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- Tray of Wood Type, circa 1840 -
- circa 1840
- Collections - Artifact
Tray of Wood Type, circa 1840
- Wood Type, Made by G. W. Large, circa 1840 -
- circa 1840
- Collections - Artifact
Wood Type, Made by G. W. Large, circa 1840
- Wood Type, circa 1840 -
- circa 1840
- Collections - Artifact
Wood Type, circa 1840
- Letter from Horace Mann in Response to a Request for an Autograph, January 14, 1857 - Horace Mann (1796-1859) was an influential education reformer from Massachusetts from the 1830s to the 1850s. He advocated for free, universal public education (supported by the state) and professional teacher training. Mann believed these and other ground-breaking reforms offered all students the same body of knowledge and an equal opportunity in life, as well as instilling a greater feeling of unity among American citizens.
- January 14, 1857
- Collections - Artifact
Letter from Horace Mann in Response to a Request for an Autograph, January 14, 1857
Horace Mann (1796-1859) was an influential education reformer from Massachusetts from the 1830s to the 1850s. He advocated for free, universal public education (supported by the state) and professional teacher training. Mann believed these and other ground-breaking reforms offered all students the same body of knowledge and an equal opportunity in life, as well as instilling a greater feeling of unity among American citizens.