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17016Girls' Education Handwritten Memory album with 18 handwritten entries from friends and classmates of Female Student in Bear Lake MI. 1888-1892. 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. Decorative cover with color portrait of a girl holding a letter and gilt title "Autographs." 5 x 8 inches. 80 pages. Original 6 x 4" black and white photograph portrait of original album owner pasted to inside front cover. "Edith LaRue" handwritten in blue ink along bottom edge. Color illustrations pasted in throughout. Loose portrait photo of a young man. 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. As is typical of the time most of the entries are non-personal pieces of poetry often with the recipient's name filled in several spots to "personalize" the entry. "Your album is a garden spot Where all your friends may sow. So I will plant for get me not And see if it will grow." Entries include several from "Your schoolmate and friend" or the like. Several decorative cutouts pasted in throughout the album of hands books letters birds bouquets and the American flag. Only last few pages are attached to binding. Dampstaining to top right corner of pages towards middle to the back. In good to very good condition. unknown books
17157Women's Education Photo album from woman student at Kent Sate Normal College 1916-1917. Filled with 73 items: including 44 photographs of images of the campus fellow students elementary school classes and various social outings around Ohio. Also includes 48 pieces of ephemera including ribbons programs information on the school and event tickets. 12 x 9.5 in. Original boards. 50 pages. 44 original silver gelatin print photographs of various sizes from 2 x 3" to 3 x 5". Rich captions for the photographs identifying friends and teachers such as Miss Corbett and Miss Dunbar locations around campus such as Merrill Hall the Library Loury Hall and Moulton Hall an outing at Brady Lake and an Independence Day picnic in 1917. Interesting ephemera including ribbons commencement programs sheet music postcards and even an astrological horoscope. Items from organizations including the Y.W.C.A. local theaters and Portage County's War Fund. This album was compiled in the period when the US first entered World War I on April 2 1917. The late 19th and early 20th century was an important period in formalizing teacher training and creating pathways for more women to attend Normal Schools and Colleges. By the 20th century nearly 75 percent of America's teachers were female a pattern surely seen in this album filled with women classmates and instructors. Kent State Normal School was established in 1910 as an institution for training public school teachers. In 1915 the school was renamed Kent State Normal College when it began offering four-year degrees. Today the college offers degrees in many disciplines and is known as Kent State University. In very good condition. unknown books
17120Women Education Photo album from female student at Lasell College the first two-year college for women in America. 108 original silver gelatin print photographs. Circa 1905-1906. Photographs of various size from 2 x 3" to 4 x 6". Snapshots of young women students in their dormitory performing theater productions celebrating May Day traditions and in cap and gown for graduation exercises. Images of Lassell Campus in Newton MA. Original black cloth boards. 10 x 12.5 inches. 48 pages. Photographs from inside dormitory rooms show a 1906 calendar and ephemera from other local colleges such as Harvard University; in one image the girls visit nearby Wellesley MA. Original owner Leila Hoffman. Founded in 1851 as the Auburndale Female Seminary Lasell was the first two-year college for women in the country at a time when a woman's place was considered to be in the home not in the classroom. Lasell was renowned as an academically rigorous institution and prestigious school with a highly scientific approach to domestic work art and music. As an innovative institution known for a radical approach to women's education at the time Lasell also administered the Harvard exams and offered law courses for women. In 1932 Lasell officially became Lasell Junior College and in 1989 the school was chartered as a four-year institution Lasell College. In 1997 Lasell became co-educational and opened its doors to men. The campus is situated in suburban Newton Massachusetts eight miles from downtown Boston. In very good condition. unknown books
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."Â 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."Â Loss to leather spine though hinges are sound. Front and back cover are attached. Good to very good condition. unknown books
17167Women Eduation Music Saroni Herrman S. "The Twin Sisters. An Operetta adapted to the use of Female Colleges Schools Exhibitions &c." Musical Score. Boston: Oliver Ditson Company 1888. 5.5 x 7.5 in. Original boards. 101 pages. "The Twin Sisters" is considered by some to be the first American operetta. The work is scored for women's voices only and the cover of this edition prominently notes that it is "adapted to the use of female colleges schools exhibitions &c." The Operetta features six women characters along with chorus parts. Born in Germany Herrman Saroni was an American composer and author. He published an early American music journal Saroni's Musical Times in New York from 1849 to 1851 while also being among the first in the city to organize concerts of exclusively chamber music. Saroni's composing and writing output was impressively varied: works of parlor music and dances scholarly histories of Western music and poems and short stories that appeared in women's magazines. In 1852 he left New York and three years later he founded the Columbus Symphony Orchestra the second-oldest orchestra in the country. Interior hinges loose but holding. In good to very good condition .Only 2 copies of this volume are held by any library or institution in the world according to OCLC Worldcat. unknown books
