Box 3

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Includes all regisrarial related records except for official transcripts which are located in their own series. Most materials relate to attendance at various schools in Lewiston.

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Bound volumes of official transcrips from Lewiston High School students.

Scope and Content Note From the Series: Published annual reports of the Superintendent of the Lewiston Public Schools along with accompanying material, such as reports of individual principals, financial reports, census data about number of school-aged children in Lewiston, and course of study. Reports dating from the nineteenth century include information the number of students in a variety of ethnic and racial categories from each ward, similar to information contained in the "Census data" series. Early reports by the high...

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Minutes of regular and special meetings of the superintending school commitee along with minutes from meetings of various sub-committees, such as those on textbooks and teachers.

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Financial records that document department expenditures, primarily related to personnel. Most ledgers also contain some information about other expenses, such as contracted services, supplies, textbooks.

Scope and Content Note From the Series: Records of the annual census conducted by the Lewisston School Department. Each year, the department conducted a census to record the number of school-aged children in each of the city's seven wards. The census taker recorded the name, age, address, and ethnic and racial background of each child. In addition, the parent's occupation was also recorded. The data was used to ensure that Lewiston received its apporopriate portion of state money to support the schools. Note that the record book...