Creator:
American Book Company.
Inclusive Dates:
1801- 1971
Abstract:
The American Book Company was formed in 1890 by consolidation of Van Antwerp, Bragg and Co., A.S. Barnes and Co., D. Appleton and Co., and Iveson, Blakeman and Co. The collection includes the records of the company which manufactured books and educational materials in several locations in the United States, with head offices in New York City; the book list embraced all subjects at all educational levels. The collection is primarily textbooks, including several editions as far back as 1840 of the McGuffey readers; also included are business records and illustrations.
Type of Material:
Annual reports.
Artwork.
Books.
Calendars (documents)
Correspondence.
Drawings (visual works)
Galley proofs.
Illustrations.
Maps (documents)
Paintings (visual works)
Photographs.
Primers (books)
Textbooks.
Watercolors (paintings)
Subject:
McGuffey readers.
Publishers.
Business and Industry
Publishing, printing and book arts
Arithmetic -- Study and teaching.
Education, Elementary -- Textbooks -- Specimens.
Education, Primary -- Textbooks -- Specimens.
Education, Secondary -- Textbooks -- Specimens.
Educational publishing -- United States.
Geography -- Textbooks -- Specimens.
History -- Textbooks -- Specimens.
Mathematics -- Textbooks -- Specimens.
Music -- Textbooks -- Specimens.
Penmanship.
Primers -- 1800-1870.
Primers -- 1870-1950.
Publishers and publishing -- United States.
Readers (Elementary)
Readers (Secondary)
Science -- Textbooks -- Specimens.
Textbooks -- Publishing.
Textbooks -- United States.
Vocational education -- Textbooks -- Specimens.
Creator:
Laubach Literacy International.
Inclusive Dates:
1896- 1991
Abstract:
Papers of Laubach Literacy International, founded in 1955 by Dr. Frank C. Laubach to address the world-wide problem of illiteracy. Established as Laubach Literacy Fund, the organization later became Laubach Literacy, Inc., and finally Laubach Literacy International; in 2002 it merged with Literacy Volunteers of America to form ProLiteracy. Material in the collection includes audio tapes, correspondence, diaries, filmstrips, financial records, journals, literacy journalism papers from courses taught at Syracuse University, motion pictures, newsletters, photographs, primers, reports, scrapbooks, slides and video tapes.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Diaries.
Motion pictures (visual works)
Photographs.
Reports.
Audiotapes.
Audiocassettes.
Long-playing records.
Sound recordings.
Videotapes.
Subject:
Adult education teachers.
Adult education
Religion and philosophy
Adult education -- United States.
Adult education teachers -- Training of.
Clergy -- United States.
Clergy as authors.
Educators -- United States.
English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers.
English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers.
Evening and continuation schools -- United States.
Literacy.
Literacy -- Africa.
Literacy -- Asia.
Literacy -- Colombia.
Literacy -- India.
Literacy -- Latin America.
Literacy -- Mexico.
Literacy -- United States.
Missionaries.
New literates, Writing for.
Primers.
Readers (Primary)
Readers (Adult)
Readers for new literates.
Visual literacy.