed schools were met, the Division of School Buildings assumed the responsibility of designing
or accepting plans for the schools. Though slight modifications to the plans could be made to conform to each region's aesthetic
preference, the basic plan, designed to positively affect the educational experience of the students, came from the Division
of School Buildings.
The Photographs of Public Schools, 1900-1963, is a visual record of hundreds of elementary and secondary school buildings
across Virginia. This photographic survey was commissioned by the Department of Education beginning in the 1920s as part of
the movement to consolidate and reform school systems and includes work as late as the 1960s. Included are both black and
white photographs and negatives which are arranged alphabetically by locality. The images are complemented by a collection
of architectural drawings of schools that is also in the archives of the Library of Virginia. These were the designs that
often replaced the rural buildings recorded in these photographs [see LVA Accession 28487].
This survey of 3,100 school photographs varies widely in quality, format, and description. The anonymous photographers apparently
were sent into rural Virginia without formal guidelines to use in their recordation of schools. The result is uneven coverage
that varies from one locality to another. As an example, more than 300 individual structures are documented in Pittsylvania
County . In contrast, there are no photographs from the City of Richmond in this collection.
One of the most valuable aspects of the photograph collection is the documentation of hundreds of small, one and two-room
schoolhouses. Often, these were abandoned after school consolidation and have vanished with the passage of time. In many cases
these public school photographs remain the only record of structures that once were an important feature of rural Virginia
communities.
The collection has been scanned and is available online at LVA Virginia Memory, School Buildings Service Photographs. Search
- School Buildings Service Photographs - in Library of Virginia's Virginia Memory site. Click here: School Buildings Service Photographs Collection
Box 1
Folder 1
Accomack
County , Photographs
Box 1
Folder 2
Accomack
County , Negatives
Box 1
Folder 3
Albemarle
County , Photographs
Box 1
Folder 4
Albemarle
County , Negatives
Box 1
Folder 5
Alleghany
County , Photographs
Box 1
Folder 6
Amelia
County , Photographs
Box 1
Folder 7
Amelia
County , Photographs
Box 1
Folder 8
Amherst
County , Photographs
Box 1
Folder 9
Amherst
County , Negatives
Box 1
Folder 10
Appomattox
County , Photographs
Box 1
Folder 11
Appomattox
County , Negatives
Box 1
Folder 12
Arlington
County , Photographs
Box 1
Folder 13
Arlington
County , Negatives
Box 1
Folder 14
Augusta
County , Photographs
Box 1
Folder 15
Augusta
County , Negatives
Box 1
Folder 16
Bath
County , Photographs
Box 1
Folder 17
Bath
County , Negatives
Box 1
Folder 18
Bedford
County , Photographs
Box 1
Folder 19
Bedford
County , Negatives
Box 2
Folder 1
Bland
County , Photographs
Box 2
Folder 2
Bland
County , Negatives
Box 2
Folder 3
Botetourt
County , Photographs
Box 2
Folder 4
Botetourt
County , Negatives
Box 2
Folder 5
Brunswick
County , Photographs
Box 2
Folder 6
Brunswick
County , Negatives
Box 2
Folder 7
Buchanan
County , Photographs
Box 2
Folder 8
Buchanan
County , Negatives
Box 2
Folder 9
Buckingham
County , Photographs
Box 2
Folder 10
Buckingham
County , Negatives
Box 2
Folder 11
Campbell
County , Photographs
Box 2
Folder 12
Campbell
County , Negatives
Box 2
Folder 13
Caroline
County , Photographs
Box 2
Folder 14
Caroline
County , Negatives
Box 2
Folder 15
Carroll
County , Photographs
Box 2
Folder 16
Carroll
County , Negatives
Box 2
Folder 17
Charles City
County , Photographs
Box 2
Folder 18
Charles City
County , Negatives
Box 2
Folder 19
Charlotte
County , Photographs
Box 3
Folder 1
Charlotte
County , Negatives
Box 3
Folder 2
Chesterfield
County , Photographs
Box 3
Folder 3
Chesterfield
County , Negatives