16962Women's Education Photo album from woman student at co-educational Williamette University 1913-1915. Images come from campus events student plays and various outdoor locations around the college's location in Salem Oregon. 53 original silver gelatin print photographs of various sizes from 1.5 x 2.5" to 3.25 x 4.25". Many of the photos include brief captions identifying the location or event. Images dated from 1913-1915. Original black leather boards. 11 x 14 in. "Photographs" on cover with gilt detail and embossed flower motif. 32 pages last 14 blank. Photo of first page shows "Williamette University" spelled out on an earthen embankment. Willamette University was founded in 1842 as a coeducational institution and its first graduate was a woman. Album is full of images of women and men students learning and working together. Unsent color postcard of Eaton Hall at Williamette University. Many of the photographs focus on women students although there are many with mixed genders. Photo of a a group of women outside with books looking for birds labeled "Ornithologists". Photos of girl classmates "Gertrude-Alice / Inseparable friends". Even though Williamette was a co-educational college there were several university rules restricting contact between men and women students outside the classroom. One of the rules from the 1870s stipulated that women and men had to maintain a one-block distance between them while walking to class. Despite this young men and women worked together to form professional and personal connections. Photo of a man and woman seated at an outdoor table with an open book in front of them: "They said they were studying Zoology". In another image 3 men and 1 woman sit together writing and studying at a table with Corvallis Oregon written on a large bulletin board behind them. Photos specifically from graduation events. "Seniors 1915 Party at Grahams" 30 figures crowd behind a round table and over half are women. Photos from commencement day. 5 women in cap and gowns line up on a sidewalk. Flanked by two smaller snapshots from "The Campus Serpentine" in which the graduating class can be seen talking in a line around the campus. <br/><br/>Photos of different social events around the school and community. "Soph-Frosh Formal Reception 1913": over 50 young men in suits and women in long gowns and gloves pose around a lighted archway. "Kloshe Kitchen Force 1914" with 3 men and 1 woman in an industrial kitchen. The Kloshe Klub was a popular spot for students at the time. "Junior Feed in Gym": around 20 figures seated on either sides of a long table. "The gym feed aftermath" shows a team 9 women and men laughing together on an outdoor veranda. "A Quartette of Folk Dancers" "A Junior Quintette". The following page shows dancers in action in "A Fancy Minuet". Performing a play outside the school with specific images labelled "Queen Mary Enthroned" "Yes here is Marie also Ann" and "In Battle Array" from different points in the production. Some of the captions contain inside jokes or references. "The Father of 'Rats'" written under a photo of 4 women falling over from laughing with 1 man all around a pile of chopped firewood. Outdoor life around the college such as at Silver Creek an Oregon State Park. "'Cooed' Life at Silver Creek" Women wash dishes at an outdoor campsite. Two figures read books: "We like canoeing but sometimes we study". Another set of photos show people crowded at an outdoor table and seated on the grassy spot with picnic plates. "A full table under the Lausanne Maples". Very good condition. unknown books
16935Women's College Photo album from student at Georgia State College for Women class of 1923. Album includes time she was at school with images of classmates around school buildings. 138 photographs of various size approximately 1 x 1" to 3.5 x 2.5". Photos are dated from 1919-1926. Original black textured cloth boards. 8.25 x 11". "Photographs" gilt on front cover. 100 pages. Hand lettered on first page: "Marion Tye / Devereux / GA". Images of young women at leisure between classes. One page labelled "Roomies / Terrell Annex - Room 211" has photos of friends captioned "A Queen of hearts" "Flossie" "The Black Sheep" and "My Gurls." Page 7 features small cutouts of women's portraits arranged in a "23" configuration likely containing images of all members of the class of 1923. Georgia State College for Women was founded in 1889 as the Georgia Normal & Industrial College as a women's institute; and in 1917 it was authorized to grant 4-year degrees to women pursuing teaching degrees. It is now Georgia College recognized as one of the best undergraduate teaching programs in the US South. The remaining pages are filled with memories of friends and family. Some include interesting trips from nearby locations such as Lake Junaluska North Carolina and "Mt. City" Mountain City GA. A photo of 8 young men wear "Landa Park" tanks. One photo of a man playing saxophone with caption "Alabamy Bound." Many of the remaining photos are of young children. As this figure attended a teacher's college these photos could likely be from students she later taught. 2 pages detached 3 loose photos. Good to very good condition. unknown books
16645Women Education College Photo album of 1940s woman student at Madison College James Madison University in Harrisonburg Virginia. 42 Gelatin silver print original photos dating from 1926-1944. Displays daily life and diversions for young college students in the early 1940s before the start of America's involvement in WWII. Photographs of various size from 2 x 3 in. to 5 x 7 in. Original cloth board covers with hand colored detail of red and yellow tulips and "Lest I Forget" to front cover. 18 pages with photographs 84 pages in total. <br/><br/>Belonging to Ellen Stulting a student at all-women's Madison College from around 1940-1942. Several photos of friends around campus such as one image of a small group labelled as the "Spotswood Gang" in reference to one of the residence halls. During the winter of 1941-42 session: "Snow woman made by some of the girls". One friend signed her class portrait "Poodly". Also includes photographs of the University of Virginia including Minor Hall Alderman Library East Range Scott Stadium and the Rotunda. Photo of a 12 young men from Theta Tau initiation a professional fraternity for those studying engineering. Two photos of The Green Lantern restaurant located "17 miles west of Winchester VA". Madison College was founded in 1908 as an all-women's university; it has been known as James Madison University since 1977. Original owners name handwritten on the inside front cover: "Ellen Stulting/ May 1944". Missing back cover. unknown books
