The Precursor of Poor Richard on Education
A new Method of Educating Children: or, Rules...
London: Printed for J. Salisbury, at the Rising-Sun in Cornhill and J. Harris, at the Harrow, in the... Read More
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A Letter to American Teachers of History.
Washington: [Privately printed at the Press of J. H. Furst Co., Baltimore.], 1910. First edition. Signed by Adams at the end of the introductory letter, as it seems that most copies were. Adams, historian and a direct descendant of John Quincy Adams, published and disseminated widely this present work. It is... Read More
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Autograph letter, signed “J. Adams”.
Garden City, New York: 6 Old Westbury Road, 25 October 1957. Writing to Hartley regarding his education and his writing, “the person who wants to write clearly must work hard and long himself,” citing his literary experiences in high school followed by his college years as an English major. He... Read More
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Typed letter signed “Martha Albrand”.
Pattenburg, New Jersey: 20 November 1957. Responding to Hartley's letter asking about some biographical details and also about the importance of her education to her writing. “I do want to state quite emphatically that I believe in as good an education as anybody can get. Personally I find knowledge acquired... Read More
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Autograph note signed “Gloria I. Alley.
N. P: n.d. Inscribed “To Wes Hartley-a bright and dignified Sport-With Adminration… Gloria I. Alley. Read More
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"Self-discipline is the professional writer's primary need"
Typed Letter Signed ("Eric Ambler") to Westley S. Hartley, in response to the latter's question regarding the value of Ambler's...
London: 1 November, 1957. "Self-discipline is the professional writer's primary need" Interesting letter from Ambler, in answer to the question, "How important to you was your high school education, and is college experience necessary for creative writing?" Ambler points out that in England "there is no real equivalent of 'high school'... Read More
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Extensive File of Catalogues of Faculty and Students, from 1822 to 1945.
Amherst, Mass: vp, 1822-1945. Edward Dickinson (1803-1874), father of Emily, was a prominent Amherst lawyer, treasurer of Amherst College, and U.S. Congressman. He was the son of Samuel Fowler Dickinson, one of the founders of Amherst College. He graduated from Yale in 1823, and opened a law office in Amherst... Read More
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Typed letter signed “Katharine Anthony”.
New York: 27 September 1958. Hartley had written to Anthony regarding the biographical information in ‘Twentieth Century Authors” and whether she had some additions which she responds that she does not and that “In a general way it covers the situation…It may interest you to know that I have a.... Read More
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Preserved Leaves of Mull
Two autograph letters signed “Argyll”.
Kensington and N. P: Argyll Lodge and Balmoral (stationery), n.d. and 28 September 1855. Preserved Leaves of Mull. The first stating that he will send specimens of the ores and the [?] Leaves of Mull to Glasgow for the Museum, the leaves only being “furnished on loan as the specimens... Read More
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The Crib 1912.
[ El Rancho Bonito, Arizona: Evans School], 1912. Miscellany of poetry and photographs of school life. Among the 17 students of the Evans School at El Rancho Burrito in this year were Louis Gordon Hamersley, Archibald Bullock Roosevelt, and Thomas Archer Morgan. Read More
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Groton School Year Book 1935.
Groton, Massachusetts: Groton School [The Andover Press, Andover, Mass.], 1935. This copy is signed by each member of the Sixth Form Class, including Louis Auchincloss and his cousin Gordon, William Bundy, Stanley Resor, etc. Read More
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Typed letter signed “Shirley Barker”.
Derry, New Hampshire: 25 May 1959. Replying to Hartley's enquiry about her writing and education. She describes how one teacher greatly affected her by introducing her to contemporary literature and having them keep “thought books.” She writes that college helps in exposing one to a wide range of ideas, “One... Read More
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Le Magasin des Jeunes Dames, ou Instructions pour les Personnes qui entrent dans le monde et se marient leurs devoirs...
