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Education of the Blind Institution
Twelfth Annual Report of the Trustees and Superintendent of the Ohio Institution for the Education of the Blind for the Year 1848
hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0260632848.G ISBN : 0260632848 9780260632845
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Education of the Blind Institution
Twelfth Annual Report of the Trustees and Superintendent of the Ohio Institution for the Education of the Blind for the Year 1848
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Bookseller reference : 026502210X.G ISBN : 026502210X 9780265022108
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Education of the Poor Promoting Society
Twelfth Report of the Society for Promoting the Education of the Poor of Ireland 1824: To Which the Accounts for the Year Ending January 5th 1821 . a List of Donors and Subscribers Are Subjoine
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Bookseller reference : 033162558X.G ISBN : 033162558X 9780331625585
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Education of the Poor Promoting Society
Twelfth Report of the Society for Promoting the Education of the Poor of Ireland 1824: To Which the Accounts for the Year Ending January 5th 1821 . a List of Donors and Subscribers Are Subjoine
hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0331625636.G ISBN : 0331625636 9780331625639
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Education of the Blind Institution
Twentieth Biennial Report of the Trustees Superintendent and Treasurer of the Illinois Institution for the Education of the Blind at Jacksonville: July 1 1888 Classic Reprint
hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0365081566.G ISBN : 0365081566 9780365081562
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Education of the Blind Institution
Twentieth Annual Report of the Inspector of Prisons and Public Charities Upon the Ontario Institution for the Education and Instruction of the Blind Brantford
hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0331180634.G ISBN : 0331180634 9780331180633
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Education of the Blind Institution
Twenty-Eighth Annual Report of the Inspector of Prisons and Public Charities Upon the Ontario Institution for the Education of the Blind Brantford
hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0331179253.G ISBN : 0331179253 9780331179255
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Education of the Blind Institution
Twenty-Fourth Report of the Board of Trustees of the Kentucky Institution for the Education of the Blind
hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0260650544.G ISBN : 0260650544 9780260650542
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Education of the Blind Institution
Twenty-Fourth Annual Report of the Inspector of Prisons and Public Charities Upon the Ontario Institution for the Education of the Blind Brantford
hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0331180162.G ISBN : 0331180162 9780331180169
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Education of the Blind Institution
Twenty-Second Report of the Board of Trustees of the Kentucky Institution for the Education of the Blind to the General Assembly of Kentucky
hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0260650641.G ISBN : 0260650641 9780260650641
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Education of the Blind Institution
Twenty-Second Annual Report of the Inspector of Prisons and Public Charities Upon the the Ontario Institution for the Education of the Blind Brantford
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Bookseller reference : 0260047791.G ISBN : 0260047791 9780260047793
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Education of the Blind Institution
Twenty-Second Annual Report of the Inspector of Prisons and Public Charities Upon the the Ontario Institution for the Education of the Blind Brantford
hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0331180626.G ISBN : 0331180626 9780331180626
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Education of the Blind Ontario Inst
Twenty-Seventh Annual Report of the Inspector of Prisons and Public Charities Upon the Ontario Institution for the Education of the Blind Brantford Being for the Year Ending 30th September 1898
hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0331180154.G ISBN : 0331180154 9780331180152
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Education of the Blind Institution
Twenty-Sixth Annual Report of the Inspector of Prisons and Public Charities Upon the Ontario Institution Education for the Blind Brantford: Being for the Year Ending 30th September 1897 Classic Rep
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Bookseller reference : 0260046396.G ISBN : 0260046396 9780260046390
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Education of the Blind Institution
Twenty-Sixth Annual Report of the Inspector of Prisons and Public Charities Upon the Ontario Institution Education for the Blind Brantford
hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0331180944.G ISBN : 0331180944 9780331180947
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Education of the Blind Institution
Twenty-Third Annual Report of the Inspector of Prisons and Public Charities Upon the Ontario Institution for the Education of the Blind Brantford: . Ending 30th September 1894 Classic Reprint
hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0331180685.G ISBN : 0331180685 9780331180688
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Education Research Institute Peace Education Department
U.S. Army Helicopter Okinawa Great Crash and Peace in Okinawa Okinawa Peace Education Series 3
Okinawa faculty and staff union 2004. Soft Cover. Fine. Page size: 68 pages Size: A4 size Okinawa faculty and staff union paperback
Bookseller reference : 2080202102706849
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Education booklet Eiji Yoshida
Ukiyo-e -The front and back-
Education booklet Eiji Yoshida 1956. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Education booklet Eiji Yoshida paperback
Bookseller reference : 2083002116201562
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Education Superintendent Department Proofreading
Unconscripted Soldier Training Instructor's Reference Book
Imperial Army Residency Association 1943. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 186 pages Size: 19cm Imperial Army Residency Association paperback