17109Women Education Scrapbook from a young woman studying at Stephens College Columbia Missouri and Kansas State Teachers College 1921-1943. Filled with 78 original silver gelatin photos and 43 pieces of ephemera including numerous certificates two cloth Varsity letters report cards. 39 pages. Original cream boards with embossed detail to front cover. 10.5 x 13.5 inches. Photos range in size from 2.5 x 2" to 8 x 10". Originally belonged to Mary Jane Hinshaw. Scrapbook documents Hinshaw's life from infancy to adulthood. Hinshaw was an active and popular student. Comes with membership card for Delta Sigma Epsilon Sorority; party invitations and dance cards from Sigma Tau Gamma Delta Sigma Epsilon and Alpha Delta. Silver gelatin photos of family school photos and a vacation in the western United States with images of sweeping landscapes and dramatic rock formations.<br/><br/>In 1941 Hinshaw graduated from a two-year program at Stephens College and began studying at Kansas State teachers College with coursework in Library studies. Commencement invitation for Stephens College 1941. Report card from Stephens College 1940-1941 with coursework in Survey of English Literature Intermediate French English History Introduction to Psychology General Sociology Appreciation of Music Physical Education Educational Psychology and Elementary French Conversation. Three later report cards from Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia 1941-1943 with marks in Teaching History of Education American History 1492-1817 Library Administration Cataloguing and Classification Reference Book Selection Library word with Children Literature of H.S. Subjects. Comes with one handwritten postcard from a Stephens College classmate who went on to pursue studies at the University of Wisconsin: "I am having a glorious time-It certainly isn't like Stephens much much better."<br/><br/>Album begins with Baptism and Birth announcements and photographs of her as a small child. Class photos of her in elementary to high school. Cutouts and information on Marysville High School where Mary Jane Hinshaw's father served on the Board of Education. Vibrant green cloth "M" varsity letter felt Bulldog and Debate letter. Founded in 1833 Stephens College is the second-oldest female educational establishment that is still a women's college in the United States. The Kansas State Normal School Emporia was established in March 1863 and it is the third-oldest public university in the state of Kansas. The first class graduated two women; and the in 1977 the college was renamed Emporia State University. Tear with loss above right portrait adhered to first page. 1 page detached. Front hinge is loose. In good to very good condition. unknown books
1711719th c. Women Physical Education C.L. McCluer Stevens. "A Unique School" for girls that focuses on physical education described in an original 1897 article from The Windsor Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly Volume 6 1897. Unbound. p. 589-594. 9 x 6.5 inches. Article about a school for girls that focuses on physical education Bergman Österberg Physical Training College in Dartford UK. Martina Bergman-Österberg pioneered teaching physical education as a full subject within the English school curriculum with Swedish-style gymnastics at its core. Bergman-Österberg was an advocate of women's emancipation directly encouraging women to be active in both sport and education. Dartford was one of the first physical education instructor's college in England Osterberg had founded one earlier. "Madam Osterberg's is intended to be a training-school for the body . Its raison d'etre to produce as nearly as may be women who shall be physically perfect." She only admitted students with above-average intelligence and education an aptitude for natural science a sound constitution and character a pleasing appearance and considerable zeal and devotion. After completing the course graduates of the college were virtually guaranteed employment in girls schools throughout the country. <br/><br/>Six photo-illustrated images of the school grounds and gymnasium the headmistress girls cycling and playing basketball. Basketball was invented in America in 1891 and in 1893 Bergman-Österberg returned from a visit to the United States and informally introduced one version of basketball to her students. In the article the sport is described in a rather novel way: "a new and exceedingly fascinating sport called 'basket-ball.' This really splendid game about which a good deal will probably be heard in England in the near future is an importation from America." Light brown stains along inside edge of pages. In very good condition. An article about a unique girls' academy. unknown books
17164Women Education Scrapbook from a woman student at co-educational Oswego State Teachers College NY filled with 155 pieces of ephemera including newspaper clippings full-issues of the campus paper ticket stubs programs invitations and more. 1941-1942. 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. Some of the clippings are annotated with a few lines identifying friends and classmates in the articles: "this is one of my classmates" and "they're all swell singers". 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. 1939-1940 Report card with classes in Child Development History of civilization Composition and Speech Intro to Science Art 102 Essentials of Music and Recreational Activities. Pamphlet advertising 1941 Summer Session at Oswego State Normal School. Student Handbook Personnel Directory and Student Directory for 1941-1942 Schoolyear. Newspaper clippings that report the school's status upgrade to a degree-granting university such as the 1942 headline reads "Oswego Normal becomes State Teachers College." Other ephemera includes newspaper articles on Epsilon Pi Tau fraternity Sigma Pi Rho sorority and many on campus music groups. Many typed correspondence and notices regarding the Bel Canto singing group on campus of which the album owner was a member. Halloween Party invitation.<br/><br/>Numerous clippings from before and after America entered WWII refer to escalating tensions fears and home front defensive preparations. A 1941 headline reads "Co-operation is needed to bring victory in War / Dr. Salisbury says Educational Institutes would be hit if Nazis should win." Interesting that was printed in February 1941 before the US formally declared war. That same month there's another clipping calling on male students at Oswego to register for the selective service the Draft. An article from early 1942 declares "Better type of community seen as a result of war" and goes on to say: "Whether Oswego is bombed or not the air raid warden set-up an build a better type of community both now and in future years when peace comes." Other clippings from the months following the Pearl Harbor attack give a glimpse into the deep-seated fears that Americans felt in the early days of WWII: "Bombing of our Cities Expected by Defense Head.We must expect more ships sinking off our shores more military reverses and bombing of our cities." The war effort even affect construction plans at the school. In January 1941 there was a major fire that destroyed parts of campus and by the following year "War holding up Normal School's Building Program / Unable to get materials for remodeling auditorium new dormitory." Armistice Day program for 1941 presented in conjunction with the American Legion and US Coast Artillery. <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
