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  • The Youth's Letter-Writer: or The Epistolary Art made Plain and Easy to Beginners, through the example of Henry Moreton

    Document thumbnail: The Youth's Letter-Writer: or The Epistolary Art made Plain and Easy to Beginners, through the example of Henry Moreton
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    Description/Abstract:
    1834 printing of the 1834 copyrighted text. The author is credited as Mrs. John Farrar and is the author of Congo In Search of His Master and The Children's Robinson Crusoe. The text seeks to address the difficulty children have in writing letters (epistles) and to offer an alternative to another popular text, Complete Letter-Writer, which the author finds filled with absurdities and faults. The text offers general directions, simple criticism, and good examples in the form of a narrative about a young letter writer of fourteen. The work covers many topics, such as punctuation, paragraphs, folding letters, sample topics, and invitations. The Schultz Archive's copy is roughly the complete text.
    Creator/Author:
    Farrar, John, Mrs., 1791-1870
    Submitter:
    Russel Durst
    Date Uploaded:
    05/18/2016
    Date Modified:
    07/03/2019
    Date Created:
    1834
    License:
    Public Domain Mark 1.0

  • The Youth's Catechetical Grammar: or, simple illustration of the principles of the English language adapted to the capacity of the juvenile mind; comprising a philosophical view of orthography, etymology, syntax and prosody, illustrated by appropriate exercises

    Document thumbnail: The Youth's Catechetical Grammar: or, simple illustration of the principles of the English language adapted to the capacity of the juvenile mind; comprising a philosophical view of orthography, etymology, syntax and prosody, illustrated by appropriate exercises
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    Description/Abstract:
    1835 printing of the 1834 copyrighted text. The introduction explains the author has taught for ten years and sought to write a text for his own use that comported to his own methods of teaching grammar. He states his text recognizes most of the principles adopted by Murray, but differs in the mode and style of illustrating them. His style of language has been adapted to the juvenile mind and he uses a philosophical mode of parsing and correcting false syntax and orthography to exercise the understanding of the pupil. The text uses numerous questions in each section as a method of exercising students' understanding. The Schultz Archive's copy is roughly the complete text.
    Creator/Author:
    Gilbert, Eli
    Submitter:
    Russel Durst
    Date Uploaded:
    05/18/2016
    Date Modified:
    07/03/2019
    Date Created:
    1835
    License:
    Public Domain Mark 1.0

  • The Young Composer: or Young Writer's Assistant; Containing, in condensed form, many things of importance to those learning to write compositions; to which are added blank leaves, for preserving copies of letters, essays, etc.

    Document thumbnail: The Young Composer: or Young Writer's Assistant; Containing, in condensed form, many things of importance to those learning to write compositions; to which are added blank leaves, for preserving copies of letters, essays, etc.
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    Description/Abstract:
    1848 printing of the 1848 copyrighted text. The author is credited as Principal of the Epes Grammar School in Salem, MA. A composition manual with blank pages for students to transcribe and preserve their compositions for the purposes of improving their taste, gaining knowledge of themselves, improving their thinking and writing, and providing evidence of their improvement. The book also provides a condensed presentation of rules, abbreviation, and common signs used in writing and printing. It also includes the meaning of foreign words and phrases. The Schultz Archive's copy only includes pages on writing and sending letters, and advice on composing taken from Blair (clearness, unity, strength, and harmony), plus a list of subjects for composing.
    Creator/Author:
    Northend, Charles, 1814-1895
    Submitter:
    Russel Durst
    Date Uploaded:
    05/23/2016
    Date Modified:
    08/21/2019
    Date Created:
    1848
    License:
    Public Domain Mark 1.0

  • The Young Composer: or, Progressive Exercises in English Composition: Compromising Sentence Making, Variety of Expression, Figurative Language, the Use of Capitals and Punctuation, and the Principles of Versification; with Copious Exercises on Every Topic

