Schools & Universities
ABAA-RBMS-2026,Women's Education in Boston,Scarlet Fever
Boston, Massachusetts: Munroe and Francis, 1831. A printed version of the report given at the annual meeting of the proprietors of the Boston Female Monitorial School, held in August, 1831. Provides invaluable information about the opportunities afforded to women at the time, as well as the challenges and tragedies they.....
Price: $325.00
Student Attendance,Teaching and Pedagogy,Data and Knowledge Organization,Penmanship and Calligraphy
New London, Connecticut: Bolles & Williams, 1846-1848. A meticulously kept manuscript register of student attendance, written in skilled penmanship by an unidentified teacher between 1846 and 1848 ("W.A. Gallup"?). Includes a title page with stylized typography. The register is designed in a grid, and records the following information: student name;.....
Price: $150.00
Pennsylvania Dutch,Fratur ABC,Early Learners,Martin Luther
Philadelphia: bei Sch0 fer und Koradi, 1850s. A later edition of a charming Pennsylvania Dutch ABC, published for early learners just beginning to read ("fu r Kinder welche anfangen zu lernen"). The first and final leaves have been pasted into the binding as endpapers, and feature woodcuts of animals for.....
Price: $125.00
medical, historical memorabilia
An 18 pp pamphlet with paper wraps. An address to the Gentleman of the Graduating Class, November 4, 1869. In 1858 California surgeon Elias Samuel Cooper organized the Medical Department of the University of the Pacific with a board of trustees consisting of ten clergymen and three physicians. The first.....
Price: $175.00
History of Black Americans in Higher Education,Howard University, University of Chicago,Black Veterans of the First World War
Washington, D.C: 1914. A postal card postmarked April 18th, 1914 in Washington, D.C., sent from Uzziah Miner, an under-studied Black activist and veteran of WWI. At the time of this postal card, he was a Howard University Student seeking information about admissions to the University of Chicago. The message and.....
Price: $150.00
Material Culture and History,Sunday School,Children's School Supplies and Novelties
Elgin, Illinois: David C. Cook Publishing Co, 1922. An early 1920s trade catalogue advertising "Sunday School Supplies & Holiday Specialties" sold by a publishing house in Elgin, Illinois. Includes hundreds of offerings ranging from books and lesson plans to invitations, pins, badges, banners, records and reports, certificates, library cards, pocket.....
Price: $150.00
Vassar, Calendar, Social History
1924. An eleven (11) page calendar with an embossed leather cover with leather string tie for Vassar 1924. Images from photographs throughout by M. De M. Brown. The title page is the 1924 Class Tree with a dancer at base. Printed by Charles L. Willard, 150 Nassau St. New York.....
Price: $55.00
Children's Dental Health,Health Education
[New York]: N.p, 1951. Photo-illustrated poster produced for New York State Children's Dental Health Week in 1951, featuring a large photo of a little boy smiling and proudly holding his toothbrush up for the camera. The caption reads: "I Want To Make My Mark!!! with the sparkle of healthy and.....
Price: $150.00
Women's Colleges
Northampton, Massachusetts: Smith College, 1965. A metal bicycle license plate for a student or faculty member at Smith College in the 1960s. Embossed with the college name, identification number "1106", and expiration date ("Exp. 65"). Measures approx. 3" in diameter with two pinholes on left and right edges for fastening.....
Price: $150.00
Teaching Associations,Education in America
United States: American Institute of Instruction, 1851. Engraved membership card certifying that "Levi W. Leonard is a Member of the American Institute of Instruction" in 1851. It has been finished and signed in ink by the President and Secretary of the organization. The American Institute of Instruction was founded in.....
Price: $100.00
WWII,Student-Run Serials,Annotated Proof,Rice University
Houston, Texas: 1944. An annotated proof of a student-run publication from the Rice Institute (i.e. Rice University) in Houston, Texas, published in the midst of the Second World War in June 1944. Promotes the purchase of War Bonds, and features an advert for "America's college girls" to consider joining the.....
Price: $175.00
Kindergarten, Froebel, Alumni Associations, Women in Education
New York, New York: Kraus Alumni Kindergarten Association, 1914. The 1913-1914 annual report of the Kraus Alumni Kindergarten Association, an organization dedicated to promoting Kindergarten, Froebel, and Montessori in New York City-area schools. Includes: a list of officers; minutes from the 1914 annual meeting; news from the year; a treasurer's.....
