Wayland (Mass.) penmanship exercises, 1815-1817

Summary

Creator:

Anonymous

Abstract:

The collection consists of six penmanship exercises composed between 1815 and 1817 by Eirene Smith (aged 13), Nancy Smith (aged 14-16), Mary Smith (aged 17), and Loreney Stone (aged 17), likely students in the same class in Wayland, Massachusetts. The exercises consist of copied poems entitled "The Rose," "To Eliza," "On The Seasons," "To The Lilly," "Epitaph," and "Lines Written in a Winter's Walk."

Extent:

6 items

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Jayne Ptolemy, October 2023

Background

Scope and Content:

The collection consists of six penmanship exercises composed between 1815 and 1817 by Eirene Smith (aged 13), Nancy Smith (aged 14-16), Mary Smith (aged 17), and Loreney Stone (aged 17), likely students in the same class in Wayland, Massachusetts. The exercises consist of copied poems entitled "The Rose," "To Eliza," "On The Seasons," "To The Lilly," "Epitaph," and "Lines Written in a Winter's Walk."

Biographical / Historical:

Lorena Stone (b. 1797), Nancy Rice (b. 1800), and Irene Smith (b. 1801) appear in genealogical records from Wayland, Massachusetts.

Acquisition Information:

2023. M-7953.1 .

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged chronologically.

Rules or Conventions:

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

Subjects

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Subjects:

Education--United States--History--19th century.
Penmanship, American--History--19th century.
Penmanship--Study and teaching.
Women--Education--United States.

Formats:

Exercises.
Poems.

Names:

Rice, Mary.
Rice, Nancy.
Smith, Eirene.
Stone, Loreney.

Places:

Wayland (Mass.)