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An account of some of the private schools in the Octorara area

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Author: Douglass, Hugh.

Call Number: 905.748 OAHS v.4, no.7

Author: Douglass, Hugh.

Notes: In: Octorara Historical Society, v.4, no.7.

Subjects: Moscow Academy (Chester County, Pa.); Schools - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Faggs Manor Classical School (Chester County, Pa.); Upper Octorara Classical School (Chester County, Pa.); Ercildoun Academy (Chester County, Pa.); Parkesburg Academy (Parkesburg, Pa.); Mantua Female Seminary (Chester County, Pa.); Brint Young Ladies School (Penningtonville, Pa.); Penn High School (Penningtonville, Pa.); Chester County, Pa.; Schools, Chester County.; Education; Blair Hall, Chester County.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article

Call Number: 905.748 OAHS v.4, no.7

Archive

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Collection: Gen. William McCaskey Family Collection

Title: Gen. William McCaskey Family Collection

Object ID: MG0941

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Collection: Gen. William McCaskey Family Collection

Title: Gen. William McCaskey Family Collection

Description: This collection contains letters written to or received from Gen. William McCaskey and other members of his family, as well as two photographs.

Admin/Biographical History: Gen. William Spencer McCaskey was born near Paradise, Lancaster County, and was the younger brother of noted educator John Piersol McCaskey. At 17 he enlisted in Company F of the 47th Regiment during the Civil War. He reenlisted and saw combat in Kentucky, Tennessee, and participated in Sherman's March to the Sea. He mustered out in 1865 as a Captain. He reenlisted again the following year and served all over the United States before retiring as a Major General in 1907. He died in San Francisco in 1914. He was married to Eleanor Garrison, with whom he had six children: Margaret, Hiram, Garrison, Douglas, Charles, and Eleanor.

Creation Date: 1866-1906

Year Range From: 1866

Year Range To: 1906

Date of Accumulation: 1866-1906

Creator: McCaskey family

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Wall: Side 11

People: McCaskey, William Spencer; McCaskey, John Piersol "Jack"; McCaskey, Hiram Dyer; McCaskey, Eleanor Garrison "Nellie"; McCaskey, Charles Irving; McCaskey, Douglas; McCaskey, Garrison; Conklin, Eleanor McCaskey; Conklin, Arthur Stewart; Chapman, Margaret McCaskey

Subjects: Correspondence

Search Terms: Finding aids; Manuscript groups; Correspondence; Letters; Education; Photographs; Military; St. Thomas Hall; Holly Springs, Mississippi; Fort Yellowstone, Wyoming; Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; Fort Sheridan, Wyoming

Extent: 13 folders

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0941

Related Item Notes: MG0355 William McCaskey Civil War Letters; MG0731 John Piersol McCaskey Papers; MG0741 Gen. William S. McCaskey Papers (Farioli and Nichols); MG0742 Farioli and Nichols' Research on Gen. McCaskey

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Gen. William McCaskey Family Collection, 1866-1906 (MG0941), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: No restrictions.

Copyright: Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Accession Number: 2007.MG0941

Other Numbers: MG-941

Other Number: MG-941

Classification: MG0941

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Gift of Patrick Boas, 2007.

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Biography

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Collection: Thaddeus Stevens Collection

Title: "Thaddeus Stevens and School History"

Object ID: MG0115_P01_F001_It02

Date Range: 1955

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Collection: Thaddeus Stevens Collection

Title: "Thaddeus Stevens and School History"

Description: "Thaddeus Stevens and School History," from the Thaddeus Stevens Trade School Yearbook. Lancaster. 1955. Biographical information regarding Stevens' involvement with education.

Date Range: 1955

Creation Date: 1955

Creator: Thaddeus Stevens Trade School (Pa.)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Stevens, Thaddeus

Subjects: Abolitionists; Biographies; Education; Lawyers; Legislators--United States; Minorities--Education; Politicians; Trade schools

Search Terms: Abolitionists; Biographies; Congressmen; Education; Lawyers; Legislators; Politicians; Stevens and Smith Center; Trade schools

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan

Object Name: Biography

Language: English

Object ID: MG0115_P01_F001_It02

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Thaddeus Stevens Collection (MG0115_P01) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/fc4d62c6-ef85-4f0f-bfb8-361140325885

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Thaddeus Stevens Collection (MG0115), Part 1, Folder # or Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-115

Other Number: MG-115, Part 1, Folder 1, Item 2

Classification: MG0115

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 14 April 2022.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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MG0115_P01_F001_In02.pdf

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Common counsel : a book of general information

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Date of Publication: 1909.

Call Number: 371.32 C734

Responsibility: edited by J.C. Grice.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: L.B. Herr ,

Date of Publication: 1909.

Physical Description: 134 (22) p. ; 14 cm.

Notes: J.C. Grice lived in Millersville, Pa.; Includes index (part missing)

Subjects: Education

Additional Author: Grice, J.C.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 371.32 C734

The fountain

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Date of Publication: [1883-

Call Number: Missing 7/2014

Place of Publication: York, Pa

Publisher: W.H. Shelley,

Date of Publication: [1883-

Physical Description: 8 v. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Publication Frequency: Monthly (except July and Aug.)

Dates of Publication: Vol. 1, no. 1 (Sept. 1883)-; Ceased with: v. 8 (June 1891).

Notes: Title from caption.

Subjects: Education

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: Missing 7/2014

James P. Wickersham on nineteenth century European and American schools

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Author: Adams, Paul Kinder.

Date of Publication: 1990

Pennsylvania's school laws by an attache from the Russian diplomatic delegation.14 Further interest in education on the international scene was shown by his high hopes for a good American showing at the Vienna Exposition of 1873.15 The United States had been invited to prepare an educational exhibit for the

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Responsibility: by Paul K. Adams, Ph.D.

Author: Adams, Paul Kinder.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1990

Physical Description: [70]-92 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v.92, no.3

Subjects: Wickersham, James Pyle, - 1825-1893.; Education; Education - Pennsylvania.; Education - Europe.; Technical education

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 92, number 3 (1990), p. 70-92Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.92

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edit_vol92no3pp70_92.pdf

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The life and works of Christopher Dock : America's pioneer writer on education with a translation of his works into the English language

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Author: Dock, Christoher,

Date of Publication: 1908.

Call Number: 923.7 D637b

Responsibility: By Martin G. Brumbaugh ... with an introduction by Hon. Samuel W. Pennypacker ...

Author: Dock, Christoher,

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: J.B. Lippincott company,

Date of Publication: 1908.

Physical Description: 272 p. : illus., facsims., music ; 24 cm.

Contents: Life of Christopher Dock.--The Schul-Ordnung "School Management".--Translation of the Schul-Ordnung.--Geisliches Magazien; four numbers.--Translation of the Geistliches Magazien.--Schriften, with translation.--Hymns, with translation.

Summary: Christopher Dock emigrated to the American colonies sometime before 1714. He was a school teacher and farmer in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He introduced teaching methods that emphasized persuasion, discussion, and positive peer pressure.This was a departure from the more stringent methods in use.