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1850CAT0126Manual Labor School Shawnee Nation Johnson County Kansas 1850. nk on wove paper: 9 ¾ x 7-3/16 in.; strong creases where folded two small closed tears starting with scattered pinholes to creases. Very Good. The document lists the names and ages of four Creek boys and where letters to their parents are to be sent within the Indian Territory: two to Creek Agency and two to Little River Mission. Verso is written "Post Office for Indian Boys"; it is signed by or possibly addressed to Reverend Edward T. Peery superintendent of the Methodist Shawnee Manual Labor School from late 1844 to around 1850. The boys were presumably students at the school which taught religion basic academic subjects and manual labor farming "mechanics" sewing etc. to Native American children from 1839-1862. <br /> <br /> The school was founded by Reverend Thomas Johnson who supported slavery and used slaves at the school. The school briefly served as the second capital of Kansas Territory when the pro-slavery "Bogus Laws" were enacted in 1855. Superin-tendent reports claimed that the children were enrolled willingly by nearby tribes and that each day the student's time was divided equally between instruction and work. Recent scholarship has focused on the darker realities at the school which was supported by the US government as part of efforts to "civilize" tribes relocating after the Indian Removal Act 1830. <br /> <br /> One boy's father is listed as Robert Buckham at Little River in Creek Nation. Buckham's letters from Indian Territory 1841-1844 are held by Cornell University library in their Native American Collection; the finding aid states that he and his wife were unable to have children and planned to adopt "orphans." <br /> <br /> See also Martha B. Caldwell "Annals of Shawnee Methodist Mission and Indian Manual Labor School" Kansas Historical Society 1939. unknown books
184224922Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union 1842. Revised edition. Quarterbound morocco over marble paper-covered boards. Spine ends and boards rubbed tear to rear free endpaper endpapers foxed leaves clean impressions crisp binding tight; a nice copy and about very good. 643 pp. Illus. with b/w drawings and maps. 24mo. Copyright statement is dated 1838 and this title was listed in American Sunday-School Union catalogues from 1840 to at least 1893. Not in Checklist American Imprints. Founded in Philadelphia in May of 1817 the Union began as a coalition of local Protestant Sunday school groups. "American Sunday School Union ASSU provided the materials and training by which many frontier adults and children learned to read while promoting the establishment of Sunday schools throughout the nation. The Union's goals were to promote the establishment of Sunday schools and to provide local communities with libraries and materials for religious instruction. From the beginning this was a non-denominational organization that set aside differences in doctrine to teach the masses the cardinal truths of Christianity." American Sunday-School Union hardcover books
189113525scsNew York: The Osgood Art School 1891. Seventh Edition. Octavo illus. flexible cloth 210 pp. Very Good with light soiling to covers. The Osgood Art School, 1891. Seventh Edition. hardcover books
18796571Toronto: Hunter Rose 1879. 8vo pp 83 72 Printed wraps Illustrated with engravings and charts. Includes reports on the running of the school as well as "The Report of the Farm Superintendent and Professor of Agriculture" which includes reports on field experiments with crops and animals. Hunter Rose unknown books
18253486New York: Pr. by D. Fanshaw 1825. 8vo. 36 pp. <br><br><br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Not in Shoemaker. Removed from nonce volume sewn as issued. Foxed. Small loss of paper to lower margin of one page. Pr. by D. Fanshaw unknown books
