Finding aid for the Walnut School Association Records
Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Walnut School Association
Title: Walnut School Association Records
Dates: 1891-1954
Extent: 0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: The Walnut School Association is the alumni association founded in 1905 by former students and teachers of the Walnut Street School in Newburgh, Ohio (later Cleveland). The school was built in 1856, became part of the Cleveland city schools in 1874, and was torn down in 1891. The collection consists of minutes, a scrapbook, clippings, correspondence, memorabilia, and financial materials relating to the activities and administration of the association.
MS Number MS 4241
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

History of the Walnut School Association

The Walnut School Association (f. 1905) was an alumni association organized by former scholars and teachers of the Walnut Street School in Newburgh Township, Ohio, to perpetuate the memory of the institution. The school had been built in 1856 but was torn down thirty-five years later to accommodate a residential district. The pupils were transferred to the new Miles Park School nearby. Association reunions were held almost annually from 1905 through 1954, drawing as many as 1200 attendees in 1908 and as few as 35 in 1916. They were funded through voluntary contributions of the membership and often featured programs of reminiscences, formal addresses, songs, and historical sketches. The association disbanded in 1954 because so few of the alumni remained.

Scope and Content

The Walnut School Association Records, l891-l954, consist of minutes, a scrapbook, clippings, correspondence, memorabilia, and financial materials relating to the activities and administration of the alumni association.

This collection pertains primarily to the establishment, operation, and activities of a small alumni association and to the members' views of their own education in the late nineteenth century. Those studying the history of education in Newburgh Township, Ohio, and genealogy might find this collection useful.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type and then chronologically. It is maintained in four folders.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
Education -- Ohio -- Newburgh -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
Schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
Schools -- Ohio -- Newburgh -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
Walnut School Association (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Archives.
Walnut Street School (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Alumni -- Societies, etc.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4241 Walnut School Association Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Cleveland Public Library, 1983.

Processing Information

Processed by Bari Oyler Stith in 1988.