The Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb of the State of Maryland student exercise book
Description
69 page journal completed in manuscript containing reading comprehension essays by students of the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb of the State of Maryland. Authors include Mollie M. Ijams, Kate Hadley, George Thomas Hays, Jr., Henry O. Nicol, D. A. Furney, Hettie/Hester M. Porter, Grace Webster, John P. Fitzpatrick, and Annie B. Barry. The students read works by Robert Southey (Lord William), Lucy H. Hooper (My Avenger), Alfred Tennyson (Enoch Arden), Nathaniel Hawthorne (Pine Tree Shilling), Charles Dickens (Pickwick Papers - "The Convict's Return") and others.
Dates
- ca. 1873
Creator
- Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb of the State of Maryland (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Unrestricted.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright on this material has not been evaluated. You are free to use this material in any way that is permitted by copyright that applies to your use.
Extent
.01 linear ft. (1 vol.) : marbled covered boards ; 21 cm.
Language of Materials
English
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