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1929réf. 25609European Origin: No Publisher Noted 1929. Containing approximately 90 black and white photographic images of varying sizes; from 1 1/4" square to 3 ½" x 5 ½" postcard size; most of them average about 2 ½" x 3 ½." Mostly these are candid photographs of the life of young boys and men in Austria and Germany with internal dating on some of the photographs of 1929 to 1935 and additional place and dating information on some. There are photos of children mostly young boys at class and later as young men on class trips hiking cycling; with adult chaperones; for the older boys the educational duties appear to be supervised by Christian religious male instructors only. Also containing a few group photographs of men students priests; and some church interior views. Some of the images have the photography studio rubber stamps on the reverse of the state pharmacy in Rottweil. Five of the images are commercial images of architectural landmarks in Vienna. The photographs are corner-mounted not glued into two hardcover albums with black paper pages side-string tied. One album measures 6" x 8 ¼" and the other 7 ½" x 10 ½" approx. size; both albums with art-deco themed cloth covers. Some edge tips wear and soiling to the album bindings; photographs are generally sharply taken detailed and in very good condition. Photograph Albums. Photo Album. Very Good. No Publisher Noted hardcover books
1665réf. 045405Utrecht: Gisberti Zylii 1665. Later Edition. Hardcover Vellum. Very Good Condition. Full contemporary overlapping vellum front inner hinger cracked and text block coming loose. Light foxing old ownership marks to endpaper but generally very clean internally. Attractive engraved title. Unpaginated. A nice pocket edition of Nepos's major work. Size: duodecimo 12mo. Previous owner's signature in ink. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 045405. Gisberti Zylii hardcover books
1910réf. 25753Washington 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
réf. 26317Chicago: Students for A Democratic Society SDS. N.D. Softcover. Wraps corners creases stained especially on rear wrap. Good; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 15 pp . Students for A Democratic Society (SDS) paperback books
réf. WALTER-FILM002147No binding. Very Good. Photo Vintage original 5 x 7"" 12 x 17 cm. black-and-white single weight glossy silver gelatin print still photo USA. The original attached paper blurb on the verso describes this image of Howard Hughes as that in which he is about to give a speech for the event described below: 10 14 July 1938: Howard Robard Hughes Jr. along with a crew of four departed Floyd Bennett Field Brooklyn New York on a flight to circle the Northern Hemisphere. His airplane was a Lockheed Super Electra Special Model 14-N2 registered NX18973. Aboard were Harry P. McLean Connor co-pilot and navigator; 1st Lieutenant Thomas L. Thurlow United States Army Air Corps navigator; Richard R. Stoddart a field engineer for the National Broadcasting Company NBC radio operator; Edward Lund flight engineer. Lieutenant Thurlow was the Air Corps' expert on aerial navigation. Stoddart was an expert in radio engineering. Thurlow Stoddart and Lund were also rated pilots. Before they took off from Floyd Bennett Field the Lockheed was christened New York World's Fair 1939 in keeping with an agreement that Hughes had made with Grover Whalen and the fair's organizers. Photo is dated 1/15/38 and is for his speech upon arriving after the flight. ACME photo stamp is on verso as is stamp for Ref. Dept. N.E.A. which at the time referred to the National Education Association. Shows minor use NEAR FINE. unknown books
1954réf. 25292Austria: Not Published 1954. A student identification or educational passport issued to Rolf Werner Rosenthal 1928 - 2009 who later became a prominent medical-specialty advertising agency owner in NY. With the seals of the University and stamps dates; giving Rosenthal's earlier educational accomplishments at Queens College and his master of arts from Columbia. With photograph of him as a young man attached; he is listed as being born in 1928 in Nurnberg. Within are pages with grids giving semester name of teacher class topic hours of course teacher signature or initials. Approx. 4 1/2" x 7" size gray printed paper over stiff cardstock boards gray cloth spine covering; pages with old cuts closed tears and no loss. Some edge tips wear; in good condition; interesting Austrian student identification & course study ephemera. Passport. Hard Cover. Good. Not Published hardcover books
