Guide to the Robinson Township School Records c1851-1919
- Repository
- Heinz History Center
- Title
- Robinson Township School Records
- Creator
- Robinson Township Schools
- Collection Number
- MSS 834
- Extent
- 0.5 linear feet (1 box)
- Date
- c1851-1919
- Abstract
- The Robinson Township School Records contain photocopies of documents from twelve Robinson Township schools of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, including class rosters, handwritten notes, instructional materials, and teacher reports. Also included are copies of photographs depicting school buildings, students, and teaching personnel.
- Language
- The material in this collection is in English.
- Sponsor
- This collection has been made accessible as part of an NHPRC-funded Basic Processing grant.
- Publisher
- Heinz History Center
- Address
- 1212 Smallman St.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
library@heinzhistorycenter.org
URL: https://www.heinzhistorycenter.org
History
Robinson Township is located in Allegheny County (Pa.), approximately 12 miles west of Pittsburgh. Formerly a part of Chartiers Township, it was established in 1801. The population of Robinson Township grew steadily in the 19th century, with the arrival of the railroads and the expansion of industrial mining. During the second half of the 19th century, many of the schools in Robinson Township were wooden, one-room schoolhouses with open fireplaces or coal/wood furnaces. Some of these schoolhouses were sold or demolished as late as 1930. At least one stone schoolhouse was demolished in 1970 to make room for Interstate 79.
Scope and Content Notes
The Robinson Township School Records contain photocopies of school records and documents, including handwritten notes and receipts from school board members, teacher contracts, class rosters, school building dedications, courses of study, diplomas, instructional materials, school concert programs, and teacher reports. The collection also contains copies of photographs showing school buildings, students, and teaching personnel. Additional materials include secondary documentation (by the donor) of treasury reports, teacher salaries, building history, and a partial list of the school board of directors between 1859 and 1879. The materials in this collection, which were discovered when Robinson Township High School was being torn down in 1979, are from Aiken/Aitkin's School, Campbells Run School, Clever's School, Cowan's School, Ewing School, Hall's School, Harbison School, Henry's School, Hewey's School, Kansas School, Mansfield School, Phillips School, and Walker's School.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
from Tony Petrovic in 1988.
Archives accession # 1988.0088
Preferred Citation
Robinson Township School Records, c1851-1919, MSS 834 , Thomas and Katherine Detre Library and Archives, Senator John Heinz History Center
Processing Information
Preliminary processing by Patrick R. Dunn on 9/5/2012.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with the Senator John Heinz History Center. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the Thomas and Katherine Detre Library and Archives of the Senator John Heinz History Center.
Subjects
- Robinson Township Schools
- Robinson (Allegheny County, Pa: Township)
- School districts--Pennsylvania--Allegheny County.