Price: $100.00
Physiology,Medical Education
New York, New York: American Book Company, [1897]. Illustrated prospectus for an upcoming 1897 book on advanced physiology, including sample diagrams and illustrations, a chapter list, and a brief description of scope and content. Also includes a brief physical description: "Cloth, 12mo, 432 pages, with numerous Diagrams and Illustrations". Diagrams.....
Price: $250.00
Wartime Publications,WWII,Patriotic,Year Books and Student Publications
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: 1944. Vol. 1, No. 46 of "At Ease", a serial published by the 60th College Training Detachment at the University of Pittsburgh, published in March 1944. Provides an interesting look into the lives of young military hopefuls towards the end of the Second World War. Headlines include: "A-S.....
Price: $85.00
Schools for Women,Seminaries
Baraboo, Wisconsin: Baraboo Female Seminary, 1857. Printed circular promoting the new Baraboo Female Seminary, founded in in 1856 and chartered by the state legislature. It was initially a Presbyterian school, but within a decade it had been sold to the Episcopalians as a church property and rectory. The circular notes.....
Price: $150.00
History of Georgia,Education,Berry College
Rome, Georgia: 1925-1938. A small archive of manuscript and printed materials relating to Berry College in Rome, Georgia. Ranging in date from 1925 to 1938, the materials were collected by the school's then-president and chart his professional and personal activities during this time. There is correspondence and poetry; most is.....
Price: $450.00
Ornithology, Grade School
Redwood Falls, Minnesota: Redwood County Public Schools, 1938. A charming award book privately printed for Redwood County Public Schools, titled "Birds of Minnesota". Each leaf has on its recto an illustration of a native bird, along with a printed form certifying that the student has attended school for twenty days.....
Price: $150.00
Penmanship,Writing and Exercise Books
Boston, Massachusetts: Ginn & Company, 1894. An unused exercise book published by Ginn & Company in 1894 for the classroom, teaching students penmanship. Includes instructions and diagrams on the inside upper wrapper for proper position and pen holding technique. Each page in the book is lined with examples at the.....
Price: $150.00
Material History and Culture,Bells,Metal Casting and Foundries
New York, New York: A.H. Andrews & Co, 1886. Illustrated circular advertising Blymyer brand bells "for Schools, Churches, Court Houses, Fire Alarms, Etc." Includes illustrations of the different bells, along with descriptions of their mountings,warranty, and quality. Also includes a price list, divided by intended use: Churches and Schools, Schools.....
Price: $175.00
McLoughlin,Children's Books,Picture Books,Nursery Rhymes,School Boy Mischief
New York, New York: McLoughlin Bros. c.1880. A fun picture book for early readers by McLoughlin, telling the story of a mischievous school boy named Bob and his antics in the classroom. Includes six (6) full page chromolitho plates, two of which combine to span an entire opening and depict.....
Price: $250.00
ABAA-RBMS-2026,Milton Bradley,Pedagogy,Kindergarten
Springfield, Massachusetts: Milton Bradley Co, 1890s. A scarce trade catalogue of school aids and material sold by the famous Milton Bradley, then styling themselves as "Manufacturers and Publishers [of] Kindergarten Material and Furniture, Elementary Physical Apparatus, Educational Games and Home Amusements" (upper wrapper). Notable for its inclusion of a variety.....
Price: $450.00
RPPC,American Indian Boarding Schools, History of Indigenous Peoples in America,Girlhood in America,Idaho
Lapwai, Idaho: c.1910. A c.1910 real photo postcard showing over forty female students from the Nez Perce Reservation School, one of many such government-funded and missionary-led "Indian Boarding Schools" created in the late 19th- and early 20th century. The girls are all in uniform, and range in age from very.....
Price: $150.00
RPPC,American Indian Boarding Schools, History of Indigenous Peoples in America,Girlhood in America,Washington
Tulalip Bay, Washington: c.1910. A c.1900 real photo postcard showing sixteen female students at the Tulalip Indian School, which was a government-funded Catholic boarding school that operated until 1932. In this image, the girls are shown grinning and full of life, with two girls blurry from movement and a couple.....
Price: $200.00
ABAA-HOLIDAY-2025,Careers in STEM,The American Workforce
New York, New York: General Electric, 1956-1968. A grouping of five (5) publications by General Electric, courting young talent and encouraging teens and young adults to pursue higher education in preparation for fulfilling careers in science and technology. Note that each of the publications encourages critical thinking, and focuses not.....
Price: $525.00