Finding Aid for School District #1 (Albion, Illinois) Records, Edwards County, 1859-1869 | University of Illinois Archives

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Collection Overview

Title: School District #1 (Albion, Illinois) Records, Edwards County, 1859-1869

ID: 9/50/36

Extent: 0.2 cubic feet. More info below.

Arrangement: Single volume organized by tabs for: cash book, rules of school, record of teachers, cash book, and list of tuition dues.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Records of School District #1 (Albion, Edwards County, Illinois) contains a ledger volume containing detailed board minutes (1859-60), accounts of finances includes lists of tuition, monies paid out by treasurer, and a record of teachers who taught at school.

Collection Historical Note

On 15 February 1855, Illinois legislature set up an elaborate education organization under the direction of a Superintendent of Public Instruction located in Springfield, Illinois. A building was built in 1867 and the the first tax supported school in Edwards County District 1. (From A History of Edwards County Vol. One which was published by Edwards Historical Society, Albion Illinois 62806)

Administrative Information

Repository: University of Illinois Archives

Alternate Extent Statement: .2 cubic ft.

Other Note: One single volume.

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URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/0950036.pdf

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