Boston Latin School Prize Book
Boston Public School System
Boston Latin School
This prize book containing essays and poems in both English and Latin was awarded to high achieving students at the Boston Latin School.
Boston Public Latin School
0400.008 School History Collection circa 1820-1989
Cummings and Hilliard
1821
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English
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Pierpont’s National Reader
Boston Public School System
In 1829, the Boston School Committee voted to use Pierpont’s National Reader in the city’s public grammar schools. Pierpont’s replaced Murray’s English Reader which had been previously used. This 1836 edition would have been used for reading and recitation purposes.
Pierpont, John
0400.008 School History Collection circa 1820-1989
Charles Bowen
1836
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English
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Attendence Records from the School of Mutual Instruction
Boston Public School System
The School of Mutual Instruction was an experimental school in Boston. It relied upon a system in which older or more advanced students instructed the younger or weaker students under the supervision of the schoolmaster. Tokens with an attached pecuniary value were distributed as rewards for successful students. The students could redeem the tokens for books and other prizes.
School for Mutual Instruction
0401.001 C ommittee on Superintending the School for Mutual Instruction records 1821-
1823
1823
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Donation of Abiel Smith to the Town of Boston
Boston Public School System
Abiel Smith School
In 1815, white businessman Abiel Smith died and bequeathed $4,000 to the Town of Boston for the education of African-American children. Boston’s school committee used the money to fund the already existing African School and later to fund the Abiel Smith School which was opened on March 3, 1835. The Smith School closed in 1855 when Boston’s African American children began attending other public schools.
Town of Boston
1000.001 Town of Boston Records 1634-1821
1815
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English
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Classroom Instruction at the Horace Mann School
Boston Public School System
Student at the Horace Mann School taking part in classroom recitation.
Folsom, A.H.
Horace Mann School for the Deaf photographs circa 1869-1920
ca. 1892
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Class of Miss. Kate Howard at the Horace Mann School
Boston Public School System
Recitation of class of Miss. Kate Howard at the Horace Mann School
Folsom, A.H.
Horace Mann School for the Deaf photographs circa 1869-1920
1892
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Manual of the Public Schools of the City of Boston
Boston Public School System
This school manual contains lists of schools, school districts, teachers, school committee members, and other school staff.
Boston School Committee
0400.001 School Manuals 1869-1973 with gaps
1869
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monograph
English
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Girls High School Admissions and Discharge Records
Boston Public School System
Discharge and Admissions record book from Girls High School
High School for Girls
0420.001 Student records ca 1847-1990
ca 1857-1890
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English
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The Artisan
Boston Public School System
Mechanic Arts High School
The Artisan, Boston Mechanic Arts High School. Students at Mechanic Arts published The Artisan six times each year. The periodical included student news, essays, and comics.
Mechanic Arts High School
0420.015 Boston Technical High School/Mechanic Arts High School records 1893-1991
1933
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periodical
English
text
Household Science and Arts Textbook
Boston Public School System
This textbook, written by Boston Public School Household Science and Arts Director Josephine Morris, was used to teach young people to the basics of nutrition and hygiene and how to cook, clean homes, and tend gardens. Sample topics include “General Rules for Seasoning Vegetables,” “Personal Habits in the Kitchen,” “Invalid Cookery,” and “House Furnishing”
Morris, Josephine
0400 School Department
1912
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