T. W. Lawton Elementary School, 1931
Dublin Core
Title
T. W. Lawton Elementary School, 1931
Alternative Title
T. W. Lawton Elementary School
Subject
Oviedo (Fla.)
Schools
Education--Florida
Elementary schools--United States
Description
T. W. Lawton Elementary School, located at 151 Graham Avenue in Oviedo, Florida, in 1931. Originally called the T. W. Lawton Elementary School, the one-room schoolhouse was first constructed in 1876 in order to serve the three families that lived on Old Orlando Road, near Bear Gully. Julia Golden was the first teacher and most of the students were African Americans. When one of the families moved to Clonts Quarters during the first year, the school moved with them. In 1899, the school was moved to the middle of town. In 1922, Seminole County built a four-room brick schoolhouse with an auditorium seating 75-80. White students attended the new schoolhouse, while black students remained at the original school, then called Oviedo Colored Elementary School and later renamed Jackson Heights. In 1923, the new school had its first graduating class. H. J. Laney was the school principal at the time that this photograph was taken and Thelma Lee Clonts, the contributor of the picture, was beginning her education at the school with Katy Walken as her teacher. The school's name was later changed to T. W. Lawton Elementary School and is now known as Lawton Elementary School.
Source
Photocopy of original black and white photograph, October 1, 1931: Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.
Date Created
1931-10-01
Contributor
Clonts, Thelma Lee
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of photocopied black and white photograph, October 1, 1931.
Is Part Of
Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.
Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Requires
Format
application/pdf
Extent
277 KB
Medium
1 black and white photograph
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
T. W. Lawton Elementary School, Oviedo, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Donated to the Oviedo Historical Society by Thelma Lee Clonts.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Thelma Lee Clonts and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
"School History." Lawton Elementary, Teacher Center, Seminole County Public Schools. http://teachercenter.scps.k12.fl.us/education/school/schoolhistory.php?sectiondetailid=319&.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 black and white photograph
Collection
Citation
“T. W. Lawton Elementary School, 1931,” RICHES, accessed April 27, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/5640.