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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
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
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
1707919th 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
192925609European 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
192431532Washington D.C.: S.i. 1924. First Edition. Slim octavo 23cm; beige printed wrappers stapled; 12pp. Pamphlet is vertically folded at center wrappers dusty edgeworn and nearly detached along spine fold; 7 brief passages marked in pencil; Good complete copy. Summary of details regarding the salary scale for the academic faculty of Howard University presented to their Board of Trustees. Includes extracts and correspondence from faculty to members of the board including the full text of Dean Kelly Miller's letter to Dr. Michael O. Dumas and hard data as to proposed pay increases for the various positions. OCLC finds a single copy Emory University. S.i. unknown books
1814041921Boston: T.B. Wait 1814. Early Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition. 1/4 cloth over marbled boards red morocco lettering piece. Wear at corners binding sounds. Moderately foxed throughout but completely legible. 868pp. Sabin 45674 Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Law & Criminal Studies. Inventory No: 041921. <br/><br/> T.B. Wait hardcover books
17131African American Education De facto Segregated classroom in Portland OR. Original silver gelatin print press photograph. May 12 1963. Image of a classroom of 25 African-American students and 1 White teacher. Original press clipping of image caption pasted to verso: "Are Negro students such as these sixth graders at Eliot school being denied equal educational opportunity and development by attending schools composed of nearly all Negroes A citizens' committee Monday night will ask the Portland school board to name a committee to study effects on students at de facts segregated schools." In 1964 Eliot School student body was 96% African-American children. Housing policy discrimination explained some of the skewed school demographics. Redlining restricted African-Americans from living in certain areas of the city keeping them within North and Northeast Portland where their children ended up going to school. Additionally Portland like many other cities across the country experienced the "white flight" of families moving out of cities into the suburbs. Around 1964 one year after this photo helped spark the question on de facto segregation the district began allowing African-American families to voluntarily transfer to other schools in the neighborhood in an effort to integrate. Original handwritten press annotation in blue ink along bottom margin recto not affecting image. Original filing stamp and handwritten annotations on verso. Light handling dents. In very good condition. unknown books
15394Vintage 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
15401Early 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
16089FORSTER William E. 1818-1886 Liberal Statesman Carried the Elementary Education Act ALS Oct. 22 1877<br/><br/>Autograph Letter Signed to Miss Vernon thanking her for her note "Any printed documents you may have bearing on the Examination would be really useful to me . I am delighted to find I shall give a prize to my friend Mr Smith's daughter. I suppose all classes will be represented at the competition. Are there any daughters of working men" 2 sides 8vo. Wharfeside Burley-in-Wharfedale Leeds 22nd October 1877 <br/><br/>Son-in-law of Arnold of Rugby and nephew of Elizabeth Fry Forster carried the Endowed Schools Bill and the Elementary Schools Bill of 1870 which for the first time provided universal primary education the foundation of state schooling as we know it. unknown books
1923045105Paris: Pijollet 1923. First Edition. Hardcover Quarter Leather. Very Good Condition. Quarter leather over marbled boards - an attractive binding. Scattered mostly minor foxing internally. Illustrated with phorogravures. Size: Quarto 4to. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Travel & Places; History. Inventory No: 045105. <br/><br/> Pijollet hardcover books
1893042302New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1893. Revised Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Near Fine Condition. 2 volumes in cloth decorated to look like vellum with gilt green and rose decorations to boards. A lovely edition. Size: Octavo 8vo. 2-volume set complete. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Inventory No: 042302. <br/><br/> G.P. Putnam's Sons hardcover books
1486046319Strassburg: Printer of the 1483 Jordanus de Quedingburg Georg Husner 1486. Disbound. Very Good Condition. Single leaf from the 1486 edition of the Golden Legend light stains some rubrication tear to one corner small wormtrail touching some letters. Printed in two columns in gothic type. ISTC ij00117000 Goff J117 Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Incunabula. Inventory No: 046319. Printer of the 1483 Jordanus de Quedingburg (Georg Husner) unknown books
2509New York: National Board of the Young Women's Christian Association. Staplebound. White wraps. Very good. 16 pages. 17.5 x 11 cm. Stamped on cover: UNITED WAR WORKERS CAMPAIGN Nov. 11-19. During W.W.I the YWCA was on the seven non-governmental organizations that participated in the United War Workers Campaign and the only one fully dedicated to serving women. Focusing on female workers in the war industries the association also operated Hostess Houses in military training camps - a "home away from home" for wives and mothers visiting active soldiers. This Report discusses the Junior War Work Council Industrial War Work; equal pay for equal work War Work among Colored Girls and Women Social Morality and training at Bryn Mawr College for industrial Supervisors and Managers. Front cover lightly foxed at edge interior clean and crisp. <br /><br /> National Board of the Young Women's Christian Association paperback books
1665045405Utrecht: 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. <br/><br/> Gisberti Zylii hardcover books
1493044991Venice: Johannes Tacuinus de Tridino 1493. Very Good Condition. Single leaf 11 1/2" x 8 1/4" rubricated with the text surrounded by commentary. Size: Folio. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Incunabula. Inventory No: 044991. Johannes Tacuinus, de Tridino unknown books
1903046394Leigzig: Hinrich 1903. Hardcover Half Cloth. Good Condition ex-library. Volumes 1-16 bound in 4 volumes - usual library marks lightly used. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: History; Inventory No: 046394. Hinrich hardcover books
