Copybooks (instructional materials)
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Elizabeth Bowen Howell journals
Five writing books and manuscript commonplace books written by Elizabeth Howell in Boston, between 1806 and 1833. Books are manuscript, in ink.
Isaac Shaeffer school copybooks
Three copybooks belonging to Isaac Shaeffer. Includes a manuscript notebook, bound in newspaper covers, containing Shaeffer's arithmetic exercises, dated 4 March 1853-30 April 1857; a manuscript, also bound in newspaper covers, containing records of agriculture purchases from 2 February 1854 and 23 February 1854, as well as Shaeffer's handwriting practice exercises; and a copybook with the inscription "Isaac U. Shaeffer's copy book, Myerstown Academy, Lebanon Co. Pa. November 30, 1854."
John Haynes copybooks and notes
School writing books, handwriting exercises and notes by John Haynes, a student; one entry is a long poem entitled "Tribute to the memory of Mrs. R.P. Stevens wife of Rodolphus Stevens and daughter of John Clement of Townsend ..." and dated at Townsend, Mass. 1849; some other exercises are dated Dec. 5, 1849 at Townsend; one loose sheet dated Sept. 8, 1855.