St. Paul's Normal and Industrial School. Records

Identity elements

referentie code

AO-00-R0061-11

Name and location of repository

Beschrijvingsniveau

Archief

Titel

St. Paul's Normal and Industrial School. Records

Datum(s)

  • 1890, 1897, 1907-1957 (Vervaardig)

Omvang

1.3 cu.ft. (5 boxes partial)

Naam van de archiefvormer

(1888-1967)

Institutionele geschiedenis

The Rev. James Solomon Russell founded St. Paul’s Normal and Industrial School in Lawrenceville, Virginia in 1888 and served as its principal until his death in 1935. He was succeeded by his son, the Rev. J. Alvin Russell.

In 1941 it began to offer a four-year degree program and changed its name to St. Paul’s Polytechnic Institute. The school’s name changed again to St. Paul’s College in 1957. At one time it was the largest of the American Church Institute’s (ACI) schools with over 1,500 students.

The school was affiliated with ACI until its dissolution in 1967.

Content and structure elements

Bereik en inhoud

Records of St. Paul’s contain legal documents on the founding of the school, Board of Trustees records and meeting minutes (1897, 1940-1951) and minutes of the Executive Committee (1940-1951), as well as reports from the principal from 1938 to 1957. Financial documentation spans 1935 to 1957 and includes budgets, treasurer’s reports, and audit reports. ACI director’s correspondence (1911-1953) occurs with St. Paul’s Board of Trustees members and school administration and covers financial, personnel, construction, and curricular topics. Correspondence from the Home Department Director (1949-1953) addresses a variety of topics including the search for a new president after the Rev. J. Alvin Russell’s retirement. School publications from 1907-1948 include historical pamphlets, bulletins, and some issues of the Southern Missioner. The fonds includes a survey report of the school by the George Peabody College for Teachers (1946).

Ordeningstelsel

This material constitutes file series 18 of the ACI archive.

Conditions of access and use elements

Voorwaarden voor raadpleging

Access to Episcopal Church records is governed by the Archives Public Access Policy. Research requests must be submitted in writing.

Technical access

Voorwaarden voor reproductie

The Archives is able to respond to limited requests for reproductions subject to copyright restrictions, internal policy, and the condition of the source documents.

Languages of the material

  • Engels

Scripts of the material

    Taal en schrift aantekeningen

    Toegangen

    Acquisition and appraisal elements

    Geschiedenis beheer

    Aanvullingen

    Related materials elements

    Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen

    Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën

    Related archival materials

    Alternative identifier(s)

    Description control element

    Trefwoorden

    Onderwerp trefwoord

    Geografische trefwoorden

    Naam ontsluitingsterm

    Genre access points

    Voorwaarden voor raadpleging en gebruik