Catalog, Woodville (44GL532), Glenns/Dragon (44GL550), and Bethel (44GL273) Schools, Gloucester County, Virginia, United States

Creator(s): Colleen Betti

Year: 2021

Summary

Catalog of the 2016-2021 excavations at the Woodville (44GL532), Glenns/Dragon (44GL550), and Bethel (44GL273) School sites in Gloucester County, Virginia, United States. The Woodville School (1886-1939), Glenns/Dragon School (1883-1929), and the Bethel School (1923-1951) were historically Black schoolhouses during the Jim Crow period. Woodville and Bethel were both Rosenwald Schools. The dataset includes both the shovel test survey and excavation unit catalogs.

Cite this Record

Catalog, Woodville (44GL532), Glenns/Dragon (44GL550), and Bethel (44GL273) Schools, Gloucester County, Virginia, United States. Colleen Betti. 2021 ( tDAR id: 476266) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8476266

Data Set Structure

Measurement Column
Count Column
Coded Column
Filename Column
Integration Column (has Ontology)

Table Information: Woodville GlennsDragon and Bethel Schools Catalog 2016-2021

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
Count VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Historic Other : Count none none true
Feature Section VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : Feature ID/Number none none true
Feature Layer VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : Level none none true
Feature Number VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : Feature ID/Number none none true
Easting DOUBLE  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : East none none true
Layer VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : Level none none true
Northing VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : North none none true
Test Unit Number VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : Unit none none true
Site VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : Site none none true
Decoration (Button) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Historic Other : Other none none true
Decoration Description (Ceramics) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Ceramic : Design/Decorative Element none none true
Decoration Color (Ceramics) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Ceramic : Design/Decorative Element none none true
Decoration Location (Ceramics) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Ceramic : Design/Decorative Element none none true
Decorated (Ceramics) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Ceramic : Design/Decorative Element none none true
Completeness (Ceramics) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Ceramic : Other none none true
Color (Glass) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Glass : Other none none true
Color (Plastic/Synthetic) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Historic Other : Other none none true
Diameter VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Historic Other : Measurement none none true
Fabric Covered? (iron buttons only) (Button) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Historic Other : Material none none true
Decorative Technique (Ceramics) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Ceramic : Design/Decorative Element none none true
Decorative Technique (Glass) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Glass : Other none none true
Finish Type (Glass) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Glass : Other none none true
Flexible (Plastic/Synthetic) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Historic Other : Material none none true
Height (mm) DOUBLE  Uncoded Value Historic Other : Measurement none none true
Length (mm) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Historic Other : Measurement none none true
Holes (Button) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Historic Other : Form none none true
Guess to species (Faunal) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Fauna : Other none none true
Glaze (Ceramics) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Ceramic : Other none none true
Manufacturing Technique (Ceramics) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Ceramic : Other none none true
Machine Made Types (Glass) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Glass : Maker/Manufacturer none none true
Manufacturing Technique (Glass) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Glass : Maker/Manufacturer none none true
Notes VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Lookup : Notes none none true
Material (Button) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Historic Other : Material none none true
Pencil Point (General) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Historic Other : Other none none true
Pencil Width (General) DOUBLE  Uncoded Value Historic Other : Measurement none none true
Pencil Length mm (General) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Historic Other : Measurement none none true
Marks (Glass) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Glass : Other none none true
Mold Type (Glass) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Glass : Maker/Manufacturer none none true
Marks/Decoration (Plastic/Synthetic) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Historic Other : Other none none true
Portion of Whole (Faunal) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Fauna : Other none none true
Species (Faunal) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Fauna : Other none none true
Rim Diameter (mm) (Ceramics) DOUBLE  Uncoded Value Ceramic : Measurement none none true
Vessel Category (Ceramics) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Ceramic : Form none none true
Stylistic Element (Glass) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Glass : Other none none true
Solorized (Glass) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Glass : Material none none true
Rim Diameter (mm) (Glass) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Glass : Measurement none none true
Texture (Plastic/Synthetic) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Historic Other : Other none none true
Width (mm) DOUBLE  Measurement (millimeter) Historic Other : Measurement none none true
Weight (grams) DOUBLE  Measurement (gram) Historic Other : Measurement none none true
Ware (Ceramics) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Ceramic : Ware none none true
Vessel Category (Glass) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Glass : Form none none true
Citations VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Lookup : Notes none none true
Burned VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Historic Other : Other none none true
Color (Button) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Historic Other : Other none none true
Button Type (Button) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Historic Other : Form none none true
Center broken out? (Button) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Historic Other : Other none none true
Base Diameter (mm) (Ceramics) BIGINT  Measurement (millimeter) Ceramic : Measurement none none true
Base Mark (Ceramics) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Ceramic : Design/Decorative Element none none true
Base Diameter (mm) (Glass) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Glass : Measurement none none true
Brand (Plastic/Synthetic) Brand name if identifiable
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Historic Other : Maker/Manufacturer none none true
Category VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Historic Other : Material none none true
Completeness VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Historic Other : Other none none true
Form VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Historic Other : Form none none true
Material VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Historic Other : Material none none true

Keywords

Culture
African American • Historic

Material
Bead • Building Materials • Ceramic • Fauna • Glass • Macrobotanical • Metal • Plastic • Shell • Wood

Site Name
Bethel School 44GL273 • Glenns/Dragon School 44GL550 • Woodville School 44GL523

Site Type
Historic Communal / Public Structure • Schoolhouse

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation • Site Evaluation / Testing

General
19th-20th Century Schoolhouse • African-American school house • Historic Schoolhouse • Rural Schoolhouse Site

Geographic Keywords
Gloucester, Virginia

Temporal Keywords
19th - 20th Century

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1923 to 1951 (Bethel School)

Calendar Date: 1886 to 1939 (Woodville School)

Calendar Date: 1883 to 1929 (Glenns/Dragon School)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -76.616; min lat: 37.283 ; max long: -76.418; max lat: 37.42 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Principal Investigator(s): Colleen Betti

Notes

General Note: Woodville artifacts housed with the Woodville Rosenwald School Foundation in Gloucester, Virginia. Glenns/Dragon artifacts housed with the Gloucester County School Board in Gloucester, Virginia. Bethel artifacts housed with the Bethel Baptist Church in Gloucester, County, Virginia.

File Information

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Catalog of the 2016-2021 excavations at the Woodville (44GL532), Glenns/Dragon (44GL550), and Bethel (44GL273) School sites in Gloucester County, Virginia, United States, including both shovel tests and excavation units.
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