Arithmetic Book collection, ca. 1761-1821

Summary

Creator:

William L. Clements Library

Abstract:

The Arithmetic book collection includes a number of manuscript workbooks from the late colonial period through the 1820s that were used by students studying arithmetic and geometry.

Extent:

9 volumes (0.5 linear feet)

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Rob S. Cox 1998

Background

Scope and Content:

The Arithmetic book collection includes a small number of manuscript workbooks used by students studying arithmetic or geometry, ranging in age from the late colonial period through the 1820s.

Biographical / Historical:

Arithmetic and geometry have been an integral part of the American school curriculum since the early colonial days. A necessary skill for occupations as diverse as merchants and merchant marines, arithmetical instruction was highly valued and highly structured, with the material manifestation being the "arithmetic book," the students' workbooks filled with notes and exercises.

Acquisition Information:

1935, 1948, 1965, 1969, 1974, 1980. M-248, M-700, M-1347, M-1487, M-1677, M-1683, M-1898 .

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Subjects

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Subjects:

Arithmetic--Study and teaching.
Geometry--Study and teaching.
Mathematics--Study and teaching.

Formats:

Workbooks.

Names:

Avery, Jerusha.
Boyd, John.
Leclerc, Sebastien.
Ludwig, Jacob.
Ricketts, Palmer C.
Slocomb, Sally Eager.
Tomson, Andrew.