Hart Hosley exercise and commonplace book, 1835-1839

Summary

Creator:

Hosley, Hart, 1816-1844

Abstract:

Between 1835 and 1839, Hart Hosley produced an exercise and commonplace book while attending the Canton Academy in Canton, New York, and while later living in Boston, Massachusetts. The bulk of the volume consists of a translation from French into English of François Fenelon's The Adventures of Telemachus, the Son of Ulysses. Selections of poetry, proverbs, songs, and mathematics problems comprise the rest of the volume. Pressed leaves appear throughout. The covers feature printed decorative paper (possibly wallpaper) of a woman playing a lute beside a dancing cherub.

Extent:

1 volume

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Jayne Ptolemy, December 2018

Background

Scope and Content:

Between 1835 and 1839, Hart Hosley produced an exercise and commonplace book while attending the Canton Academy in Canton, New York, and while later living in Boston, Massachusetts. The bulk of the volume consists of a translation from French into English of François Fenelon's The Adventures of Telemachus, the Son of Ulysses. Selections of poetry, proverbs, songs, and mathematics problems comprise the rest of the volume. Pressed leaves appear throughout. The covers feature printed decorative paper (possibly wallpaper) of a woman playing a lute beside a dancing cherub.

Biographical / Historical:

Hart Hosley was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on December 15, 1816, to Orrelana and Orra Hosley. He attended Canton Academy in Canton, New York, around 1835, and he later married Louisa Harriette (1816-1840). In 1844, he worked as a clerk for Company 20 of the Boston Fire Department. He died of consumption the same year and was buried in Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Acquisition Information:

2012. M-4915 .

Processing information:

This collection has been processed according to minimal, accession-level processing procedures and may be revised, expanded, or updated in the future.

Arrangement:

The collection is a single bound volume.

Rules or Conventions:

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

Subjects

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Subjects:

Arithmetic--Problems, exercises, etc.
Arithmetic--Study and teaching.
Mathematics--Study and teaching.
Poetry.
Telemachus (Greek mythology)

Formats:

Commonplace books.
Copybooks (instructional materials)
Exercises.
Leaves (plant material)
Poems.
Proverbs.
Songs (document genre)