1820-circa 1828-1835, 1820-ca. 1828-1835
Scope and Contents
This series consists of writings, 1820-1874, which include a notebook kept by Banister while a student at the Byfield Female Seminary in 1820; several essays on teaching, including a published essay entitled "Hints on Education"; and two biographical sketches. Essays are primarily religiously founded, with many Bible lessons and stories of salvation. Teaching methods for arithmetic, grammar, geography, intellectual philiosophy, reading geometry, history, botany, and natural philosphy, are outlined. Reports concerning progress at Ipswich Female Seminary are also included.
Dates
- Creation: 1820-ca. 1828-1835
Conditions Governing Access
unresricted
Extent
1 folders
Language of Materials
From the Series: English
Repository Details
Part of the Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections Repository
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