‎Education‎

‎Legal Education‎

‎L'Enseignement de L'Histoire du Droit en Doctoral: Caractere Utilite‎

‎1875. C.1875 French Lecture Notes on Family and Constitutional Law Legal Education. L'Enseignement de L'Histoire du Droit en Doctoral: Caractere Utilite Esprit de cet Enseignement. Choix d'un Sujet: Le Droit des Gens Maries. various paginations. n.p.: s.n. c.1875. And Droit Constitutionnel 1re Annee. 247 pp. n.p.: s.n. c.1875. Photo-reproduced autograph lecture notes bound in contemporary quarter cloth over marbled boards. Moderate shelfwear front hinge of first volume cracked but secure fading to spines light browning to texts. Occasional underlining and a few annotations interior otherwise clean. $250. These are two volumes from the series Repetitions Ecrites which offered general lecture notes on various academic topics to university and professional school students. The second volume's subtitle states: "Summary: Object of constitutional law. The state. Its role in the representative system. Course plan. Four parts: Sources of constitutional law theoretical sources the canonists the legists the economists. The theories of St. Thomas Aquinas Hobbes Francois Hotman Jean Bodin Locke Montesquieu and Rousseau. Sources of positive constitutional law. Written and unwritten constitutions. The British constitution: compacts statutes treaties. Written constitutions" 2 Valuable guides to the general state of these areas in France at the time these volumes will reward further research. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 41877

‎Society for the Promotion of Collegiate and Theological Education at the West‎

‎THE SECOND REPORT.WITH AN APPENDIX‎

‎New York 1845. Original printed wrappers stitched 32pp. Light scattered wear and fox. Very Good. "There never yet was a young people able to furnish themselves with the literary institutions they needed. It was true of New-England: her Harvard Yale and Dartmouth owed their existence to foreign munificence; and if ever similar institutions are to rise up in the West and exert a like power in molding the character of that vast empire they must receive their first impulse from abroad. This is what the Society aims to do." Officers included Edward Beecher Leonard Bacon Horace Bushnell and Samuel Walley Jr. FIRST EDITION. Sabin 85916. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 9751

‎Children's Education. Goldsmith Oliver?.‎

‎Logic Made Familiar and Easy: To which is added a compendious system of metaphysics or ontology. Being the Fifth volume of the Circle of the Sciences &c. Published by the King's Authority. The Third Edition corrected. with Rhetoric Made familiar and easy to Young Gentlemen and Ladies and Illustrated with several beautiful Orations from Demosthenes Cicero Sallust Homer Shakespeare Milton &c. Being the Third volume of the Circle of the Sciences &c. Published by the King's Authority. The Third edition.‎

‎2 vols. London: Newbery and Carnan 1769. 2 vols. 16mo xl 264; 286 2 adspp. Original quarter green vellum over black coated boards with paper label to spine. Slight wear and rubbing to extremities; else very good clean copies. § Two from the seven volume series which was an early attempt to introduce children to logic philosophy mathematics etc. All the early editions are scarce. Oliver Goldsmith has been named as a possible contributor to the series. Roscoe J663 and J694. Newbery and Carnan hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 107197

‎FOSTER FA. F. A.‎

‎Black Mountain College: 1933-1956‎

‎F.A. Foster 1984. First Edition. Near fine in original printed saddle-stitched wrappers. Thin octavo. 6.325 x 8.5 in. 8 pp. Signed by F.A. Foster on title page. Scarce. <br/><br/> F.A. Foster unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 20362

‎Women Education Kent State‎

‎Early Photo Album and Scrapbook from Woman Student at Kent State Normal College 1916-1917‎

‎Women's Education Photo album from woman student at Kent Sate Normal College 1916-1917. Filled with 73 items: including 44 photographs of images of the campus fellow students elementary school classes and various social outings around Ohio. Also includes 48 pieces of ephemera including ribbons programs information on the school and event tickets. 12 x 9.5 in. Original boards. 50 pages. 44 original silver gelatin print photographs of various sizes from 2 x 3" to 3 x 5". Rich captions for the photographs identifying friends and teachers such as Miss Corbett and Miss Dunbar locations around campus such as Merrill Hall the Library Loury Hall and Moulton Hall an outing at Brady Lake and an Independence Day picnic in 1917. Interesting ephemera including ribbons commencement programs sheet music postcards and even an astrological horoscope. Items from organizations including the Y.W.C.A. local theaters and Portage County's War Fund. This album was compiled in the period when the US first entered World War I on April 2 1917. The late 19th and early 20th century was an important period in formalizing teacher training and creating pathways for more women to attend Normal Schools and Colleges. By the 20th century nearly 75 percent of America's teachers were female a pattern surely seen in this album filled with women classmates and instructors. Kent State Normal School was established in 1910 as an institution for training public school teachers. In 1915 the school was renamed Kent State Normal College when it began offering four-year degrees. Today the college offers degrees in many disciplines and is known as Kent State University. In very good condition. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 17157

