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Finding Aid to the Benicia School Board records, 1858-1914
BANC MSS C-A 147 Part I
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Collection Title: Benicia School Board records
Date (inclusive): 1858-1914
Collection Number: BANC MSS C-A 147 Part I
Creator:
Benicia (Calif.) School Board
Extent:
2 cartons, 1 box, 1 oversize box, 1 volume, 1 oversize folder
3.4 linear feet
Repository: The Bancroft Library.
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information
on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Collection is open for research.
[Identification of item], Benicia School Board records, BANC MSS C-A 147 Part I, The Bancroft Library, University of California,
Berkeley
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog
Benicia (Calif.)--School Board--Archives
Education--California--Benicia--History
Education--California--History--Sources
Education--California--Solano County--History
Public schools--California--Benicia
Teachers--California--Benicia--Correspondence
Teachers--California--Solano County--Correspondence
Account books--California--Solano County
Minutes--California--Solano County
Reports--California--Solano County
The collection was acquired by Dr. Fletcher H. Swift of the Department of Education, University of California, Berkeley, and
presented to the Bancroft by the Department of Education, March 26, 1951.
No additions are expected.
Preliminary processing by Bancroft Library staff in 2010. Additional processing by Bancroft Library staff in 2012.
Benicia, founded in 1847, is a city on the north bank of the Carquinez Strait, just east of Vallejo and across the straight
from Martinez. In 1853 and 1854, Benicia served as California's third state capital and was the county seat of Solano County
until 1858.
Scope and Content of Collection
Board of Trustees minutes (1869-1890); Board of Trustees correspondence, including letters sent to the Board by applicants
for teaching jobs (1871-1914); school registers with lists of pupils (1861-1877 and 1893-1902), school board election materials,
reports of the school board to the Superintendent of Schools for Solano County (1861-1901); principals' reports, instructors'
reports, librarians' reports, school census records, financial records, and documents relating to the construction and maintenance
of school buildings.