16725Denmark Academy Catalog 1876-1877. Denmark Iowa. Pamphlet /Volume 8 of 17: Founded in 1843. Denmark Academy was coeducational from its inception. At first a small local school it reopened in in 1852 with a new building and began to attract students from further reaches. The first graduating class consisted of only 2 students both female. One was Emma Cooper who went on to serve as "Lady Principal." Very rare with no copies of this program in any institution or library as per OCLC Worldcat.<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 from 5 years before Seneca Falls. unknown books
1707419th 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
1707719th c. Women Education Autograph Letter Signed from Student at Augusta Female Seminary in Staunton VA 1853. Letter from a female student to her father. 2 pages 8 x 6.5 in. Dated "Mar 2nd 1852". Comes with original mailing envelope. Envelope has blue seal from "Augusta Female Seminary" on rear flap. She writes on health updates and asks for her Mother to sew her some items. "Dr. Laud came up to see me yesterday and examined my foot. He said he would send me some bismuth and he wanted me to have my foot rubbed every night." The Augusta Female Seminary was founded in 1842; in 1923 it became Mary Baldwin College. The school maintained its original mission to serve women and in 2017 the institution welcomed its first residential men to campus joining day students and graduate students which had been co-educational since the mid-1970s. Today Mary Baldwin University is the oldest institution of higher education for women in the nation affiliated with the Presbyterian Church and it is home to the only all-female corps of cadets in the world. Writing on envelope and page 2 is very faded. In good condition. A unique and personal piece of early Female Education history. unknown books
1707619th c. Women's Education Autograph Letter Signed by a mother to a her daughter at Ipswich Female Seminary MA.1866: 4 pages folded from a single sheet. 8 x 5 in. Original mailing envelope with stamp and address. She writes on the girl's academic studies as well as the regulations with living in student life. ": "I am glad to hear from you so often & that you are getting along so well.I am satisfied that you try to have good lessons.I think it would be a good plan for you to go with a Latin class - if you will not have to work too hard." She also writes: "I do not expect you can always be perfect. I know that you will not break any of the rules of the school knowingly.I don't know as I understand what you wrote about Mrs Coats not allowing you to buy things to eat if it was that you should not go to the stores & buy treat I think she is perfectly right but I suppose she would have no objection to your having something from home." Ipswich Female Seminary was founded in Massachusetts in 1828 and the school's focus was on preparing girls for careers as teachers and missionaries. It offered a "rigorous curriculum" including study of English arithmetic geography chemistry human physiology history the natural sciences religion vocal music and calisthenics and placed an emphasis on "standards of personal conduct and discipline." As part of their preparation students practiced teaching with guidance from school instructors. Ink is slightly faded. A unique and personal piece of early Female Education history. unknown books
18701336087Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office 1870. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo; 549 55 pp. Hardcover in half morocco over marbled boards. Front hinge starting; boards rubbed at extremities; spine ends frayed; one front endpaper neatly excised; previous owners' pencil notes on second front endpaper as well as rear endpaper; interior slightly age-toned but clean. Good solid copy. Scarce. Shelved in case 8 1/2. 1336087. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. [Government Printing Office] hardcover books
1707219th c. Women Education Autograph letter signed by student Sarah Hooker at Wheaton Female Seminary in Norton MA. Dated Dec. 24 1844. Four pages folded from a single extra large sheet with original wax seal still attached. Letter addressed to her mother in Falmouth MA. Place identified as "Norton Seminary Boarding House" a boarding house for students at Wheaton Female Seminary now known as Wheaton College founded in Norton MA in 1834. The letter specifically mentions founder and President Mr. Wheaton: Cousin M's sickness is really quite an event. She does not seem to gain strength at all. Mr. Wheaton who loves her as if she were his own daughter is almost discouraged." She writes on her academic studies: "I have everything convenient for studying but good pens." <br/><br/>She also shares her concerns about the quality of her schoolwork and writing as well as social aspects of school life such as making friends and getting along with her roommate. "I dread my compositions here more than anything. Some of the young ladies write so beautifully. I am very glad you have decided to let me take lessons. I wanted to move on account of improving in my singing. I practice the scales. I am going to try to improve all my advantages to the utmost. When I first came here the girls the wild ones thought as I was "green" I would be a good tool for their jokes. So every moment there was a good opportunity one of them in particular would say or do something to make me appear confused. It would come frequently at table and I invariably made her appear exceedingly mean. Not intentional but in clearing myself I made her of course look blank.There does not seem to be one of the girls who dislike me. There are many first rate ones." "My room-mate I like a little better.She is a very pleasant girl. She loves to have fun and frolic as well as ever. Poor girl she has had to go through the fire like the rest of us." Not uncommon for this time portions of the document have crossed text in order to maximize writing space and indicating that the student wrote a longer letter than the page could hold. Original fold lines and light toning. In very good condition. A unique and personal piece of early Female Education history. unknown books
16753Women's Education Movement. Western Female Seminary Catalog 1868-1869. Oxford OH. Western Female Seminary was founded in 1853 as a daughter school of Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley Massachusetts. Its first principal Helen Peabody and most of the early faculty had been students and teachers at Mount Holyoke. Mary Lyon Residence Hall on the Western campus is named for Mount Holyok's founder Mary Lyon. It later received a charter and became Western College an all-female institution. 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. 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. Not in OCLC Worldcat. unknown books