‎African Amerian HBCU Education‎

‎African Amerian Photo Album for Tougaloo College HBCU Class of 1942‎

‎Education Photo album by Class of 1942 at Tougaloo College. 1938-1942. 78 original silver gelatin print photographs of the students taken in the 1930s-1940s Assembled later in the early 1970's to celebrate the 30th class reunion for Class of 1942 at Tougaloo College in Mississippi. Ephemera from wedding invitations college brochures and a complete roster of the class. Original black boards. "Photographs" on front cover in gilt. 12.5 x 10.5 inches. Photographs and ephemera collected in protective sheeting with original 3-ring binding. Photograph size range from 2.5 in x 1.5 in to 10 x 8 inches. Scattered brief captions for photographs usually identifying the sitter. 39 names listed on the Class of 1942 roster with current address listed all across the South but also places as far away as New England Chicago and Los Angeles. A 1940s pamphlet for the school describes it as "the only A-rated college for Negroes and the only liberal arts college for Negroes in the state of Mississippi." Photographs of friends and classmates along with occasional photographs of campus. A few women pose outside Holmes Hall at Tougaloo and another photo offers an interior view of dormitory "Room 55" starkly decorated with a pair of twin beds a few pennants on the wall. Many photos of women posing in evening dresses about to leave for an event as well as casual snapshots of outings. In addition to images around Tougaloo students also visited friends at other Historically Black Colleges and Universities including Tennessee State University and Dillard University. Includes snapshots from trips and outings together around the country. Photos from Washingtion D.C. the Thousand Islands archipelago at the US-Canadian border Mackinac Island in Michigan and at Lake Michigan in Chicago. One image of 5 men of bicycles reads "From USS Alabama"; the Alabama was commissioned in 1942 and was an important battleship in the Pacific Theater in WWII. When the United States entered World War II in December 1941 the Navy's African-American sailors had been limited to serving as Mess Attendants for nearly two decades. However the pressures of wartime on manpower resources gradually forced changes; while the Navy remained racially segregated in training and in most service units in 1942 the enlisted rates were opened to all qualified personnel. In 1944 further strides were made when the Navy commissioned the first ever African-Americans officers. Tougaloo College is one of the United States' premier historically black colleges and universities HBCU in the nation. The school was founded in 1869. from 1871 until 1892 the college served as a teachers' training school funded by the state of Mississippi. Tougaloo remained predominantly a teacher training school until 1920 when the College ceased to receive aid from the state. Courses for college credit were first offered in 1897 and the first Bachelor of Arts degree was awarded in 1901. Some wear to outer hinges of album binder loose but holding. Content in excellent condition. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 17163

‎19th c. Women Education 19th c.‎

‎1873 Female Student at the Young Ladies' Institute writes about Measles Outbreak‎

‎19th c. Women's Education Autograph Letter Signed by student at Young Ladies' Institute in Granville Ohio. 3 pages on folded sheet. 7 x 4.5 in. Dated "Tuesday 4th 1873." With Original mailing envelope with return address of the Institute printed and original postal stamp on envelope "Mar 3". A young female student "Allie" writes to her mother in Columbus Ohio. Handwritten in purple ink. Allie writes to her mother about her medical history amid an outbreak of Measles and Mumps at school. She writes in part: "I thought I would write and ask you if I have ever had the Measles as we have them in school now. If I have not I don't want to have them here. One of the girls is going home Saturday. She is exposed and has never had them & she is going home to have them. This is a mighty poor place to get sick. I never thought the Measles ended in such serious things as they do sometimes that is if you get cold. The girls were talking about the different way in which they effect persons. The mumps are raging too." She also writes on dormitory life and missing her family. "I am very homesick & got the blues but then that is nothing new as I have them all the time & I can't get rid of them mo matter what I do. My box is all gone but a little piece of bitters but we are not in a hurry to get rid of that for we will not get any more so good for a while. Those Quinces were splendid that I made much better than I expected they would be. When I wrote to England I sent them my picture which I had taken in this fall" The Young Ladies' Institute was chartered in 1858 and later developed into The Shepardson College for Women; in 1900 Shepardson was incorporated into Denison University. Original fold lines. In very good condition. This early letter is a unique and personal piece of early Female Education history. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 17074

‎19th c. Women Education Women in Sciences‎

‎Female Student at Teaching College in 1854 writes on astronomical observations and how she is looking forward to " the eclipse through the telescope.‎

‎19th c. Women's Education Autograph Letter Signed from female student dated May 25 1854. 4 pages folded from single sheet. 6.5 x 5.25 in. Written by student Eloise Hemstreet to her parents. She writes about her school which she feel is one of "the best of schools and one of the edens of the earth." She writes on her interest in astronomical observations and how she is looking forward to looking "at the eclipse through the telescope." She mentions "the college" and talks about the health and wellness of both male and female classmates at the Institution. Additionally she mentions that the College was getting a new roof. Research indicates Eloise was born in 1833 making her 21 at the time of this letter. She became a teacher thus was likely studying for the education profession as she wrote this letter. In the latter half of the 19th century women in America had growing access to higher education especially in the professional training to become teachers. For many women working as a teacher was the key to independence-both financial and socially. Hemstreet went on to teach in New York and Wisconsin where in 1861 she made $16 for teaching a summer session. Toning around bottom left edge and corner of page 1. Original fold lines with small 1/2 inch tear along outer edge of horizontal fold line on all pages. Very small tear 1/2 cm. along top edge of pages. Else in very good condition. A unique and personal piece of early Female Education history. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 17073

‎19th c. Women Education 19th c.‎

‎Student at Western Female Seminary writes about Presidential Election 1879‎

‎19th c. Women's Education Autograph Letter Signed by student at Western Female Seminary in Oxford OH. Dated "Oct. 19th 1879". Four pages folded from a single sheet. 8 x 5 in. Student "Kate" writes to her mother about student life and the recent gubernatorial elections and upcoming presidential elections; this significantly shows one woman's interest in political affairs years before she was allowed to vote. "The principal topic here for the last week has been the election. I was disappointed that Ewing did not gain but from the way the Republicans carried on after they heard the returns one might have supposed it was the first time they were ever victorious and the last time they time they expected to be.It will be so nice to be at home next Presidential Election." She also writes about going to "the Exposition" and on music performances: "Miss Leonard was so anxious for me to stay a thte musical that I thought too bad to disappoint her after she ahd practiced with me so long." Last page has cross-text writing over it a creative way that writers with limited paper supply could make space for a few more lines. Western Female Seminary was founded in 1853; in 1904 its name changed to Western College for Women. The school grounds are now part of Miami University's Western Campus. Light toning and few stains to last page. In very good condition. A unique and personal piece of early Female Education history. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 17075

