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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The History Of The New-York African Free-Schools: From Their Establishment In 1787, To The Present Time |
| Date | 1830 |
| Record ID | 532943 |
| Collection Name | School Books |
| Sub Collection | Important Authors/Titles/Illustrators |
| Reference | KNB 0093 |
| Theme | Race, Ethnicity and Racism Education and Didactic Texts Morality, Manners and Consequences |
| Library of Congress Subject | African Americans African American children School children Monitorial system of education Schools African American schools Charity-schools Blacks as authors Blacks as illustrators |
| Genre | History Narratives Non-Fiction |
| Description | Includes pieces of poetry and prose written by New York African Free School students George R. Allen, Thomas S. Sidney, George W. Moore, Elwer Reason, Isaiah G. Degrass, Adeline Groves, Andrew R. Smith, and James M. Smith. Also includes descriptions various school activities including navigation class, astronomy class, the school library, African Dorcas Association, natural history class and cabinet of minerals, the school fair and moral instruction.;"New-York African Free-School, No. 2. Engraved from a drawing taken by P. Reason, a pupil, aged 13 years."--frontispiece. |
| Author | Andrews, Charles C |
| Imprint | New-York: Printed by Mahlon Day, no 376, Pearl-Street, 1830 |
| Places | United States; New York |
| Illustrator | Allen, George R Sidney, Thomas S Moore, George W Reason, Elwer Degrass, Isaiah G Groves, Adeline Smith, Andrew R Smith, James McCune Day, Mahlon (1790-1854) Reason, Patrick Henry (1813-1865) 1790-1854, 1816-1898, printer |
| Document Type | Primer |
| Book Type | Juvenilia Printed paper bindings (Binding) Relief prints |
| Size | 148 p. : ill. ; 18 cm |
| Page Numbers | 148 p. : ill. ; 18 cm |
| Additional Notes | New-York: Printed by Mahlon Day, no 376, Pearl-Street, 1830. Subtitle: "Embracing A Period Of More Than Forty Years: Also A Brief Account Of The Successful Labors, Of The New-York Manumission Society: With An Appendix, Containing Specimens Of Original Composition, Both In Prose And Verse By Several Of The Pupils; Pieces Spoken At Public Examinations; An Interesting Dialogue Between Doctor Samuel L Mitchell, Of New-York, And A Little Black Boy Of Ten Years Old; And Lines Illustrative Of The Lancasterian System Of Instruction". |
| Catalog Notes | Includes pieces of poetry and prose written by New York African Free School students George R. Allen, Thomas S. Sidney, George W. Moore, Elwer Reason, Isaiah G. Degrass, Adeline Groves, Andrew R. Smith, and James M. Smith. Also includes descriptions various school activities including navigation class, astronomy class, the school library, African Dorcas Association, natural history class and cabinet of minerals, the school fair and moral instruction. "New-York African Free-School, No. 2. Engraved from a drawing taken by P. Reason, a pupil, aged 13 years."--frontispiece. |
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| Library/Archive | American Antiquarian Society |
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