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50433Philadelphia: Penn Monthly 1878. Offprint. First separate edition. Octavo. Sewn pamphlet; printed blue paper wrappers; 12pp; errata slip bound in after final leaf of text. Rear wrapper neatly detached; old tide-line to upper margin of front wrapper; text tight and unmarked - a Good complete and sound copy. Signed in type and end of text by Charles F. Dunbar. Article reprinted from the April 1878 issue of Otis Kendall's Penn Monthly in which Stillé's original article had appeared two months earlier. Dunbar an eminent Harvard economist answers the criticisms of Stillé then provost of the University of Pennsylvania who had taken issue with the profferment of the Harvard Preliminary Examination for Women in the city of Philadelphia. Stillé's argument appears to have been based as much on parochialism as criticism of the exam's content; he was at this time working to raise the profile of Penn among elite American universities and resented the incursion of Harvard onto Penn's home turf. But Stillé evinces more than a little snobbery to say nothing of chauvinism in his assertion that ".no hot-house treatment which forces a precocious and unnatural development can ever produce that fruit which is the support and comfort of human life" - an assertion which Dr. Dunbar answers somewhat caustically: "These truths are well-worn and not denied but if they serve in connection any other purpose than that of a modest rhetorical embellishment it is because the relate to some fancied system quite different from that under discussion." <br/><br/>Despite widespread criticisms similar to the ones ably answered by Dunbar in the present essay The Harvard Examinations for Women - quite stringent covering a wide range of subjects and requiring their subjects to answer in at least two languages other than English - eventually became a national standard for the accreditation of young women who were unable whether for reasons of gender or circumstance to attend four-year universities. Stillé meanwhile became one of the University of Pennsylvania's historical icons; ".the extraordinary progress begun in his administration initiated the great expansion that was to continue under his immediate successors." DAB. The pamphlet appears uncommon - though widely catalogued in WorldCat nearly all holdings examined appear to be digital copies of the original held at Harvard's Schlesinger Library. unknown books
16427Girls' Education Original vintage cross-stitch sampler. 1815. 11.5" x 15" in. Alphabet cross-stitched in capital and lower case letters with decorative embroidered border and information on maker stitched at bottom: "Mary Ruffle October 25 1815 Aged 9". Samplers were valuable parts of girls' education from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries as it demonstrated both their skill in needlepoint and their achievements in literacy. From the 1800s the very first schools and academies for young women in America had their students create needlepoint pieces with decorative motifs such as verses or the entire alphabet being stitched on the sampler. The parents of these young women proudly displayed their embroideries as showpieces of their daughter's talent and status. In recent years these samplers have become important in museum collections as representations of early American female education. Alphabet "&" numbers 1 through 8 and motif of trees vines flowers and a crown in navy orange pink dark green brown and white thread. C. Toned. Few threads frayed. Very good. unknown books
17184A collection of 43 original silver gelatin photographs from students at co-educational Monson Academy in Massachusetts c. 1899-1901. A large ornate leather album with cameo on cover. The antique album cover has gilt and and brown designs with a beautiful dark-haired woman's cameo in the center. Album size is aprox 11 x 9.5 in. This album contains 25 cabinet-sized 5 x 7" photos of male and female students and 18 smaller photographs approximately 3 x 5". Some photographs have handwritten pencil annotation with student's name and graduation year on photo verso. "W.H. Ballard Class '01 M.A." Primarily individual bust-length portraits though there are 3 group photos. An early photographic record of one of the first education movement opened to female students geared toward scientific courses. Monson Academy was founded in 1804 and is one the oldest co-educational boarding schools in the United Sates. It was the first prep academy in the US to enroll Chinese students in 1847. Yung Wing who later also became first Chinese graduate of an American university Yale University - 1854. Monson in the 1870's became a sciences school that prepared students for MIT. Today in the The school is known today as Wilbraham & Monsson; in 1971 it merged with Wilbraham Academy founded as Wesleyan Academy Some light wear and light foxing to pages but both the photos and the album are in very good condition. unknown books
190763867Greensboro NC: Jos. J. Stone & Co. Printers & Binders 1907. First edition. Oblong 8vo 14 x 18 cm. 34 pp. Illustrated from photographs plates picturing college buildings and grounds. Nice promotional for the college covering all aspects of matriculation and campus life; laid in is an unused application form folded. Cover title: "The North Carolina State Normal and Industrial College: The State's College for Women Greensboro North Carolina." Apparently not in Thornton. OCLC locates three copies North Carolina UNC-Greensboro Wake Forest. Very good. Original decorated brown wrappers tied. 10229. <br/><br/> (Jos. J. Stone & Co., Printers & Binders unknown books
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. <br/><br/>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. <br/><br/>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