16993Photo Album Women Education Album from student at Wellesley College filled with 143 original silver gelatin print photographs. Chronicles a young woman's educational path from high school through college and onto her later work as a teacher. Dated 1911-1919. Photos of various sizes from 2 x 3" to 4 x 9.5". Original black cloth boards. 9 x 12". 100 pages. Many photographs of Wellesley College its campus and traditions. Photo of Lake Waban and the campus chapel. Image of a house labeled "Wellesley 1911-1912" placed in album next to photo with 3 young women with their arms full of books standing outside the same house labeled "Students". 6 women bundles in hats and coats on a snowy street: "Off for math exam". Others show young women reading books and studying outside eating meals together and enjoying campus life. Includes 5 photos of the "Senior Hoop Rolling" tradition on May Day 1912. Photos of friends lovingly labeled with nicknames such as Chub Selina Honey and Marion. Includes photos from many locations around upstate New York including the Hudson Valley and Finger Lakes regions: Frontenac Point Minnewaska Mohonk and Yankee Lake. Also photos from Digby a small town in Nova Scotia Canada. In addition to the images of Wellesley there are photos of several other academic institutions. Images of academic interiors labeled Drawing Room Mr. Wilson's Room Assembly Room Physics Lab Library and Hall at M.H.S. Group photo of a 16 boys wearing "M" shirts and 3 coaches posing with a trophy and banner reading: "OCIAA Relay Race 1912". Building labeled "Harmony Hall" next to a photo of 14 women with the caption "Inmates of H.H. 1913". 2 large group photos with women in white dresses and a banner "ETA Clionian" one labeled 1914. The ETA Clionian Sorority was active on the SUNY New Paltz campus then a state teachers' college. Later photos appear to be from when the album owner transitioned from being a student to working as a teacher. Young groups of children are photographed together with the handwritten captions "Primary" or "Intermediates". One photo shows a school production with many children on a decorated stage wearing Pilgrim costumes. Building labeled Quassaick Hall. I page detached. Very good condition. unknown books
17108Women's Education Scrapbook from woman studying Teaching at Nebraska Wesleyan University NWU 1925-1931. Filled with 352 pieces of ephemera for school societies dances and socials sporting events Christmas cards stage plays and commencement activities. Dozens of colorful and creative invitations and dance cards. 33 handwritten notes and signatures from friends. 100 pages. Original textured cloth cover. 11 ½ x 14 inches. Large golden color seal in center of front cover "Universitas Wesleyana Nebraskae 1887". Originally belonged to Melba Johnson. 33 handwritten notes and signatures from friends recalling fond memories together at university. "Remember our many good times together. Our trip to Palmyra etc." "Lots of love to a dear Delta Phi sister." "Remember the first time I met you Hope to be your 'sister' someday." <br/><br/>Filled with letters party invitations dance cards and other ephemera from a popular college student. Vibrant yellow felt cutout of school mascot Prairie Wolves on first page. Letters noted as "Rush Week Invitations" to Alpha Epsilon honor society for agricultural biological and food engineers Delta Phi Alpha Delta Omega and Sigma Alpha Iota National Music Sorority Kappa Delta and Gamma Mu Upsilon. Other included organizations with ephemera are Beta Kappa Theta Alpha Phi National Theatre Honor Society Kappa Sigma Pi Phi Kappa Tau and Gamma Beta Kappa. Also ephemera for social events from the YWCA Young Women's Christian Association. Also includes ticket stubs to various shows and performances and some ephemera from The University of Nebraska's football program. Clipping from Nebraska v. Pittsburgh game in 1928 and 1929. Program for 1926 "Nebraska Wesleyan Home Coming Day" Football game against Peru State College and clipping from a NWU game against Hastings College. Program for 1927 Commencement and ticket to 1928 Commencement; Invitations to subsequent commencement ceremonies included in scrapbook. Membership card and pin for Nebraska State Teachers' Association which she joined after graduation; Johnson went on to work at Norfolk High School in Norfolk Nebraska after earning her teaching degree. <br/><br/>Nebraska Wesleyan University was founded in 1887 and the first graduating class was four women in 1890. The school is located in the former town of University Place Nebraska. Today it is part of Lincoln Nebraska. In the late 1920s when Johnson was attending school Nebraska Wesleyan was a college of liberal arts with schools of art business and education and a music conservatory. In very good condition. unknown books
189863866Raleigh NC 1898. Large format photograph 7 x 9 1/4 inches mounted on larger card stock 11 x 14 inches picturing 10 older women faculty and staff members one older man and 44 female students all posed in four rows in front of a campus building set among tall trees; verso with manuscript names for those pictured almost all with home towns. Founded in 1842 as a school for young ladies with the support of the Episcopal Church St. Mary's has operated continuously since presently as college preparatory school it included two years of college through 1998. Mount rubbed eroded in spots upper right corner broken off affecting three names on verso. 10340. <br/><br/> unknown books
