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 203 Collections and/or Records:
Thomas Gardner School photograph and diploma
Includes photograph of the Class of 1926 and diploma from 1926.
Trade School for Girls, 616-620 Massachusetts Avenue
Trade School for Girls, 616-620 Massachusetts Avenue, circa 1914
Lantern slides from a presentation on the school circa 1914. Includes views of students, classrooms and student projects.
Umana Harbor Technical High School yearbooks
Yearbooks from 1979-1980, 1982-1983 and 1987.
Urban Transport, Inc. v. Kevin H. White as he is Mayor of Boston case file
[View of ceremony outside of Hyde Park High School]
Washington Irving School scrapbooks
"We are sure each sentence is to be correctly written."
"We are sure each sentence is to be correctly written.", circa 1914
Lantern slides from a presentation on the school circa 1914. Includes views of students, classrooms and student projects.
"We hope the cord and iron are correctly placed for the pressing of this skirt was quite a job!"
"We hope the cord and iron are correctly placed for the pressing of this skirt was quite a job!", circa 1914
Lantern slides from a presentation on the school circa 1914. Includes views of students, classrooms and student projects.
"We still have the cooks, although the costume is slightly different, the cookie sheet and the cookies are about the same."
"We still have the cooks, although the costume is slightly different, the cookie sheet and the cookies are about the same.", circa 1914
Lantern slides from a presentation on the school circa 1914. Includes views of students, classrooms and student projects.
West Roxbury High School records
Records of West Roxbury High School formerly called Roslindale High School. Includes yearbooks 1977-2007, graduation programs, student newsletters, and student produced slide presentation and audio cassette narration on construction of new Southwest High School, ca. 1976-1977. See also Roslindale High School.
West Roxbury High School records
(Old) West Roxbury High School was renamed Jamaica Plain High School in 1923. Includes 1919 yearbook; issues of the student magazine "The Clarion" 1895-1923 with gaps; record of gifts, 1886-1927; and record of alumni in war, circa 1918. See also Jamaica Plain High School.
William E. Endicott School photographs
Class photographs of the William E. Endicott School from 1983-1987 and 1991-1992.
William E. Russell School photographs
Includes panoramic photographs of the Classes of 1940, 1952-1953, 1962-1963 and 1965; and class photographs from 1972, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1987-1988, and 1990-1991.
Winthrop School records
Diploma of Bessie Saftel and class photograph from the Winthrop Grammar School, 1902. Bessie Saftel is seated in front row, fourth from the left.
Woodrow Wilson Junior High School publications
"Working at the form.", circa 1914
Lantern slides from a presentation on the school circa 1914. Includes views of students, classrooms and student projects.
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