réf. 17165Women Education Scrapbook from a woman student at co-educational Oswego State Teachers College filled with 141 pieces of ephemera including newspaper clippings full-issues of the campus paper ticket stubs programs invitations and more. 1944-1947. Original paper wraps. 15 x 11 inches. 80 pages. Large color image of fall foliage on front cover. Originally belonged to Marjorie O. Walker of Woodridge NY. Includes rich material from Oswego College as well as items from the schools in New York where Ms. Walker was employed following graduation. Many newspaper clippings and other items are related to WWII and its effects on students. Article from LIFE Magazine dated Aug 21 1944 about "Refugees Arrive From Europe" with 16 photo-illustrated images of Jewish refugees at a facility at Fort Ontario in Oswego. Another 1944 clipping: "Training makes Aviation Group Physically Fit. the men who have gone from Oswego to the classification centers have been outstanding in physical activities. The Air Corps program as carried out in the college training centers develops physical fitness strength and eagerness for combat." Other headlines such as "Oswego Graduate Killed in Crash"; "Post-War Plans Found Indefinite"; "49 Awarded Degrees at Oswego College 66 in Service 1 Dead". Printed documents giving updates on Oswego graduates now serving in the Armed Forces. Numerous items from social events - both on campus and later. Programs for: 1944 St. Patrick's Day Party Womens Athletic Association installation Banquet "Lawn Party" for graduating seniors several "Alumni Day" events and religious services. Printed lyrics for the song "Hail Oswego". 1944 Commencement Program which lists her own name among the graduates. Playbill for the 1945 Broadway production of "Deep are the Roots" about a decorated African-American soldier who has returned from WWII. Schedule and map for the Lackawanna Railroad connecting New York Buffalo Cleveland Detroit and Chicago. Correspondence and documentation from New York State Teachers Association Woodbridge High School Fallsburgh High School Mountaindale High School Liberty High School and Pearl River Public Schools in New York. She cared deeply for her students as shown in a 1947 correspondence with the Junior American Red Cross in support of a program for her high school students. The State University of New York at Oswego was founded in 1861 as the Oswego Primary Teachers' Training School; this institution embraced and popularized some of the most innovative teaching methods of the day. The school led the Oswego Movement of educational reform in the United States which sought to emphasize that every aspect of the child's life contributed to the formation of their personality character and capacity to reason. These educational methods were child-centered and based on individual differences sense perception and the student's self-activity. In 1942 the New York state legislation elevated Oswego from a Normal School to the 4-year bachelor's degree-granting Oswego State Teachers College. In 1948 Oswego became one of the State University of New York's charter members. To meet the expanded need for specialized instruction the institution broadened its academic perspective to become a full-fledged arts and sciences institution in the SUNY system and featuring a range of liberal and professional studies by 1962. Pages are thin with a few very small closed tears at edges. In very good condition. unknown books
réf. 1708919th c. Women Education Handwritten letter to 2 women teachers from former instructor. December 22 1893. 2 pages with original mailing envelope. 9.5 x 5.75 inches. On Western Theological Seminary letterhead with fine engraving of the school building on both sheets. To "Miss Ellsworth and Miss Gore" from L.M. Jones who appears to be a teacher or Director of the Seminary writing to former pupils who are now teachers themselves at an institution in New Hampshire. In part: "I often hear good reports about both of you by Mrs. Chamberlain. School has come to close once more and we are commencing to disperse some leaving for good others for two weeks. Dear Mrs. Chamberlain will have about ten of the unfortunate ones here for X Mas also Dr. Gold and family which will help to make it merry for her. Mr. Davies wishes to be kindly remembered to both of you. I intend spending my X Mas with him and I am sure that we will have a lovely time as we always do when we get together. We were all vaccinated here last week to protect ourselves from the small pox which is raging in the city at the present time. Miss Jarvis wishes to be kindly remembered to you. I presume that you're aware of her undertaking since you left. She is as you know a very brave young lady to undertake such responsibility as she has and I am a little afraid that her health will brake down under the strain. Hoping to be able to write a longer letter next time." In very good condition. A unique and personal piece of early Female Education history. unknown books
