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Work and wait : [an essay]
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J. J. Abbott letter to J. P. Carpenter
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Letter, written by J. J. Abbott to his friend and fellow teacher in Alabama, J. P. Carpenter. Abbott describes his journey to Mississippi, the city of Hudsonville, the school at which he is working, some school clubs that he founded, and his intent to attend Andover Theological Seminary in Massachusetts. Abbott also gives opinions about the South, slavery, and abolitionists.
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An Essay Lovissiania and Virginia Improovd / at Yorke Towne
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A proposition for establishing trade with Indians "Read and Reported by the Committee of Propositions and Grievances on May 17, 1699" (f. 5v). On July 1, 1688, Virginia Governor Francis Nicholson forwarded it to the Lords of Trade. Later Jones' proposition became the basis of Spotswood's Indian Company
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John Burroughs letters to "Dear Sir,"
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John Burroughs wrote this letter from West Park, New York. It reads: "Yours of the 20th was duly read. I am writing very little these days, and am cautious about binding myself by promises. But if I should chance to have anything that would be suitable for your columns I will let you have it. Very sincerely John Burroughs."
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Ferdinand C. Ewer papers on education in San Francisco
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Reverend F.C. Ewer's papers regarding eduction in San Francisco during his time on the Board of Education, covering the years c.1855-1856. Items include correspondence to Ewer from teacher Lilly Clapp regarding eduction in San Francisco and disciplinary measures being taken against a teacher named Dunne; Ewer's oath upon appointment to the Board of Education (1855); and a letter of recommendation for C.J Flatt (1856). Also includes a variety of high school materials, including exam questions, a chart showing teachers by district and grade level, a chart showing teacher:student ratios, a list of books adopted by the Board of Education (1855), a list of teachers, a map showing houses in the 9th District, a schedule of classes, a list of subjects studied, and a list of teachers who received the Order of Excellence. Items were originally housed in a scrapbook kept by Ewer.
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Mary Olive Karr Gilkey diary
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The diary begins in October 1877 when Mary, at the age of 12, is in Tumwater, Washington on her way to Olympia; it is here that she decides that she is going to start keeping a diary. The diary then skips to July 1884 when Mary is a teacher in Scappoose, Oregon. She discusses her students, her feelings for a man she refers to as "C.J.," and her continuing effort to be a good Christian woman. In October she moves back to Forest Grove, Oregon to be with her family, the Karrs and Walkers. While there, she spends her time attending prayer meetings and catching up with her family. She also takes a trip to Portland where she attends a reception for a missionary friend; she briefly talks of becoming a missionary herself, but decides to return to school instead. The last entry is August 9, 1885, and Mary is back at home after deciding to leave school
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Asa Gray letter to Leander Wetherell
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In this letter to Leander Wetherell, a journalist and teacher at the Rochester Institute of New York, Gray discusses two of his publications: Manual of the botany of the northern United States (1848) and Genera florae Americae boreali-orientalis illustrata : the genera of the plants of the United States illustrated by figures and analyses from nature (1848). The letter is written on a lettersheet advertising the Lawrence Scientific School. Along with a description of the school, its admission requirements and course information, the letter announces that "Professor Agassiz will deliver a course of lectures 'On the History of the Earliest Geological Ages.'"
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