This collection contains various correspondence to and from the Julius Rosenwald Fund and the Louisiana State Department of Education about receipts and disbursements of funds, checks, inspection reports of schools in the counties, reports on Rosenwald School Day in all the counties, reports of schools erected, application for aid for Rosenwald schools to be built in various counties, as well as request for additional funds for counties that do not have any Rosenwald School. The correspondence ranged from 1928 to 1929.

This collection comprises various documents including checks for working capital refund for various counties in Louisiana from the Julius Rosenwald Fund to the Louisiana State Department of Education, building funds request, budgets, receipts. disbursements, allotments and reports on the Rosenwald Schools in all the counties in Louisiana.

This collection comprises various documents detailing records of disbursements of funds for the Rosenwald Schools, records of contributions for school buildings from the Rosenwald Fund, and the community, records of allotments and budgets for the Rosenwald Schools, and checks for refunds for working capital from the Rosenwald Fund to the Louisiana State Department of Education.

This collection comprises letters containing checks from the Julius Rosenwald Fund ranging to the Louisiana State Department of Education for half of the salary and expenses of the Building Agent for each month. The checks were issued monthly from January 1927 to June 1930. The collection also contains some correspondence from the Louisiana State Department of Education to the Julius Rosenwald Fund for reduction in salaries because of the Great Depression.

This collection comprises letters containing checks from the Julius Rosenwald Fund ranging to the Louisiana State Department of Education for half of the salary and expenses of the Building Agent for each month. The checks were issued monthly from July 1923 to December 1926.

This collection mainly features several reports on schools in various counties on their execution of the Rosenwald School Day. There were receipts for funds spent, school reports and guides for scoring schools for Rosenwald School Day. There are also some general reports on the schools, their buildings, and the community, and some statistics on spending on Kentucky Schools. The reports range from March 1930 to March 1934.

This collection features three annual reports (1929-1930, 1930-1931, 1931-1932) from the Kentucky State Department of Education to the Julius Rosenwald Fund. These reports detailed receipts and disbursements of funds for constructions of Rosenwald Schools in various counties in Kentucky, extensions of school terms, transportation of students, and libraries.

This collection features letters to and from The Julius Rosenwald Fund in Nashville, Tennessee to the Kentucky State Department of Education in Frankfort, Kentucky detailing budgets for transportation of students, applications for new schools, building of schools, rural and high school libraries, and teacher's homes. It also contains some information on pay disparities between white and black teachers, statistics on public schools in the state of Kentucky, a shortage of black students at one of the schools, and a biennial report for the State of Kentucky. The correspondences ranged from March 1928 to December 1929.

This collection features letters to and from The Julius Rosenwald Fund in Nashville, Tennessee to the Kentucky State Department of Education in Frankfort, Kentucky detailing budgets for applications for schools, building of schools, and teacher's homes. The dates for the letters ranged from January 1922 to June 1927.

This collection features a series of letters corresponding to checks issued by The Julius Rosenwald Fund to various superintendents of the Kentucky State Department of Justice detailing $100 payments for one-half salary and expenses for the Negro Building agent every month, ranging from July, 1923 to June, 1924

This collection contains correspondence, documents, and reports related to the purchase, sale, insurance, repairs, and general management of automobiles associated with the Julius Rosenwald Fund. It includes communications with private individuals and insurance companies such as Allstate Insurance Company regarding policy agreements, claims, and vehicle transactions. Notable records include Correspondence involving Mr. James F. Simon, Miss Allie B. Cheney, Miss Ruth Lockman, and Mr. Buford H. Junker, particularly about Cheney’s resignation and the transfer of her Fund-owned car, which was placed in storage at Mr. J. T. Swann’s Garage while awaiting sale. Discussions with the Motor Vehicle Division of the State Revenue Commission regarding its sale are also documented. Additionally, the collection includes records related to Juanitta Reddick, a Red Oak School teacher, who is set to receive a car from the Fund for transportation assistance. Subsequently, the collection also has Records of Rosenwald Fund using the Biltmore Garage and the 7th Avenue Garage and Motors for storage of its vehicles.

