Dade County Board of Public Instruction Meeting Minutes excerpts, 1885-1897, 1906-1909
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Title
Dade County Board of Public Instruction Meeting Minutes excerpts, 1885-1897, 1906-1909
Description
Typed transcription of meeting minutes of the Dade County Board of Public Instruction that pertain to school districts that were moved into Palm Beach County when that county was formed in 1909. These transcriptions were provided by the Dade County Board of Public Instruction to the Palm Beach County Board of Public Instruction in 1913.
Volume labeled “Minutes, School Board 1 & 3, Dade County, Florida, June 1885-November 1909.” The numbering is supported by internal certificates. One certificate (PDF p. 41) states that Minute Book No. 2 was loaned by the Dade County Board of Public Instruction to Guy I. Metcalf in 1907 and could not be located afterward. However, the volume itself also contains pages indicating Volumes 1, 2, and 3.
Original volume (Size: 9” wide by 14.5” height) located at the Historical Society of Palm Beach County. Digitized by Michael Syrkus in conjunction with the Martin County Black Heritage Initiative.
Minutes of meetings indicate notes on school and district establishment, petitions from citizens, acquiring of land for schools, providing of teachers, and costs associated with activities.
Volume labeled “Minutes, School Board 1 & 3, Dade County, Florida, June 1885-November 1909.” The numbering is supported by internal certificates. One certificate (PDF p. 41) states that Minute Book No. 2 was loaned by the Dade County Board of Public Instruction to Guy I. Metcalf in 1907 and could not be located afterward. However, the volume itself also contains pages indicating Volumes 1, 2, and 3.
Original volume (Size: 9” wide by 14.5” height) located at the Historical Society of Palm Beach County. Digitized by Michael Syrkus in conjunction with the Martin County Black Heritage Initiative.
Minutes of meetings indicate notes on school and district establishment, petitions from citizens, acquiring of land for schools, providing of teachers, and costs associated with activities.
Excerpts from the Dade County School Board Records, 1885-1897, 1906-1909
PDF 175 pages
p 002: Text of legislation
p 007: old list of school by number
p 008: new list of school by number
p 009: Volume 1
p 010: 27 June 1885, Miami
p 039: 5 Jan 1897, WPB
p 040: 26 Dec 1913 certificate attesting that forgoing pages contain a correct transcript of all those portions of book no. one of the minutes of the board of public instruction of Dade County, Florida which pertain to or affect the School Districts located in that part of what was formerly Dade County and is now Palm Beach County
p 041: 3 Jan 1914 certificate attesting that minute book number 2, containing the minutes between Jan 1897 and Jul 1905, was lent to Guy I. Metcalf and cannot be located.
p 042: Volume 2 (new number)
p 043: 3 July 1906, Miami
p 166: 22 June 1909, Miami
p 168: 26 Dec 1913 certificate attesting that the previous book contains a transcript of those portions of book number three of the minutes which pertain to or affect the school districts located in the forming Palm Beach County.
p 169: Volume 3
p 170: 13 July 1909, Miami
p 171: 10 Nov 1909, Miami
p 174: 26 Dec 1913 certificate attesting that the foregoing pages contain a correct transcript of all those portions of the minutes of meetings of the Board of Public Instruction of Dade County Florida 13 July 1909-29 Sep 1909, and 10 Nov 1909 which pertain to or affect the School Districts located now in Palm Beach County.
p 175: back cover
PDF 175 pages
p 002: Text of legislation
p 007: old list of school by number
p 008: new list of school by number
p 009: Volume 1
p 010: 27 June 1885, Miami
p 039: 5 Jan 1897, WPB
p 040: 26 Dec 1913 certificate attesting that forgoing pages contain a correct transcript of all those portions of book no. one of the minutes of the board of public instruction of Dade County, Florida which pertain to or affect the School Districts located in that part of what was formerly Dade County and is now Palm Beach County
p 041: 3 Jan 1914 certificate attesting that minute book number 2, containing the minutes between Jan 1897 and Jul 1905, was lent to Guy I. Metcalf and cannot be located.
p 042: Volume 2 (new number)
p 043: 3 July 1906, Miami
p 166: 22 June 1909, Miami
p 168: 26 Dec 1913 certificate attesting that the previous book contains a transcript of those portions of book number three of the minutes which pertain to or affect the school districts located in the forming Palm Beach County.
p 169: Volume 3
p 170: 13 July 1909, Miami
p 171: 10 Nov 1909, Miami
p 174: 26 Dec 1913 certificate attesting that the foregoing pages contain a correct transcript of all those portions of the minutes of meetings of the Board of Public Instruction of Dade County Florida 13 July 1909-29 Sep 1909, and 10 Nov 1909 which pertain to or affect the School Districts located now in Palm Beach County.
p 175: back cover
Source
Scan gift of Palm Beach County School Board. Digitized by Michael Syrkus in conjunction with the Martin County Black Heritage Initiative.
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No Copyright - In the United States: The Martin County Library System believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. For more information, visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Format
175 page PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
BHI-2026-007-Dade
2026.007
Citation
Board of Public Instruction (Dade County, Fla.), “Dade County Board of Public Instruction Meeting Minutes excerpts, 1885-1897, 1906-1909,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 2, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/17827.