‎19th c. Women Education Moravian Female Seminary‎

‎1813 Letter about Girl Student at Bethlehem Female Seminary who Wishes to Continue her Education: "She lamented and wept and insisted upon me to write a few lines to you and beg of you whether you would give her leave to stay in this seminary for some time longer‎

‎19th c. Women Education Two-Way Autograph Letter Signed on 2 pages between the head of Bethlehem Female Seminary and the guardian of one student. 10 x 7 ¾ in. Dated April 12 1813 and April 22 1813. The original letter is from the Guardian of Eliza Climer student at Bethlehem Female Seminary to Rev. Andrew Benade "Director of the Seminary at Bethlehem" to send Ms. Climer to Philadelphia "as soon as a convenient opportunity offers." He receives a response written on the same sheet below the initial letter on April 22 1813 from the new director Louis Hillner. Stating in part: "I have delivered your letter to Miss Eliza Climer directly to her; but instead of her being pleased with her soon leaving the Seminary she lamented and wept and insisted upon me to write a few lines to you and beg of you whether you would give her leave to stay in this seminary for some time longer. As she rose my whole compassion I could not do otherwise as to give her the promise to write to you. I am of the opinion dear Sir that it would indeed be for her best if she could stay here at least six months longer and I am convinced that if it is in your power dear Sir you will readily grant the petition in her behalf. You will be so kind as to let me know your intention on this head as soon as is convenient to you and I shall then act according as you think proper." The Bethlehem Female Seminary is the earliest established institution of female education in the United States tracing its roots to 1742 when it was first established in by Countess Benigna Zinzendorf. The Seminary began as an elementary educational institution for young girls starting at ages five or six years old. In 1785 due to increasing demand the Bethlehem Female Seminary reorganized as a secondary educational institution that became known as the Moravian Female Seminary. The newly reorganized female seminary also became open to all denominations. In 1913 the Seminary officially became a college and in 1954 merged with a male institution to become the coeducational Moravian College. Weakened along original fold lines. Repairs in 9 places with archival paper repair tape. Text remains clear and legible. Overall in good to very good condition. An incredible and early Female Education history. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 17079

‎Women Education 19th cWomen Employment c. Wo‎

‎Letter between Two Female Teacher in 1855 NY‎

‎19th c. Women Education Handwritten letter between female friends at different women seminaries. Jan. 19 1855. "Emily" a teacher at Neversink Seminary in Port Jervis NY writes to a friend Anna Atwood in Elmira NY about starting a Literary Society and raising funds for it. 4 pages folded on a single sheet with 1 page of cross-writing. With original Mailing envelope. Atwood was working at Elmira Collegiate Seminary chartered 1853 just as it was being renamed Elmira College later in 1955; it is the oldest college still in existence which as a women's college granted degrees to women that were the equivalent of those given to men. Regarding the changes at Elmira Collegiate Seminary:"I have been thinking that perhaps I should not be able to recognize your Seminary now for I remember your writing to me some time ago of some improvements that had been made. I presume a change would be less apparent in the persons that occupy it; there are some however whom I think I would recognize as friends." <br/><br/>Emily also gives updates on her school Neversink Seminary: "We have just commenced another term of school.  Our last closed on the 11th of Jan.  We had only a week vacation; just time enough to see the folk at home without making any visits.I must tell you something about our school last term.  You will remember it marked an important era in my life.  I like teaching very well though I think I have found more pleasure in studying.  I like it so long as I can keep my class interested.  Sometime I can easily do this at other times I find it more difficult then it is that I get discouraged and think that it would be easier for me to learn a lesson and recite it myself than to see that a half dozen mischievous girls get theirs.  I have a class of little boys in the Infant Department just learning to read.  I enjoy teaching them very much for I can easily keep their attention beside it is encouraging to me to watch their improvement. We had last term fifteen family scholars.  I think one will seldom find so pleasant a company of girls as were gathered here." She also writes about creating a literary society for her students: "Miss Jennings who is ever planning something for the benefit of the pupils suggested last term that we should form a "Literary Association" whose object should be the improvement of its members in the arts of Reading Writing Criticism and Conversation.".She generally appoints for each evening one young lady to write an essay another a tale another a criticism and another to prepare a review of some book.  She also appoints one to recite a piece of poetry and another to read an extract from some book.  Two are also appointed to open the discussion of some question; after the discussion has been opened any member has a right to present her arguments.  It is in the discussion that the conversational powers are cultivated.  The members are called upon for their criticisms upon the compositions as they are read.The meetings have thus far been very pleasant and I think very profitable.  At the close of the term the Society gave a public entertainment. An admission was charged that funds might be raised for the purpose of furnishing a reading room with papers periodicals etc. for the benefit of the members of the Society.  Beside the money taken in at the door several donations were made to the Society." She adds a few lines on the subjects which she is teaching: "I am going now to commence a course of Historical Reading.  I commenced French last term but one teacher who was a German and who also taught music took French.and since then I have not taken it up again though we have a very good teacher." Original crease lines from mailing folds tender. In very good condition. An excellent piece of of history regarding women's education in the United States. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 17094

‎Women Education Wesleyan University‎

‎Scrapbook filled with 352 Colorful Momentos from a Female Student at Nebraska Wesleyan University 1925‎