    Document thumbnail: The Young Composer: or, Progressive Exercises in English Composition: Compromising Sentence Making, Variety of Expression, Figurative Language, the Use of Capitals and Punctuation, and the Principles of Versification; with Copious Exercises on Every Topic
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    Description/Abstract:
    1853 printing of the 1853 copyrighted text. The author is a reverend and credited with a Master of Arts degree and as the author of two other books on grammar. The book aims to avoid the pitfalls of offering too little assistance to students or providing too much, while preparing them to undertake the discussion of a subject in a methodological and logical manner. Its first part covers sentence making with sections on the parts of a sentence, kinds of sentences, analysis of sentences, and the synthesis and composing of fables. The second part covers variety of expression, looking at arrangement, structure, word choice, synonyms, and colloquial and narrative forms. Part three covers description and figurative language and has sections on description, narrative, biography, history, epistolary, figures of speech, theme outlines, essay outlines, and declamation and oration. The fourth party covers punctuation and versification. The Schultz Archive's copy is roughly the complete text.
    Creator/Author:
    Knighton, Frederick, 1812-1888
    Submitter:
    Russel Durst
    Date Uploaded:
    05/20/2016
    Date Modified:
    08/20/2019
    Date Created:
    1853
    License:
    Public Domain Mark 1.0

  • The Young Composer: A Guide to English Grammar and Composition

    Document thumbnail: The Young Composer: A Guide to English Grammar and Composition
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    Description/Abstract:
    1870 printing of the 1870 copyrighted text. The author is credited as the author of books on logic, discourse, composition, and literature. The book is based on Day's rhetoric that argues thought is the starting point for teaching rhetoric, composition, and grammar rather than style and form. The text is aimed at students of different levels, using various font sizes for each: the larger fonts for the young, smallest for older or more advanced. The introductory lessons cover parts of speech. These are followed by sections on concrete nouns (object lessons), attributes, distinctions of nouns, modifying elements, abnormal forms, construction, and explanation. Oral and written exercises are included throughout. The Schultz Archive's copy is roughly the complete text.
    Creator/Author:
    Day, Henry Noble, 1808-1890
    Submitter:
    Russel Durst
    Date Uploaded:
    05/18/2016
    Date Modified:
    06/11/2019
    Date Created:
    1870
    License:
    Public Domain Mark 1.0

  • The Writing of Compositions

    Document thumbnail: The Writing of Compositions
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    Description/Abstract:
    1892 printing of the 1892 copyrighted text. The author is credited as the editor of The School Journal and Teachers' Institute and as the author of School Management. A brief teacher's manual that focuses on prompts and exercises for classroom instruction. Includes samples, explanations, structural guides, guiding questions, a list of subjects or themes, and suggestions for correcting compositions. The Schultz Archive's copy is roughly the complete text.
    Creator/Author:
    Kellogg, Amos M. (Amos Markham), 1832-1914
    Submitter:
    Russel Durst
    Date Uploaded:
    05/20/2016
    Date Modified:
    08/20/2019
    Date Created:
    1892
    License:
    Public Domain Mark 1.0

  • The Writer Being One of a Series of Handbooks Upon Practical Expression A Correlation of the Principles of Elocution and Rhetoric Applied to Every Detail

    Document thumbnail: The Writer Being One of a Series of Handbooks Upon Practical Expression A Correlation of the Principles of Elocution and Rhetoric Applied to Every Detail
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    Description/Abstract:
    1893 printing of 1893 copyrighted text. Raymond is credited with a L.H.D., as Professor of Oratory and Aesthetic Criticism in the College of New Jersey at Princeton, and as the author of several texts. Wheeler is credited with a Litt.D. and as University Fellow in English 1891-2, and in Oratory and Aesthetic Criticism 1892-3, in the College of New Jersey. A textbook designed to combine elocution and rhetoric, as these are often taught together. Preface argues that as elocution is simpler, it can used as an aid to understanding rhetoric. The introduction discusses "Elocution and Rhetoric Correlated." The section on style covers effects corresponding to those of elocutionary time, to those of elocutionary pitch, to those of elocutionary force, and to those of elocutionary quality. The section on theme cover the selection, limitation, a division of subjects, and the treatment of subjects as determined by their aims and readers. The Schultz Archive copy contains the preface, TOC, the introduction, and pages 166 – 203, (the theme section and the index).
    Creator/Author:
    Raymond, George Lansing, 1839-1929 and Wheeler, George P.
    Submitter:
    Russel Durst
    Date Uploaded:
    05/24/2016
    Date Modified:
    08/11/2020
    Date Created:
    1893
    License:
    Public Domain Mark 1.0

  • Women Learn to Write

    Document thumbnail: Women Learn to Write
    Type:
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    Description/Abstract:
    Student written essay.
    Creator/Author:
    Anonymous Student
    Submitter:
    Russel Durst
    Date Uploaded:
    05/26/2016
    License:
    Public Domain Mark 1.0