réf. 1709319th c. Women Education Partial handwritten letter regarding the Monroe Female Seminary in Monroe County Michigan. No date c. 1850. John P. Le Roy writes to a friend regarding a potential business dealing with the Seminary. 2 pages 10 x 8 in. Signature page present but opening page absent. Stating in part: "Mr. Boyd of the Monroe Female Seminary said that if you could furnish capital enough he did not know but he would like to take you as a partner in his school but as I supposed from what he intended that he would want a partner with some three thousand dollars at least to invest." Mr. Boyd in reference here is Erasmus Boyd who was President of the Seminary. At this time Seminary or Institutes for women were being created to offer educational opportunities to female students in preparation for them to work as teachers. The seminaries were private institutions without public funding so having enough financial backers was essential for the success of the school. In very good condition. A unique and personal piece of early Female Education history. unknown books
réf. 1708819th c. Women Education Handwritten letter from Principal at Washington Female Seminary in Washington PA. February 15 1891. On personalized stationary for Principal of Washington Female Seminary Miss N. Sherrard. Addressed to "My Dear Sister" and signed "June." With original mailing envelope. 2 pages. 9 x 5.5 inches. She writes on personal matters with her sister and gives an update on the school and teachers: "Bessie Ewing is now well.she is the most popular teacher in Seminary. The girls are all quite well at present & I hope they may keep well all spring." The Washington Female Seminary was a Presbyterian seminary for women operating from 1836 to 1948 in Washington Pennsylvania. During the 19th century it was well-regarded as one of the top institutions for women in the area. It was founded abolitionist Francis Julius LeMoyne and Alexander Reed and its formal charter came in 1839. By 1886 there were over 100 students enrolled; and the curriculum included both a preparatory course which generally gained admission to the finest women's colleges and a regular course with studies in music art and elocution. In very good condition. A unique and personal piece of early Female Education history. unknown books
réf. 1709019th c. Women Education Handwritten letter from Principal of Union Female Seminary regarding a teaching placement. October 5 1865. S. McMichael Principal of UFS writes to her friend and former classmate Miss Campbell who is looking for a teaching position. 4 pages on folded sheet. 7 x 4.5 in. With original mailing envelope. Stating in part:"I willingly would do anything in my power to assist you but at present know of no situation to which to recommend you early in the fall or rather summer had many applications for teacher but all are supplied now. My own teachers are engaged for the year and if no unforeseen Providence interferes will need to make no changes. Am sorry you are not now comfortably situated.Our school here is very prosperous and pleasant much more so than I had expected or dared to anticipate. Would like very much to have you come and make a a visit can you not Xenia is indeed a very pleasant and cheerful place.My youngest sister is here attending school which makes it very pleasant for me. Very frequently meet old schoolmates and friends which also makes it very pleasant. Shall hope to have a visit from you sometime this winter." This letter was written in 1865 just months after the Civil War ended; by all accounts the experience during the War at the Female Seminary was positive. Records note time spent playing games studying and socializing with the boys at the Male Seminary. Some of the girls enjoyed dancing afternoon teas socializing and local excursions. When news that a Union Army Division would be passing through by train Xenia extended an invitation for the boys in blue to stop in town for a square meal. The whole town cooked a memorable feast for the soldiers-the Seminary girls chipping in with over 44 dozen freshly baked biscuits and other items. In very good condition. A unique and personal piece of early Female Education history. unknown books
réf. 1709119th c. Women Education Handwritten letter from President of Albany Female Seminary in Albany NY. February 11 1852. Emerson F. Carter President of the School writes about examinations and fundraising to Rev. H. M. Garfield of New Haven CT. 1 page. 9 3/4 x 7 3/4 inches. Stating in part: "I have been more busily engaged than even you can imagine. I took it into my head to get up a semi-annual Examination which draws heavily upon my time and energies and to cap the whole I narrowly escaped the loss of one of my eyes. A piece of red hot burning coal few into it." The Albany Female Seminary was a very early addition to the Female Seminary Movement; it was founded in 1828 and three of its seven Principals were women. A unique and personal piece of early Female Education history. unknown books