‎Women's Education Scrapbook from woman studying Teaching at Nebraska Wesleyan University NWU 1925-1931. Filled with 352 pieces of ephemera for school societies dances and socials sporting events Christmas cards stage plays and commencement activities. Dozens of colorful and creative invitations and dance cards. 33 handwritten notes and signatures from friends. 100 pages. Original textured cloth cover. 11 ½ x 14 inches. Large golden color seal in center of front cover "Universitas Wesleyana Nebraskae 1887". Originally belonged to Melba Johnson. 33 handwritten notes and signatures from friends recalling fond memories together at university. "Remember our many good times together. Our trip to Palmyra etc." "Lots of love to a dear Delta Phi sister." "Remember the first time I met you Hope to be your 'sister' someday." <br/><br/>Filled with letters party invitations dance cards and other ephemera from a popular college student. Vibrant yellow felt cutout of school mascot Prairie Wolves on first page. Letters noted as "Rush Week Invitations" to Alpha Epsilon honor society for agricultural biological and food engineers Delta Phi Alpha Delta Omega and Sigma Alpha Iota National Music Sorority Kappa Delta and Gamma Mu Upsilon. Other included organizations with ephemera are Beta Kappa Theta Alpha Phi National Theatre Honor Society Kappa Sigma Pi Phi Kappa Tau and Gamma Beta Kappa. Also ephemera for social events from the YWCA Young Women's Christian Association. Also includes ticket stubs to various shows and performances and some ephemera from The University of Nebraska's football program. Clipping from Nebraska v. Pittsburgh game in 1928 and 1929. Program for 1926 "Nebraska Wesleyan Home Coming Day" Football game against Peru State College and clipping from a NWU game against Hastings College. Program for 1927 Commencement and ticket to 1928 Commencement; Invitations to subsequent commencement ceremonies included in scrapbook. Membership card and pin for Nebraska State Teachers' Association which she joined after graduation; Johnson went on to work at Norfolk High School in Norfolk Nebraska after earning her teaching degree. <br/><br/>Nebraska Wesleyan University was founded in 1887 and the first graduating class was four women in 1890. The school is located in the former town of University Place Nebraska. Today it is part of Lincoln Nebraska. In the late 1920s when Johnson was attending school Nebraska Wesleyan was a college of liberal arts with schools of art business and education and a music conservatory. In very good condition. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 17108

‎Women Education Photo Album and Scrapbook‎

‎Photo Album and Scrapbook from Woman who Attended 2 Colleges Stephens College Columbia Missouri and Kansas State Teachers College 1921-1943‎

‎Women Education Scrapbook from a young woman studying at Stephens College Columbia Missouri and Kansas State Teachers College 1921-1943. Filled with 78 original silver gelatin photos and 43 pieces of ephemera including numerous certificates two cloth Varsity letters report cards. 39 pages. Original cream boards with embossed detail to front cover. 10.5 x 13.5 inches. Photos range in size from 2.5 x 2" to 8 x 10". Originally belonged to Mary Jane Hinshaw. Scrapbook documents Hinshaw's life from infancy to adulthood. Hinshaw was an active and popular student. Comes with membership card for Delta Sigma Epsilon Sorority; party invitations and dance cards from Sigma Tau Gamma Delta Sigma Epsilon and Alpha Delta. Silver gelatin photos of family school photos and a vacation in the western United States with images of sweeping landscapes and dramatic rock formations.<br/><br/>In 1941 Hinshaw graduated from a two-year program at Stephens College and began studying at Kansas State teachers College with coursework in Library studies. Commencement invitation for Stephens College 1941. Report card from Stephens College 1940-1941 with coursework in Survey of English Literature Intermediate French English History Introduction to Psychology General Sociology Appreciation of Music Physical Education Educational Psychology and Elementary French Conversation. Three later report cards from Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia 1941-1943 with marks in Teaching History of Education American History 1492-1817 Library Administration Cataloguing and Classification Reference Book Selection Library word with Children Literature of H.S. Subjects. Comes with one handwritten postcard from a Stephens College classmate who went on to pursue studies at the University of Wisconsin: "I am having a glorious time-It certainly isn't like Stephens much much better."<br/><br/>Album begins with Baptism and Birth announcements and photographs of her as a small child. Class photos of her in elementary to high school. Cutouts and information on Marysville High School where Mary Jane Hinshaw's father served on the Board of Education. Vibrant green cloth "M" varsity letter felt Bulldog and Debate letter. Founded in 1833 Stephens College is the second-oldest female educational establishment that is still a women's college in the United States. The Kansas State Normal School Emporia was established in March 1863 and it is the third-oldest public university in the state of Kansas. The first class graduated two women; and the in 1977 the college was renamed Emporia State University. Tear with loss above right portrait adhered to first page. 1 page detached. Front hinge is loose. In good to very good condition. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 17109

‎Women Education Agricultural‎

‎Large Scrapbook and photo Album from Woman Student at Connecticut Agricultural College 1919-1923 -- with 215 Handwritten Notes 119 Pieces of Ephemera plus 88 Original Photographs‎