1709619th c. Education Handwritten letter from Principal of Vermont Methodist Seminary and Female College in Montpelier VT. July 18 1874. On official letterhead for the Seminary. 4 pages. 8 x 5 inches. Principal of the school J.C.W. Coxe writes to a colleague in shock over his sudden dismissal. Stating in part: "I cherish very pleasant memories of your kindness in the past and trust that nothing may grow out of this matter to mar our friendship.I regard the action of the Committee as neither just kind nor courteous.Up to the meeting of the Comm. In May I had never received any intimation that the Comm. or the patrons of the school were dissatisfied with my administration.I had been repeatedly assured that the Comm. Neither desired nor designed any change.until your dec. waited on me with a notice that my services were no longer required.I should have estimated it a relief to have retired from the school but to my suggestion to that effect many of my brothers said "No!" At that time I could have easily adjusted my affairs to a change and retired with no discredit secured work elsewhere and been unembarrassed by any such difficulties as now beset my way." Despite his overall frustration with the situation Coxe writes"I have no other wish than for the prosperity of the school." This was a period of changes for the institution which was founded earlier as Newbury Seminary; in 1868 it expanded as Vermont Conference Seminary and Female College in 1868 and just three years later in 1871 it was again renamed Vermont Methodist Seminary and Female College. At this time educational opportunities for women were expanding as more women began working in field of teaching and education. In very good condition. A unique and personal piece of early Female Education history. unknown books
17042Women 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
17043Women Education Handwritten A schoolgirl's memory album with 20 handwritten entries and 39 pieces of ephemera 1842-1877. 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. Signed "C.F. Key / January 19th 1842" on first end page. 9 x 7.5 in. Green marbleized boards with red leather binding. 64 pages. 20 handwritten inscriptions. 24 pieces of paper ephemera primarily engravings and images from newspaper clippings such as one depicting "Her majesty leaving Buckingham Palace June 28 1838" and medieval images such as "Marriage of Henry the 6th." Includes 15 color wax seas from friends and schoolmates mostly women. Seals include music ledgers personalized initials trees and animals such as dogs and lions. Large hand-drawn pencil illustration of a small thatched-roof building in a forest. Memory albums held autographs sentiments and reminiscences of friends and schoolmates similar to yearbooks today.<br/><br/>Handwritten entries on topics such as Happiness and The Bride. Many entries have to do with marriage and domestic life such as "A Lady's Choice of Husband": "The man who would my heart engage Must not be forty years of age His statue of the middle size His features pleasing to my eyes. His brown must seldom wear a frown In manners neither fop nor clown." One entry it titled "Making Love": "What's making love said Jane what can it mean Pray Charles can you make love I'n now sixteen Errors I make make scones make amends Make samplers tippets and make bosom friends But as to making love; I really doubt it. At least I know not how to set about it. Ah charming girl said Charles that kind confession bespeaks a stock of love in your possession Love is not science by not art is shown But the most sweet confession ever known." Binding loose with loss to foot of spine. First 2 pages and last 3 pages detached. In good condition. unknown books
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
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
1708719th c. Women Education Archive of 6 handwritten letters from a student at Lewisburg Seminary an all Women academy in Pennsylvania. 1868-1869. She writes on her education to become a teacher tuition and family matters. 5 letters come with original mailing envelopes. 8.25 x 5.5 in. Each letter is 3 or 4 pages long; final letter is only 1 page. The letters are dated: December 27 1868; January 9 1869; February 3 1869; February 13 1869; February 27 1869; February 1869 original mailing envelope is postmarked March 1. Lewisburg Seminary was the female branch of the University at Lewisburg now known as Bucknell University. In all of her letters student Libbie Grant talks on the importance of her education. In the first letter she offers to help her recently widowed brother but that school was also a priority for her: "If you want to keep house the rest of the winter I will come tome and do my best. It will seem so hard to board right away. I don't know how I can stay here all next term without seeing any of you but shall content myself if you don't wish me to come. It is for my own benefit to get an education." In the January letter she lists subjects she is taking in school: "I study Grammar Physiology Geography and Astronomy." She gives a lengthier update in the February 3 letter: "I get along very well in my studies much better than I did last term. Miss Brown said there was a mistake made in my report and Scripture is excellent also Spelling. I do not get as homesick as I did last term." In one letter Libbie writes on how nervous she is regarding her future: "When I think of the future I feel sad to think I must wander from place to place." She is likely referring to various places where she would work as a teacher. In the February 13 letter her teacher Miss Brown adds a line about Libbie's next steps likely where she will work as a new teacher: "I trust she will succeed in getting a pleasant school for the summer."<br/><br/>Libbie also writes on financial matters requesting money from her brother for tuition and clothing. She stresses the necessity of new clothes which seem "unnecessary" to her brother Robert Grant residing in rural upstate New York; this highlights some one of the different social challenges that young women from rural backgrounds faced while living in and attending schools in cities. In the February 13 letter she writes about how she needs money for clothes to wear and new shoes; she is clearly distressed as her brother residing in Neversink NY seems unconvinced that new shoes and Church appropriate clothing is necessary. "I write this with my eyes full of tears for I know your thoughts. I know you think these re all unnecessary. They would be if I were home and I could get along with less." Miss Brown's addendum on the following page affirms Libbie's need of money and assures her brother that these items are necessary and his sister is "exceedingly economical." Lewisburg Seminary was originally the female branch of the University at Lewisburg which later became Bucknell University. In 1852 the Female Institute was established to exclusively educate women at the University. All letters in very good condition. A lovely collection of letters from a young woman studying to be a teacher in the 19th c. unknown books
