[Petitions (Colored schools) 1928 - Hughesville - petitions to reopen school]

Item

Title
[Petitions (Colored schools) 1928 - Hughesville - petitions to reopen school]
Description
Dated June 28, 1928, this petition was submitted by parents and patrons of the Hughesville School to the Loudoun County School Board, requesting that the school be reopened. The petition cites the presence of twenty or more school-age children in the community in need of local educational access, as well as the names of the parents and patrons supporting the request.
Tag
Hughesville School; School Reopening Request; 1928 Petition; Loudoun County School Board; Community Advocacy
Date
1928-06-28
Creator
Loudoun County PatronsSee all items with this value
Place
Hughesville ColoredSee all items with this value
VirginiaSee all items with this value
Identifier
1015029
Is Version Of
1015029_EWP_Hughesville1928.pdf
Is Part Of
Black Petitions
Format
PDF DocumentSee all items with this value
Source
Petition labeled "2.5.A Petitions C Hughesville 6/28/1928 Asked to keep school open. Have enough kids" in the 2.5.A Colored Petitions box in the Loudoun County Public School Record Office
Publisher
Digitized by Edwin Washington ProjectSee all items with this value
Rights
Loudoun County Public SchoolsSee all items with this value
Language
English
Replaces
/Volumes/T7 Shield/EWP/Elements/EWP_Files/source/Ingest One/2 Petitions Plans School Board and Districts/2-5A_Colored_Petitions/Old_FIle_Petitions_Colored_Schools/PetitionHughesville/EWP_Hughesville1928.pdf
Theme
open/reopen/expand
Category
2-5A Colored PetitionsSee all items with this value
Transcription
[page 1]
Hughesville, Va.,
June 28, 1928
To the School Board:-
We, the parents and patrons of the Hughesville School, finding that we have twenty or more children of school age in our community, request that said school be reopened.
Signed–
Joseph H. Tummell 4 Children
Daniel Gordon ?
Henry Bryant 3
David Bryant 3
Nellie Grayson 2
Lee Bryant
Henry Wegver 2
Daniel T. White
Harland Bryant 3
Jennie Gross 3
Frank B. Trammel
Edgar M. Carey 2
Beverly Ramey 3
Maud Thompson 2
27 children
[page 2]
W.J. Jones - Mary 7 Guy 6 - In sch.
L.A. Peck - Lewis 13 Terrell 11 In sch.
J.H. Harmen - Wilson 14 Harold 10 Emily 6 In s.
Mrs. Grace Hall - Virginia 11 - In sch.
J.W. Lanham - Louise Catello (6 or 7) not in school
Darnell Poland - Robert 9 Henry 6 or 7 at home. [illegible]
James Teal - Francis 9 or 10 in Aldie - Claude Powell 6 about grandson
Tom McIntosh - Christine 14. not in sch. Arcola Last year
Mrs. Lee Sewart - James Pearson 14 Elva 12 (In Aldie) [illegible]
R.I. Skinner - Edwin and Louise 6. In S.
Mrs. J.T. Caldwell - Ellie 7: In sch.
Mrs. J.M. Burnes - Frances Vettus 13 In [illegible] Gran’s Ridge
Date Created
19280628See all items with this value
Item sets
Black Petitions