‎Women Education Scrapbook from woman student at Connecticut Agricultural College 1919-1923. Filled with 215 handwritten notes and signatures from classmates; 119 pieces of ephemera including mailed letters greeting cards ticket stubs and newspaper clippings; and 88 original silver gelatin print photographs of various sizes from 1 x 1 inch to 3 x 5 inches. 62 pages. Original blue boards. 12.5 x 17 inches. University seal printed in center of front cover. Front cover personalized with original owner's name printed in bottom right corner "Marion V. Toole '23". Filled with images and ephemera from the Conn. Ag. College campus now the University of Connecticut located in Storrs CT. <br/><br/>Filled with photographs of friends and classmates around campus and at the dormitories. Photographs of Whitney Hall dormitory and residents labelled "Whitney Hall tribe" Koons Hall and nearby bodies of water. Other campus activities are also photographed such as sledding a co-ed Basketball team swimming and a tug-of-war tradition-the "Freshman-Sophomore Rope Pull." Photographs of young men practicing military drills in a field; in the early days after WWI military preparedness remained an issue of national concern. Other photos of local travel to Springfield MA; Sachem's Head on the Connecticut Coast; Kingston Rhode Island; and the "Eastern State Exposition." Also have photos of doctors at New Haven Hospital-perhaps a photo of a friend or former classmate. <br/><br/>215 signatures notes and autographs from friends and classmates. Most contain a short line or two on shared memories friendship or future plans. "You're all right Marion and I wont' forget it in a hurry." Many of the notes are from dormitory friends and include inside references to rules regarding their communal living: "Here's to my roomie who goes to dinner and supper late. I wonder why I'll never tell". "Oh girls! Put on the lights. There's something on my bed. 1AM." "Lights out at 10:15 PM and breakfast at 6:45 AM." The dormitory was evidently a strict place with many rules as there is even a typed note included addressed to residents of a women's dormitory regarding tidiness: "The girls rooms must be kept neat and tidy if the condition of the rooms does not improve daily inspection will be necessary."<br/><br/>Unique and diverse ephemera from all aspects of a college student's academic life and extracurricular activities. Report card with coursework in Military Sc. & Drill English Zoology Home Ec. and Phys. Ed. Many items from clubs or extracurricular groups in which Marion Toole participated: Green felt clover for 4-H; metal pin from the Boys and Girls Club; 1920 Membership Card for American Red Cross Third Red Cross Roll Call; Shakespeare Club. Numerous ticket stubs and receipts. Cutting with panoramic view of the historic campus in the 1920s; Valentine's and Christmas Cards; programs; and sentimental items such as a ribbon from a special box of chocolates. Includes schedules and newspaper clippings regarding football games against Boston University U Mass Holy Cross and Rhode Island. UConn was founded in 1881 as the Storrs Agricultural School; women began attending classes just 10 years later in 1891 and were officially admitted in 1893. In 1899 the name changed to Connecticut Agricultural College; and in 1939 the college became the University of Connecticut. A few pages with tears or small losses at edges. In very good condition. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 17119

‎Child Labor Promoting Education‎

‎Children's Aid Society helps NYC Tenement Girls with Education and Recreation 1890-1898‎

‎Children's Welfare New York City Scrapbook of "The Little Mothers' Aid Society" to assist poor girls burdened with domestic labor in New York City tenements. Filled with 103 pieces of ephemera including handbills pamphlets newspaper clippings event tickets and annual reports from 1890-1898. Textured cloth boards. 16 x 12 in. Decorative floral design color illustration of young girl and typed label "Clippings 1890 to 1898" on front cover. 60 pages last 11 are blank. The Little Mother's Aid Society was created to help young girls who were primary caregivers to younger siblings. From one 1896 pamphlet: "Who are the Little Mothers" "The little girls who can have no share in the vacations provided by the Fresh Air Fund being constantly occupied with the care of their homes and the younger children while their mothers are at work. Heavily burdened and cheerless their lives know little of childhood's joys or the benefits of education. For the past five years the Little Mothers Aid Association has thrown some brightness into these grey lives by summer day outings and winter entertainments. Nearly eight thousand children have been taken from the crowded dingy tenements and given a day's happiness in the daisies fields and apple-laden orchards of Pelham Park." According to the organization's mission its members aim "to lighten the unusual and unrequited labors of these children and to promote the home comfort of their families." As part of the program adult "Chaperones" arranged "care of the babies and the homes by day" during outings as well as "suitable clothing" playtime in parks and twice weekly meals and baths for the girls. Little Mothers' Motto: "To do all the good I can To all the people I can In every way I can." The group mentions both recreational and education goals in their list of Methods: "Giving Summer Outing with abundant food a salt-water bath care-free play gifts of fruit and flowers to take home. Entertainments at Thanksgiving Christmas and Easter and Reunion for story-telling and song. The circulation of books and leaflets written for them: 'How to Keep Well' 'How to Behave' and 'Rules for the Care of Baby.'" Includes fundraiser and event information as musical performances to support the organization's work. Front cover is detached. Interior in very good condition. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 15684

‎Women Education Handwritten‎

‎Memory Album from Student at Virginia's First Women's College with 55 Handwritten Inscriptions 1884-1886 recording many aspects of the first major movement of women's education in the United States brings depth to a movement‎

‎Women College Handwritten Album Autograph album from the first women's college in Virginia .A memorabilia recording many aspects of the first major movement of women's education in the United States brings depth to a movement that was groundbreaking in its time but today is largely at risk of disappearing from the historical record. 55 handwritten inscriptions from women students at Hollins Institute Hollins VA dated from 1884-1886. Original brown leather cover. 7.5 x 4.75 in. "Autographs" in gilt on front cover. 34 pages of handwriting. Original owner of memory book was Josephine Engelke from Brenham TX. Signatures of students of the all-women's Hollins Institute which later became Hollins College.  Memory albums held autographs sentiments and reminiscences of friends and schoolmates similar to yearbooks today. All entries concern Hollins Institute which was the first women's college in Virginia.  Many of them are made out to "Josephine."  Lillie Strouse has written "Remember your roommate."  another girl Lelia L has written "Never forget Hollins' Charming board which was composed of nine of Hollins nicest girls." One of the entries written by Emma Ina Johnson reads "Never forget the. grand time Mr. Cocke had getting us straight." Charles Lewis Cocke is properly known as the founder of Hollins. Hinges loose. Slight vertical warping to covers. Very good condition. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 17012

‎Women Education 19th c.‎

‎Young Lady's School Composition book of 111 pages of Handwritten Poems and Essays 1875‎