16878Women Education Handwritten memory and scrapbook form a Texas high school girl 1923-1925. Filled with over 25 handwritten inscriptions from friends and teachers as well an original handwritten story about the graduating class 85 silver gelatin print photographs and 85 pieces of ephemera including ribbons party invitations and press clippings. Original cloth boards. 10.25 x 7 in. "The Girl Graduates Record Book." Designed by Victor de Kubinyi. New York: Barse & Hopkins copyright 1920. Embossed detail flower motif on front cover. 190 pages. Photo dimensions 4.5 x 2.75 in. Album belonged to Ola Chamberlain of Goree TX. Table of Contents lists pages in which handwritten memories can be recorded on: Class Yell Motto Class Officers Autographs Teachers Class Prophecy Invitations Social Events Vacations Athletics Presents Jokes & Frolics and the Baccalaureate Sermon. Second page includes photograph of school building labelled by album owner: "Goree High School The Prison". Photographs of friends with colorful nicknames such as Lilliums Hankie and Shot Gun and a few lines about their character. "Pie Face. He still says he is a member of the class. He is the star of the basketball team of nearly all counties." "Preacher. Life's a jest and all things show it / I though so and now I know it." "Shot Gun. He makes it to school about once a week." In one photo she's drawn a text bubble coming from the mouth of a lone figure reminiscing on the day that image was taken: "We did get to go somewhere that day after all didn't we hon Busy that was some grand picnic eh old dear And just think of the many adventures that my old straw derby hat in photo has accompanied us on!"<br/><br/>22 handwritten inscriptions from friends and classmates; some write short poems while other recall their shared memories and some give compliments on the owner's academic accomplishments. "Remember me early; Remember me late; Remember the day you went to the lake." "Dearest Ola Our memories from Child-hood days have gone on through High School days. Now as we must say good bye to those old days the memories we shall never forget. In our arithmetic class you were always at your best. Nowa s you are going from school life into life's school may you find all your problems as easy as they were. " "To know you was to love you. Well I know you and the result was inevitable. The only regret I have is I have known you only two years of high school work.In the classroom especially math you are a wizard-ess." "I'll never forget the first time I met you. We were in the seventh grade and you come to visit our school. You thought we were very mean didn't you I liked you then but I didn't think of you becoming my best pal nor did I dream of the many good times we were to have together.you have proved to be a true pal and a real sport; and I'll always love you." 4 inscriptions from teachers which touch upon future wishes for students. "Life's School is open to you. I your teacher am sure of one thing-that you will learn life's lesson s well even as you have learned them in olde Goree HS.; and will be successful in all your undertakings." <br/><br/>Original handwritten story in the Class Prophecy section titled "And How It All Came Out" that explains the life paths for all fo the students in the graduating class. The story is presented as a supernatural vision that the Texas high school student experienced. "My mind wandered back to old Goree High School and the buoyant hearts it held in 1924-'25. Suddenly I caught sight of a flower. 'Why there's our class flower' I almost shouted. Eagerly I plucked it and tested its fragrance. The odor seemed to give me a magic power. I examined one petal closely and a strange vision stole over me. When I regained my senses I was in a crowded New York Department Store.'Oh I'm head of the ladies glove department in this joint' yawned Gladys after our greetings.Next I found myself in a little West Texas town standing in front of a small and dingy office which bore the label of "Sheriff".the Sheriff was a young women of twenty who greeted me.and she told me that Franklin White was Mayor of the town while Norine was his private secretary.As I sat talking with my two friends their faces seemed suddenly to grow dim and to fade from my sight. A moment later I found myself back int eh little retreat with only the naked stalk of our class flower remaining."<br/><br/>Recordings of the Class Motto "Out of school life into life's school." Photos of class officers President Poet and Reporter and different groups such as The Spanish Class the Pep Club and the "Senior Girls." 8 photos of the class dressed in colonial era costumes for a performance or event titled The Virginia Reel. Includes Commencement invitation and programs. 7 certificates for perfect attendance and 1 Texas Public School Report Card with grades in Geometry English Physics Civics Economics and Arithmetic. She also received marks in "Home Report" from her parents in subjects of Cooking Care of Stock General Farm Work Providing Fuel Washing Dishes and Obedience. Newspaper clippings about the boys baketball team and the games in Knox Country against Rochester and Stamford. "Goree Basketeers Win County Title". Photographs of the team members in uniform. Many handwritten memories of parties and fun events recorded by album owner: "On Wednesday nite.the Senior girls motored out to Gladys' to spend the nite." Pressed sweet pea flower dated May 15 1925. First two pages detached. Front hinge detached. Toning to edges of pages. Some pages quite brittle pages with small chips at edges. Good condition. unknown books
18512970Philadelphia: G.S. Harris 1851. First edition. Very Good . Original blue printed paper wraps printed to front. Some chipping and creasing to edges but overall intact and undamaged despite being quite delicate. Light scattered foxing throughout. Ownership signature of the college's original dean N.R. Mosely struck out at the top of the Faculty list on page 4; pencil ticks next to the names of several students listed in the catalogue on page 6. Exceptionally rare OCLC lists copies of this Announcement at only 2 institutions.