Date Original
1957-1969
Description
The collection contains McRae High School yearbooks, "The Tiger," grades one through twelve.
Biographical/Historical Note
McRae High School in Prescott, Nevada County, Arkansas, was established about 1902. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. McRae donated the land to the Prescott School District for an African American school. From 1924 to 1931, McRae School held classes for the first through the eighth grades, and by 1932, extended to the tenth grade. The school graduated its first twelfth grade student in 1939. The school closed in 1969 following integration. Thomas McRae served as governor of Arkansas from 1921 to 1925.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Prescott, Nevada County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
MG.00140
Resource Type
Text
Collection
McRae High School yearbooks, MG.00140
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
McRae High School yearbooks, 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
