Series 30151

Nebo School District (Utah). Payson District School Register, 1900-1901

0.50 cubic foot

These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.

Historical Note

See history of the records' creator.

Summary of Records

This series contains a single Utah School Register, published as a tool for recording information about students, tracking attendance, and noting scholastic performance. This particular register was used by teacher Frank Fairbanks, who taught the 5th and 6th grades. Information recorded about the students included name, age, color, parent, place of residence, and number of years the student did not attend school since age six. Mr. Fairbanks recorded student attendance, but did not use the book for recording academic evaluations. The book also includes some notes about holidays and times of quarantine, as well as a register of visitors to the class.

Scope and Content

This series contains a single Utah School Register, published as a tool for recording information about students, tracking attendance, and noting scholastic performance. This particular register was used by teacher Frank Fairbanks, who taught the 5th and 6th grades. Information recorded about the students included name, age, color, parent, place of residence, and number of years the student did not attend school since age six. Mr. Fairbanks recorded student attendance, but did not use the book for recording academic evaluations. The book also includes some notes about holidays and times of quarantine, as well as a register of visitors to the class.

Arrangement

By gender, thereunder alphabetical by student name.

Access Restrictions

This series is classified as Public.

Use Restrictions

These records are available for reproduction and use.

Preferred Citation

Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.

Custody History

The single register in this series was apparently kept by the teacher, Frank Fairbanks, and passed down through generations of his family. A descendant donated it to the State Archives in July 2021.

Acquisition Information

These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.

Processing Information

This series was archivally processed by Alan B. Barnett in September 2021.

Related Material

Official transcripts from Nebo School District (Utah), Series 84708, contain student records from the Nebo School District, including schools in Payson.

Indexing Terms

Container List

BoxDescription
11900 Sep-1901 May; Utah School Register - 5th & 6th grades, Frank Fairbanks, Teacher