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Colored School No. 1 records

Title
Colored School No. 1 records, 1881-1977 bulk (1882-1911)
Author
Colored School No. 1 (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)

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Box 1Mixed materialUse in library Sc MG 400 Box 1Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives

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.4 lin. ft.
Summary
The collection consists of three ledgers from Colored School No. 1. The Admissions Book, (1882-1897) contains the names of the students, their ages, addresses, grades and parents' names. The Discharge Book (1882-1897) lists the students' names, class number, reason for leaving, and remarks. The Visitors' Book is the registration for visitors entering the building (1893-1911) and includes such individuals as T. McCants Stewart, a black attorney and member of the New York City Board of Education, and Booker T. Washington.
Subjects
Source (note)
  • David F. Samuel
Biography (note)
  • Colored School No. 1 in the Fort Greene Section of Brooklyn, New York, founded in 1827, was preceded by the African Free School. Following the establishment of the public school system in Brooklyn in 1850, the African Free School was incorporated into the system and renamed Colored School No. 1. In 1887 following the end of the segregated schools in Brooklyn, the Colored Schools were renamed, and Colored School No. 1 became Public School 67.
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Call Number
SC MG 400
OCLC
NYPW04-A175
Author
Colored School No. 1 (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
Title
Colored School No. 1 records, 1881-1977 bulk (1882-1911)
Biography
Colored School No. 1 in the Fort Greene Section of Brooklyn, New York, founded in 1827, was preceded by the African Free School. Following the establishment of the public school system in Brooklyn in 1850, the African Free School was incorporated into the system and renamed Colored School No. 1. In 1887 following the end of the segregated schools in Brooklyn, the Colored Schools were renamed, and Colored School No. 1 became Public School 67.
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