Bookseller reference : 2082702114904845
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Education Department of Victoria
Victoria. The Education Departments Record of War Service 1914-1919
Albert J Mullett 1924. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A few holes on ffep and dedication page from insects else internally excellent <br/> <br/> Albert J Mullett hardcover
Bookseller reference : 013134
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Education Supervision Department
Visual Communication Regulations
Not Available 1931. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Not Available paperback
Bookseller reference : 2081502111808922
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Education Dept Victoria
War Service Record 1939-1945
Melbourne: Education Department 1959. 1st edition. Very Good. lge. octavo. orig. cloth 314pp. b/w pls. nominal roll Well illustrated & compiled listings of all Education Dept. Staff killed & returned in WWII. Stamp & small label of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria o/w a very good copy Education Department hardcover
Bookseller reference : 68525
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Education Dept Victoria
War Service Record 1939-1945
Melbourne: Education Department 1959. 1st edition. Very Good. lge. octavo. orig. cloth 314pp. b/w pls. nominal roll Well illustrated & compiled listings of all Education Dept. Staff killed & returned in WWII. 2 small library stamps o/w a very good copy Education Department hardcover
Bookseller reference : 70514
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EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, VICTORIA, with foreword and summary by RAMSAY, ALAN, Director of Education
WAR SERVICE RECORD 1939 - 1945.
Education Department Melbourne 1959. 314 pp quarto b&w photographic illustrations very good copy in blue cloth boards. With photographic portraits of all those who died and also smaller portraits of most of those who returned. Education Department, Melbourne, 1959 hardcover
Bookseller reference : 207839
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Education Dept Victoria
War Service Record 1939-1945
Melbourne: Education Department 1959. 1st edition. Fine. Quarto. orig. cloth 314pp. b/w pls. nominal roll Well illustrated & compiled listings of all Education Dept. Staff killed & returned in WWII. Lovely crisp copy Education Department hardcover
Bookseller reference : 50314
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Education publication Kishio Hirao and others
With a beautiful voice 3rd grade music textbook
Education publication Kishio Hirao and others 1948. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Education publication Kishio Hirao and others paperback
Bookseller reference : 2083002116205743
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Education Department Essex County Council
Words on the Wing: A Language Based Approach to Curriculum Extension
Essex County Council Education. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Essex County Council Education unknown
Bookseller reference : Z1-U-002-01715 ISBN : 0904428419 9780904428414
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Education Department of Western Australia
Writing Developmental Continuum
Heinemann 1997-06-06. Ring-bound. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Heinemann unknown
Bookseller reference : Q-0435072498 ISBN : 0435072498 9780435072490
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Education Department of Western Australia
Writing Resource Book
Heinemann 1997-06-06. Spiral-bound. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Heinemann unknown
Bookseller reference : Q-043507251X ISBN : 043507251X 9780435072513
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Education company Masaaki Kobayashi
Yawata Steel Works History New Book 112
Education company Masaaki Kobayashi 1980. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Education company Masaaki Kobayashi paperback
Bookseller reference : 2083002116203145
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Education Adams Henry
A Letter To American Teachers of History Signed
Washington DC: J. H. Furst 1910. First edition. Cloth. Very Good . Green cloth covered ocatvo. 214 pp including index. An extended essay by Adams who at one point was president of the Historical Association. Green cloth ruled in gilt. Spine lettering a bit dulled with age else a sharp clean unmarked copy. SIGNED by Adams at the end of his introduction. J. H. Furst unknown books
Bookseller reference : 25753
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Education Wittenberg Rudolph
on CALL for YOUTH Inscribed
New York: Association Press 1955. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. Hardbound 8vo in dustwrapper. 241 pp. Steering adolescents to adulthood. A handsome near fine copy in lightly used dustwrapper. INSCRIBED by the author and dated in year of publication. Association Press hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 25973
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EDUCATION 19 century
Nineteenth Century Class Photo
Vintage Albumen photograph on heavy backing. C. 1890. A young female teacher stands outdoors with approximately 20 students of all ages. An American flag hangs on the schoolhouse wall. A rural scene with a large load of firewood visible at the back of the school building and some fog on he trees in the background. The school seems to be in an opening in a forested area. The teacher's outfit is late 19th century. Some age staining to mat Image in very good condition. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 15393
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EDUCATION AFRICAN AMERICAN
19 century Multiracial Integrated Class Photo
19 century Integrated Class Albumen photograph c. 1890. Image is approx. 8" x 3.5" a rural schoolhouse with approximately 30 students of all agesthe class includes one young African American boy in far left second row decades before Brown v Board of Education. The students seem to be from 3 years old through high school. Which implies a small school in a very small community. Some older student are very close to the age of the teacher The photo was taken outside a clapboard school building. The photo is on the original tan backing that was cut down to size of the photo with rounded corners. Very good condition. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 15399
