Creator:
Pike, James, 1777-1842.
Inclusive Dates:
1793- 1842
Abstract:
Papers of the American educator, author. James Pike was a New England school teacher
and compiler of textbooks. He wrote The Columbian Orthographer (1806) and The Little Reader (1814).
Collection includes correspondence (1805-09); diaries (1793-1811); legal papers (1809-1849); school and
teaching records (1798-1807); and an undated draft of a constitution for a 'School for Young Ladies.'
Type of Material:
Commonplace books.
Correspondence.
Diaries.
Subject:
Authors.
Educators.
Book industries and trade -- New England.
Commonplace-books.
Education -- Women.
Educators -- Diaries.
Educators -- United States.
English language -- Orthography and spelling.
Latin language -- Study and teaching.
Publishers and publishing -- New England.