Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Administrative History
Scope and Content of Collection
Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Reference:
Descriptive Summary
Title: School District records
Dates: 1883-1884
Bulk Dates: 1883-1884
Collection number: 2011-002
Creator:
County Superintendent of Public Schools
Collection Size:
1 folder
Repository:
Santa Clara County Archives.
Abstract: The collection consists of school district orders and receipts.
Physical location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult Archives staff.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
The Archives can claim physical ownership only for some collections. Users are responsible for securing permission of the
copyright holder for publication or quotation.
Preferred Citation
School District records, 2011-002, Santa Clara County Archives.
Acquisition Information
The collection was originally donated by Duffy Kune in 2010 to the Gilroy History Museum and transferred to the Santa Clara
County Archives in 2011.
Administrative History
Santa Clara County public schools were first created in 1853. In 1855, the superintendent was made a separate elected office.
Funding and attendance were the foremost issues as the number of schools increased through the 1870s. The majority of school
orders in this collection were placed in 1883, while Lemuel Chipman served as superintendent.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection contains records of orders from the county superintendent of public schools and school district receipts for
purchase of supplies.
Arrangement
The collection consists of 3 orders arranged numerically from the county superintendent of public schools and 4 school district
receipts arranged chronologically.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Santa Clara County (Calif.)
School districts--Accounting.
School superintendents--California.
Reference:
Laffey, G.A., & Detlefs, R.G. (1995).
County Leadership:
Santa Clara County Government History.
San Jose, CA: The County of Santa Clara Historical Heritage Commission. p. 51-2, 141.