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An Open Letter to the Friends of Free Schools and American Liberties

Description: One pamphlet, copyright 1888, entitled An Open Letter to the Friends of Free Schools and American Liberties. From the Committee of One Hundred, No. 1, October, 1888, published by Committee of One Hundred, Boston. This pamphlet is 16 numbered pages in length, and is unbound. Printed above the title is "Committee of One Hundred Series." This pamphlet appears to be an attack on the Catholic Church and the papacy in defense of public schools.
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Date: 1888
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Circulars of Information of the Bureau of Education, No. 2-1881: The Relation of Education to Industry and Technical Training in American Schools

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One pamphlet, copyright 1881, entitled Circulars of Information of the Bureau of Education, No. 2-1881: The Relation of Education to Industry and Technical Training in American Schools, by Emerson Elbridge White, published by the Government Printing Office, Washington. This pamphlet is 22 numbered pages in length and is not illustrated. A table of contents is listed on p, 3, which is divided into two sections: Technical Training in American Schools and The Relation of Education to Industry. The embossed ownership stamp of the Essex Institute is stamped in the upper right-hand corner of the title page, and a Dewey decimal call number is written in ms. on the verso of the title page. An ink stamp of the Essex Institute, Salem, Mass., dated Aug. 29, 1881, is stamped in the upper right-hand corner of the front cover.

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The Art Schools Our Country Needs

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One pamphlet/reprint entitled The Art Schools Our Country Needs, by James Parton Haney, "Director of Art in High Schools, New York City", reprinted from The New York Times, December 22, 1918. The article is 12 numbered pages in length; the last page is blank.

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Instruction in Drawing in Primary and Intermediate Schools in Europe and America: A Critical Review of the Prang Course in Form-Study and Drawing

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One pamphlet entitled Instruction in Drawing in Primary and Intermediate Schools in Europe and America. A Critical Review of the Prang Course in Form-Study and Drawing, by Arnold Dodel, with an introduction by Louis Prang, published by The Prang Educational Company, Boston, ca. 1890. This pamphlet is 36 numbered pages in length, and is not illustrated. The 9-page introduction is signed by Louis Prang, and is dated March 1, 1890. "University Press: John Wilson and Son, Cambridge" is printed on the verso of the title page.

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Some Reasons Why Drawing Should be Taught in Our Common Schools

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One pamphlet, copyright 1877, entitled Some Reasons Why Drawing Should be Taught in Our Common Schools, by Langdon S. Thompson, published by the author, La Fayette, Indiana. This pamphlet is 24 numbered pages in length and is not illustrated. It is subtitled: "A paper: Read at the Meeting of the Ohio Teachers' Association, at Put-in-Bay, July 4, 1877; and also at the Annual Meeting of the National Education Association, at Louisville, KY, Aug. 16, 1877." The text of the essay is prefaced by 9 pages of excerpts of testimonials in its favor. Thompson's three reasons for teaching art were 'disciplinarian', 'utilitarian', and 'aesthetic'. An ink stamp of the Ohio State University Education Library is stamped on the front cover.

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Report of the Committee on Elementary School Art

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One pamphlet entitled Report of the Committee on Elementary School Art, Bess Eleanor Foster, Chairman, published by the Federated Council on Art Education, 1926. This report is 32 numbered pages in length; it is not illustrated. The first 7 pages include a list of related associations, a president's preface, a table of contents and an introduction. Several of the sections were written by named individuals, rather than the Council as a whole. There are ms. notes and annotations throughout. "Mabel Spofford, her book" is written in ms., in ink, on the bottom of the front cover.

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Circulars of Information of the Bureau of Education, No. 4-1882: Industrial Art in Schools

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One pamphlet, copyright 1882, entitled Circulars of Information of the Bureau of Education, No. 4-1882: Industrial Art in Schools, by Charles G. Leland, published by the Government Printing Office, Washington. This pamphlet is 38 numbered pages in length, and is not illustrated. The table of contents is listed on p. 3, and is divided into three sections: Introduction; Practical Teaching; and General Observations. The embossed ownership stamp of the Essex Institute is stamped in the upper right-hand corner of the title page;a Dewey decimal call number is written in ms. on the title page verso.

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An Open Letter to the Friends of Free Schools and American Liberties

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