Summary Information

Title: Guide to the Photographs of Pittsburgh Public Schools
Collection Number: MSP#117
Creator: Pittsburgh Public Schools
Collection Dates: 1880-1982
Extent: 19.0 cubic feet
Abstract:

This collection features images which document events and activities of students, teachers, parents and board members of the Pittsburgh School District from 1880-1985.

Language:

The material in this collection is in English.

Repository:

Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania
Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center
1212 Smallman Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-454-6364
library@hswp.org
http://www.heinzhistorycenter.org/libraryArchives.aspx

Sponsor:

This finding aid has been encoded as a part of the Historic Pittsburgh project a joint effort of the University of Pittsburgh and the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania. Funding for this portion of the project has been donated by the Hillman Foundation.

Date Published:

Fall, 1999

Author:

This guide to the collection was originally prepared by: Stephen Doell in 1994. Revisions occurred to the finding aid as a part of the encoding process Fall, 1999.

Encoder:

Encoded by: Janet Begnoche on September 10, 1999 from an existing finding aid. >Reviewed by Stephen Doell in December 1999

Revision Description:

July 1, 2006:

Converted from EAD Version 1.0 to EAD Version 2002

Historical Note

For the historical note of the Pittsburgh Public Schools please see the finding aid for MSS# 117.

Collection Scope and Content Note

The images document events and activities of students, teachers, parents and board members of the District from 1880-1985. Many of these photographs display buildings that have been demolished as well as areas of Pittsburgh which have changed dramatically over the last seventy-five years. The four series arrangement represents the most logical order giving the fact that there was very little order to the photographs upon their accession.

They are arranged in four series designated as Public Relations, Student Activities, Class Photos and Sports.

The Pittsburgh Public Schools Photographs are housed in 31 archival boxes, and oversized folders designated on shelf.

Controlled Access Terms

Topics

• Education -- Curricula -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh.
• Educational law and legislation -- Federal aid -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh.
• Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
• Elementary schools -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh.
• Elementary school buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh.
• High schools -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh.
• High school buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh.
• Parents' and teachers' associations -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh.
• Personnel management -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh.
• School integration -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh.
• School libraries -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh.
• Student teaching -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh.
• Vocational education -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh.

Corporate Names

• Department of Public Instruction -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh.
• Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission
• Pittsburgh Council on Public Education.

Personal Names

• Davidson, William Mehard, -- 1863-1930.
• Dimmick, Earl.
• Faison, Helen S.
• Graham, Benjamin G., -- 1880-1942.
• Gross, Calvin.
• Heeter, S.L.
• Kishkinas, Louis, -- 1927-
• McCormick, Bernard, -- 1907-
• Marland, Sidney Percy.
• Olson, Jerry, -- 1931-
• Wallace, Richard.

Access and Use

Access Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation:

Photographs of the Pittsburgh Public Schools

Previous Citation:

Processing Information:

This collection was processed by Stephen Doell in 1994.

Revision and rearrangement for the encoded version of the finding aid provided by Janet Begnoche on September 10,1999.

Copyright:

Property rights reside with the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or publish, please contact the curator of the Archives.

Contents List

Series I

Public Relations/Information Services

Scope and Content Notes: The Public Relations Department (1930-1980) represents the largest group of photographs. It documents events, activities and functions sponsored by the school district including board and PTA meetings, classroom activities, educational programs, school building exteriors and interiors, and vocational classes. All of these photographs were taken for the purpose of publication in either in-house newsletters, local newspapers or national periodicals. Therefore, they convey the Pittsburgh Public Schools in the most positive settings as possible. The bulk of these photographs are dated from 1950 to 1970. The building photographs are a vital aspect of this collection because many of these structures have been razed so these images are the only documentation of their existence. The Personnel and Board of Education photos provide researchers with an accurate list of the many people who have worked for the district.

The Public Relations Department is arranged alphabetically by subject; the Personnel and Board of Education photos are arranged alphabetically by name.