187029538Montgomery Alabama: John G. Stokes & Co. State Printers 1870. 7 1 blank pp. Stitched in original printed green wrappers. Light old folds wrappers lightly spotted Very Good. Contemporary inscription at head of front wrapper "Respects of G. Horton Mobile." A Bostonian who had moved to Mobile as a young man Horton was Mayor of Mobile at this time. Previously he had been an advocate of public education and had served on Mobile's school board. During the Civil War he was jailed for Unionist sympathies. During Reconstruction his advocacy of civil rights placed his life in constant danger.<br/><br/> The Report is a chapter in Alabama's bitter Reconstruction strife. It attacks Dr. N.B. Cloud State Superintendent of Public Instruction who was regarded by unreconstructed Alabamans as a Scalawag for his support of Reconstruction and the Republican Party. The Report also attacks G.L. Putnam whom Cloud had named Mobile's superintendent of education an appointment which other Mobile educators refused to recognize. Cloud brokered a compromise-- for which he lacked authority-- by making Putnam superintendent of Emerson College known as the 'Blue School' a Negro school run by the American Missionary Association. The Report accuses Cloud and Putnam of illegally diverting public funds to the support of the Blue School.<br/>Ellison 1597. OCLC locates five copies as of August 2014 under two accession numbers. John G. Stokes & Co., State Printers unknown books
187031292Montgomery 1870. 23 1 blank pp with original printed title wrappers. Text lightly dusted wrappers dirty stitched. <br/><br/> This case is a chapter in Alabama's bitter Reconstruction history. Mobile School Commissioners claimed that George L. Putnam Superintendent of the Mobile schools had mishandled funds which were supposed to be used to support the free public schools. Putnam had been appointed Superintendent by N.B. Cloud State Superintendent of Public Instruction whom unreconstructed Alabamans considered a Scalawag. Putnam used public funds as authorized by Cloud for the support of a school for Negroes. The outcome of the case turned on whether the Commissioners were properly established under the laws and Reconstruction Constitution of Alabama. This brief reviews the history of the Mobile School System and the controversy. <br/>Not located on OCLC as of July 2014. unknown books
1888253042Farmington Ct. 1888. 3pp. Folded 4to sheet. Old fold lines. Near fine. 3pp. Folded 4to sheet. Letter written by Sarah Porter founder of Miss Porter's School for Girls to a friend and possibly former student regretfully declining an invitation to her wedding. Miss Porter studied privately with Yale Professors. and her brother Noah later became President of Yale. She was an opponent of women's suffrage. <br/>She notes in this letter that affairs at the school will keep her far too busy to make the journey. Sarah Porter 1813-1900 founded her school in Farmington in 1843 setting it up as an institution at which girls could receive a well-rounded academic education. She writes in part:<br/> <br/>"My dear Mary I thank you heartily that you have desired me as one of your wedding guests and I should be very happy in being with you at this so happy moment of your life. I could not easily under any circumstances easily leave school for so long a time as a journey to Newton would require - but now Mr. Brandt's wretched health renders him unable to teach and his classes fall daily into my care so that my place is daily here. Your own and your brother's wedding at once will not only doubly crown the day but give promise to multiplied successive anniversaries. unknown books
1859BL4573New York:: Sunday School Union 1859. 1859. 16mo. 52 4 pp. Frontispiece 6 woodcuts with initial letters; light foxing. Original full mauve cloth gilt stamped spine title. Ownership signature of Amelia Domshele. Very food. Sunday School Union, [1859]. hardcover books
18713027Boston & London: Wright & Potter State Printer 1871. Public Document # 19 report for October 1870; reviews the state of the institution financial reports etc. number of people at the school statistics those who jumped ship; the officers and employees of the school; list of salaried officers on board the "Massachusetts" and their salaries - the ship had been sold that year as a measure of economy; also inventory of the property of the school contributions from the towns towards it's upkeep more; 31 pages original purple paper wraps; some spine ends edge tips wear to binding; a very good copy. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Wright & Potter, State Printer Paperback books
182429584Boston: Printed by Phelps and Farnham 1824. 16pp. Untrimmed stitched spine reinforced with tape. Tanned dampstain running through first three leaves scattered spotting rubberstamps and blindstamp on title page and its verso. Good. <br/>AI 16474 many locations. OCLC records copies with two leaves of plates not present here. Printed by Phelps and Farnham unknown books