1885réf. CAT000649London: Ield & Tuer 1885. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. Neatly rebound in old marbled paper fragment of old lettering piece retained slight browning internally old bookseller label to endpaper. 137pp with ads at rear - crack 'em and try 'em" "Large silver eels!". Woodcut illustrations throughout - a nice collection of cries many food related. "New laid eggs eight a groat" Size: 16mo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Inventory No: CAT000649. Ield & Tuer hardcover books
1591réf. CAT0007151591. Very Good Condition. Light chipping and wear on left margin where removed slight browning. Depicts a Native American pair eating a stylized dinner of fish maize shellfish deer meat walnut a tobacco pipe. From a painting by John White of inhabitants of what is now Virginia. They appear to be eating nixtamalized maize - though White was no doubt too busy giving the Native woman European features to ask what the preparation was. Europeans and suffered from widespread - and often horrific - pellagra epidemics for centuries. In the U.S. it persisted into the mid 20th century where there were an estimated 3 million cases and over 100k deaths - all prevented by soaking the maize in a lye preparation overnight as the native consumers of it knew well. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking Wine & Dining; History. Inventory No: CAT000715. unknown books
1591réf. CAT0007141591. Very Good Condition. Light chipping and wear on left margin where removed slight browning. Depicts a fish barbecue built of raised sticks being used by Native Americans in what is now Virginia - after a painting by John White. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking Wine & Dining; History. Inventory No: CAT000714. unknown books
réf. 17138Women Education Scrapbook from woman student at co-educational Oswego State Teachers College filled with 142 pieces of ephemera including report cards correspondence newspaper clippings and event programs. 1939-1942. Includes documents from both Oswego State Normal School and later material from Oswego State Teachers College which the school was renamed in 1942 when it began to grant 4-year bachelor's degrees. 15 x 11 inches. Original paper wraps. 76 pages. Large color image of fall foliage on front cover. Originally belonged to Marjorie O. Walker of Woodridge NY. Many official documents from the school including the 1940 admission letter to the school which also mentions the demand for this type of education: "Since we have a waiting list of applicants for admission we must have the enclosed blank properly filled out within ten days." Course schedule with Art 101 Mat 104 English 101 Music and Education classes. Followed by a report card for coursework in Child Development History of Civilization Written Composition General Math Essentials of Music Essentials of Art and Recreational Activities. Documents outline regulations for boarding with Landladies and roommates. 1939 Student Handbook and 1940-1941 Student Directory. Numerous items also hint to social life and excursions off campus. Color postcards of the campus and surrounding tourist attractions including the New York State Naval Militia Grounds Old Fort Ontario The Pontiac Hotel East River Drive and Oswego River. Full issues of The Oswegonian the school newspaper; interesting newspaper clipping about a Korean national student at Syracuse University who spoke at Oswego about the Japanese occupation of Korea. Programs for stage plays and musical performances. Sheets of printed fight songs for football games and other athletic events. Pin handbill and patriotic napkin from Alpha Delta Sorority. The final pages of the album are filled with clippings and notices regarding a catastrophic fire which caused an estimated $100000 in damages in January 1941. From a special issue of the school paper: "Carrying coupling and manning hoses students of the Oswego Normal school worked shoulder to shoulder with firemen to supply t he lifeline of water which finally checked the rapidly spreading flames that at firs appeared beyond control." Despite the destroyed portion of campus there are numerous documents regarding "Business As Usual" around campus and an updated exam schedule to accommodate classes which met in the destroyed building. The State University of New York at Oswego was founded in 1861 as the Oswego Primary Teachers' Training School; this institution embraced and popularized some of the most innovative teaching methods of the day. The school led the Oswego Movement of educational reform in the United States which sought to emphasize that every aspect of the child's life contributed to the formation of their personality character and capacity to reason. These educational methods were child-centered and based on individual differences sense perception and the student's self-activity. In 1942 the New York state legislation elevated Oswego from a Normal School to the 4-year bachelor's degree-granting Oswego State Teachers College. In 1948 Oswego became one of the State University of New York's charter members. To meet the expanded need for specialized instruction the institution broadened its academic perspective to become a full-fledged arts and sciences institution in the SUNY system and featuring a range of liberal and professional studies by 1962. In very good condition. unknown books
