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Archive: Good & Gone

Things to celebrate & share (no longer for sale).

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[exceptional students & public education]
"Crippled Fayette," of Rockingham, detailing his times, and giving his rhymes... Made helpless by the rheumatism since the 20th of October, 1847.

"Crippled Fayette," of Rockingham, detailing his times, and giving his rhymes... Made helpless by the rheumatism since the 20th of October, 1847.

Jeffries, Thomas Fayette
Calico Bulletin! (EXTRA.) The best advertising medium in existence! Circulation…Several Copies. C. A. Lico, editor and proprietor. Price, . . . One Sense.

Calico Bulletin! (EXTRA.) The best advertising medium in existence! Circulation…Several Copies. C. A. Lico, editor and proprietor. Price, . . . One Sense.

[textiles, party ephemera]
Aegri Somnia. Recreations of a Sick Room.

Aegri Somnia. Recreations of a Sick Room.

(Ezekiel Bacon, 1776-1870)
A young woman’s illustrated letter to her sister in a birch bark booklet

A young woman’s illustrated letter to her sister in a birch bark booklet

[manuscript letter]
Infant Salvation: An essay to prove the salvation of all who die in infancy...

Infant Salvation: An essay to prove the salvation of all who die in infancy...

[LORING, JAMES] THOMAS WILLIAMS, RICHARD CECIL, BENJAMIN GROSVENOR
How to be Plump: or Talks on Physiological Feeding

How to be Plump: or Talks on Physiological Feeding

Duncan, T.C.
Book of Trees.

Book of Trees.

[juvenile, slavery] Alexander Anderson, J. W. Morse (illus.)
The Sorceress, or, Salem Delivered: A poem in four cantos.

The Sorceress, or, Salem Delivered: A poem in four cantos.

Scott, Jonathan M.
Chastity; or, Our Secret Sins

Chastity; or, Our Secret Sins

Lewis, Dio (1823-1886)
Collection of 34 letters, principally written by or related to Charles M. Conrad (1864-1886)

Collection of 34 letters, principally written by or related to Charles M. Conrad (1864-1886)

[Colorado, capital punishment, medical malpractice]
A passionate friendship booklet of obscure and ominous circumstances. Chester County, Pennsylvania, ca. 1860.

A passionate friendship booklet of obscure and ominous circumstances. Chester County, Pennsylvania, ca. 1860.

[manuscript friendship booklet, sapphic love token]
Archive of 18 manuscript weaving pattern drafts by a woman in Texas, ca. 1840-1860s

Archive of 18 manuscript weaving pattern drafts by a woman in Texas, ca. 1840-1860s

[manuscript, textiles, weaving]
Cours de mise-en-carte: A portfolio of student work in producing "point paper" drafts for weaving, 1949-1951.

Cours de mise-en-carte: A portfolio of student work in producing "point paper" drafts for weaving, 1949-1951.

[textiles, mise en carte]
Personal photograph album and scrapbook of 1950s bodybuilder Alex Pilin

Personal photograph album and scrapbook of 1950s bodybuilder Alex Pilin

[vernacular photography, physique photos, physical culture, bodybuilding]
Color in the School-Room. A Manual for Teachers.

Color in the School-Room. A Manual for Teachers.

Bradley, Milton
Collection of 22 woven paper pockets and heart-in-hand love tokens, ca. 1927

Collection of 22 woven paper pockets and heart-in-hand love tokens, ca. 1927

[folk art]
Three writings by Hannah M. Beal, a girl who has been taught some things about dying, ca. 1853-1862

Three writings by Hannah M. Beal, a girl who has been taught some things about dying, ca. 1853-1862

[correspondence, ALS]
The Theory of Color in Its Relation to Art and Art-Industry

The Theory of Color in Its Relation to Art and Art-Industry

Bezold, Wilhelm von; Edward C. Pickering, S. R. Koehler (trans.)
Album of 50+ Froebel Gifts - paper weaving, decorative stitching, embroidery patterns

Album of 50+ Froebel Gifts - paper weaving, decorative stitching, embroidery patterns

[Froebel kindergarten album]
Sammelband of Seven [7] Facetiae or jeux d’esprits published by the “Thief,” William Kidd, London, 1830s.

Sammelband of Seven [7] Facetiae or jeux d’esprits published by the “Thief,” William Kidd, London, 1830s.

[humor, publishing]
Commonplace book belonging to Griselda Eastwicke Cunningham (1810-1873), granddaughter of the “American Sappho,” Sarah Wentworth Apthorp Morton.