<br/><br/>Only one year after Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell graduated valedictorian and became the first female M.D. in the U.S. the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania opened its doors. Located in Philadelphia it was the only the second school to open with the mission of training women in medicine -- having been preceded by the New England Female Medical College two years earlier in 1848. Founded by Quaker abolitionist and Underground Railroad activists who believed that women could make exceptional doctors "the college provided rare opportunities for women to teach perform research manage a medical school and with the eventual establishment of the Woman's Hospital in 1861 learn and practice in a hospital setting. It was the longest-lasting all-women medical school in the nation until it became coeducational in 1970" Mandell. The present Announcement predates these growths however showing the roots from which they emerged. One year running and the faculty remain largely male because there has yet to be an inaugural graduating class this would come in 1852; but already a female student Hannah E. Longshore is listed as a Demonstrator in Anatomy. Indeed Longshore and her sister Anna would both be part of the inaugural class of the college with the latter going on the author Discourses to Women in Medical Subjects 1897. Indeed the majority of women listed in this catalogue went on to become doctors even when it took time -- as it did for Hannah W. Ellis and Susanna H. Ellis both listed among the graduates of the 1865 class. 12 pages in all this scarce pamphlet contains Officers Corporators Faculty and Students of the school; an Announcement on the school's missions and accomplishments; information on Specialties available; Terms of enrollment; and a list of required Textbooks. It also conveys the excitement optimism and pride of those involved. "The Faculty of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania are inspired by very different feelings from those that attended their efforts one year ago. Then they were about to enter into an untried path to engage in a great experiment.But that which was an experiment is an experiment no longer.give a woman knowledge commensurate with her natural qualifications enable her to go forth healing the sick and comforting the afflicted and she will bless the world." A rare survivor documenting that pivotal moment when women had been given the chance to prove their intellect rose to the challenge and made the future of the next female students more secure. Very Good . G.S. Harris unknown books
16190Women's Education. Photograph: High School Girls Conducting Electricity Experiments 1905. Large sepia press photo. 8.5" x 7". Handwritten note on verso states the photograph is for an article on public schools. Creasing on upper right and left hand corners tiny tears and nicks along the top and bottom of the image. Very good condition overall. Approximately eighteen girls conducting experiments on electricity using conducting boxes at an unspecified public high school in New York. They sit on tall stools around long tables wearing expressions that vary from concentration to vexation. High school gave girls the opportunity to advance beyond a rudimentary education and become versed in subjects such as history their rights as citizens and advanced science. The US was the first nation to provide the general public with secondary education and in 1900 there were 6000 public schools. Only a fraction of those however were open to women. These girls were part of the first generation taught science a right denied to their mothers and grandmothers. unknown books
16662Women Sports Education Women's Athletic Council secretary's handwritten minutes written in many hands concerning school teams and fundraisers for basketball soccer volleyball and other sports from academic years 1938-1947. Original boards. 8.5 x 6.5 in. Title on front cover" Composition Book Property of Women's Athletic Council Secretary's Book" . 90 pages. Includes additional loose papers related to the council. "Each W.A.C. girl who fulfills her obligations in officiating and playing during the year 2 semesters in which she plays in two sports and coaches one or vice versa is given an additional star for her council work. If she does not fulfill this she is dropped from the council."<br/><br/>Handwritten entries spanning almost a decade of council business relating to managing and promoting Sports for Women. "The first meeting of the Women's Athletic council was called to order by Miss Helen Wily on September 27. Nominations were opened for new president. Eva Murdock was formally elected to the office. The question of . a coach for freshman hockey was introduced and Wasdine Freedline was appointed to this position. The president made a request of new business and in response to the request freshmen practice days were set for Tuesdays and Thursdays. Sophomore practice days were set for Wednesdays and Fridays. A motion was properly moved and seconded that the meeting be adjourned. Respectfully submitted Anita Brown Sec."<br/><br/>In addition to coaches and rosters for Varsity Freshman and Sophomore teams in basketball volleyball softball and soccer; the council organized various social functions. "New business. There was a discussion of the possibility of a social function before the term ends but nothing definite was decided." "After debating over several different types of social function It was decided that we have a Weiner Roast down by the river Friday Sept. 20. Ruth Barr and Marylou Gourley were appointed by the president to buy the food." They also oversaw tournaments and games for students. "Plans were discussed for the Speedball Tournament." "An intramural tournament including ping-pong shuffleboard badminton to be healed between the five sororities and a team of non-sorority girls." Some wear and loss to lower portion of spine. In very good condition. unknown books
175013363London: printed for C. Hitch in Paternoster-Row and R. Akenhead jun. at the Globe opposite the Bridge-End Coffee-House Newcastle 1750. Fifth edition. 6 149 1 ad pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Contemporary calf. neatly rebacked flyleaves removed some light browning or spotting mostly marginal ink date 1759 at foot of title page a few pen or pencil marks on title and in margins. Fifth edition. 6 149 1 ad pp. 1 vols. 12mo. First published in two editions in 1696 and reprinted in 1697 1721 and the present edition ca. 1750 with changing subtitles. Variously attributed to Mary Astell Judith Drake and H. Wyatt.<br/>The present edition includes an ad for The Universal Library kept by Newcastle bookseller R. Akenhead jun. The date is conjectured from the R. Akenhead junior imprint which surfaces briefly in two other works dated 1750.<br/>A curious note on the verso of the dedication explains the lack of a subscriber's list. Apparently most of the "generous Encouragers" did not want to have their names included so "no List is printed lest Offence might be given."<br/><br/>The author observes: "we are taught only our Mother-Tongue or perhaps French which is now very fashionable and almost as familiar amongst Women of Quality as Men; whereas the other Sex by means of a more extensive Education to the Knowledge of the Roman and Greek Languages have a vaster Field for their Imaginations to rove in and their Capacities thereby enlarged."<br/><br/>RARE. ESTC T123106 BL NLS Smith College; Wing A 4058 printed for C. Hitch in Paternoster-Row, and R. Akenhead, jun. at the Globe, opposite the Bridge-End Coffee-House, Newcastle unknown books