réf. 17014Women Education Handwritten Album Memory album from student at Female Academy in Springfield MA. 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. Filled with 44 handwritten inscriptions dated 1876-1882 from classmates teachers and friends. 4.25 x 7 in. Original leather boards. 114 pages. Gilt "Autographs" and decorative detail to front cover. Two original illustrations of a bird one in color. Most entries are signed from schoolmates in Springfield 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. Included is an entry from teacher Myra F. Hoffman who writes: "That your work in life may be always as cheerfully and faithfully performed as now is the wish of your friend and teacher." Many inscriptions directly reference school life. A entry from 1877 is titled "Schoolmate": "In your list of real friends My name I wish to see. And if a lasting friend you wish That friend you will find in me." Others sign off "Your Seat-mate" and one of 1882 is from "Your Sincere Friend and Classmate" and another "Friend and Schoolmate." One quotes Ralph Waldo Emerson: "Do that which is assigned thee" says Emerson "and though canst not hope too much or dare too much." Interestingly one entry from 1877 entries is signed "Shang Hai China." Loss to leather spine though hinges are sound. Front and back cover are attached. Good to very good condition. unknown books
réf. 17017Women Education Photo Album Elmira NY Female College Class of 1862 album. 42 original photographs each aprox 1.5 x 1.25 in. Nearly all photos are identified with handwritten captions. 114 pages 53 pages overall have been used for photos writing or both. All entries dated 1861-1862. Light brown leather boards. 8 x 5.25 in. Titled on cover with gilt design of an autograph book and a quill pen surrounded by ivy "Autographs." The book is full of signatures and small oval portraits of the girls who were the 1862 class of Elmira College. Along with signatures of her classmates the owner of this book has some signatures from people of the town of Elmira New York Augustus W. Cowles President of the collegeand other other instructors. One page has been illustrated with the outline of a pile of letters into which girls have written their names addresses and messages. It would be several decades more before Academic yearbooks as we know them now with photographs and names of individual students and graduates became common. At this time the typical "Annual" was a small catalog that acted as a memento of students attending and also as advertising with general business catalog information concerning the school inside. School photos of any kind were highly uncommon. This student's personally made yearbook containing photographs and names of a large portion of her classmates as well as teacher's and college president is an extremely unique women's educational history item. Leather on spine is mostly absent or pulling away though internal hinges are sound. Good to very good condition. The New York-area college is the oldest still in existence which granted degrees to women equivalent of those given to man. Elmira College was first conceived on in 1851 with the intention of creating a college that would grant degrees to women equal to those of men. The first students arrived in October 1855 though the rooms had not yet been completely furnished and the furnace was not yet working. Also not all of the students were ready for college-level work. In September 1855 Rev. Augustus W. Cowles visited the campus and the following year was offered the position of president. Vassar's first president modeled the acceptance requirements and curriculum of his school upon those of Elmira. The members of the first graduating class received diplomas in 1859 only 2 years before this album was created. The college faced a difficult beginning. The student body was minuscule; in 1884 only three students were in the graduating class. Two reasons for this situation were the national tumult caused by the Civil War and the opening of other colleges that admitted women. Dr. Cowles believed that a problem was the perception that Elmira was only on the level of a boarding school. He stressed hiring better professors to secure larger graduating classes. . unknown books
