Family papers, 1844-1967 (inclusive).

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Family papers, 1844-1967 (inclusive).

Contains letterbooks, correspondence, a diary, writings of Belfield, and minutes of meetings of the Chicago Manual Training School Board (1883-1913). Also contains correspondence and papers of Belfield's parents and relatives, including letters written by Thomas Belfield while mining for gold in California and Nevada (1850-1851).

1.25 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7651667

University of Chicago Library

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University of Chicago. Laboratory Schools

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Belfield, Henry H. (Henry Holmes), 1837-1912

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Educator. A.B., Iowa College, 1858. A.M., Griswold College, 1861; and Iowa College, 1868. Ph. D., Iowa College, 1878. Principal and superintendent of public schools, Dubuque, Iowa. Principal at various public schools, Chicago. Director, Chicago Manual Training School, 1883-1903. Dean of Technology Course, University of Chicago Laboratory High School, 1903-1908. From the description of Family papers, 1844-1967 (inclusive). (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 40935165 ...

Chicago Manual Training School

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The Chicago Manual Training School was conceived by members of the Chicago Commercial Club in 1882. It opened two years later at the corner of Michigan and Roosevelt Avenues. The Chicago Manual Training School was the only independent institution of its kind when it opened. Along with Washington University’s Manual Training School in St. Louis, it was the most influential in the country. Influenced by educational movements in late 1870s and 1880s America, the school’s fo...

Belfield, Thomas.

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Belfield family.

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