Public School Records for Avery and Watauga Counties, North Carolina
Scope and Contents
Public School Records for Avery and Watauga Counties contains twenty-one public school ledger books for the Beech Mountain and Laurel Creek communities of Watauga and Avery Counties, North Carolina, organized alphabetically by school district. Beech Mountain borders Watauga and Avery Counties. Ledgers provide varying information depending on the individual ledger. Most give the students' ages, names of parents, grades, and attendance. Some also list the children by family and give the children's birthplace and parents' occupation.
Dates
- 1889-1932
Language
All materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
No Interlibrary loan.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for use in the Dougherty Reading Room. An appointment for research is recommended. The Dougherty Reading Room is located on the 4th floor of Belk Library in Special Collections.
Historical Note
The Public School Records for Avery and Watauga Counties contain public school records for selected districts of Watauga and Avery counties, primarily the Beech Mountain and Laurel Creek areas. Records cover various years from 1889 to 1932.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Abstract
The Public School Records for Avery and Watauga Counties contain public school records for selected districts of Watauga and Avery counties, primarily the Beech Mountain and Laurel Creek areas. Records cover various years from 1889 to 1932. The records provide students' ages, guardians' names, attendance and the teachers' comments. Some undated sheets included.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically by school district.
Acquisitions Information
Provenance is unknown. The accession number is RPS. This collection was opened to the public on 22 September 2002.
Processing Information
Processed by Deborah Bell, circa 1994; Kathryn Staley, 22 September 2002; Encoded by Kathryn Staley, June 2005; Revised Processing, Anita Elliott, June 2013. This collection was reprocessed as part of a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. The grant funded extensive processing of the backlog within the W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection between 2012 and 2014.
Missing Title
- Beech Mountain (N.C.) -- Genealogy
- Education -- North Carolina -- Avery County
- Education -- North Carolina -- Beech Mountain
- Education -- North Carolina -- Laurel Creek
- Education -- North Carolina -- Watauga County
- Laurel Creek (N.C.) -- Genealogy
- Avery County (N.C.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Avery County (N.C.) -- Education Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Beech Mountain (N.C.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Watauga County (N.C.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Watauga County (N.C.) -- Education Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- AC.166: Public School Records for Avery and Watauga Counties, North Carolina, 1890 - 1929
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Deborah Bell, Kathryn Staley; machine-readable finding aid created by: Kathryn Staley
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository