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. <br/><br/>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
1868List1022Oberlin 1868. Albumen photographs 2 ½ x 3 ½ inches on larger mounts. Some fading to one of the photographs other image with excellent contrast near fine condition overall. Near Fine. An uncommon early pair of views of the Second Ladies' Boarding House at Oberlin College in the 1860s taken at a time when Oberlin was one of few coeducational colleges having first admitted women in 1837. Oberlin's Second Ladies Hall was built in 1861-1863 and featured Itlianate architecture and a rooftop balcony. The building was opened for student accommodations in 1865. The first floor held an assembly room a reading room a dining room parlors and stewards' quarters. The second and third floors housed 100 women. The building was destroyed by a fire in 1889. unknown books
17015Women's Education Handwritten daily diary of a young female student in North Carolina 1867. Small pocket diary embossed gold on cover 1867 with daily entry spaces. 4 x 2.5 in. 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. Original cover. "Diary 1867" gilt on front flap. Consistent daily entries beginning in the 2nd week of January. Possible ownership signature of Sally Van Eaton Jonesville N.C. though this may be a friend as the diary also mentions a "Miss Sally". 352 of the 365 dates are filled usually to the last line. She attends school likely a two-room schoolhouse mentions one female and one male teacher. She must sew and knit to prepare for the new term as well as for her father and children of relatives. As a result her eyes are often too strained to study. Constant rain and muddy roads make the trek to school difficult. <br/><br/>Some selections from the 352 Handwritten entries include:<br/><br/>Sun Jan 13 "French Algebre Philosophy Arithmetic Grammar and Dictionary. January 1867. Spring Session.<br/>Fri Jan 18 "I have been helping Cousin Ann and Cous Mary fix the children's cloth. They are so busy fixing to go to school I am afraid they will not get riding to start Monday."<br/>Wed Jan 23 "I have made a pair of draws to-day. School will commence Monday the 28th 1867. Miss Mag Tucker and Mr. C. Hacket are the teachers.<br/>Mon Jan 28 "School commenced today. We had only five scholars "a bad beginning makes a good ending." I did not say but one lesson my eyes were so sore. Recited in Dictionary."<br/>Tue Jan 29 "My eyes are better today. Missed but one word in D. today no more scholars yet the weather is so bad Miss Mag and I went up to Mr. Claywell's this evening after school.<br/>"Wed Jan 30 "One more scholar today. Sister and Miss Mag have gone to talk the male has come but no letters."<br/>Fri Feb 1 "School is out and Miss Mag and Brid have gone over the river this evening rode horseback."<br/>Mon Feb 4 "It has been raining all day and I never saw Jonesville so muddy in my life.I have been studying tonight but don't know my lessons."<br/>Mon Feb 11 "Monday night and I have studied until I am sleepy. Annie is asleep and Carrie is reading and nobody to talk to.<br/>Tues Feb 12 "I think I know all of my lessons tonight and I have set down to write to cousin Mollie."<br/>Thur Feb 21 "Cousin Millie Guyse is here tonight came late this evening. I have been studying very hard tonight and I think know my geography for tomorrow evening."<br/>Mon Feb 25 "Monday morning and we have got two new scholars."<br/>Fri May 17 "I must write some on my composition tonight for the end of the school it will soon be out."<br/>Tues May 28 "It has been raining very hard this evening. The thunder scared us all very badly in the school room. Mrs. Jordan is here. I have been very busy writing tonight"<br/>Thurs Aug 8 "Mrs. Harris called a few minutes to see us. She use to go to school here."<br/>Mon Aug 12 "Miss Sallie D. commenced school. Had five scholars."<br/>Wed Aug 14 "It rained this evening awhile. I have to go down to the chapel and recite my Algebra by myself to cousin Charlie."<br/>Mon Aug 26 "Eliza Hampton came to school today. Miss Sallie hasn't got but 10 ten scholars."<br/>Mon Oct 28 "It has been raining all day. Miss Sallie didn't have school. I finished my purple calico."<br/><br/>There is a lot more since these are just a few of the 352 Handwritten entries. Small small hole in bottom left corner of front cover and first few pages. Still in very good condition. unknown books
18503448Great Britain 1850. Comprised of 88 manuscript pages of mathematical definitions tables methods and exercises in a single hand with the ownership signature of "Caroline Waters Age 16 yrs" to the front endpaper. Marbled paper vernacular binding measuring 8 x 12 inches and stitched at spine. Caroline's metric measurements and English currency reveal her to be a student somewhere in the UK. Though the commonness of her name and the absence of a specific date prevents us from locating her in genealogy records the manuscript she left behind reveals much about how and why girls of her age and class were being taught arithmetic.<br/><br/>Caroline's elegant practiced hand suggests that she is a member of the rising middle class and the opening of the book suggests that she is a beginning to intermediate mathematician. At the top of the first page she defines Arithmetic as "the art of computing by numbers" which "has five principal sic rules for this purpose viz. Numeration Subtraction Addition Multiplication and Division." Using this definition she divides her notebook into a section for each providing a definition for that principle plus clear-cut examples of its use in both Simple and Compound formats. Numeration Subtraction and Addition are grouped together at the front; and after these sections conclude Caroline enters in Practical Questions in Compound Addition and Subtraction. These involve word problems involving the exchange of money and the calculation of wet and dry weights cloth measurements and time. She then mirrors this with Multiplication and Division before adding sections on Decimal Fractions more Practical Questions and sections on Federal Money and Simple Interest.<br/><br/>The organization of the manuscript suggests that Caroline copied it out for continued reference where sections are easy to locate and problems clearly illustrate each of the principles. And the emphasis in sample problems on currency conversion monetary exchange and banking implies that her family in some way wanted her to be aware of these concepts.<br/><br/>An exceptional and rich document Caroline's notebook is a rich resource for study including but not limited to the history of women's education middle class education women's domestic use of mathematics women in business paleography genealogy gender studies. unknown books
18792316Connecticut 1879. Near Fine. Archive of 13 handwritten manuscript essays composed by a Connecticut schoolgirl. Comprised of approximately 40 pages of autograph material written in ink by the same neat hand and signed "Carrie Breed." In addition to titles the majority of essays are dated and include Breed's school name and location. An exciting and interesting look into the work of a diligent young woman excited in particular about the female authors of her own time.<br/><br/>Founded in 1851 Parker Academy was a boarding school that boasted "a healthy location a tidy village an orderly community and a most beautiful valley with pleasant surroundings -- a good place for an institution of education" Historic Buildings of Connecticut. While little else is known about the school the manuscript assignments of Carrie Breed reveal a curriculum that emphasized traditional feminine skills such as polite conversation and elegant handwriting as well as more rigorous subjects including literature composition and botany. The earliest works contained in this archive are three copy exercises assigned to Carrie to practice forming her handwriting; and they speak to her own burgeoning literary interests. The first "Scenes of Childhood" is an assignment drawn from Charles Northend's The American Speaker Being a Collection of Pieces in Prose Poetry or Dialogue Designed for Exercises in School 1856. Yet the two that follow later in the academic year of 1875-76 appear to be selections chosen by Carrie herself as an instructor has added pencil notations "taken from Miss Alcott in Little Women." Published not even a decade before Alcott's novel about sisterhood and women's lives made an impact on girls across America; and here with more assertive mature penmanship Carrie copies out the long passages of "My Beth" and "In the Garrett" written by Alcott's character the aspiring author Jo. <br/><br/>The remaining essays in the archive contain Carrie's own reflections and writing as she matures as a student and thinker. Content is largely focused on moral concepts such as Influence Benevolence and Hospitality although two essays also consider the domestic work of cultivating house plants and performing house cleaning. In two essays Carrie reflects on her relationship to the seasons and to the experience of walking in the woods. The final essay as she nears the end of her time in school and likely reflects on her future as a wife and mother she writes on Filial Trust. As the months and academic years pass it is possible to see her penmanship and her thinking begin to change from those of a girl into those of a young woman with her own mind.<br/><br/>With rich research possibilities in fields including but not limited to the history of women's education paleography contemporary receptions to women's literature the history of American education and gender studies. Near Fine. unknown books
18223447Great Britain 1822. Comprised of 78 manuscript pages of mathematical definitions tables methods and exercises in a single hand with the ownership signature of Elizabeth Young and a running date made intermittently to the footers. Blue paper vernacular binding measuring 8 x 12 inches and stitched at spine; later tape reinforcement. Elizabeth's metric measurements and English currency reveal her to be a student somewhere in the UK. Though the commonness of her name prevents us from locating her specifically in genealogy records the manuscript she left behind reveals much about her.<br/><br/>Elizabeth's notebook is composed in a meticulous cursive hand with neat headers each dated and her name to many of the footers. Section each have a definition leading into rules and from there into word problems and calculations. Each new section progresses in complexity requiring Elizabeth to conduct longer calculations and combine a variety of arithmetical methods multiplication division addition subtraction. Some of these are generic questions about distance or weight; but others urge the student to devotion even as she works in a logical field "How many Hours Minutes and Seconds elapsed since the birth of Christ which is 1808 years ago assuming 365 days to a year". Some put Elizabeth in contact with the world of commerce and supply chain "The yearly export of Brandies from France is said to amount to 25000 tons. What is the value of this quantity at 5s6p per Gallon". Still others prepare her for the maintenance and management of a household or a business "If a servant's wages be 12.12 for 52 weeks how much is that a year" or "If 1728 Elegant wine glasses were bought for £65.2s how must they be sold per dozen or per glass to gain Ten Guineas by the sale of the whole".<br/><br/>A portion of seven pages near the center of the book offers a telling anomaly. While it continues in Elizabeth's neat hand these entries from January-February 1822 list goods purchased by community members from merchants several of whom are women. If these are a part of a school exercise they do not show the marks of it. Rather they appear to be Elizabeth making real-life notations keeping track of accounts for herself or someone else. In this sense the word problems she records and practices are being applied in her own life.<br/><br/>An exceptional document Elizabeth's notebook has research possibilities including but not limited to the history of education in the UK and trans-Atlantic comparisons the history of women's education the effects of class on girls' education mathematics approaches to teaching math to girls historical measurements women in business paleography and women's and gender studies. unknown books
