Katherine Camp Mayhew papers, [ca. 1896-1949], [ca. 1896-1902] (bulk)

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Katherine Camp Mayhew papers, [ca. 1896-1949], [ca. 1896-1902] (bulk)

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Papers consist of source material gathered for THE DEWEY SCHOOL: THE LABORATORY SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, 1896-1903, a book by Katherine Camp Mayhew and her sister Anna Camp Edwards, a colleague at the school. Included are twelve logbooks containing weekly reports on curriculum, classroom activities, and student progress, 1896-1902; drafts, notes, and correspondence relating to specific chapters of the book, ca. 1896-1934; syllabi, course outlines, clippings of articles about the school, minutes of teachers' meetings, lists of students and teachers, photographs of children, and printed material. Of note are notes and correspondence by John Dewey relating to the preparation of the book (in which he had a hand), and memoranda, reports, syllabi, articles, and miscellaneous writings by Dewey, ca. 1890s-1930, relating to the running of the Laboratory School, courses at Teachers College, Columbia University, and miscellaneousmatters.

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Edwards, Anna Camp, 1876-1956

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Columbia University. Teachers College.

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University of Chicago. University Elementary School

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Mayhew, Katherine Camp

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Teacher, author. Mayhew taught at the Laboratory School of the University of Chicago. From the guide to the Katherine Camp Mayhew papers, [ca. 1896-1949], [ca. 1896-1902] (bulk), (Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library) ...

Dewey, John, 1859-1952

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John Dewey was born on October 20, 1859 in Burlington, Vermont and graduated in 1879 from The University of Vermont. After graduation Dewey taught high school and published in the Journal of Speculative Philosophy. In 1884 Dewey resumed his studies and earned a Ph. D. from John Hopkins University. Although he taught and remained primarily at Columbia University, he also taught or lectured at the University of Chicago, University of Michigan, University of Minnesota, University of California, Imp...