"Confederate Text Books"
Scope and Contents note
In 1887, Adams began editing for the United States Bureau of Education a series of contributions to American educational history, as well as researching University Extension in Great Britain and America. Adams collected syllabi and catalogs from University Extension programs in the United States as well as other nations (England and Scotland). These pamphlets form the bulk of this series, and a complete list may be found in container list. The pamphlets are divided into institutions in the United States and other nations (England and Scotland), and are in rough alphabetical order. Drafts of Adams's writings on University Extension are in Series 3.
Dates
- Creation: 1887-approximately1890
Creator
- From the Collection: Adams, Herbert Baxter, 1850-1901 (Person)
Extent
From the Collection: 29.45 Cubic Feet (46 legal size document boxes, 3 legal half-size document boxes, 10 flat boxes (15.5 x 12 x 3 inches), 1 flat boxes (11 x 9 x 3 inches), 1 flat box (15.5 x 10.5 x 3 inches), 15 pamphlet boxes (7.25 x 4 x 10 inches), 1 oversized box)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
The Sheridan Libraries
Special Collections
3400 N Charles St
Baltimore MD 21218 USA
specialcollections@lists.jhu.edu