This collection contains documents related to the study and improvement of rural schools in the southern United States. Sponsored by the Julius Rosenwald Fund and conducted by the Division of Surveys and Field Studies at George Peabody College, the materials include detailed statements of accounts, comprehensive reports, and analysis of rural schools. The study aimed to identify effective strategies for enhancing education in these areas. A classified bibliography is included, categorizing resources according to their relevance to rural education and its various functions. Additionally, the collection features Proposed program and Budget outlining the continuation of efforts to improve southern rural education, along with a timeline and personnel details for the planned initiatives. This collection serves as a valuable historical record of efforts to address educational disparities in the rural South and offers insight into early educational reform movements in the region.

This collection contains progress report and proposed procedure for the Brewton-Bond study, a special study of rural elementary schools in the South, sponsored by the Julius Rosenwald Fund and conducted by the Division of Surveys and Field Studies at George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville, Tennessee in 1938. It also includes Correspondence between the Rosenwald Fund and Mr. Doak S. Campbell, director of the Division of Surveys and Field Studies, regarding the study’s progress, updates, findings, and expenses. Additionally, the collection features reports on white rural schools in Georgia, payment vouchers documenting expenditures from the study's budget, and records of salary payments to the study's organizers. It also contains a weekly editorial newspaper, "My Weekly Reader," obtained by Mr. Bond during his visit to a rural school in North Louisiana, as well as a copy of the article "The Little Red Schoolhouse Challenge," written by Mr. John E. Brewton. The collection concludes with a document titled "The Status of Supervision of Schools for Negroes" in the Southeastern States, also authored by Mr. John E. Brewton.

This collection contains documents and correspondence to and fro Mr. Edwin R. Embree about plans for creating new educational material tailored for schools in the rural South. Many of his colleagues - including Mr. Charles S. Johnson, Mr. Clark Foreman, Mr. T. J. Woofter Jr., and Mr. Edmund deS. Brunner - referred others to move forward with this endeavor. Those referred include Miss Virginia Mae Argrett, Mrs. Elizabeth Healy Ross, Mrs. Edith Webb Williams, and Miss Helen Hay Heyl.

This collection contains correspondence, receipts, and documents from Mr. John E. Brewton describing the state of rural schools in the South. Further documents highlighted the development of rural education program in the South, including suggestions from Mr. Edwin R. Embree and Mr. Charles S. Johnson. School mentioned include Tuskegee Institute, Jackson College, Fort Valley State College, West Georgia College, and University of Georgia.

This collection contains documents, compendia, expenditures, and correspondence pushing for the improvement of rural education in the South. Ida Nance Givens pushed for an "Improvement of Teachers in Service" project, where teachers in schools would be trained to become more adept in vocational activities - Foreman and Schotlandville were schools involved in this project. Mr. Edwin R. Embree had plans for publishing a booklet discussing good teaching practices for teachers to adopt in schools; colleagues, such as Mrs. Catherine J. Duncan and Mr. J. E. Brewton, showed extreme interest in the making of this booklet.

This collection contains documents and memoranda highlighting the situation of health care in rural communities. Plans involved understanding people's perception of health care - people in rural areas - and creating health educational programs for schools and teachers. Questions were currated by Mr. Michael M. Davis towards understanding the general concesus of health care in rural areas; response to these questions were compiled and addressed in Rural School Conference, 1936.

This collection contains invoices, work orders, and correspondence to and fro Mr. Edwin E. Embree about plans for reorganizing rural education in the south, which was published in a 1935 article called "Rural Education". Response to the article were met with concerns, but it piqued the interest of many involved in the Rural Education project. Bulletins of Mr. Embree's plans were offered to be distributed to those who showed high interest, many of which include: Mr. Albert S. Cook, E. A. Duke, Mr. William G. Carr. There was also mention of an "Improvement and Beautification Day" set for March 6, 1936.

Photo of Sassar's Mill School in Wayne County, North Carolina

Photo of Crescent City School in Putnam County, Florida

Photo of White Springs School in Hamilton County, Florida

Photo of Leona School in Leon County, Texas with on the front of the school card with an inscription that says, "Leona, Leon County, Texas"; photo of Leona School in Leon County, Texas on the back of the card with an inscription that says, "Old Building, Leona, Leon County, Texas"

Photos of Moore's School in Bowie County, Texas with inscriptions that say, "Moores, Bowie County, Texas"

Photos of Potter's Grove School in Harrison County, Texas

Photos of Mt. Vernon School in Franklin County, Texas with inscriptions that say, "Mt. Vernon, Franklin County, Texas"