Douglas School Register, 1932-1938

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Title

Douglas School Register, 1932-1938

Subject

Schools; African Americans

Description

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

Surname of students enrolled at Douglas are as follows: Avery, Bass, Bradley, Britt, Brown, Bowers, Burns, Chesser, Crawford, Culler, Duffield, Ervin, Ellison, Folk, Harris, Haines, Hayes, Holder, Jackson, Lyon, McElrath, McKeehan, Moore, Morton, Myrick, Pate, Stevens, Stover, Susong, Taylor, Roberts, Radford, Waters, Whitehead, Woodby.

Creator

Carter County (Tenn.)

Source

Carter County School System

Publisher

Black In Appalachia

Date

1932-1938

Contributor

Alona Norwood

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.), “Douglas School Register, 1932-1938,” Black in Appalachia: Community History Digital Archive, accessed July 17, 2026, https://blackinappalachia.omeka.net/items/show/2105.