Origins of the American High School

This engrossing book tells the story of American high schools in the nineteenth century. William Reese analyzes the social changes and political debates that shaped these institutions across the nation—from the first public high school, established in Massachusetts in 1821, to the 1880s, by which time a majority of secondary students in the North were enrolled in high schools. Reese also explores in generous detail the experience of going to school. Drawing on the writings of local educators and school administrators as well as on student newspapers, diaries, and memoirs, he brings to life the high schools of a century ago, revealing what students studied and how they behaved, what teachers expected of them and how they taught, and how boys and girls, whites and blacks, and children in different parts of the nation perceived their schools. America's earliest public high schools were built in major cities along the eastern seaboard, and they became an important factor in the building of free public school systems, bringing a broad range of middle-class citizens into their orbit. Reese shows that although high schools were condemned by critics as elite institutions of classical learning, they were in fact largely dedicated to offering talented, mostly middle-class youth a quality education in modern, practical subjects.

The Origins of the American High School

History

Reese, William S.

Americas

Yale University Press

Paul Mellon (1907--1999) was an unparalleled collector of British art. His collection, now at Yale in the museum and study center he founded to house it, rivals those in Britain’s national museums and is unquestionably the most comprehensive representation of British art held outside of the United Kingdom. This book and the exhibition that it accompanies celebrate the centenary of his birth. Five introductory essays examine Mellon’s extraordinary collecting activity, as well as his role in creating both the Yale Center for British Art and the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art in London as gifts to his alma mater (Yale 1929). A lavishly illustrated catalogue section showcases 148 of the most exquisite and important paintings, watercolors, drawings, prints, sculpture, rare books, and manuscript material in the Yale Center’s collection, including major works by Thomas Gainsborough, Joshua Reynolds, George Stubbs, John Constable, and J. M. W. Turner.

Paul Mellon's Legacy: A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art)

Arts & Photography

Allen, Brian

Robinson, Duncan

Baskett, John

Prown, Jules David

History & Criticism

Better known as an art collector, Paul Mellon was also one of America's premier book collectors of the late 20th century.America Pictured to the Life: Illustrated Works from the Paul Mellon Bequest explores the extraordinary range of American illustrated books that Mr. Mellon's estate gave to Yale University's Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library. The catalog ranges from 16th-century accounts of early European exploration through late 19th-century American children's literature. Works depicting American cities and historical events are accompanied by illustrated trade literature, art and architectural manuals, and works of entertainment. Illustrated in full color, the catalog includes commentary on more than 100 items from the Mellon bequest.

America Pictured to the Life: Illustrated Works from Paul Mellon Bequest

Miles, George A.

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

America Pictured to the Life: Illustrated Works from the Paul Mellon Bequest

Biographies & Memoirs

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Historical

Beinecke Rare Book &

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Food Safety Poster Series -16 Posters

Graphic Design

The Grolier Club

First edition. Lists 70 items. Illustrated. Presentation "For my long time friend - usually over the telephone - Robt. G. Hayman - Mark McCorison. 8 Oct 1990." 50 pages. printed paper wrappers.. 8vo..

Printers First Fruits

Computers & Technology

Graphics & Design

Amer Antiquarian Society

The First Hundred Years of Printing in British North America: Printers and Collectors

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

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