181729558Philadelphia: Printed for the Institution by Anderson & Meehan 1817. 12mo. 12pp. Disbound without wraps else Very Good.<br/><br/> The Association sought to educate young men privately; its evening classes suggest that many of its students were in the work force. Evidently free public education was not introduced in Pennsylvania until 1818; and that was for the education of indigent children only.<br/> Officers and members of the Association are listed on page 2. Hugh De Haven Jun. was President. The Association's purpose was to instruct "adult males in reading writing and arithmetic; and to incite them to the study of the Holy Scriptures." Maximum number of Association members was thirty; expulsion was permitted "for unchristian behaviour by the concurrence of two-thirds of the Association." The Association would sponsor schools and hire teachers for classes on Monday Tuesday Wednesday and Friday evenings.<br/>AI 41336 1- DLC. Not in Sabin. OCLC records only facsimiles as of November 2012. Printed for the Institution, by Anderson & Meehan unknown books
185020181Italy 1850. Pair of views gouache over faint etched line black gouache border. Period gilt and faux bois frames. Two splendid panoramic views of Lake Como and Lake Maggiore.<br/> <br/>Catering to the foreigners flocking to the region on The Grand Tour this pair of hand-painted prints beautifully depict the famed picturesque lakes with rich bands of blue highlighting the water and sky with the surrounding hills and mountains dotted with luxurious villas. In the view of Lake Maggiore we see from a very high vantage point the Borromean Islands: Isola Bella Isola Madre and Isola dei Pescatoriwith their extraordinary gardens. The view of Lake Como looks north up the lake towards Switzerland from above Bellagio which occupies the point at which the lake divides in two. The paintings are clearly intended as a pair the images being almost identical in size with matching black painted margins. The prints are as issued with black labels covering the original printed titles. unknown books
183426035Italy 1834. Pen-and-ink watercolour and gouache painted black border titled and dated in white gouache in the lower margin within the border. Lovely 19th-century watercolour of Palermo.<br/> <br/>Catering to the foreigners flocking to the region on the Grand Tour this lovely watercolour shows the town of Palermo with its beautiful hills and mountains in the background with a large fort in the harbour with a British and French ship beside it. The sky is awash in pinks and blues displaying the incredible light of the region. unknown books
1899WRCAM4918Carlisle Pa.: Indian Industrial School 1899. 8pp. Folio newspaper. Front leaf split in two along middle horizontal fold and detached closed tears and splits throughout. Fair only printed on poor paper to begin with. Vol. XV no. 8 of the newspaper of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. This issue reports on the resolutions passed by the Indian school at their Los Angeles convention a short article on "Indianizing vs. Americanizing" the school's upcoming twentieth anniversary and more. Indian Industrial School unknown books
185912920Cambridge: Macmillan & Co 1859. 1st edition. Bound in a Zaehnsdorf deep blue full polished calf binding with elaborate gilt decorated spine; inner dentelles. Red spine labels. AEG. Original cloth binding bound in at rear. VG sp lightly sunned/joints tender/minor extremity rubbing. 244 pp 16 pp Publisher catalogue dated 1858 at rear. Illustrated by the incomparable Richard Doyle. 8vo. <br/><br/> Macmillan & Co hardcover books
189739438Oakland: Carruth & Carruth Printers 1897. 1st printing thus. Pale yellow paper wrappers with gilt stamped title to front wrapper. Yapp edges. General wear. Couple small stains to front wrapper upper edge. A VG copy. 102 pp. Chromolithographed t.p. Illustrated from photographs & with drawings. 11-3/8" x 8" <br/><br/> Carruth & Carruth, Printers unknown books
190039275Oakland California: Printed by Carruth & Carruth 520 Fifteenth Street 1900. 1st printing thus. Original dark green paper wrappers lettered in gold green cord tie. Stain to lower portion of textblock primarily toward rear of volume. An About VG copy. Unpaginated. Illustrated from photographs & with drawings. Oblong format: 6-1/4" x 8-5/8" <br/><br/> Printed by Carruth & Carruth, 520 Fifteenth Street unknown books