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EDUCATION AFRICAN AMERICAN
1935 Multiracial Integrated Class Photo - Notation on verso "See big black guy James Thompson. A great guy.
Vintage Sepia-toned gelatin silver photograph. Integrated Class Photo of 6th grade. A class photo of 1935 with many white students and one tall African American student with his arm around another kid. Approx. 3" x 5". Verso includes the notation "See big black guy James Thompson. A great guy." Image in very good condition. A great example of Integration decades before Brown v Board of Education. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 15392
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EDUCATION AFRICAN AMERICAN
African American Female Graduate Photo
Vintage Silver gelatin photo. Approx. 4" x 6" . C. 1920s. Portrait of an African American female graduate in her cap and gown .Inscribed in ink "to my cousin from Herlin". Very god condition. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 15403
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EDUCATION AFRICAN AMERICAN
Early African American Class Photo
Early African American Class gelatin silver photograph. 1937 A female African American teacher stands outside a brick schoolhouse with approximately 30 African American students of approximately 1st grade age. Image is approx. 5" x 7" . The class seems to be all African American girls with 2 African American boys far right front row and far left second row. The identification "Garfield School - 1937" is written into the photo at top in negative. One corner creases and some imperfections to white borders but overall very good condition unknown books
Bookseller reference : 15400
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EDUCATION AFRICAN AMERICAN
Early Multiracial Integrated Class Photo
Albumen photo on heavy tan backing. c. 1910-1915. Aprox 8 in x 5 in. Image on original photographic board. shows a male a teacher stand outdoors with approximately 30 students of first or second grade age outside a clapboard school building. The class includes one young African American boy in the back row decades before Brown v Board of Education. A small 1/2 inch stain in emulation to upper part of image above teacher not affecting him or the students. Very good condition. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 15395
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EDUCATION AFRICAN AMERICAN
Early Ohio Multiracial Integrated Class Photo 1914
Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph on original heavy black backing. 1913-1914. An older male and younger female teacher stand outdoors with approximately 20 students of kindergarten age outside a brick urban school building. The class includes two young African American children a boy in the front row and a girl in the back row decades before Brown v Board of Education. The verso includes names of all the students and tells us this is the Irving School Kindergarten. Dayton Oh. 1913-1914. The teacher who is seen seated next to her students wrote on the verso "Ruth L Sharp .my first class" Image in very good condition. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 15394
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EDUCATION AFRICAN AMERICAN
Early turn of the century Multiracial Integrated Class Photo
Early Integrated Class Vintage Silver Gelatin photograph Approx. 3" x 5". Moorhead School. A class of approximately 30 high school age students stand on the steps of an urban brick schoolhouse under the door frame which is carved to read "Moorhead School." The class is very diversewith several African American students several apparently Italian students and others of various descents and complexions decades before Brown v Board of Education. The students outfits seem to be turn of century 1895-1905. Image in very good condition. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 15401
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EDUCATION AFRICAN AMERICAN
Lantern Slide of an African Missionary School Early 1900's
Original glass lantern slide. Size 3.25" x 4". Shows two caucasian female teachers in a classroom with a blackboard on an easel and two maps hanging on the wall with a clock as well as a globe on a cabinet. The children are various grade school ages. Half sit on the floor with open books and half sit on a bench at a table with open books. All are African and sparsely clothed in flowing garments from the waist down. Below the photo the words "Gayaza A Class in School" is scratched into the negative. Published by Young People's Missionary Movement of the United States and Canada. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 15402
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Education Desegregation
Original Press Photo of Boston Public Schools Enacting Desegregatin through Bussing with police escort
