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(1911-25-0) Collection of two school books dating from 1825. They include bible verses, math, and excerpts from a British history book.The collection is housed in Small Acquisitions.

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Territory of South Dakota teacher's territorial certificate, 1883; typed memoirs "The making of a state: a tenderfoot in South Dakota"; a letter from Frederick Budlong regarding Brewster's resignation as rector of St. Michael's Parish, 1935; and a letter from Bradford Anderson regarding Anderson's genealogical connection to William Brewster of the Mayflower, 1942.

Scope and Contents Papers related to the Catlin family of Harwinton and Winchester, Conn., consisting of correspondence, deeds, a bill of sale, Luman Catlin (Sr.)'s will, and a receipt from the Treasury Dept. of the State of Connecticut exempting the payment of taxes on a note.Family members represented in the collection are Hannah Bull Catlin (1777-1857), the wife of Horace Catlin (1774-1819); Horace's brother Luman Catlin (1767-1852); two of Luman's sons, Luman Catlin (1804- ) and Alfred Catlin...

Scope and Contents The Truman Guild school books collection (1975-27,28,30, 32, and 33-0) is a collection of four volumes of school books created by Truman Guild. The notebooks cover various topics such as arithmetic, poetry, Greek poetry and translations, drawings, penmanship, and many other topics. One of the volumes contains a poem that was published in the Litchfield Enquirer, and another volume contains a list of all the books that Guild had read to date. Please see the below detailed descriptions for...

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Invitation and program to retirement dinner, 2000 May 24.

Scope and Contents This collection documents the history of The Litchfield Female Academy, Litchfield, Connecticut. Early records refer to the Academy as Miss Pierce's School, Miss Pierce's Academy, and Sarah Pierce's Academy. In the collection are institutional records; correspondence, diaries, journals, school notebooks, and albums of students; papers of Sarah Pierce and the Pierce family; and correspondence of Emily Noyes Vanderpoel regarding her research for her books "Chronicles of a Pioneer School, from...

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School rate bills and lists of subscribers to the first school society.

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The Elisha Marsh School Book collection (2011-44-0) contains math problems and notes. The book contains various rules of mathematics and also math problems done by the student. The book is not dated.

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Catalogue of the members of Morris Academy, Litchfield, South Farms, 1809. James Morris, Esq., preceptor; Joseph Harvey, A.B., tutor. A list of ladies and gentlemen students and their places of residence.

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A bill or school account submitted by Ethan Osborn and attested as accurate by Isaac Baldwin, justice of peace, Litchfield County on 8 June 1784. It appears to be a list of students with the number of days they attended school and the charge for their attendance. One bill for nine pounds is to be paid in cash or wheat, and the second bill for 9 pounds is to paid in "any sort of grain, wool, flax, or good merchantable white pine boards."