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Boston Latin School Prize Book
This prize book containing essays and poems in both English and Latin was awarded to high achieving students at the Boston Latin School.
Class of Miss. Kate Howard at the Horace Mann School
Recitation of class of Miss. Kate Howard at the Horace Mann School
Classroom Instruction at the Horace Mann School
Student at the Horace Mann School taking part in classroom recitation.
Donation of Abiel Smith to the Town of Boston
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…
Girls High School Admissions and Discharge Records
Discharge and Admissions record book from Girls High School
Manual of the Public Schools of the City of Boston
This school manual contains lists of schools, school districts, teachers, school committee members, and other school staff.
Pierpont’s National Reader
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…