Education Boston Public Schools desegregate by busing students. Original silver gelatin print Press photograph. Two police motorcycles lead a school bus down a residential street in South Boston. Sept. 13 1977. size: 8 x 11 in. Original press caption printed next to image: "Police Escort School Buses - Motorcycle police escort school bus carrying black students to South Boston High Friday on second day of court-ordered busing. No crowds were permitted to assemble near schools." Original press filing stamps on verso Sept. 13 1974. While crowds were not allowed to assemble near schools there are groups of onlookers gathered along the street and sidewalks. Busing was the official desegregation policy for Boston Public Schools beginning in 1974; it was a hotly contested policy in some communities especially in the first years when anti-busing groups would sometimes regularly protest sometimes violently school integration. 1 x .5" surface damage and partial repair to lower right edge affecting image. Surface scratches in bottom right corner and diagonal scratches in bottom left corner on motorcycle. Original press stamps stickers and handwritten annotations on verso. In very good to good condition. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 17129
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Education Frederick Goould
Why Educate" A Lecture Delivered to the National Union of Women Teachers in England 1926
Pamphlet copy of Frederick J. Gould's lecture "Why Educate" which he delivered to the meeting of the National Union of Women Teachers in Chesterfield England in 1926. Between 700-800 teachers were in attendance for the Annual Educational Weekend conference at which Gould spoke.Among the highlights of Gould's lecture are his exploration of "What is education It is the showing the revelation to youth of Order Beauty Service Progress" and his assertion that "to teach is to show to reveal." He concludes "I dream of the day when the whole world will waken to the enthusiasm of education when the school bell will speak to every citizen." Stamped on first and last page with "Board of Education Library" and with some markings. Docket hole in top right. Comes with one page "Educational Reform. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 15036
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EDUCATION HISTORY OF
QUARTERLY REGISTER OF THE AMERICAN EDUCATION SOCIETY
1831. FE. EDUCATION History of. THE QUARTERLY REGISTER OF THE AMERICAN EDUC-ATION SOCIETY. Vol. III. Boston: Perkins & Marvin 1831. With a fold-out color map of the U.S. much statistical information on social conditions educational condition of the country; and articles on Self-Made Men the Moral Destiny of America etc. There is some foxing and considerable wear to the boards and cloth back only traces of the paper label remain. Still a very good tight copy in the original binding. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 79808
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Education Japan
Elementary School in Tokyo Teaches Girls and Boys 1941
Photo Album Education Co-educational Primary School in Tokyo. Three-Wood Common Elementary School1941 during World War 2. Album of Gelatin silver print photos. Original textured paper wrapper. Album opens right to left. 6.9 x 9.75 in. Album cover is dated "March of the 15th year of the Showa Dynasty" in Japanese. 7 photographs measuring 4.5 x 6 in. Each class photo includes names of sitters printed on rice paper in Japanese. <br/><br/>Of note in the 6 class photographs of school children and faculty are the mix of men and women as teachers and the mix of girls and boys as students. In the first image of the entire school boys and girls are lined up next to each other although they stand in rows of their own single-gender classes. Two class photos have additional small portraits of students who were absent for picture day. In Japan at this time education was not compulsory beyond primary school but childhood was regarded as an important time to foster learning growth and intellectual curiosity for both boys and girls. Very good condition. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 16646
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Education Pearson
WHO CAN BE A FRIEND SINGLE COPY ENGLISH WINNER'S CIRCLE
MODERN CURRICULUM PRESS. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates stamps limited notes and highlighting or a few light stains. MODERN CURRICULUM PRESS unknown books
Bookseller reference : B05K-00437 ISBN : 0813679192 9780813679198
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Education Pearson
WHO CAN BE A FRIEND SINGLE COPY ENGLISH WINNER'S CIRCLE
MODERN CURRICULUM PRESS. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. MODERN CURRICULUM PRESS unknown books
Bookseller reference : R13C-02324 ISBN : 0813679192 9780813679198
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Education Ragged Schools
Broadside "Hackney Juvenile Mission and Ragged Schools" bringing education to poor children
Ragged schools and Hackney Juvenile Mission were bringing previously unavailable educational opportunities to poor children and young offenders. Original Broadside titled "Hackney Juvenile Mission and Ragged Schools"- dated Mar. 17 1871. From Hackney a district in East London England. Author Alfred Knight Hon. Treasurer Hackney Juvenile Mission and Ragged Schools founded in Well Street Hackney 17 March 1871 Bruce Hall and Lyme Grove Hall Mare Street Hackney London: Printed handbill circular of the 'Hackney Juvenile Mission and Ragged Schools' with list of officers and a long poem titled 'Prayer and Potatoes' illustrated with two engravings. Ragged schools were charitable organizations dedicated to the free education of destitute children in 19th century Britain. The schools were developed in working-class districts. Ragged schools were intended for society's most destitute children. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 16336
