Boston Public Schools
Historical note
In 1789, the General Court of the Colony granted authority to “trust to appoint School Committees for the control of the Schools.” In accordance with the provisions of this act, the first School Committee for Boston was chosen October 20, 1789, “to exercise all the Powers relating to the Schools and School Masters, which the Selectmen or such Committees are authorized by the Laws of this Commonwealth on the Votes of this Town to exercise.” Under the reorganized plan of 1789, the public schools of Boston were administered by a committee consisting of twenty-one members, nine selectmen and one member from each of the twelve wards. For administrative purposes, the Board of twenty-one members was divided into various sub-committees. Sub-committees included a visiting committee, a committee to fill vacancies in the teaching staff and an examining committee.
Found in 202 Collections and/or Records:
"Bills, accounts, and measurements must be accurate."
"Bills, accounts, and measurements must be accurate.", circa 1914
Lantern slides from a presentation on the school circa 1914. Includes views of students, classrooms and student projects.
Board of Superintendents circulars
Notices circulated to school headmasters and principals from the Board of Superintendents, 1907-1948. Several volumes also include Board of Apportionment Circulars for 1918-1921 and 1923-1944. The Board of Apportionment was responsible for overseeing financial matters of the School Department.
Board of Superintendents proceedings
Minutes of the meetings of the Board of Superintendents from 1907-1953.
Boston Business School records
Includes administrative files, scrapbook, photographs and graduation programs of the Boston Business School formerly called Boston Clerical School.
Boston High School yearbooks
Includes yearbooks for 1969-1975, 1977-1978, 1982-1995, and 1998-2000.
Boston Latin School records
Includes Catalogues of the Boston Latin School, 1924-1970, 1972-1973; "Graduates of the Public Latin School in Boston, 1816-1917", presented to Dr. Jeremiah S. Burke compliments of Patrick T. Campbell; 1947-1952 yearbooks; copies of the "Register", 1947-1952, 1956-1964; Class day exercises program, 1952; and report card of Philip E. Shakir, 1951.
Boston Technical High School records
Includes administrative files, scrapbooks of news clippings, photographs, and student newsletters. Also includes Mechanic Arts High School yearbooks for 1940-1941 and 1943-1944 and Boston Technical High School yearbooks for 1946-1967, 1969, 1972, 1975-1985, and 1987-1991.
Boston Trade High School for Boys yearbooks and photograph
Includes yearbooks for 1931, 1935, 1939, 1944, 1945, 1947 and 1948 and a photograph of the school orchestra from the 1926-1927 school year.
Bowditch School photograph
Photograph of Class of 1909.
Brandeis Vocational High School administrative records
Includes reports, teacher assignments, diploma returns and attendance records.
Brighton High School records
Includes yearbooks for 1938, 1944, 1950, 1954-1956, 1960, 1970-1974, 1977-1979, 1982, 1984-1985, 1987-1988; school newsletter "Towers" from 1961; two diplomas from the class of 1915; and a framed copy print of the class of 1921.
Charles Sumner School graduation program
Graduation program from 1912.
Charlestown High School records
Includes a register of visitors to the School, 1852-1872; framed portraits of the classes of 1926 and 1927; photograph album of Class of 1939; diploma lists, 1987-1992; graduation programs, 1873, 1875, 1878-1883, 1885-1887 1991-1992; and yearbooks, 1926-1933, 1935, 1937-1944, 1946-1950, 1952-1954, 1957-1970, 1972, 1974-1975, 1977-1979, and 1990-2005.
Chronology of Events, 1635-1985, undated
Comins School photographs and diploma
Includes diploma from 1906, photograph of Class of circa 1906? and photograph of the Class of 1912.
Committee on Education hearing, 2004 May 13
Committee on Government Operations hearing, 2004 April 5
Committee on Ways and Means hearing, 2004 May 4
Committee on Ways and Means hearing, 2004 May 4
Committee on Ways and Means hearing, 2004 May 6
Committee on Ways and Means hearing, 2004 May 6
Committee on Ways and Means hearing, 2004 May 10
Committee on Ways and Means hearing, 2004 May 11
Committee on Ways and Means hearing, 2004 May 11
Committee on Ways and Means hearing, 2004 May 12
Committee on Ways and Means hearing, 2004 May 12
Committee on Ways and Means hearing, 2004 May 13
Committee on Ways and Means hearing, 2004 May 17
[Construction site at Hyde Park High School], 1966 November
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- Schools 16
- Students 14
- Millinery 13
- Budget 9
- School management and organization 8
- School integration 6
- Scrapbooks 5
- Teachers 5
- Busing for school integration 4
- School principals 4
- Commencement ceremonies 3
- Discrimination in education 3
- Litigation 3
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