Emmett J. Scott High School
Smith County
Tyler, TX
This page provides a list of the yearbooks from Emmett Scott High School that are available in our archives. Copies can be ordered at a rate of $1.00 per page. Please email us for instructions on how to order and make payment. We can copy any pages you request, and you have the option to pick them up or have them mailed to you.
You are welcome to visit our archives to research the yearbooks. Please contact us via email or call (903) 592-5993 to let us know when you plan to visit and what you are researching. We will do our best to have relevant materials prepared to make your trip more efficient and productive.
We are collaborating with the East Texas Genealogical Society to index the yearbooks. We will upload the indexed records as they become available. If the year you are interested in is not currently listed, please check back later, as we appreciate any donations of yearbooks and other materials related to Smith County. Click here for more information.
We have the following years:
1952
1966
1967
1970
History of Emmett J. Scott High School
Emmet J. Scott High School served as one of Smith County’s all-black high schools from 1949 to 1970. The original school, which served first through tenth grades, opened in 1888 and had just four classrooms. The original school burned down in 1921, rebuilt in 1923 and named Emmett Scott Junior High. Scott Junior High served elementary and secondary students until 1949 when Emmett J. Scott High School opened with 26 classrooms. The new school had an auditorium, band hall, gymnasium, administrative suites, and a shop. The school closed in 1970 after a federal court ordered all Tyler schools to integrate. The Emmett J. Scott High School was awarded a Half Mile of History Award by the City of Tyler and can be viewed by clicking here.