réf. 17020Women Education Handwritten Composition book of young lady filled with handwritten poems and essays. 119 handwritten pages including a 2-page index at the conclusion. Entries dated 1873-1874. Original boards. Floral decorative pattern in white blue and gold on both covers page edges gilt. 9 x 7.5 in. Signed "Miss L. Sargeson" on first page. Filled with handwritten poems and essays including work by Edgar Allen Poe James Montgomery William Wordsworth Charles Dickens Elizabeth Browning Shakespeare Washington Irving and Oliver Goldsmith. Also short fiction such as "The Monk" part of Laurence Sterne's Sentimental Journey through France and Italy first published in 1765 and reprinted several times in the 19th century for teaching elocution. 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. The handwritten notebook also contains scientific material including a composition on "The Eye" investigating the properties of the human eye and eyes of other animals and animals that have no eyes such as "the starfishes have are mere sensitive points dimly conscious of forms." Also historical material including a composition on the Ancient Greek city Thermopile and a letter from Protestant Reformer Martin Luther to his son. This composition book is an excellent example of a young lady's schoolwork in the mid-19th century. 13 pages have stray marks or scribbles from a later hand in purple blue and orange ink; most marks are in margins and do not affect text legibility. Vertical tear to first page at top left edge along binding. Losses and damage to spine. Good to very good condition. unknown books
réf. 17025Women Education Handwritten notebook from girl student learning about Botany and Zoology in 1857. Filled with 68 pages of notes and essays on plant and animal biology. 68 pages handwritten. Original green marble boards with brown leather spine. 9 x 7.25 in. Title plate on cover lists original owner "Louisa Woodson". List sales address in London. "Sold at the Depository of the Home and Colonial School Society 16 St. Chad's Row Gray's Inn Road." "Instructions to Student" printed on inside front cover with notes on how composition book should be used. "These Journals are intended to contain a record of the daily course of instruction and occupation through which Students pass whilst at the Institution. It is expected that particular attention should be paid to the plainness and legibility of the writing; to the grammar spelling and punctuation; and also to the general arrangement and neatness of execution." All entries dated to 1857. Weekly written class schedules included throughout notebook listing coursework in Reading Scripture Language Numbers Writing Natural History Domestic Economy Dictation and Geography. Student includes notes and short essays on topics including animal and plant life. "Lesson on the Whale: The most remarkable peculiarities of the whale tail are as follows - though they inhabit water and never leave it they are not fish but mammals breathing air by lungs and therefore coming to the surface to breath." "Botany Leaves. Leaves are flat extended objects growing on the stems and consisting of two parts namely the stalk and blade known by botanists as the petiole and lamina." Also includes entries on the Gospels and notes on her own general academic performance from the past week: "6 errors in Gram. & Comp.; 4 omissions. This journal bears evidence of great carelessness." Other entries are on topics such as: The Elephant The Whale Tribe What Buds Are The Gourd Tribe Botany Roots and On Shells. "Tribe" is used here synonymously with genus or scientific family. Comes with 3 loose handwritten documents 2 concerning plant life. Boards are worn spine is detached though signatures hold. 1 page fully detached. Good condition. unknown books
réf. 17040Women Education Memory album of signatures and sentiments from friends and classmates of young woman in Massachusetts 1835-1896. 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. 45 pages written overall and some additional pages of handwritten verse and an article cutout for an event of Henry Ward Beecher laid in. Entries date 1835-1897. Most are from the areas of Deerfield Exeter Brentwood and Lowell in Massachusetts. 8 x 6.25 in. Original green leather boards. Gilt edges and gilt detail to spine and covers. Personally embossed with "Caroline Marshall" original owner in gilt to the cover and an illustration of a harp. Includes frontispiece engraving of girls gathering flowers. One page has 3 miniature watercolors surrounding an entry; one page has a hand-colored illustrations of flowers. The person who originally gave her the album as a gift has written on the first pages "Miss Marshall This Album is a beautiful emblem of your own character." 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. One entry composed personally to Miss Marshall is from a Harvard University student. "Go forth thou little book! Go forth-and gather thy store- Oh! many a token which friendship leaves here May long to the heart of thy owner to be dear When the friendship or friend is no more." Also includes entry from a student at prestigious Philips Exeter Academy. In very good condition. unknown books
