Georgia State School Commissioner collection, 1878-1880, 1889-1892.

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Georgia State School Commissioner collection, 1878-1880, 1889-1892.

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The collection consists of twenty-two items relating to the Georgia State Department of Education during the late 1800s. The collection includes letters of teacher recommendations and appointments; letters by G. J. Orr, Georgia State School Commissioner; printed school merits; American Journal of Education advertisements and letters; American Book Company prices; apportionment notices and textbook circulars.

22 items (0.1 linear feet).

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SNAC Resource ID: 7449476

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Georgia. Dept. of Education

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The Georgia Department of Education (DOE) oversees all aspects of public education in the state. Employing more than 380 people as of 2005, the department ensures that education-related laws are obeyed and that state and federal education funds are properly allocated. The department was created in 1870. The state superintendent of schools heads the DOE and reports directly to the governor. The superintendent also serves as the chief executive officer for the state's Board of Educati...

Orr, Gustavus J.

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American Book Company.

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The American Book Company (ABC) was an educational book publisher that published textbooks at the elementary school, secondary school and collegiate levels. The company was formed in 1890 by the consolidation of four publishing houses: Van Antwerp, Bragg and Co., A.S. Barnes and Co., D. Appleton and Co., and Iveson, Blakeman and Co. It operated successfully as the American Book Company for more than seventy years with the public school system and other educational institutions as it...