Spine title=Free School Book Account : St. Mary's County

Name/Title

Spine title=Free School Book Account : St. Mary's County

Entry/Object ID

1985.001.0155

Description

16 1/4"h x 12"w x 2 1/8"d brown leather bound ledger with maroon and gold accents and the usual red, white, and blue faux marbling on the inside covers and fly leaves. The spine has four ridges and five panels. The title of the book is in the second panel from the top, and St. Mary's County is in the second panel from the bottom. 1896-1898 is hand-written on the middle panel, but the book includes a few listings for 1899 . Cover page 2 has an "Explanation" sheet (7"x8") in the center of the space and a bright green label at the bottom (2" x 3") in which the publisher, Wm. J. C. Dulany Co., Baltimore, gives the model number of the book. The pages are not numbered. The system uses two facing pages per school. The pages are for books and supplies. Twenty-nine subjects for which books might be issued were listed in the left column. Along the top axis were columns for number sent, number lost, number sold, number returned, total on hand at the end of the year, conditions of same, and on the next page there were columns for new books, how much they cost, several columns for fines for damaging books, and a summary column. The election district, school number, teacher name, and school year were at the top of the right hand page, so this is one more source to determine the name of a teacher. White schools were always listed first, with African-American, aka "colored," schools listed next. This large book had data for three school years: 1896/1897, 1897/1898, and 1898/1899. There was about half an inch of unused pages, which seems a sin and a shame in such an expensive book. In 1896/1897 there were listings for 43 white schools and 25 colored schools. In 1897/1898 there were listings for 43 white schools and 26 colored schools. For 1898/1899 there were listings for 17 white schools, but the listings end with District 3. Perhaps the data was transferred to another ledger. Next comes the half inch of blank pages. At the end of the book are several summary pages that show the appropriation for books for 1896/1897--1905/1906, the amount expended, and the cost of distribution. There is also a line for Balance of [previous year's] Appropriation, so it appears the school district was allowed to carry money over to the next year. Some years, the carryover amount was significant.

Collection

St. Mary's County School Records

Made/Created

Date made

1896 - 1906

Dimensions

Diameter

1-3/8 in

Location

Shelf

Rack 05, Shelf 2

Rack

Rack 05

Wall

South wall

Room

Archives 2

Building

Tudor Hall

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Adams, Charles

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Bailey, William Thomas

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