réf. 17039Girls Education Memory Album with 24 handwritten entries from friends and classmates of a Young Woman in Hillsboro IL from 1853-1862. 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. 24 entries in various hands dated 1853-1862. Memory albums held autographs sentiments and reminiscences of friends and schoolmates similar to yearbooks today. "To Hettie Oh! do not say Farewell We we are going to sever Tis like sudden passing bell of Friendship gone forever. Oh seek some other language than the mournful truth to tell Say parting friends may meet again but do not say farewell." Red cloth boards with a gilt motif of a girl scattering flowers in center. 7 3/4 x 6 in. Gilt edges. 130 pages. Album includes one frontispiece engraving and 5 color illustrations of flowering plants and birds. 2 hand-drawn pictures of flowers and a hand-drawn pencil illustration of a young woman cut out into a paperdoll. Most entries from Hillsboro IL but include other location such as St. Louis. 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. Boards faded. Good to very good condition. unknown books
réf. 17041Women Education Handwritten Memory album from young woman in New England with handwritten poems and inscriptions 1847-1849. 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. 12 handwritten entries dating from 1847-1849 most from Norwich CT. Original brown leather boards. Front and back covers gilt detail in floral motif with gilt edges. 8 illustrated plates. 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. "Around my path may lovely flowers Spontaneous show their bursting bloom On secaph pinecones pass thy hours Without one cloud thy soul to gloom." With entries female friends and male admirers alike. One entry from Oliver Sherman is annotated "A fine young man". Lacks spine yet boards still solid and holding. In very good condition. unknown books
réf. 16666Women Education Medical School Photo archive of women students at Duke University School of Medicine Class of 1950. Consist of 23 original Gelatin silver print black and white photos. 3 x 4 ¼ inches. c. 1940s-1950. Images show students at work in blood banks in labs studying and relaxing between classes. Includes photos of school buildings such a the Medical School entrance in addition to several instructors. Some include handwritten captions giving a little more information such as a picture of the "Class of 1950" with 8 women and 1 man identified: "Bev Helen Belle Monkey Noni Ann Betty Joann Bill". Other captions include names of doctors instructors fellow students and the type of work being done in images such as "Bev - vaccine" and "Beth Bueliner - Blood Bank". Other photos identify the subject as the Media Lab Chemistry Lab working with EKG and studying Hematology blood. Students outside of medical school entrance. Photos of a quick break grabbing a coffee and snack of animal crackers. Although women had participated in the informal practice of medicine for hundreds of years there were relatively few women studying medicine in the United States at this time. By 1900 only about a dozen medical schools had opened to coeducation and female graduates often found themselves unable to access training hospitals and professional associations. The trailblazing young women in these photos whom we see performing experiments and examining patients bucked the trend of their generation to become doctors. Early images of women in medicine are very rare and a fine addition to a collection. Very good condition. unknown books
réf. 16201The Second Annual Report of the Education Society of Connecticut; and of the Female Education Society of New Haven. New Haven: Printed by Nathan Whiting. 1818. Original paper wrappers 9 x 6 in. 15 pages gently bound together center left edge. Pages are browned with small chips and creases at edges scattered foxing and small liquid stains that do not affect the text. 2 other copies on OCLC. The pamphlet includes the Constitution and Mission of the Constitution of the Charitable Society of Connecticut: "to furnish pecuniary assistance to.young men of piety and promising talents" who intend to pursue religious studies at Yale College. It also includes treasury reports from the group and similar documents from The Female Education Society which also sought to provide monetary assistance for young men pursing religious studies. An interesting booklet documenting community support for young men's education in the years following the War of 1812. unknown books