  • Why Share: Student in Pedagogy Scholarship

    Document thumbnail: Why Share: Student in Pedagogy Scholarship
    Type:
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    Description/Abstract:
    Student written essay
    Creator/Author:
    Anonymous Student
    Submitter:
    Russel Durst
    Date Uploaded:
    05/26/2016
    License:
    Public Domain Mark 1.0

  • What's at Stake for Students and Instructors

    Document thumbnail: What's at Stake for Students and Instructors
    Type:
    Document
    Description/Abstract:
    Student written essay
    Creator/Author:
    Anonymous Student
    Submitter:
    Russel Durst
    Date Uploaded:
    05/26/2016
    Date Created:
    1995
    License:
    Public Domain Mark 1.0

  • What is Place for Writers?

    Document thumbnail: What is Place for Writers?
    Type:
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    Description/Abstract:
    Student Written Essay
    Creator/Author:
    Anonymous Student
    Submitter:
    Russel Durst
    Date Uploaded:
    05/26/2016
    License:
    Public Domain Mark 1.0

  • Weld's English Grammar: illustrated by exercises in composition, analyzing, and parsing

    Document thumbnail: Weld's English Grammar: illustrated by exercises in composition, analyzing, and parsing
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    Description/Abstract:
    A grammar handbook that offers various styles of exercises.
    Creator/Author:
    Weld, Allen Hayden, 1812-1882
    Submitter:
    Russel Durst
    Date Uploaded:
    05/23/2016
    Date Created:
    1849
    License:
    Public Domain Mark 1.0

  • The Universal Preceptor: Being a General Grammar of Arts, Sciences, and Useful Knowledge

    Document thumbnail: The Universal Preceptor: Being a General Grammar of Arts, Sciences, and Useful Knowledge
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    Description/Abstract:
    This excerpt of the third American edition (with additions and improvements) was published in 1819. The preface states its from the eight British edition. The author, Reverend David Blair, is credited for authoring several other books on grammar and juvenile letters. Blair's work, which only briefly discusses grammar from a broad, and colonial historical perspective, seeks to advance a scientific understanding of many subjects, including the English language. It is Blair's assertion that language instruction should build on and be part of a holistic education that enables the students to better understand all educational subjects. The Universal Preceptor includes chapters on various subjects, including the arts, mathematics, the sciences, government, agriculture, etc. The Schultz Archive only includes a brief excerpt (focusing on geography and grammar), and the scans are not very good quality (but they are legible).
    Creator/Author:
    Blair, David
    Submitter:
    Russel Durst
    Date Uploaded:
    05/04/2016
    Date Modified:
    06/04/2019
    Date Created:
    1819
    License:
    Public Domain Mark 1.0

  • The Universal Letter-Writer

    Document thumbnail: The Universal Letter-Writer
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    Description/Abstract:
    1811 printing of a new edition corrected and enlarged. The Universal Letter-Writer; Or, Whole Art of Polite Correspondence: A Great Variety of Plain, Easy, Entertaining and Familiar Original Letters Adapted to Every Age and Situation in Life, but More Particularly on Business, Education, and Love: Together with Various Forms and Petitions, Suitable to the different Wants and Exigencies of Life; Proper Methods of Addressing Superiors and Persons of All Ranks Both In Writing and Discourse; and Valuable Hints for Grammatical Correctness on All Occasions. To which is added a Modern Collection of Genteel Complimentary Cards. Likewise, Useful form in Law, such as Wills, Bonds, etc. To which is subjoined an index, To enable the reader immediately to find out any particular Letter of Article wanted. For the youthful and uniformed mind. The Schultz Archive copy contains the preface, introduction, the index, and a few pages from the main body of the text.
    Creator/Author:
    Cooke, Thomas, Rev., A.B.
    Submitter:
    Russel Durst
    Date Uploaded:
    05/24/2016
    Date Modified:
    07/22/2020
    Date Created:
    1811
    License:
    Public Domain Mark 1.0

  • The Union Grammar

    Document thumbnail: The Union Grammar
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    Description/Abstract:
    Handwritten notes regarding the book.
    Creator/Author:
    Jaudon, Daniel, 1767-1826
    Submitter:
    Russel Durst
    Date Uploaded:
    05/23/2016
    Date Created:
    1835
    License:
    Public Domain Mark 1.0

  • Tower's Common School Grammar: with models of clausal, phrasal, and verbal analysis and parsing; gradually developing the construction of the English sentence