‎Women Education Handwritten Composition book of young lady filled with handwritten poems essays and stories. 111 handwritten pages. Signed "Miss L. Sargeson" and dated "9-6-75" on first page. Entries date to 1875. Original boards. 9 x 7.5 in. Decorative green and purple flower design on covers page edges gilt. Includes several verses from Shakespeare including a few lines from A Midsummer's Night Dream: "Night's swift dragons cut the clouds full fast And yonder shines Aurora's harbinger At whose approach ghosts wandering here and there Troop home to churchyards." Includes an excerpt about "The Moon" from John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost: "Rising in clouded majesty at length Apparent queen unveiled her peerless light And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw." Notably women writers are also represented in the composition book. She includes "Continuance of Moral Education" by Harriet Martineau the British social theorist who is often cited as the first female sociologist. Also includes material originally written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Sir Walter Scott and Scottish writer John Wilson pen name Christopher North. Copying essays poetry stories and compositions was the standard teaching tool throughout the 19th century.  The exercise taught handwriting spelling grammar knowledge of literature and other subjects of the material and elocution.  This composition book is an excellent example of a young lady's schoolwork in the mid-19th century. Spine is damaged with losses. 4 pages have stray marks or scribbles in margins from a later hand in blue ink not affecting text. Good to very good condition. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 17021

‎Women Education 19th c.‎

‎19th century Female Student's Album filled with 36 Handwritten Poems and Inscriptions from Schoolmates 1876-1882‎

‎Women Education Handwritten Memory Album from female student with 36 handwritten entries from friends and admirers at school in New York and Massachusetts 1876-1882. A memorabilia recording many aspects of the first major movement of women's education in the United States brings depth to a movement that was groundbreaking in its time but today is largely at risk of disappearing from the historical record. 8.5 x 7.25 in. Original black leather boards. Gilt detail to spine and front cover. Filled with 36 entries nearly all of which appear to be young women who are friends and schoolmates including locations such as Holyoke and Northampton Massachusetts and several from New York and entries from Philadelphia Chicago and Colorado. Original owner Amy Vail was a student at Newburgh Female Seminary in Orange County NY and Miss Burnham's School in Northampton MA. Memory albums held autographs sentiments and reminiscences of friends and schoolmates similar to yearbooks today.  Young women particularly those finishing their time at a female academy and preparing to leave their school friends tended to be the ones to create friendship albums. "Aimee the French have as past of "to love" but at Snake Hill they proved more clever For having a lovable girl in the present they Christened her "Amy" for ever." "When around thee dying Autumn leaves are lying Oh! then remember ours And at night when gazing On the gay hearth blazing Oh! still remember me." One entry is signed "Your Loving Schoolmate" by Kittie Kennedy and she places her location "Newburgh GFS" at her closing a female seminary in Orange County NY.  Several other entries are also located at Newburgh.  At some point Ms. Vail switched schools as the earlier entries from 1876-79 tend to center around Newburgh while later entries from Northampton around 1881 specify "Miss Burnham's School." Spine is worn. In very good condition. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 17042

‎Handwritten Album Women's Education‎

‎New England 1831 Young Lady Friendship album‎

‎Friendship album with handwritten poems and letters in many hands to a young woman commemorating their time as schoolmates c. 1831. Most entries are from 1830s with locations from all over New England and the north east: Medford Windham Dunstable Derry and Nashua. 8.5 x 5.25 in. Gilt quarter morocco with marbled boards. Green marbled end papers. 76 pages. 36 entries handwritten from 1831-1899. Friendship albums became popular in America at this time especially among young women at female academies as the blossoming culture of sentimalism made its mark on personal relationships; young ladies and male friends alike would sign the albums to remember time spent together.<br/><br/>Album belonging to Elizabeth N. Patterson a young lady student with entries from several friends including this letter titled "To a School Mate": "How swiftly rolls the wheels of time. Four years have now elapsed since we parted from the school where we were taught from our childhood up; and I can say from my heart that they were as happy days as I have since experienced. Twenty one years have just closed upon me an dI take the opportunity as this--Album has been presented to me to record my grateful acknowledgements on its pages for the Blessing of health and the enjoyments of Parents to guide and direct me. The latter you have for past years been deprived. But may wisdom guide you and keep your path unobstructed through a long and happy life. If the care of family should be your lot you will recollect that the good government thereof leads to the comfort of communities and the welfare of states. Of every domestic circle woman is the centre. Hoe that scene of purest dearest joy home is the empire of woman. There she plans directs and performs the acknowledged source of dignity and felicity. Where female virtue is most pure female sense most improved female deportment most correct there is most propriety of social manners. The early years of childhood the most precious years of life and opening seasons are confined to woman's superintendence; she may therefore be presumed to lay the foundation of all the virtue and all the wisdom that enrich the . The wisdom of action is better than the wisdom of words; for in the moral sin the vegetable kingdom one may plant and another may water; but it is the light and warmth of living energy which like the brighter ray of heaven can alone give the increase." <br/><br/>Some call inspiration upon the writer such as the handwritten introduction to the album on the first page. "The sportive sulphs that couple the air unseen on wings that twiling weaves Around the opening rose repair and breath sweet incense on its leaves. With Sparkling cups of bubbles make They catch the ruddy beams of day And steal the rainbows sweetest shade their blushing favorite to array. They gather gems with sunbeams bright from floating cloud and falling showers They rob auroras locks of light To grace their own fair queen of flowers. Then take my flower and let its leaves Beside thy heart be cherished near While that friendly heart received the cordial wishes of friendship dear." <br/><br/>To Friend Elizabeth: "May all your years be spent in bliss and all your plans succeed Be but as happy as I wish and you'll be best indeed. While journeying through this vale of tears May peace and plenty crown your years Long may you live supremely blest Then die and be a Saviour's guest." Some reacted to the beautiful words written by peers in their own entries: "Now in my chamber by the dim light of a lamp I have reviewed those pages of thine Album whereunto so goodly a number of thy friends have let their hand a seal. There I beld what should always be seen in an Album wit eloquence learning and poetry". In very good condition. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 16719

