Collection is open for research.
Gift of the University of Washington Library, care of Karyl Winn, November 1974 (Lib. Acc. 13118).
School census for Salem District, Mss 2207, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Collection was retitled in July 2024 to improve clarity; it was previously titled "Salem School District records."
Collection consists of a ledger containing census information for a school district in the area of Salem, Oregon. The words "School Census / Salem District / 1871" are handwritten on the cover of the ledger. The census lists the names of households; the number and sex of children under age 4; the number and sex of children between ages 4 and 20; and the number of voters in the household. Some pages are labeled with specific geographic areas, including South Salem, Country, North Salem, and Salem City. The ledger also includes a page with tallies of the census data for each area. Some pages near the center of the ledger appear to have been excised.
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