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Education U. of Wisconsin
Photo Album from University of Wisconsin 1911
Co-educational College Photo Album Original owner's name "UW" and "1911" handwritten on inside front cover. 115 photographs of various sizes from 1.5 x 3 in. to 5 x 7 in. Includes many images of outdoor recreation such as hiking and boating perhaps on Lake Mendota campus life and agricultural scenes. Most photos lack captions but some locations are labeled such as outings to the Flambeau River Park Falls WI; Ellsworth WI; and the Boise River. Images of Bascom Hill and North Hall on the historic University of Wisconsin campus. One real photograph postcard shows women students seated outside and is captioned "'The Sun Bath' Co-eds at UW". Some photographs show the inside of male dormitories on campus decorated with pennants for Wisconsin and Rose Polytechnic Institute Terre Haute IN. Includes several photos of manual and agricultural labor such as baling hay. <br/><br/>Founded when Wisconsin achieved statehood in 1848 University of Wisconsin-Madison was the first public university established in Wisconsin and remains the oldest and largest public university in the state. At the time this album was compiled research teaching and service at the UW was influenced by a tradition known as "the Wisconsin Idea" which holds that the boundaries of the university should be the boundaries of the state and that the research conducted at UW-Madison should be applied to solve problems and improve health quality of life the environment and agriculture for all citizens of the state. This Progressive-era policy applied the expertise of the state's university to social legislation that benefited all the state's citizens; it led to classic programs such as regulation of utilities workers' compensation tax reform and university extension services; sometimes expressed in the maxim that "the boundaries of the university are the boundaries of the state". Glue reside from some removed photographs. 1 page detached. 5 photos loose. In good to very good condition. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 17121
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Education Women's History
Incredible Correspondence Archive of Pre-Independence Women of India Seeking Personal and Financial Independence and Education 1920s-1940s
Extensive correspondence collection 1920-1940s. 66 letters by various authors mostly women native to the Indian sub-continent all very unusual in the fact that they are highly educated and in the midst of further studies or early in their careers decades prior to Indian Independence. The letters are addressed to a young teacher Probha who was former classmate to most of the writers as well as a few to her sister Rani or to both and follows them as they finish school enter teacher training college and ultimately fan out over India as bearers of a new generation of independent Indian women. In 1931 Indian female literacy hovered at just under 3% making the experiences of these forerunners and their correspondence incredibly rare.<br/> <br/>Prior to Indian Independence from Britain Gandhi called for uplifting the status of women through education and recognition of their inherent worth as human beings. Determined to inculcate the equality of the sexes into Indian culture Gandhi publicly did household tasks that were traditionally women's work and declared that "the future is with women." Indeed other activists also equated India's independence with new freedoms for women. However by 1931 Indian female literacy hovered under 3% and was often lower in the rural provinces where schools were few child marriage was prevalent and patriarchal norms dominated society. On the cusp of vast cultural change educated women and female schoolteachers and professionals were the rare exception. <br/> <br/>These letters record the interactions between a rare group of highly educated women their thirst for personal and financial independence as well as their conflicting feelings regarding the traditions that defined their lives and restricted them. Their nexus was the Queen Victoria Girls' High School in Agra a small city in the rural northern province of Uttar Pradesh most notable for being the home of the world famous Taj Mahal a symbol of reverence to a much-loved wife of antiquity and of honor to the traditional woman. In its tall shadow young sisters Probha and Rani Thomas attended high school at "QVHS" in the late 1920s-early 1930s where lifelong friendships developed with female students Libawati Ivy Monica Lila Mercy Winnie among others. Most of them became teachers where the extraordinary nature of their achievement stood in stark relief to the lot of most other women "This year only one out of five girls has passed from our village schools." As their lives continued and they spread across the country education became the uniting factor that drove the young women forward and brought them back to each other. "Probha what are you going to do now I am going back to old Q.V. to become a teacher and I am feeling very sad as my dear old class girls won't be there. All these past years seem like a dream. So soon the parting took place.No more Tenthies