Box 3
Folder 4
Clarke
County , Photographs
Box 3
Folder 5
Clarke
County , Negatives
Box 3
Folder 6
Craig
County , Photographs
Box 3
Folder 7
Craig
County , Negatives
Box 3
Folder 8
Culpeper
County , Photographs
Box 3
Folder 9
Culpeper
County , Negatives
Box 3
Folder 10
Cumberland
County , Photographs
Box 3
Folder 11
Cumberland
County , Negatives
Box 3
Folder 12
Dickenson
County , Photographs
Box 3
Folder 13
Dickenson
County , Negatives
Box 3
Folder 14
Dinwiddie
County , Photographs
Box 3
Folder 15
Dinwiddie
County , Negatives
Box 3
Folder 16
Elizabeth City
County , Photographs
Box 3
Folder 17
Elizabeth City
County , Negatives
Box 3
Folder 18
Essex
County , Photographs
Box 3
Folder 19
Essex
County , Negatives
Box 3
Folder 20
Fairfax
County , Photographs
Box 3
Folder 21
Fairfax
County , Negatives
Box 4
Folder 1
Fauquier
County , Photographs
Box 4
Folder 2
Fauquier
County , Negatives
Box 4
Folder 3
Floyd
County , Photographs
Box 4
Folder 4
Floyd
County , Negatives
Box 4
Folder 5
Fluvanna
County , Photographs
Box 4
Folder 6
Fluvanna
County , Negatives
Box 4
Folder 7
Franklin
County , Photographs
Box 4
Folder 8
Franklin
County , Negatives
Box 4
Folder 9
Frederick
County , Photographs
Box 4
Folder 10
Frederick
County , Negatives
Box 4
Folder 11
Giles
County , Negatives
Box 4
Folder 12
Gloucester
County , Photographs
Box 4
Folder 13
Gloucester
County , Negatives
Box 4
Folder 14
Goochland
County , Photographs
Box 4
Folder 15
Goochland
County , Negatives
Box 4
Folder 16
Grayson
County , Photographs
Box 4
Folder 17
Grayson
County , Negatives
Box 4
Folder 18
Greensville
County , Photographs
Box 4
Folder 19
Greensville
County , Negatives
Box 4
Folder 20
Halifax
County , Photographs
Box 4
Folder 21
Halifax
County , Negatives
Box 5
Folder 1
Hanover
County , Photographs
Box 5
Folder 2
Hanover
County , Negatives
Box 5
Folder 3
Henrico
County , Photographs
Box 5
Folder 4
Henrico
County , Negatives
Box 5
Folder 5
Henry
County , Photographs
Box 5
Folder 6
Henry
County , Negatives
Box 5
Folder 7
Highland
County , Photographs
Box 5
Folder 8
Highland
County , Negatives
Box 5
Folder 9
Isle of Wight
County , Photographs
Box 5
Folder 10
Isle of Wight
County , Negatives
Box 5
Folder 11
James City
County , Photographs
Box 5
Folder 12
James City
County , Negatives
Box 5
Folder 13
King & Queen
County , Photographs
Box 5
Folder 14
King & Queen
County , Negatives
Box 5
Folder 15
King George
County , Photographs
Box 5
Folder 16
King George
County , Negatives
Box 5
Folder 17
King William
County , Photographs
Box 5
Folder 18
King William
County , Negatives
Box 5
Folder 19
Lancaster
County , Photographs
Box 5
Folder 20
Lancaster
County , Negatives
Box 5
Folder 21
Lee
County , Photographs
Box 5
Folder 22
Lee
County , Negatives
Box 6
Folder 3
Louisa
County , Photographs
Box 6
Folder 4
Louisa
County , Negatives
Box 6
Folder 5
Lunenburg
County , Photographs
Box 6
Folder 6
Lunenburg
County , Negatives
Box 6
Folder 7
Madison
County , Photographs
Box 6
Folder 8
Madison
County , Negatives
Box 6
Folder 9
Mathews
County , Photographs
Box 6
Folder 10
Mathews
County , Negatives
Box 6
Folder 11
Mecklenburg
County , Photographs
Box 6
Folder 12
Mecklenburg
County , Negatives
Box 6
Folder 13
Middlesex
County , Photographs
Box 6
Folder 14
Middlesex
County , Negatives
Box 6
Folder 15
Montgomery
County , Photographs
Box 6
Folder 16
Montgomery
County , Negatives
Box 6
Folder 17
Nansemond
County , Photographs
Box 6
Folder 18
Nansemond
County , Negatives
Box 6
Folder 19
Nelson
County , Photographs
Box 6
Folder 20
Nelson
County , Negatives
Box 6
Folder 21
New Kent
County , Photographs
Box 6
Folder 22
New Kent
County , Negatives
Box 6
Folder 23
Northampton
County , Photographs
Box 6
Folder 24
Northampton
County , Negatives
Box 6
Folder 25
Northumberland
County , Photographs
Box 6
Folder 26
Northumberland
County , Negatives
Box 7
Folder 1
Nottoway
County , Photographs
Box 7
Folder 2
Nottoway
County , Negatives
Box 7
Folder 3
Orange
County , Photographs
Box 7
Folder 4
Orange
County , Negatives
Box 7
Folder 5
Page
