Inventory of the Bellevue High School Records, 1875-1955 and undated

Collection Overview

The collection contains school records including account books; stationery books; correspondence of the Abbott, Minor, and Henderson families; diaries and daybooks of John B. Minor, Jr.; a woman's journal; various notebooks; clippings, including a series of Civil War clippings; photographs; and other ephemera, including a school pennant. One oversize class photograph is housed in an oversize cabinet.

Descriptive Summary

Title: Bellevue High School Records, 1875-1955 and undated
Creator: Bellevue High School (Va.)
Extent: 19.5 Linear Feet, 3276 Items
Repository: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Language: English.

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Bellevue High School Records, 1875-1955 and undated

Administrative Information

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Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research. Some record books are very fragile, and can be used only with the assistance of a staff member.

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Use Restrictions

The copyright interests in the Bellevue High School Records have not been transferred to Duke University. For further information, see the section on copyright in the Regulations and Procedures of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

Contents of the Collection

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Bellevue High School Records, 1875-1955 and undated

(9 boxes)

Abbott, Minor, and Henderson Families Correspondence.

Box 1

Henderson Family Correspondence; Miscellaneous Correspondence; and Bellevue High School Pennant.

Box 2

Diaries of John B. Minor, Jr., 1870-1928; three Stationery Books, 1899-1905 and undated

Box 3

Record Books: 1875-1876, 1878-1879, 1882-1888.

Box 4

Record Books: 1890-1893, 1907-1908.

Box 5

Record Books: 1893-1894, 1895-1896, 1897-1900.

Box 6

Record Books: 1900-1901, 1902-1903, 1904-1907 and undated

Box 7

Report Books; Account Books.

Box 8

Bellevue High School Catalogs; "The Nondescript" Bellevue High School Newsletter; Anonymous Woman's Diary and Garden Journal; Manuscript Poetry Notebook; Autograph Book; Lecture Notebook; Recipe Scrapbook; Clippings; Photographs; Civil War News Clippings; Postcards; Memoirs of the Abbots of Old Bellevue (printed 1955).

Box 9