‎19 cent Women Education Female College‎

‎Women's Education Movement. New Hampshire Conference Seminary and Female College Catalog 1881‎

‎Women's Education Movement. New Hampshire Conference Seminary and Female College Catalog 1881. Tilton NH. The catalog has 36 pages of courses personnel and other information including tuition and fees. The most expensive were Piano and Voice Culture which were each $12 per semester. The seminary exists today at Tilton School. No copy could be found among Institutional or library Collections according to OCLC Worldcat. <br/><br/>Women's Academy and Seminary Archive recording the first important movement of women into higher education in the United States seminary was synonymous with "academy" and did not have the religious connotation of today. In the 1800's the Female Academy and Seminary Movement transformed American educational norms allowing women the opportunity to receive secular non-religious college-level education. Women's colleges proliferated in the mid- to late- 19th century to fill the void created by their exclusion from most institutions of higher education. The prevailing notion that women were too delicate for a rigorous academic education was openly challenged when Elizabeth Cady Stanton spoke at the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 "Man's intellectual superiority cannot be a question until woman has had a fair trial.When we shall have had our colleges our professions our trades for a century a comparison then may be justly instituted." Young women were quick to step up to the challenge; as quickly as female colleges opened they filled up. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 16755

‎Tuskegee Institute Education‎

‎President of Tuskegee Institute writes on the perpetuation of Tuskegee Educational Work for "sixteen hundred Negro boys and girls.‎

‎Robert R. Morton President of Tuskegee Institute Typed Letter Signed on official Tuskegee Institute letterhead. 1 page Dated March 9 1917. Robert R. Morton writes to W. A. Holmes of Virginia regarding funding for the school and to "help in the perpetuation of the Tuskegee Work" for "sixteen hundred Negro boys and girls." Tuskegee Institute is among the best known HBCUs founded by Booker T. Washington who himself was a graduate of HBCU Hampton. "I am taking the liberty of sending you also this note with the earnest hope that you may see your old way clear to help in the perpetuation of the Tuskegee Work. Having been born and raised in Virginia and having received so many kind consideration from the white people of that state I am making this very personal plea to them to help with this work especially at this time when I am just beginning tois new and very great undertaking. We want to assure you that any amount large or small will be most thankfully received and will help in the fitting of these sixteen hundred Negro boys and girls for service to the whitle and black peole of their communities." Very good condition with expected fold lines and handling creases. Discoloration at top corners; small loss at bottom left corner. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 16275

‎19 cent Women Education‎

‎1827 - Album of Handwritten Poems and Essays on Friendship and Womanhood‎

‎19 century Women Education Album with handwritten poems and inscriptions from many contributors around 1827 New York. 90 pages. 8 x 5 in. Original boards. 12 poems and writings to a young woman named Eliza. Several are dated 1827 New York. Poetry of friendship addressed to the owner: "Eliza thou hast vex'd me quite; for oh! that pen and ink! How couldst thou ask me for to write Til not my meat and drink-May be that I am half posess'd! But saying as I think The art of writing I detest-Confound the pen and ink!- I must not write I hate to write I cannot-will not-what! O! Yes sweet Miss For one sweet Kiss I'll write without one blot." Friendship albums were popular at this time amongst young women particularly those finishing their time at a female academy and preparing to leave their school friends. Also includes poetry "On Happiness and Contentment" "On the Beauties of Nature" "On the Mind" "On Man." The first entry is a handwritten essay "On Woman" that details the many benefits of women's influence on men. "Of all the manifold blessings bestowed upon man by his omniscient Creator tending to alleviate the miseries destined for him to undergo during his probationary existence here and the better to prepare him for eternal happiness hereafter none can be more highly estimable than those derived from the society of woman. By her genial influence the heart of man naturally prone to yield to the dictates of error is almost imperceptibly led into the paths of refinement where real pleasures only can exist and participates with her in the purer and more delightful affections fo the soul." Some light toning and foxing. Front hinge loose. Very good condition. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 16705

‎Girls' Education Pilgrims‎

‎Young Child's Handwritten Report on the "Story of the Pilgrims" 1905‎

‎Handwritten project book from primary school student. Story of the Pilgrims. 1905. Child's notebooks with original yellow card-stock boards bound in green cloth. 7 in x 6 in. 17 handwritten pages. Gilt title on front cover and spine. Includes drawings and pasted images of Plymouth Rock Native Americans ships and others. Charming handwritten project book from a child at the turn of the century. Handwritten report on "The Story of the Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving". "There was a King that sent all the people of England to go to the Church of England but there were some people that did not like that at all and sometime they had a little meeting in their cellar so that they went tot Holland and all the Holland people welcomed the Pilgrims and the Pilgrims stayed in Holland for two years. Then the Pilgrims went over to America in the boat called the Mayflower and the Speedwell but the Speedwell broke down so that all the Pilgrims and the people in Holland were so sorry to have them leave.they had a very hard time crossing the ocean. They landed on Plymouth Rock in 1620 4 days before Christmas. They saw a few Indians they said they had better always keep their guns with them. " The last page lists things to be thankful for: "We should be thankful for our homes and kind parents and our food for our nice things to with for clothes for flowers and for being well." Also includes report on Holland and a story about a girl named Gretchen. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 16710