1851587711851. Cambridge 1851. Cambridge 1851. "Cumulative" 1851 Harvard Law School Catalogue Harvard Law School. A Catalogue of the Students of Law in Harvard University From the Establishment of the Law School To the End of the Second Term in the Year 1851. Cambridge: Metcalf and Company Printers to the University 1851. 96 pp. Octavo 7-1/4" x 4-3/4". Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. A few minor stains chipping to foot of spine. Light toning to text internally clean. $150. This catalogue was published for prospective and incoming students in the year when the faculty consisted of Jared Sparks Theophilus Parsons Joel Parker and Luther Stearns Cushing. It contains general information about the school regulations course outlines and lists of required and recommended texts. This catalogue is especially interesting because of its complete lists of alumni and former faculty members a distinguished group that includes Joseph Story Simon Greenleaf and Henry Wheaton. unknown books
1894602351894. Cambridge: Published by the University 1894. Cambridge: Published by the University 1894. Harvard Law School. Law School of Harvard University Cambridge Massachusetts. Announcements 1894-95. Cambridge: Published by the University 1894. 14 pp. Softbound negligible shelfwear internally clean. $20. unknown books
1849716321849. Cambridge Mass. January 15 1849. Cambridge Mass. January 15 1849. Course Offerings at Harvard Law School Spring Term 1849 Harvard Law School. Law School of the University at Cambridge. Caption Title. Cambridge MA January 15 1849. 2 pp. Single 9-3/4" x 8" blue-paper sheet blank conjugate leaf lacking single column text. Horizontal and verical fold lines left margin a bit ragged franked on verso in contemporary hand: "Law School/ Cambridge." $450. Intended to be mailed to prospective students this brochure lists the lectures that will be offered in the term commencing Feb. 28 1849 by Professors Joel Parker and Theophilus Parsons and Lecturers Franklin Dexter and Luther Stearns Cushing. Students are promised nine or more lectures per week. The broadside also mentions that students will be able to participate in moot courts and receive training in legal drafting and parliamentary practice. It also states that students are provided with text books and have access to the 13000 volume law library and other Harvard facilities. The final paragraphs describe the course of study leading to a degree and fees. OCLC locates two copies at Yale University and the Massachusetts Historical Society both with the blank conjugate leaf. unknown books
189127305Hancock NY: Herald Print 1891. First edition. Paper wrappers. Wrappers soiled else a very good copy. 20 pp. 12mo. School catalogue with lists of students tuition courses of study. Herald Print unknown books
183564094New York: Published by John P. Haven 148 Nassau Street 1835. 16 cm. 12mo. iv -7 ii 10-190pp. Diamond patterned cloth faded at edges and spine some spotting with embossed vine borders on boards gilt stamping to spine faint old tidelines to a few early pages scattered foxing to text. Introductory printed 'recommendation' by T. H. Gallaudet. John Hall was a graduate of Yale and father of a large family in Elllington CT. Ellington School an early preparatory school accepting only boys grew out of educating his own children. He was well thought of as a successful and enlightened educator. <br/><br/> Published by John P. Haven, 148 Nassau Street hardcover books
183957670N.p. Glasgow: Graham printer October 1839. 16mo pp. 18 2; removed from binding wrappers wanting; all else very good. Contains rules of the society rules for teachers rules for visitors subscriptions and donations financial report and a table showing the state of the various schools in the Society. Not in OCLC. <br/><br/> Graham, printer], October unknown books
185450120Philadelphia: Crissy & Markley 1854. First Edition. Octavo 22.5cm.; publisher's tan wrappers printed within decorative border; 50pp. Ex-Massachusetts State Library with their small pressure stamp to title page and faint Withdrawn rubberstamp to upper cover wrapers rather chipped along extremities; a Good copy internally clean and sound. Report especially recommends that news reporters and printers learn phonography Pitman shorthand. Crissy & Markley unknown books