no more H.M. Club. All have faded like a passing cloud.I shall never find such a jolly set again Probha. This future seems very hard." They were witness to an extraordinary moment in history when the world was changing particularly for women and with their education they are in a unique position to describe the change "It is funny that when it is time for us to be silent we have to look after our visitors and perform useless ceremonies-someday we'll change but not yet." One recalls a train ride in which she sat near "a bold Gandhi's follower.In his eloquent poetical language he was telling people that he had been to jail and was saying that for the love of country he can endure anything." Probha and Rani's father a judge had lessons for them about the danger of Revolutionary activities when one of their friends gets involved "Arel De is intelligent and emotional but he has no self control.You may write to him but make it plain that you will drop correspondence if he writes politics again. He is either already on Police books or will soon be." Though they shied away from direct involvement in politics they encapsulated Indian women's liberation in the early century: striving after independent employment deferring marriage yet with respect for their elders. In one letter Monica sadly reports to Probha "I am not coming back to school. Although I am feeling very bad but yes father has done what is good for me. I asked many times to let me go but he forced me to stay here." And in another poignant letter "Lovey" writes "Rani sis do you remember once we were talking about this problem of getting married Now very soon I shall be facing it. John wants to settle down after my working for one year only & I wish to work for at least two years. I think I shall have to do my parents will decide. Please pray that I may get a chance of working for at least two years."<br/> <br/>In tone the women are warm and sisterly to an extent not found in letters of Western cultural origin and also profoundly honest in reporting to one another their successes and failures; a good or bad test score the struggle to study while encountering difficulties such as lack of clean drinking water and large snakes and even having the security of their families placed on their young shoulders "May God help me. May I pass in the 3rd division only for it is difficult time for us two sisters. Our father's money is nearly spent and if I pass I go for training. Please remember us in your prayers that we may soon become independent." As one of the young women finds out who goes back to QVHS as a student teacher life becomes more complicated as time goes on "My examination result is so bad.my poor mother is working so hard at home. It was too much to disappoint her.I know you would ask me but why have you done so badly The only answer I can give you is that I got 7 periods a week to teach & being a slow writer the notes of lessons & the preparation took all my study time." What they share is a clarify on the value of their education to all their future lives: "All the Normal Students High School and the middle candidates.tell each one of them that I wish them a very brilliant success. Tell them that I remember each one of them in my prayers that they all may pass in the 1st Division with scholarships."<br/> <br/>Cultural references show the writers and recipients of these letters were generally native of India although they often went by Western cognoms. A few of the letters from British servicemen or coworkers offer an interesting perspective on intercultural understanding and friendship in the days when Indian Independence loomed so closely on the horizon. A serviceman befriended by Probha writes "In those days we were very ignorant. We knew nothing at all of the country or the people and their ways and customs. I think we were most surprised to find that you spoke English.We were astounded to see such bad conditions existed for some people and very upset to find such a feeling of bitterness between our two peoples." Reflecting the dichotomy inherent to the lives of these girls several letters are from their mother who simultaneously pushes them on to achieve independence and reminds them of their cultural anchor. anxious for them and resolute that they will have every opportunity possible. An intelligent woman in her own right Probha's mother offers advice on her exams "Your last quarterly should have had better marks. I wrote a few little hints in my last letter. Please keep them in mind.I'll send your saris in a day or two.I couldn't get even a bit of voil in the bazaar. There was no chance of getting it from any out station. I've used the bits I had at home.I pray God to be with my baby & help her to be a true hearted & brave soldier." <br/> <br/>The letters are in English except for a few brief passages in Hindi as English was the primary language of education and commerce prior to Independence. A few are from an object of romance; a male teacher who courts Probha with poetry but does not succeed in convincing her to give up her freedom as a single woman. A rare archive of letters from an extremely uncommon cross-section of pre-Independence society: the forerunner of the modern educated and independent woman of India. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 15265
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