Box 1

folder

1

Adult Education 1949-1955

folder

2

Advanced Placement-Aeronautics 1945-1960

folder

3

Americanization 1917-1977

folder

4

Annual Reports 1963-1965

Arts and Crafts

folder

5

1934-1958

folder

6

1959-1965

folder

7

1970

folder

8

Auditorium 1934-1955

Box 2

folder

1

Automotive-Awards 1949-1967

folder

2

Beechwood Teacher Center 1973

Board of Education

Group Photographs

folder

3

1911-1966

Shelf

1948

folder

4

1967-1979

folder

5

1976-1979

Members-Individual 1940-1975

folder

6

Dedication Plaques 1925-1945

folder

7

Aaron-Foster 1928-1940

folder

8

Calloway-Davidson 1934-1970

folder

9

Davis-Foster 1960

Box 3

folder

1

Gerwig-Jones 1959-1966

folder

2

Khorey-Lewis 1950-1972

folder

3

McClain-Patrick 1960-1972

folder

4

Penn-Scott 1959-1966

folder

5

Sergi-Venson 1959

folder

6

Vessley-Young 1955-1967

Box 4

folder

1

Miscellaneous 1928-1970

Buildings

folder

2

Administration 1916-1938

folder

3

Closed and/or Razed 1917-1962

folder

4

Demountable 1962-1972

Elementary

folder

5

Arlington-Crescent 1959-1967

folder

6

East-Carnegie-Frick 1930-1973

folder

7

Grandview-King 1923-1973

Box 5

folder

1

Letsche-Murray, Phillip 1956-1973

folder

2

Northview-Roosevelt 1959-1964

folder

3

Schiller-West Liberty 1929-1959

High Schools

folder

4

Allerdice-Greenway 1928-1975

folder

5

Langley-Westinghouse 1924-1979

folder

6

Liberty Regeneration Project 1966

folder

7

Middle Schools 1966-1967

folder

8

Pioneer School 1964-1975

Box 6

folder

1

Suburban Districts 1966

Miscellaneous

folder

2

Interiors 1950-1961

folder

3

Non-School related 1953-1966

folder

4

Business and Industry Day 1955

folder

5

CACREE-Career Planning 1935-1973

folder

6

Commencement-Communication Skills 1949-1968

folder

7

Community Intervention-Dance 1949-1976

folder

8

Distinguished Graduates-Drafting 1953-1967

Box 7

folder

1

Elementary and Secondary Education Act Conference 1966

Elementary Education

folder

2

Classroom Activites 1950-1971

folder

3

Miscellaneous 1951-1978

folder

4

Evacuations-Experiments 1951-1958

folder

5

Extracurricular Activites 1942-1970

Box 8

folder

1

Faculty-Food Management 1950-1973

folder

2

First Aid-Frick Foundation 1951

folder

3

Gardening-Guidance 1950-1951

folder

4

Harvard Study-Health Services 1940-1965

folder

5

High School Plan 1975

Home Economics

folder

6

1950-1965

folder

7

1970

folder

8

1950-1978

Box 9

folder

1

Juvenile Detention School-Kindergarten 1935-1971

folder

2

Kindergarten 1951-1960

folder

3

Library 1934-1968

folder

4

Math-Music 1958-1969

folder

5

Music 1939-1973

folder

6-7

Music

Box 10

folder

1

Neighborhoods, Environment Study-Youth Corps 1965

folder

2

Newspaper Project-Operation HELP! 1949-1981

folder

3

Newspaper Photos 1934-1960

folder

4

Occupational Vocational and Technical 1951-1977

Parent Teacher Association

folder

5

1950-1960

folder

6

1961-1968

folder

7

Personalities 1951-1968

Personnel 1940-1968

Box 11

folder

1

Arch-Evans

folder

2

Fascetti-Gross

folder

3

Haffner-Kisinick

folder

