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Collection IN4/19 - Eriskay School, Eriskay
Identity area
Reference code
GB DCL IN4/19
Title
Eriskay School, Eriskay
Date(s)
- 1895-2013 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
1 linear metre
Context area
Name of creator
Eriskay School
(1895-2013)
Administrative history
The school opened in 1895. From 1904-5 and 1921-3, evening classes were offered for adults on the island in the school but these were discontinued. The Eriskay School slowly declined and in 2013 the school voluntarily closed with the few remaining pupils transfering to Dliburgh School, South Uist.
Repository
Archival history
the records were held in Eriskay School until its voluntary closure in June 2013 at which time they were transferred to Daliburgh Community library
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Transfer : 2013
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Admission register 1895-1968; log books 1904-1993; visitors books 2004-2011; photographs 1990s-2000s
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
No further records ae expected to be added to the collection
System of arrangement
Arranged within series. Within series, items are arranged chronologically.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Admission registers are closed to public access for 100 years from the final entry in a given volume.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Paper volumes
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Surveyed by David Powell, Project Manager & Archivist, Tasglann nan Eilean Siar, 5 June 2013
