Finding Aid to the Benicia School Board records, 1858-1914
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Finding Aid to the Benicia School Board records, 1858-1914
Collection number: BANC MSS C-A 147 Part I
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/
- Finding Aid Author(s):
- The Bancroft Library staff
- Date Completed:
-
2010
- Finding Aid Encoded By:
- GenX
© 2012 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Collection Summary
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.
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Benicia School Board records, BANC MSS C-A 147 Part I, The Bancroft Library, University of California,
Berkeley
Alternate Forms Available
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
Indexing Terms
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
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
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.
Accruals
No additions are expected.
Processing Information
Preliminary processing by Bancroft Library staff in 2010. Additional processing by Bancroft Library staff in 2012.
Biographical Information
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.
carton 1, folder 1-3
School Board of Trustees meeting minutes,
1869-1896
carton 1, folder 4-5
School Board of Trustees records and accounts,
1890-1897
carton 1, folder 6-9
Census Marshall records,
1867-1893
volume 1
School register,
1861-1867
carton 1, folder 10-15
School register,
1867-1902
carton 1, folder 16-18
School Board of Trustees incoming letters,
1871-1914
carton 1, folder 19-22
Letters of application and recommendation for teaching positions,
1873-1914
carton 1, folder 23
Alfred Dalton, Drafts of letters written as clerk,
1863-1903
carton 1, folder 24
Orders, resolutions, rules of procedure,
1869-1913
carton 1, folder 25
Appointments of Census Marshall,
1872-1883
carton 1, folder 26
School Board election poll lists,
1864-1888
carton 1, folder 27
School Board election certifications,
1876-1882
carton 1, folder 28
School Board election notices of bond election,
1914
oversize-box 1, folder 1
Reports of the Benicia School Board to the Superintedent of Schools for Solano County,
1861-1901
oversize-box 1, folder 2, oversize-folder 1
Reports of the Census Marshall,
1858-1885
carton 1, folder 29, oversize-box 1, folder 3
Principals' monthly and annual reports,
1878-1907
oversize-box 1, folder 3, oversize-folder 1
Instructors' reports,
1858-1907
carton 1, folder 30
Librarians' reports,
1893-1895
oversize-box 1, folder 3
Trustees' and teachers' reports
undated
carton 1, folder 31
Papers relating to the construction and maintenance of school buildings,
1882-1913
carton 1, folder 32-33
Bids for construction and repairs,
1881-1883
carton 1, folder 34
Legal documents, including contracts, deeds, bonds,
1881-1913
carton 1, folder 35-37
Insurance policies,
1882-1909
carton 1, folder 38
Notices of apportionment of state school funds,
1868-1907
carton 2, folder 1
Miscellaneous reports submitted to the Benicia School Board,
1883-1902
carton 2, folder 2
Reports of Benicia teachers visiting Oakland schools,
1902
carton 2, folder 3
Credentials of teachers applying for positions,
1877-1913
carton 2, folder 4
Aldred Dalton, miscellaneous papers and notes,
circa 1900
carton 2, folder 5
Financial, accounts,
1867-1907
carton 2, folder 6-16
Bills and receipts,
1869-1906
