McGuffey readers
Subject
Subject Source: Local Lc
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Charles Carpenter, Collector, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2106
Scope and Contents
One notebook used by Mr. Carpenter while he was writing “History of American Schoolbooks.” Collection also includes 4 notebooks and 14 small scrapbooks containing notes and clippings about William McGuffey and the McGuffey readers. Also included is a small tabloid newspaper and a letter to Reverend Ira Sherman from William McGuffey, November 5, 1847.
Dates:
1847-1965
McGuffey's Eclectic Speller
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4404
Scope and Contents
School textbook titled "McGuffey's Eclectic Speller:Revised Edition". It was published by the American Book Company in 1879, and contains 144 pages. McGuffey Readers were a series of textbooks used for grades 1-6 during the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries.
Dates:
1879