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Martha Schofield letter to her sister
Title:
Martha Schofield letter to her sister
Description:
Poor quality photocopy. Discusses Eliza Giles Hammond and Anna Massey, the first graduates of the Schofield Normal and Industrial School. Describes taking the Schofield School's graduating class on a field trip to Bettis Academy, as well as a factory where black people were working in poor conditions. Shares news concerning family/friends, including Mrs. Morgan's theft of Schofield's belongings. Confesses an interest in psychology and contemplates Morgan's mental health.
Date:
1885-06-07
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter to Mary Townsend Fussell
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter to Mary Townsend Fussell
Description:
Mary Townsend Fussell was Graceanna Lewis' niece. Lewis is making dresses and aprons for Fussell's children. She writes about her students at the Foster School for Girls and how pleased she is they are learning so well despite having little time to study.
Date:
1885-03-27
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to her children
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to her children
Description:
Letter to her daughters Sally and Julia, who are away at school. Discusses the subject of letter writing and councils them to write conservatively. She is preparing a package to send them. Discusses recent news concerning family/friends; her father, Isaac T. Hopper, has been sick with a concerning cold.
Date:
1851-12-09
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to her children
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to her children
Description:
Letter to her daughters Sally and Julia, who are away at school. Tells them to work hard and obey their teacher, Mrs. Sedgwick. (Elizabeth Buckminster Dwight Sedgwick (Mrs. Charles Sedgwick) was an author and headmistress of a nationally recognized girls' school.) Instructs them to be "lady-like" and "womanly." Mentions visiting a paper factory. Mentions traveling to Boston and Bristol. Discusses visiting Aunt Maria and Uncle David.
Date:
1851-11-21
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Aimwell School Association attendance resolution
Title:
Aimwell School Association attendance resolution
Description:
Lays out the policy about absent students decided upon by the Aimwell School Association (Society for the Free Instruction of Female Children). Also briefly discusses students' sewing.
Date:
1806 - 1808
Collection:
Aimwell School records, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Aimwell School rules and regulations
Title:
Aimwell School rules and regulations
Description:
Educational system laid out by the Aimwell School Association (Society for the Free Instruction of Female Children). Details the weekly curriculum and rules for the students' behavior. Ends with an extended description of a proposed curriculum and rules of conduct based on the Lancasterian system.
Date:
1803 - 1808
Collection:
Aimwell School records, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Aimwell School regulations
Title:
Aimwell School regulations
Description:
Educational system laid out by the Aimwell School Association (Society for the Free Instruction of Female Children). Describes the school curriculum (based on the Lancasterian system) in detail. Also lays out the duties of the managers.
Date:
1811-12-07
Collection:
Aimwell School records, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Association of Women High School Teachers pamphlet
Title:
Association of Women High School Teachers pamphlet
Description:
Typed pamphlet submitted as part of the Association of Women High School Teachers president's report at the annual meeting; includes a short handwritten note by President Gratia Goller who possibly sent the pamphlet to Anna M. Jackson. Documents the Association's mission and actions to promote New York City female high school teachers and benefit female students.
Date:
1915-10-28
Collection:
Branson-Jackson Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Aimwell School schedule
Title:
Aimwell School schedule
Description:
Lays out the daily and weekly schedule of the students, teachers, and managers.
Date:
1819-07
Collection:
Aimwell School records, In Her Own Right, Haverford College