‎19 cent Women Education Handwritten Novel‎

‎Original 158 pages Handwritten Novel about Medieval England by Young Girl 1868‎

‎Handwritten original novel. By M. L. titled"Rose A Tale in the Time of Queen Margaret." 1868. Handwritten in ink. Dedicated on first page "To my dear Father and Mother from their ever loving daughter Mary". 7 x 4.5 in. Original quarter black morocco boards. 158 Handwritten pages. Gilt detail to cover and "Rose" on spine. A remarkable original novel written by a young girl at a time when formal education was not common for girls. This story reveals an educated mind in both the realms of writing and is history as this novel is set in medieval England. "The sunny month of July had come and Edward had begun his troubled reign. A short period of quiet had begun in which the people were to enjoy a rest before fresh trouble and bloodshed should begin. The fields were filled with waving grain and the woods were fresh and green round the old castle of Dunkirk." Page 155. Light toning. Writing on some pages has faded but still legible. Very good condition.<br/><br/>The novel takes place in medieval England. "The setting sun was sending a flood of light over the hills and distant mountains and over the old castle of Dunkirk making the river Wharfe shine like gold when a little boat shot swiftly out of a turn in the river and came towards the castle. There were two men in it the older man was seated at the stern wrapt in a long dark cloak and having his hap pulled over his face so that only a pair of dark twinkling gray eyes showed below it" page 1.<br/><br/>One of the protagonists is a beautiful teenager about the same age as the author along with a cast of other characters including Lords and Dukes. "She was a most lovely girl. A quantity of dark brown hair that curled around a neck and face of most lovely form and complexion and a mouth of beautiful expression helped to form a face both sweet and lively But the most striking feature was a pair of almost black eyes fringed with long dark lashes. They were full of expression sometimes merry with laughter and again deep and thoughtful. Rose Murray was about seventeen years old at this time she was niece of the Lord of Dunkirk and having hardly any relations except him had always lived with him. Ever since she could remember those old towers had protected and sheltered her" page 8. "Rollin entered a large hall with a huge staircase on one side. Going up the stairs he passed into a passage and after numerous turning and ups and downs he opened a great door and passed into a good sized room. In the middle of this was a round table and on it were papers and books. At one end of the room was a recess with a window with a broad window slit. There was a little shelf on which were a few written books and writing materials.As Rollin entered a gentleman with a paper in his hands look up from his writing and smiling said 'Well Rollin have you had a pleasant time at London and what have you learned while you were gone of the queen's intentions and of what the Duke of York is going to do'" page 5-6.<br/><br/>The tale has adventure suspense and a happy ending. "The patched eye one seemed anxious to go on by his motions urging them to proceed. Rose watched him closely and at last saw him while his companion's backs were turned hold the lantern in such a way as to let his whole figure be distinctly seen and motion them to go back quickly it seemed so to Rose at least. She told this to her companion who was anxiously considering what should be done next" page 99. "And now for the next hour or two before the gray dawn came Lord John and Rose sat talking over all that had happened while they had been apart" page 149. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 16709

‎Friendship Album Women Education‎

‎Young Lady's Friendship Album of Classmates 1862-1864‎

‎Friendship album of young lady students from 1862-1864 at Golden Hill Seminary in Bridgeport CT durin the Civil war. "Landscape Album." New York: Published by Leavitt & Allen circa 1862. Original red leather boards. 8 ½ x 7 in. Embossed front and back cover gilt-edged pages and gilt detail on front cover and spine. 67 pages. Includes 4 full-page landscape engravings of Smyrna Albany Bedford Springs PA and Zarapha the Ancient Sarepta in addition to 1 engraving on the title page. Includes 86 handwritten notes inscriptions and autographs from fellow students. 2 small portrait photos approx. 1 ½ x 1 in. and ¾ x ½ in. are pasted into book with note and signature. Some foxing and toning on engraving pages. Very good condition.<br/><br/>Signature and memento album kept by a student named Mary while studying at the Golden Hill Seminary in Bridgeport CT. Almost every page is filled with handwritten warm wishes of friendship pithy phrases and short poems such as "Not like the rose shall our friendship wither but like the evergreeen live forever" and "Our school soon will end. And I am going away. But try to remember your friend at some far distant day." "Is there no other tie that binds Has love the only claim Yes there is one that binds us fast And friendship is its name." Many of the inscriptions are dated to months in late spring or winter when academic semester would conclude and students would travel to their hometowns to visit with family. "Dear Mary May guardian angels their soft wings display To guard my friend from every dangerous way May health and happiness your steps attend May you always have an never want a friend In every state of life may you most happy be And when you're at a distance thing of me." "In future years when thou shall see Thou lines that I have penned Oh then may memory bring to view The image of your loving friend." "Something you wished me to write So something it shall be And when you think of something Think of me." "As gold more splendid from the fire appears So "Friendship" brightens by the length of years." "Twine thy brow with a lofty wreath with a wreath made not of glittering jewels from some far off mine." Some classmates listed their hometowns along with their autographs including places as far away as New York City and even Canada. The Golden Hill Seminary was founded in 1856 as a boarding school that would provide a moral literary and domestic education for young ladies. An extensive collection of autographs notes and well-wishes from classmates at a boarding school for young ladies. <br/><br/>Women's colleges proliferated in the mid- to late- 19th century to fill the void created by their exclusion from most institutions of higher education. The prevailing notion that women were too delicate for a rigorous academic education was openly challenged when Elizabeth Cady Stanton spoke at the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 "Man's intellectual superiority cannot be a question until woman has had a fair trial.When we shall have had our colleges our professions our trades for a century a comparison then may be justly instituted." Young women were quick to step up to the challenge; as quickly as female colleges opened they filled up. This document dates only from 14 years after Seneca Falls. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 16537