Object Details
- Description
- Handwritten school regulation booklet divided into 3 sections and articles and the last page is blank. The 8 pages are covered in thin pressed paper and bound with twine.
- The first page of this booklet outlines several regulations pertaining to town schools. It instructs an unspecified school committee to visit each school under its jurisdiction twice per year. Dated 1799, this booklet may be an early signifier of bureaucratic control over schools.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 1799-12-24
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. Richard Lodish American School Collection
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- cotton (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 19 cm x 16 in; 7 15/32 in x 40.64 cm
- Object Name
- booklet
