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:
Copley High School yearbook
Yearbook for Copley High School from 1980.
"Costume design students.", circa 1914
Lantern slides from a presentation on the school circa 1914. Includes views of students, classrooms and student projects.
Curriculum guides and courses of study
Includes copies of courses of study and curriculum guides for the Boston Public Schools. Courses of study and curriculum guides may also be found in the School Committee Annual Reports and Documents series.
Department of Statistics records
Deputy Superintendent's memoranda
Memorandum circulated to cluster leaders, headmasters, principals and other administrative heads by the Deputy Superintendents, 1978-1990 and 1992-1999.
Desegregation related grants
Developing reel for 16mm movie films and camera rolls. Also metal tanks (coated) for chemicals
Dorchester High School collection
Dudley School publications
Published copies of "The Dudley Record", a student newspaper, from 1911-1915.
East Boston High School photographs and film
Includes photographs of football teams from 1975-1979 and 1981-1982 and film reels of football games from 1975-1978.
Edward Everett School records
Includes Exhibition programs, 1875-1883, 1885-1886; graduation programs, 1887-1894, 1897-1919; and Edward Everett Evening School graduation program from 1925; photographs, circa 1900-1936; and copy books of Florence Lurie, 1909.
Elbridge Smith School photographs
Class portraits from 1940 and 1947.
Elementary Principals Association records
Includes minutes, correspondence, etc. of the Elementary Principals Association in the Boston Public Schools.
English High School records
Various items from English High School including yearbooks, photographs, student magazines and a Boston School Cadets uniform.
Examination papers
Bound volumes of examinations given to candidates for qualification as teachers in the Boston Public Schools for the years 1876-1893, 1925-30, 1932-1935, 1937-1938, 1940-1957, and 1959-1962.
[Exterior of Hyde Park High School]
Fairmount School photographs
Photographs of students in school yard performing dances, circa 1960-1965 and other miscellaneous events.
Fenway Middle College High School publication
Publication from 1993 called "Our Future Community".
"For the well rounded course in the Trade School, we still feel the need of English and Arithmetric classes. Looking through the open door, we get a glimpse of the design group. We notice that the arithmetric class is too much concerned with its own business to know what is going on in the next room."
"For the well rounded course in the Trade School, we still feel the need of English and Arithmetric classes. Looking through the open door, we get a glimpse of the design group. We notice that the arithmetric class is too much concerned with its own business to know what is going on in the next room.", circa 1914
Lantern slides from a presentation on the school circa 1914. Includes views of students, classrooms and student projects.
Frederic W. Lincoln School records
Photograph of the Class of 1911 and diploma of Percy Blair. Also includes diploma of Frank Schofield from 1888.
Frederick O. Prince School records
Includes diploma of Ethel Remick from 1891 along with a photograph of Remick, a photograph of principal E. B. Young and a class of '91 ribbon; writing samples, math worksheet, honor roll cards donated by estate of former student Judith Leverone; photograph of the Class of 1967; Grade 8 photograph; Grade 5 photograph, 1970; and graduation programs, 1970 and 1971.
Girls' High School records
Includes yearbooks for 1949, 1952, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962 and 1969; student newsletter "The Distaff" from 1937-1965 with gaps; photographs of the Class of 1920 and 1929; diplomas from 1920 and 1929; class ring from 1929; and small pennant.
Girls' Latin School records
Class lists for 1880-1910, graduation programs for 1901-1976 with gaps, and yearbooks for 1969 and 1971.
Girls' Trade School lantern slides
Lantern slides from a presentation on the school circa 1914. Includes views of students, classrooms and student projects.
Graduation programs
Includes bound volumes of graduation programs of High Schools and Grammar Schools for the years 1885, 1890-1891, 1893, 1895-1897, 1904-1913 and 1918-1923; and graduation programs on microfilm of high schools for the years 1919-1979.
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