Guide to the Pittsburgh School District Records 1836-1962 AIS.1969.18

Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title
Pittsburgh School District Records
Creator
Pittsburgh School District (Pa.)
Collection Number
AIS.1969.18
Extent
1.56 Linear Feet (4 microfilm reels, 85 flat boxes)
Date
1836-1962
Abstract
The Records of the Pittsburgh School District document activities of the school district such as committees and school boards of the schools within the district. Included are minute books of school district boards, minute books of school board committees, account books, cash books, attendance reports, a high school enrollment record book, and immigrant enrollment books for elementary and secondary schools in the Pittsburgh area. Also present are Pittsburgh School District records for areas later incorporated into the city.
Language
English .
Author
Archives Service Center Staff. Revisions occurred to the finding aid as a part of the encoding process onFall, 1999.
Publisher
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Address
University of Pittsburgh Library System
Archives & Special Collections
Website: library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections
Contact Us: www.library.pitt.edu/ask-archivist
URL: http://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections

Scope and Content Notes

The Records of the Pittsburgh School District document activities of the school district such as the committees and school boards of the many schools within the district. The collection contains minute books, account books, cash books, attendance reports, a high school enrollment record book, and immigrant enrollment books for elementary and secondary schools in the Pittsburgh area. Also included are Pittsburgh School District records for areas later incorporated into the city. A more comprehensive index is included in the first box of the collection.

The list of schools within the Records of Pittsburgh School District: Allegheny, Pa.--

  • Beechview Borough
  • Beltzhoover Borough
  • Carrick Borough
  • Chartiers Township
  • Elliot Borough
  • Esplen Borough
  • Knoxville Borough
  • Lawrenceville Borough
  • McClure Township
  • Ormsby Borough
Pittsburgh--
  • Allen Sub-District
  • Bedford Sub-District
  • Beltzhoover Sub-District
  • Birmingham Sub-District
  • Brushton Sub-District
  • Central High School
  • Colfax Sub-District
  • Crescent Sub-District
  • Duquesne Sub-District
  • Esplen Sub-District
  • Forbes Sub-District
  • Franklin Sub-District
  • Grant School
  • Hancock High School
  • Hancock Sub-District
  • Hiland Sub-District
  • Homewood Sub-District
  • Howard Sub-District
  • Humbolt Sub-District
  • Knox Sub-District
  • Lawrence Sub-District
  • Luckey Sub-District
  • Liberty Sub-District
  • Lincoln Sub-District
  • Minersville Sub-District
  • Monongahela Sub-District
  • Montooth Sub-District
  • Moorhead Sub-District
  • Morse Sub-District
  • Mt. Albion Sub-District
  • Mt. Washington Sub-District
  • North Sub-District
  • North Sub-District
  • Oakland Sub-District
  • Peebles Sub-District
  • Ralston Sub-District
  • Riverside Sub-District
  • South Sub-District
  • Springfield Sub-District
  • Sterrett Sub-District
  • Thaddeus Stevens Sub-District
  • Washington Sub-District
  • Westlake Sub-District
  • West Liberty Sub-District
  • Wickersham Sub-District
  • Reserve Township
  • St. Clair Township
  • Sheridanville, Pa
  • Spring Garden Borough
  • Sterrett Township
  • Union Township

Access Restrictions

No restrictions.

Acquisition Information

Deposit by the Board of Educators of the School District of Pittsburgh, November 11, 1969.

Previous Citation

Pittsburgh School District Records, 1836-1937, AIS.1969.18, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh.

Preferred Citation

Pittsburgh School District Records, 1836-1937, AIS.1969.18, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Archives Service Center Staff in 1972.

Revision and rearrangement for the encoded version of the finding aid provided by Kate Colligan on September 29, 1999. Information about the collection title and the controlled access terms was extracted from the MARC record in the University of Pittsburgh catalog Notis ID number: AKJ0221.

Copyright

Permission for publication is given on behalf of the University of Pittsburgh as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Subjects

    Corporate Names

    • Pittsburgh School District (Pa.)

    Geographic Names

    • Pittsburgh (Pa.) -- Genealogy
    • Allegheny (Pa.) -- Genealogy

    Genres

    • School records

    Other Subjects

    • School districts -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
    • Education
    • Education -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- History.
    • Public schools -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- History
    • Government

Container List

Allegheny County school boards' minute and account books, 1840-1912
Containers
box 1-16
Beechview Borough school board minutes, August 31, 1905 - November 10, 1911
Containers
box 16
Carrick Borough school board minutes and monthly time books, 1904-1926
Containers
box 17-18
Chartiers Township school board minutes, tax receipt books and school tax valuation, 1893-1919
Containers
box 18-20
Knoxville Borough school board minutes and cash book, 1927 -1927
Containers
box 20
Lawrenceville Borough school board minutes and cash book, 1840-1965
Containers
box 21
Pittsburgh school board minute books, enrollment records, attendance books, grade books, account books, and reports, 1843-1928
Containers
box 22-73
Reserve Township school board account book, 1836-1877
Containers
box 73
St. Clair Borough school board minute, tax assessment, and cash books, 1871-1923
Containers
box 73-75
Sheridanville superintendent of schools examination record books, 1899-1912
Containers
box 76-79
Spring Garden Borough school board. minute books, teacher reports and cash books, 1899-1912
Containers
box 79-81
Sterrett Township school board minute and financial account books, 1899-1912
Containers
box 82
Union Township school board minute and financial account books, 1927
Containers
box 82-83
Miscellaneous Publications, 1912-1926
Containers
box 83-84
Pittsburgh Central High School Enrollment Records, 1855-1906
Containers
microfilm-cabinet 1, drawer 6
microfilm-cabinet 1, drawer 6, reel 1-4