4

Lamping-Outen

folder

5

Palmer-Robinson

folder

6

Sawyer-Tygard

folder

7

Vasser-Young

Box 12

folder

1

Miscellaneous group shots

Physical Education

folder

2

Elementary 1950-1973

High School

folder

3

Female 1950-1972

folder

4

Male 1949-1976

folder

5

Schaeffer School 1920

folder

6

Miscellaneous 1934

folder

7

Plant Operations-Preschool 1951-1973

folder

8

Primary Activities 1944-1950

Box 13

folder

1

Primary Education Project-Racial Equality 1967-1973

folder

2

Radio and Television 1953-1965

folder

3

Safety Program 1951-1968

folder

4

Salary-Science Fairs 1951-1973

folder

5

Science 1947-1977

folder

6

School Days-Scholars 1953-1958

folder

7

Schools, Collegiate Programs 1948-1966

Social Studies

Box 14

folder

1

1948-1951

folder

2

1952-1953

folder

3

1958-1973

Special Education 1955-1977

folder

4

Arsenal Open Air-Conroy

folder

5

Frick Hearing and Speech Center

folder

6

Homebound Students-Industrial Home for Crippled Children

folder

7

Larimer-Pioneer

folder

8

Schenley-Leo Weil

Box 15

folder

1

State Subsidy-Student Activities 1953-1969

folder

2

Student Activites 1959

folder

3

Student Council-Superintendents 1968-1975

folder

4

Teachers 1914-1970

folder

5

Team Teaching 1949-1968

Training Programs 1968-1969

Box 16

folder

1

Alderice-Arsenal

folder

2

Carrick-Fifth Avenue

folder

3

Heron Hill-Schenley

folder

4

South Hill School-Westinghouse

folder

5

Tutors 1967-1973

Vocational Studies

Box 17

folder

1

Alderice-Allegheny 1948-1951

folder

2

Bellefield Girls Vocational 1950-1953

folder

3

Carrick-Conneley 1951-1978

folder

4

Conneley-Oliver 1949-1978

folder

5

Schenley-South Hills 1950

South Vocational

folder

6

Females 1953

folder

7

Males 1953-1978

folder

8

Veterans 1950-1953

folder

9

Washington 1965

folder

10

Washington-Westinghouse 1951-1977

Miscellaneous

Box 18

folder

1

1934

folder

2

1940-1970

folder

3

War Activities 1940-1946

folder

4

Work Opportunities 1950-1955

folder

5

Workshops-Yummy Rolls 1953-1973

folder

6

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous School Functions

Box 19

folder

1

Alderdice-Burgwin 1948-1979

folder

2

Carmalt-East Hills 1973-1976

folder

3

Fairywood-Forbes 1976-1980

folder

4

Fort Pitt-Hays 1951-1973

folder

5

Herron Hill 1950-1976

folder

6

Holmes-Linden 1975-1977

folder

7

McNaugher-Peabody 1971-1979

folder

8

Reizenstein-Roosevelt 1976

folder

9

Rogers-Woolslair 1970-1976

Box 20

box

20

Allegheny High School Yearbook Proofs 1980

Box 21

box

21

Miscellaneous-Unidentified

Series II

Students (1895-1934)

Scope and Content Notes: This series contains scenes of students and teachers in various activities. These photographs appear as a separate series because of their identification labels, which indicate that they were created and filed together. The building interior shots in this series add a unique dimension to the images in Series I. Significant pictures also include images of the agriculture program sponsored by the district showing students working in individual school gardens.

