Date Original
1957-1962
Description
This collection contains Crawford County (Ark.) schools’ financial records, teacher’s contracts, and school employee’s contracts for the years 1957-1962.
Biographical/Historical Note
The first public schools opened in Crawford County, Arkansas, on February 15, 1869, when 200 students enrolled for classes at Van Buren Academy and Free School. In order to run public institutions, the state used local property taxes as revenue. The National Defense Education Act (NDEA) of 1958 is federal legislation that provides funding to improve schools that promote post-secondary education. Crawford County schools used this funding to supplement equipment and books needed for classrooms. The county also used funding from the Equalizing Transportation Aid that was credited to the overall operating funds.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Crawford County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000885
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Crawford County (Ark.) school financial records, MS.000885
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Crawford County (Ark.) school financial records, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
