Buffalo School Registers, 1930-1939
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Title
Buffalo School Registers, 1930-1939
Subject
Tennessee; African American women; African Americans--Appalachian Region; African American women--History; African American school children; African American school principals; African Americans--Education--Southern States; Schools--Records and correspondence; Student records--Carter County
Description
Buffalo Creek School Register from 1930-1939.
Tennessee School Register Information includes: student name, address, distance student lives from school, mode of transportation, enrollment dates, birthplace, last school attended, parent/guardian name and occupation, a property report of the school and improvements made or needed to the property, breakdown of class schedule and summaries of year's progress, classroom and teacher objectives for the year, record of teacher's educational history, and in some cases a report of average class attendance, record of 8th grade certificates and record of substitute teachers.
Information included is a valuable resource for identifying familial ties, migration and locations of Black communities in Carter County, Tennessee as well as North Carolina
Known Teachers Associated with Buffalo School, beyond the scope of this collection include: Josie Mack - Moore (1930), Bascum Eugene Daniels (1931), Amelia Rhea - Duffield (1932), Rosa Cope- Carson (1933 - 1934), Mamie Ceressa Kindle - Wilson (1935 - 1937), Ezra Lee Myrick (1938), Gretchen L. Steward - Bundy (1939)
Surname of students enrolled at Buffalo are as follows: Goins, Haynes, Johnson, Malone, Moore, Pearson, Redd, Reid, Simpson, Vaught, Wagner, Wilson, Woodby.
Tennessee School Register Information includes: student name, address, distance student lives from school, mode of transportation, enrollment dates, birthplace, last school attended, parent/guardian name and occupation, a property report of the school and improvements made or needed to the property, breakdown of class schedule and summaries of year's progress, classroom and teacher objectives for the year, record of teacher's educational history, and in some cases a report of average class attendance, record of 8th grade certificates and record of substitute teachers.
Information included is a valuable resource for identifying familial ties, migration and locations of Black communities in Carter County, Tennessee as well as North Carolina
Known Teachers Associated with Buffalo School, beyond the scope of this collection include: Josie Mack - Moore (1930), Bascum Eugene Daniels (1931), Amelia Rhea - Duffield (1932), Rosa Cope- Carson (1933 - 1934), Mamie Ceressa Kindle - Wilson (1935 - 1937), Ezra Lee Myrick (1938), Gretchen L. Steward - Bundy (1939)
Surname of students enrolled at Buffalo are as follows: Goins, Haynes, Johnson, Malone, Moore, Pearson, Redd, Reid, Simpson, Vaught, Wagner, Wilson, Woodby.
Creator
Carter County (Tenn.)
Source
Carter County School System
Publisher
Black In Appalachia
Contributor
Alona Norwood & Alex Light
Rights
This item was sourced from the Carter County Schools at 305 Academy St, Elizabethton, TN 37643. This item can be used for private reflection and research, and not for commercial purposes. Any additional questions about usage should be directed to Danny McClain, High School Secondary Supervisor.
Coverage
United States--Tennessee-Carter County
Files
Citation
Carter County (Tenn.), “Buffalo School Registers, 1930-1939,” Black in Appalachia: Community History Digital Archive, accessed April 18, 2024, https://blackinappalachia.omeka.net/items/show/2104.