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."Â "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
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
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:Â "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."Â 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
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
1709219th c. Women Education Handwritten letter of admission for two sisters to Gorham Female Seminary in Gorham ME. May 6 1845. Addressed to A.P. Patterson Esq. in Kennebunkport Maine. 1 page on folded sheet. 10 x 8 in. "Dear Sir I am happy to inform you that your daughters can be admitted to the Seminary agreeably to your request. And that rooms will be selected and and reserved for them. The next term will commence on Thursday the 15th." Gorham Female Seminary was established in 1838 as the women's branch of Gorham Academy formerly co-educational. In 1879 it became the Gorham State Teachers' College and the historic campus is now part of University of Southern Maine. Original fold lines. In very good condition. A unique and personal piece of early Female Education history. unknown books
1709519th c. Women Education Handwritten letter from the superintendent of the Young Ladies' Athenaeum in Jacksonville IL. June 24 1879. On official letterhead for the school with a large engraving of campus buildings. 2 pages. 10 x 8 inches. Superintendent of the school William Sander writes to recommend a graduate Nellie Stevenson for employment as a music teacher. Stating in part: "She was graduated from the Atheneum in the Class of 1873 with much credit.and since her graduation has taught in Peoria Co. and this County; and I am informed she gives excellent satisfaction to her Pupils and their Parents. All that I have heard of her since her graduation has been most honorable to her both as a lady and a musician." The Young Ladies' Athenaeum was founded in 1864 and was later incorporated into Illinois College in Jacksonville. Light handling wear. "Please return to Nellie Stevenson" written in pencil on verso. A unique and personal piece of early Female Education history. unknown books
17021Women 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
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
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.<br/><br/>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
17119Women 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
16825Memory album with photographs newspaper clippings and rare mementos from a high school girl in 1930 in Ohio. 23 original gelatin print photos approximately 4.5 x 2.75 in. Signatures and handwritten inscriptions from over 100 classmates teachers and friends. "The Girl Graduate Her Own Book" Designed and Illustrated by Louise Perrett and Sarah K. Smith. Chicago: The Reilly and Lee Co. n.d. 9 x 6 in. Original boards. "The Girl Graduate Her Own Book" in gilt and illustrations of flowers and a young lady on the front cover. 190 pages. Original owner's name and high school written on label printed inside front cover: Gertrude M. Avery Graduated from Bowling Green Senior High "1930". Table of contents include space for handwritten entries on: Class Yell or Motto Photographs Autographs Class Officers Teachers Class Prophecy Invitations Programmes Social Events Press Notices Gowns Presents Jokes and Frolics and the Baccalaureate Sermon. One newspaper clipping lists all of the graduates who were bound for college; notably 18 of the names listed are women.<br/><br/>75 signatures and handwritten inscriptions from classmates. Many include short lines about friendship and school memories. "School days are your happiest days Enjoy them while you're young And become old another day". "Count me as a brick in your chimney of friendship." Some write a shorter but more personal line: "A fellow sufferer in English". Many look towards their futures as wives: "May your life be bright and sunny and your hubby fat and funny." "Come and see me hubby April 28 1935". "When you are married and living at your ease Remember you have a friend who is single and does as pleases. -"Al" Aline Allison". Several sign off with colorful nicknames such as Zoot Midge and Bud. 18 photos of classmates. People are identified by given names although one is simply labeled "pals" though not the context. Many photos appear to be outside of a large school building and two images show "our bus" including the driver and all 28 students who rode it. Two show young ladies labeled "me" Elthel & Maria standing in slacks. Two others shows the subjects in costumes "Lyle & Sally" are dressed in vintage costumes and "Paul Smith" appears to wear a dress and pearl necklace on the following page. 15 additional signatures from classmates p. 120.<br/><br/>22 signatures from teachers and 3 photos. Also portrait of the album owner and photo of her and friend in their Graduation Dresses. 50 pieces of ephemera including programs for musical performances and school plays. Napkins paper flowers press clippings about school dances. Ticket to the Senior Day Steak Roast at City Park. 3 invitations including enveloped pasted in with commencement invitation inside. Includes a handwritten list of gifts received such as: Three Dollars Modernistic Vanity Looking Glass Fancy Hanger and Perfume Atomizer. 4 cards and letter that accompanied gifts pasted in. Scarlet and gray ribbons in school colors. Check receipts for items related to academic fees and class finances. Newspaper clippings list school events and graduation announcements. "Seniors Look Like Gay Nineties Making Whoopee Whoopee Whoopee!" Also a notice about a girls basketball tournament: ".the last game of the girls interscholastic basketball to be played in Bowling Green." Final pages include newspaper clippings of school friends marriage announcements from the years following their graduation. Light scuffs to cover. Some wear to interior front hinge. Very good condition. unknown books
17012Women 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