County , Photographs
Box 7
Folder 6
Page
County , Negatives
Box 7
Folder 7
Patrick
County , Photographs
Box 7
Folder 8
Patrick
County , Negatives
Box 7
Folder 9-13
Pittsylvania
County , Photographs
Box 8
Folder 1-2
Pittsylvania
County , Negatives
Box 8
Folder 3
Powhatan
County , Photographs
Box 8
Folder 4
Powhatan
County , Negatives
Box 8
Folder 5
Prince Edward
County , Photographs
Box 8
Folder 6
Prince Edward
County , Negatives
Box 8
Folder 7
Prince George
County , Photographs
Box 8
Folder 8
Prince George
County , Negatives
Box 8
Folder 9
Prince William
County , Photographs
Box 8
Folder 10
Prince William
County , Negatives
Box 8
Folder 11
Princess Anne
County , Photographs
Box 8
Folder 12
Princess Anne
County , Negatives
Box 8
Folder 13
Pulaski
County , Photographs
Box 8
Folder 14
Pulaski
County , Negatives
Box 8
Folder 15
Rappahannock
County , Photographs
Box 8
Folder 16
Rappahannock
County , Negatives
Box 9
Folder 1
Richmond
County , Photographs
Box 9
Folder 2
Richmond
County , Negatives
Box 9
Folder 3
Roanoke
County , Photographs
Box 9
Folder 4
Roanoke
County , Negatives
Box 9
Folder 5
Rockbridge
County , Photographs
Box 9
Folder 6
Rockbridge
County , Negatives
Box 9
Folder 7
Rockingham
County , Photographs
Box 9
Folder 8
Rockingham
County , Negatives
Box 9
Folder 9
Russell
County , Negatives
Box 9
Folder 10
Scott
County , Photographs
Box 9
Folder 11
Scott
County , Negatives
Box 9
Folder 12
Shenandoah
County , Photographs
Box 9
Folder 13
Shenandoah
County , Negatives
Box 9
Folder 14
Smyth
County , Negatives
Box 9
Folder 15
Southampton
County , Photographs
Box 9
Folder 16
Southampton
County , Negatives
Box 10
Folder 1
Spotsylvania
County , Photographs
Box 10
Folder 2
Spotsylvania
County , Negatives
Box 10
Folder 3
Stafford
County , Photographs
Box 10
Folder 4
Stafford
County , Negatives
Box 10
Folder 5
Surry
County , Photographs
Box 10
Folder 6
Surry
County , Negatives
Box 10
Folder 7
Sussex
County , Photographs
Box 10
Folder 8
Sussex
County , Negatives
Box 10
Folder 9
Tazewell
County , Photographs
Box 10
Folder 10
Tazewell
County , Negatives
Box 10
Folder 11
Warren
County , Photographs
Box 10
Folder 12
Warren
County , Negatives
Box 10
Folder 13
Warwick
County , Photographs
Box 10
Folder 14
Warwick
County , Negatives
Box 10
Folder 15
Washington
County , Photographs
Box 10
Folder 16
Washington
County , Negatives
Box 10
Folder 17
Westmoreland
County , Photographs
Box 10
Folder 18
Westmoreland
County , Negatives
Box 10
Folder 19
Wise
County , Photographs
Box 10
Folder 20
Wise
County , Negatives
Box 10
Folder 21
Wythe
County , Photographs
Box 10
Folder 22
Wythe
County , Negatives
Box 10
Folder 23
York
County , Photographs
Box 10
Folder 24
York
County , Negatives
Box 11
Folder 1
Alexandria, Photographs
Box 11
Folder 2
Alexandria, Negatives
Box 11
Folder 3
Bristol, Photographs
Box 11
Folder 4
Bristol, Negatives
Box 11
Folder 5
Buena Vista, Photographs
Box 11
Folder 6
Buena Vista, Negatives
Box 11
Folder 7
Charlottesville, Photographs
Box 11
Folder 8
Charlottesville, Negatives
Box 11
Folder 9
Danville, Photographs
Box 11
Folder 10
Danville, Negatives
Box 11
Folder 11
Hampton, Negatives
Box 11
Folder 12
Harrisonburg, Photographs
Box 11
Folder 13
Harrisonburg, Negatives
Box 11
Folder 14
Lynchburg, Negatives
Box 11
Folder 15
Martinsville, Photographs
Box 11
Folder 16
Martinsville, Negatives
Box 11
Folder 17
Norfolk, Photographs
Box 11
Folder 18
Norfolk, Negatives
Box 11
Folder 19
Petersburg, Photographs
Box 11
Folder 20
Petersburg, Negatives
Box 11
Folder 21
Portsmouth, Negatives
Box 11
Folder 22
Radford, Photographs
Box 11
Folder 23
Radford, Negatives
Box 11
Folder 24
Williamsburg, Photographs
Box 11
Folder 25
Williamsburg, Negatives
Box 11
Folder 26
Winchester, Photographs
Box 11
Folder 27
Winchester, Negatives
Box 11
Folder 28
Virginia, Others
Box 11
Folder 29
Other states, Maryland and North Carolina, Photographs
Box 11
Folder 30
Other states, Maryland and North Carolina, Negatives
Box 11
Folder 31
Other states, Tennessee
Box 11
Folder 32
Unidentified, Negatives