Yorkville, SC City Schools Annual Report - Accession 1513 - M737 (794)

Authors

Yorkville City Schools
York, SC
York, SC History

Files

Identifier

Accession 1513 - M737 (794)

Inclusive Dates

1911-1912

Restrictions

Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections

Collection Size

94 pieces

Language

English;

Scope and Content Note

This collection consists of the Twenty-Fourth Annual Report of The City Schools: A School dedicated to the Earnest Cultivation In Its Pupils of Good Health, Sound Learning, and Sincere Character: Yorkville, SC 1911-1912. This publication consists of school statistics, calendars, programs, school rosters from 1st grade through 10th grade, classes, and many photographs of classes, students, and school activities. A majority of the publication consists of information about Yorkville, SC (now York, SC) and images of the Yorkville Graded School, the Yorkville Colored Graded School, downtown York, Businesses and mills, streets, churches, orphanages, citizens, farms and fields, cotton scenes, Sulphor Springs, Shooting Range Camp, Kings Mountain Battlefield, and a couple images of African Americans. It also includes many advertisements from local businesses. This publication would prove invaluable to anyone researching education in the area as well as York(ville), SC history in the early 20th century.

Additional Notes

Original is in fragile condition and the copy surrogate should be used in lieu of the original.

Provenance

Gift of York County Genealogical and Historical Society via Paul Gettys.

Keywords

education, churches, photographs

Copyright

For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.

Finding Aid Citation

Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections, Winthrop University, "Yorkville, SC City Schools Annual Report - Accession 1513 - M737 (794)". Finding Aid 1209.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/1209