    Document thumbnail: Tower's Common School Grammar: with models of clausal, phrasal, and verbal analysis and parsing; gradually developing the construction of the English sentence
    Type:
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    Description/Abstract:
    A grammar handbook that spends time to analyze grammatical lessons and rules.
    Creator/Author:
    Tower, David B. (David Bates), 1808-1868
    Submitter:
    Russel Durst
    Date Uploaded:
    05/23/2016
    Date Created:
    1859
    License:
    Public Domain Mark 1.0

  • Title Pages

    Document thumbnail: Title Pages
    Type:
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    Description/Abstract:
    A collection of title pages for grammar handbooks. Some illustrations.
    Creator/Author:
    Miscellaneous
    Submitter:
    Russel Durst
    Date Uploaded:
    05/23/2016
    License:
    Public Domain Mark 1.0

  • Things Taught: Systematic Instruction in Composition and Object Lessons

    Document thumbnail: Things Taught: Systematic Instruction in Composition and Object Lessons
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    Description/Abstract:
    1862 copyrighted text. Lilienthal is credited as a doctor and Allyn is credited with a Master of Arts. The work is prepared by the order of the Cincinnati Public School Board. Things Taught is a "book of questions without direct answers" that "seeks to acquaint [students] with the world." Through object lessons, observation, and the creation of stories, students are presented a new means to observe the world around. The sections are development of ideas by observation, development of ideas by observation and reflection, stories to be written from memory, transformation of poetry into prose, stories to be made from elements and letters, description of natural bodies, themes for composition, business papers, advertisements, and invitations and certificates. The Schultz Archive's copy is roughly the complete text.
    Creator/Author:
    Lilienthal, M. E. (Max E.), 1815-1882 and Allyn, Robert
    Submitter:
    Russel Durst
    Date Uploaded:
    05/20/2016
    Date Modified:
    08/20/2019
    Date Created:
    1862
    License:
    Public Domain Mark 1.0

  • The Theory of American Education

    Document thumbnail: The Theory of American Education
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    Description/Abstract:
    1872 copyrighted text. Published by the Journal of Education. The author is credited as Superintendent Public Schools, St. Louis. This text read at the National Teachers' Association, held at Cleveland, Aug. 19, 1870. Written in two chapters: Ch. I—Education in the Past; Ch. II—The Present and Future of Education. The text covers the history of printing, textbooks, circulation, and pedagogy. It includes sections on nature vs. human nature, the realm of mind, the function of education, Rousseau, Pestalozzi, oral vs. textbook instruction, and the spirit of the age. The Schultz Archive is roughly the complete text.
    Creator/Author:
    Harris, William Torrey, 1835-1909
    Submitter:
    Russel Durst
    Date Uploaded:
    05/26/2016
    Date Modified:
    07/24/2020
    Date Created:
    1872
    License:
    Public Domain Mark 1.0

  • A Text-Book on Rhetoric: Supplementing the Development of the Science with Exhaustive Practice in Composition. A course of Practical Lessons Adapted for use in High Schools and Academies and in the Lower Classes of College

    Document thumbnail: A Text-Book on Rhetoric: Supplementing the Development of the Science with Exhaustive Practice in Composition. A course of Practical Lessons Adapted for use in High Schools and Academies and in the Lower Classes of College
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    Description/Abstract:
    This "New and Improved Edition" was published in 1894 and copyrighted in 1892. The author is credited as Professor of Language and Literature in the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and as the author of several other books. The text claims it is responding to teachers' need for work for pupils to do in illustration of what they have learned. The first section on invention covers sentence structure, forming paragraphs, analysis of subjects, and preparation of frameworks. The second section on qualities of style discusses perspicuity, imagery, energy, wit, pathos, and elegance. The third section on productions breaks up prose into oral (conversation, debates, sermons, etc.) and written (biographies, histories, fiction, letters, etc.). It also discusses poetry by focusing on mission, style, form, and kinds (satiric, epic, dramatic, etc.). Exercises include specific directions for altering or analyzing examples. Excerpts from the work of well known authors are used throughout. The Schultz Archive's copy is roughly the complete text.
    Creator/Author:
    Kellogg, Brainerd
    Submitter:
    Russel Durst
    Date Uploaded:
    06/10/2016
    Date Modified:
    08/20/2019
    Date Created:
    1894
    License:
    Public Domain Mark 1.0