9/50/36 Guide to the School District #1 (Albion,  Illinois) Records, Edwards County School District #1 (Albion,  Illinois) Records, Edwards County, 1859-1869

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Guide to the School District #1 (Albion,  Illinois) Records, Edwards County 1859/1869 University of Illinois Archives Overview of the Collection School District #1 (Albion,  Illinois) Records, Edwards County 1859-1869 9/50/36 0.20 .2 cubic ft. University of Illinois Archives
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Other Information:

One single volume.

Additional information may be found at https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/0950036.pdf

Administrative History:

On 15 February 1855, Illinois legislature set up an elaborate education organization under the direction of a Superintendent of Public Instruction located in Springfield, Illinois. A building was built in 1867 and the the first tax supported school in Edwards County District 1.  (From A History of Edwards County Vol. One which was published by Edwards Historical Society, Albion Illinois 62806)

Arrangement of Materials:

Single volume organized by tabs for: cash book, rules of school, record of teachers, cash book, and  list of tuition dues.

Scope and Contents

Records of School District #1 (Albion, Edwards County, Illinois) contains a ledger volume containing detailed board minutes (1859-60), accounts of finances includes lists of tuition, monies paid out by treasurer, and a record of teachers who taught at school.