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James Madison University Libraries Special Collections
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Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807
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Tiffany Cole
County 
Schools.
Administrative Information
Use Restrictions
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Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection.
Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.
Provenance
From the estate of Larry Derrer, Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Rockingham County Schools Collection, 1895-1961, SC 0371, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.
Acquisition Information
Purchased at Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates' Americana Auction on March 22, 2024.
Biographical / Historical
Due to the artificial and expansive nature of this collection, a biographical/historical note is not provided.
Researchers interested in the history of Rockingham County Schools should consult Larry Huffman's Old Schools in Rockingham County and The Public Schools of Rockingham County , Virginia. Educational Report and History of Schools of County published by the Rockingham County Board of Editors.
Scope and Contents
Artificially compiled collection of photographs and papers relating to Rockingham County Schools. Papers include Charles A. Turner's (1875-1969) teaching contracts and teaching certificates for schools in Rockingham
County and Hardy County , West Virginia. Printed ephemera includes a Dayton High School commencement program, basketball schedule, and a Turner Ashby
High School vs. Harrisonburg High School football program and roster. Shenandoah Collegiate Institute and School of Music
(Dayton) ephemera includes an addressed postcard and felt pennant. Photographs document several historic Rockingham County schools: Harmony School, Oak Grove School, Victory Hill School, Sunnyside School, Mt. Tom School, Shady Oakes/Oak Shade School,
first school in Keezletown, and Montezuma School.