Paris: Chez J.-B. Garnery, Librairie, rue de Pot-de-Fer, No. 14, nd (C. 1840). Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont (1711-1780) was a Royal Governess, Teacher, Popular Novelist, Educational Writer for Women and Children. She settled in London and started a Monthly Magazine for Women: "Nouveau Magasin" and the first woman editor... Read More
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Instructor of Helen Keller
School of Vocal Physiology prospectus for 1876-1877.
Boston: 1876. First edition. Instructor of Helen Keller. This pamphlet lists the students in the Normal Class studying to be Articulation Teachers including Annie E. Mack, Annie Bond, Sarah Fuller and Mr. L. A. Butterfield. Sarah Fuller would later be at the Horace Mann School in New York where she... Read More
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Strictures on Female Education; chiefly as it relates to the Culture of the Heart, in Four Essays. By the Rev...
Philadelphia: Printed for W. Spottiswood, and H. & F. Rice, Market-street, 1793. First American edition. Read More
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Memoirs of Eminent Blind Authors
Beauties and Achievements of the Blind.
Auburn: Published for the Authors, 1865. Memoirs of Eminent Blind Authors. Includes memoirs of several eminent blind authors including Homer, Blacklock, Holman, Wilson, Huber, Miss Alice Holmes, Miss Frances Jane Crosby, Miss Cynthia Bullock and others. There is a collection of poems by blind authors including L. V. Hall, Frances... Read More
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Lectures, delivered at Bowdoin College, and Occasional Sermons.
Brunswick: Printed by Joseph Griffin, 1822. Appleton was President of Bowdoin College. Read More
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Typed letter signed “Gwen Bristow”.
Northridge, California: 15 October 1958. Responding to Hartley's letter enquiring about her literary career and the importance of her education on her writing. She writes that she recommends them both for writers, finding them very important even though “some writers have done excellent work in spite of having had little... Read More
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History of Brown University, with Illustrative Documents.
Providence, R.I: [Providence press company, printers], 1867. First edition, one of 300 copies. Guild (1822-1899) was a graduate of Brown University, and became Librarian from 1848 to 1893, as a writer and historian. Read More
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An Address, Delivered to the Graduates of Rhode-Island College, at the Public Commencement, September 7th, 1803. By Asa Messer, A.M....
Provience: Nathaniel Heaton, 1803. First edition. Read More
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Autograph letter signed “Katharine N. Burt”.
Southern Pines, North Carolina: 21 November 1958. Responding to Hartley's letter asking about some biographical details and also about the importance of her education to her writing. She writes “First, I never had ahigh-school education just an old fashioned private school. College experience is not necessary for the writer of... Read More
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With the seal
Manuscript letter written in the third person to Mr. Dundas, with Archbishop's seal affixed.
Charter-House: 6 May 1794. With the seal. To Dundas telling him of his appointment as a governor of the Charterhouse in the place of the late Earl Camden [Charles Pratt]. Read More
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A Concise Description of the Endowed Grammar Schools in England and Wales.
London: Baldwin, Craddick & Joy, 1818. First edition. An account of all the grammar schools in England and Wales. Read More
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An Historical Account of Thomas Sutton Esq; And of His Foundation in Charter-House.
London: E. Owen, 1737. First edition. A life of Thomas Sutton (1532-1611), founder of the Charterhouse School in Smithfield, London. Read More
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Typed letter signed “Mary Chase”.
Denver: 22 November 1959. Replying to Hartley's enquiry about her writing and education. High school was of importance to her due to her English and Latin teachers. The Latin helping her understand English grammar and the Latin teacher reciting poetry and the English teacher introducing her to Shakespeare. Of college... Read More
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Document, signed. Ecole Royale de Musique et de Déclamation. Jettons alloués aux membres du Jury d’Examen Pour le 1er Semestre...
Paris: 1825. Luigi Cherubini (1760-1842), composer and director of the Ecole Royale de Musique (now the Conservatoire de Paris) from 1822 until his death. This document lists the members of the jury of examiners for 1825, headed by Cherubini, and including other French musical notables such as Rodolphe Kreutzer (1766-1831)... Read More
Price: $950