Ledger This ledger, dated May 1847 - June 1853, is the official written record of the commencement of the public school system for the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts. With the opening entry listed below, the first School Committee was formally established:

                                                                                                                                            Lawrence May 3, 1847

James T. Herrick, William D. Lamb, and Dan Weed, having been elected as the School Committee of the Town of Lawrence, and having been duly notified thereof by the Town clerk of said Town, met for the purpose of organization on Monday evening, May 3rd at 7 o’clock. James D. Herrick was appointed Chairman, and Dan Weed Secretary. After an interchange of opinions on the subject of teaching, it was voted that the School Committee recommend to the town the establishment of six schools within the precincts of the Town of Lawrence. Voted to recommend the removal of the Tower Hill School House, to some point east of its present situation. Voted that the schools be kept in session for the space of ten months during the year. Voted that the school be allowed a vacation in August, another at Thanksgiving, and at such other times as should be hereafter deemed expedient. Voted to adjourn.

This collection consists of City of Lawrence Public Schools Manuals from 1970 to 1982. The following years are not included: 1971-1972.

This collection consists of City of Lawrence Public Schools Manuals from 1940-1969. Included in this collection is the Manual of the Independent Industrial School 1947-1948.

This collection consists of City of Lawrence School Directories and Public Schools Manuals from 1898-1939. The following years are not included: 1902, 1903, 1905, 1907, 1909, 1910. Included is the Manual of the Independent Industrial School 1926-1927.

Folder “The Annual Report of the School Committee of the Town of Lawrence 1848-9”

Folder "Fourth Annual Report of the School Committee of the Town of Lawrence for the Year 1850-51"

Folder "No. VII Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Lawrence...for the School Year 1853"

Folder "Eighth Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Lawrence...for the School Year 1854"

Folder "Forty-Seventh Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts 1893" (1998.077.020)

Folder "Forty-Eighth Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts 1894" (1998.054.044)

Folder "Forty-Ninth Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts 1895" (1998.077.021)

Folder "Fifty-Fifth Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts 1901" 

Folder "Fifty-Sixth Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts 1902" (2018.073)

Folder "Fifty-Eighth Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts 1904" (2018.073)

Folder "Fifty-Ninth Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts 1905" (2018.073)

Folder "Sixtieth Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts 1906" (2018.073)

Folder "Sixty-Second Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts 1908" (2) (2018.073)

Folder "Sixty-Third Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts 1909" (2018.073)

Folder "Sixty-Fifth Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts 1911"

Folder "Sixty-Sixth Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts 1912 (2) (2018.073)"

Folder "Sixty-Eighth Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts 1912 (2) (2018.073)" 

Grade Books This collection consists of eleven (11) Mark Books for the Wetherbee School, School Year 1956-1957 which are listed by Teacher/Room Number/Grade:

I.V. Cotter/Room 8/Grade 4

Marie R. Barrett/Room 7/Grade 4

Agnes M. Shine/Room 5/Grade 5

M.L. Cotter/Room 9/Grade 6

Mr. Duhamel/Room 6/Grade 7

Unknown/Room 10/Grade 6

Mrs. McDonald/Room 1/Grade 7

Miss Corrigan/Room 2/Grade 7

K.B. Murphy/Room 4/Grade 8

Miss Dineen/Room 5/Unknown Grade

Evelyn C. Dempsey/Room 7/Unknown Grade

M.F. Hayes/Room 8/Unknown Grade

Plan Books This collection consists of two (2) Plan Books for the Wetherbee School, School Year 1956-1957 which are listed by Teacher/Room Number/Grade:

Miss Corrigan/Grade 7

Mary M. Dineen/Room 5/Unknown Grade

Teacher Absences This collection consists of thirteen (13) Teacher Absences Log Books for the Wetherbee School, School Years 1966-1979.

Journal This one (1) log book "Journal and Notes/78-79" for the Wetherbee School consists of mainly empty pages.

Ledger 

Folder “Sixty-Ninth Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1915”. (2) (1990.083.006, 2018.073)

Folder “Seventieth Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1916”. (2) (1990.083.007, 2018.073)

Folder “Seventy-First Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1917”. (1990.083.008)

Folder “Ninety-First Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1937”. (1995.075.002)

Folder “Ninety-Ninth Annual Report of the School committee of the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1945”. (1990.083.009)

Folder “One Hundred First Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1947”. (2) (1990.083.010, 2018.073)

Folder “One Hundred Third Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1949”. (2018.073)

Folder “One Hundred Seventh Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1953”. (2) (1988.094.053, 1990.083.011)

Folder “One Hundred Eighth Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1954”. (1990.038.012)

Folder “One Hundred Ninth Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1955”. (1990.083.013)

Folder “One Hundred Eleven Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1957”. (1990.083.014)

Folder “One Hundred Twelfth Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1958”. (1990.083.015)

Folder “One Hundred Thirteenth Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1959”. (1990.083.016)

Folder “One Hundred Twenty-Third Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1969”. (1995.075.003)

Folder “One Hundred Twenty-Seventh Annual Report of the School Committee of the City  of Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1973”. (4)