Commonplace book belonging to Griselda Eastwicke Cunningham (1810-1873), granddaughter of the “American Sappho,” Sarah Wentworth Apthorp Morton.

[made by hand]
1892 Kindergarten Teacher's Album of Pricking and Sewing (Froebel Gifts 11 & 12)

1892 Kindergarten Teacher's Album of Pricking and Sewing (Froebel Gifts 11 & 12)

[Froebel Gifts; Kindergarten album]
Touch and Guess: A game, a book, of things to touch from pith to lead

Touch and Guess: A game, a book, of things to touch from pith to lead

(Ilonka Karasz, games)
Fantastical whimsy of a needle book

Fantastical whimsy of a needle book

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India's Millions

India's Millions

Khan, A. D.; E. E. Byrum (intro.)
San Diego Normal School student's binder of manuscript notes, construction examples & Milton Bradley samples, ca. 1913-1917 (incl. 1913 Kindergarten Supplies catalog)

San Diego Normal School student's binder of manuscript notes, construction examples & Milton Bradley samples, ca. 1913-1917 (incl. 1913 Kindergarten Supplies catalog)

Sloan, Gladys [teaching ephemera, sample books, Milton Bradley]
Manuscript notebook of drawings by the renowned civil engineer and bridge designer J.A.L. Waddell (1854-1938) from his final year of study at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1875.

Manuscript notebook of drawings by the renowned civil engineer and bridge designer J.A.L. Waddell (1854-1938) from his final year of study at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1875.

WADDELL, John Alexander Low (1854-1938)
Paper Cutting (student album of kindergarten work, Froebel Gift #13)

Paper Cutting (student album of kindergarten work, Froebel Gift #13)

[Froebel album, student work]
Album de Pliages et de Tissages / Pliage Froebel 1792-1852

Album de Pliages et de Tissages / Pliage Froebel 1792-1852

[Froebel, student work]
The Influence of the Blue Ray of the Sunlight and of the Blue Colour of the Sky [Blue and Sun-Lights: Their Influence Upon Life, Disease &c.]

The Influence of the Blue Ray of the Sunlight and of the Blue Colour of the Sky [Blue and Sun-Lights: Their Influence Upon Life, Disease &c.]

Pleasonton, Ge. A. J. [Augustus]
Tissage! 1916 Manuel Pratique [album of paper weaving]

Tissage! 1916 Manuel Pratique [album of paper weaving]

[industrial arts, manual training]
Box 13 Associates Album of Photographs and News Clippings, Cincinnati Fire Department 1930s-1950s

Box 13 Associates Album of Photographs and News Clippings, Cincinnati Fire Department 1930s-1950s

[firefighting, emergency response, disaster photography]
1871 Draughtsman's Alphabets. A Series of Plain and Ornamental Alphabets Designed especially for Engineers, Architects, Draughtsmen, Engraves, Painters &c.

1871 Draughtsman's Alphabets. A Series of Plain and Ornamental Alphabets Designed especially for Engineers, Architects, Draughtsmen, Engraves, Painters &c.

Esser, Hermann
“Biology Bud Collection”
typescript twig specimen album

“Biology Bud Collection”
typescript twig specimen album

[manuscript notebooks, student work]
故實叢書: Rekisei fukushoku kō / Thoughts on Historical Clothing (5 volumes)

故實叢書: Rekisei fukushoku kō / Thoughts on Historical Clothing (5 volumes)

Tanaka Naofusa 田中直房
GIANT PICTURE PRINTER (An ARNOLD ARNOLD Toy)

GIANT PICTURE PRINTER (An ARNOLD ARNOLD Toy)

Arnold, Arnold F. [games, art education]
Illustrated manuscript by a 15-year-old orphan at the Monastery of St. Claire in Aurillac, France

Illustrated manuscript by a 15-year-old orphan at the Monastery of St. Claire in Aurillac, France

[manuscript, calligraphy]
1877 album of 40 botanical watercolors

1877 album of 40 botanical watercolors

[original art, botanical]
The Lady's Album of Fancy Work; Consisting of novel, elegant and useful designs in knitting, netting, crochet and embroidery with clear and explicit directions for working the patterns.

The Lady's Album of Fancy Work; Consisting of novel, elegant and useful designs in knitting, netting, crochet and embroidery with clear and explicit directions for working the patterns.

[needlework, gift books]