Box 22

folder

1

Allegheny High School 1915-1928

folder

2

Allegheny Vocational-Beechview 1914-1928

folder

3

Beechwood-Brilliant 1915-1937

folder

4

Brookline-Carmalt 1914-1937

folder

5

Carrick-Chartiers 1915-1928

folder

6

Central High-Concord 1914-1925

Box 23

folder

1

Connelley-Duquesne 1915-1928

folder

2

East Carnegie-Fifth Avenue 1915-1928

folder

3

Fifth Avenue-Fulton 1917-1925

folder

4

Garfield-Hazelwood 1914-1928

folder

5

Holmes-Humboldt 1915-1928

folder

6

Irwin Avenue-Larimer 1914-1927

Box 24

folder

1

Latimer 1917-1928

folder

2

Lawrence-Longfellow 1915-1928

folder

3

McKelvey 1916-1928

folder

4

McNaugher-Morningside 1915-1928

folder

5

John Morrow-North Industrial 1895-1920

folder

6

Northview Heights-Park Place 1914-1934

folder

7

Peabody 1914-1927

Box 25

folder

1

Penn-Rogers 1917-1928

folder

2

Quentin Roosevelt-Schaeffer 1915-1928

folder

3

Schenley 1916-1927

folder

4

Schiller-Sommers 1915-1927

folder

5

Springfield-Squirrel Hill 1914-1918

folder

6

South High (South Side) 1914-1928

folder

7

South Hills High 1915-1928

Box 26

folder

1

Sterrett-Sunnyside 1914-1920

folder

2

Swisshelm-Washington Vocational 1914-1937

folder

3

Watt (Vann)-Westlake 1915-1928

folder

4

West Liberty-Woolslair 1912-1939

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous Departments

folder

5

Art

folder

6

Art-Manual Training

folder

7

Unidentified

Series III

Class Photographs

Scope and Content Notes: This series shows posed figures documenting student and faculty at various schools in the Pittsburgh school system. Some photos are from districts that were not part of the Pittsburgh Public Schools at the time, i.e. Minersville, Mount Lebanon, but were later absorbed into the system.

Box 27

folder

1

Allegheny High School 1957

folder

2

Brookline 1910-1940

folder

3

Colfax c. 1900

folder

4

Columbus 1896-1900

Conroy

folder

5

1895-1948

Shelf

1949-1960

folder

6

1958-1959

Shelf

1961

folder

7

1961-1962

Cowley

Shelf

1946-1947

folder

8

1960-1962

Davis Elementary

folder

9

1963-1968

folder

10

1970

folder

11

1972-1973

Box 28

folder

1

1973-1975

folder

2

1978-1979

Fairywood Elementary

folder

3

Faculty 1972-1984

folder

4

1963-1981

folder

5

1981-1983

folder

6

1983-1985

folder

7

Frick Elementary 1940

folder

8

Greenfield School 1963

folder

9

Holmes School 1915

folder

10

Humboldt School 1953

folder

11

Larimer c. 1960

folder

12

Lemington 1896-1917

Lincoln

volume

1896

Box 29

volume

1899

folder

1

1899

volume

1901

Shelf

1902

folder

2

1904

volume

1907

folder

3

1917

folder

4

1936

Shelf

1950-1951

McNaugher

folder

5

1912

Box 30

folder

1

1930-1945

folder

2

1946-1962

folder

3

Miller School 1968

Minersville/Leo Weil

volume

1898

volume

1898

volume

1898-1910

Box 31

folder

1

1901-1905

volume

1934

folder

2

Overbrook 1947

folder

3

Phillips School 1964-1969

folder

4

Rogers School 1924

Quentin Roosevelt

folder

5

1910

folder

6

1959

folder

7

1973-1979

folder

8

1980-1982

Schiller School

folder

9

1954

folder

10

1960-1961

folder

11

1964-1979

Tenth Ward School

Box 32

folder

1-2

1907

Washington

Shelf

1948-1960

folder

3

1955-1981

folder

4

West Liberty 1910

Wightman

folder

5

1963-1964

folder

6

1964-1965

folder

7

1966-1967

folder

8

1970-1974

folder

9

1975

folder

10

Woolslair 1963-1972

folder

11

Miscellaneous Unindentified

Series IV

Sports Teams

Scope and Content Notes: This series represents sports activities and team photographs from different schools. This series is limited to only a few schools with Arsenal Vocational and South Hills High being the most predominant. Several championship team photographs are oversized and designated as "shelf." Some of the different sports are soccer, baseball, football, basketball, and track and field.

Box 33

folder

1

Alderdice 1973

folder

2

Arsenal Trade School 1935-1956

folder

3

Holmes School 1914

folder

4

South Hills High School 1935-1945

folder

5

Washington Vocational 1930-1952

folder

6

Weil-Westinghouse 1965-1973

folder

7

Miscellaneous Track 1950-1970