Guide to The Packer Collegiate Institute records 2014.019

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Collection processed by Pratt Institute, School of Library and Information Science graduate students and John Zarrillo. Digital materials processed by Erica López in 2019.

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Revised by John Zarrillo Revised by Maggie Schreiner to incorporate additional material Revised by Aliki Caloyeras and Maggie Schreiner to include digitized material. Revised by Maggie Schreiner to reflect the incorporation of born digital materials Revised by Amy Lau to include COVID-19 oral histories Updated by Alice Griffin to include CBH language. , March 2017 , September 2018 , February 2020 , December 2020 , February 2021 , May 2022

Container List

Container 1	Container 2	Title	Date
Series 19: Instructional materials, 1803-1964 Arrangement note The series is organized into four sub-series: Sub-series 19.1: Glass Lantern Slides Sub-series 19.2: Textbooks Sub-series 19.3: Nature Cards Sub-series 19.4: Photo Cards Scope and Contents The series contains instructional material used at Packer, dating from 1803 to 1964 (primarily 19th century). It includes glass lantern slides depicting assorted locations and attractions, textbooks, nature cards depicting various plants and animals, and photo cards which survey the history of western art.
Sub-series 19.1: Glass Lantern Slides, 1880s–1900s. 0.5 Cubic Feet in two boxes Scope and Contents The sub-series consists of glass lantern slides, dating from circa 1880s to the early 1900s. The lantern slides depict assorted locations and attractions taken at various times of the year in and around the United States (Niagara Falls; Yosemite Park; Old Faithful; Bee Hive Geyser, WY; a glacial fjord in Maine; a grain elevator in Illinois; a United State Navy warship; Luray Caverns, Virginia; Continental Divide and Grand Canyon, Colorado), Africa (DeBeers mine in South Africa; a caravan in Biskra, Algeria), Ireland (a peat bog in Killarney), and Australia (Tasmanian Forest). Arrangement note No apparent order was found when processing. In order to aid researchers in locating slides of similar content, it is arranged alphabetically (by location if applicable) with multiple lantern slides of the same location filed next to one another.
Box: 353	Folder : 1	Biskra Caravan- Algeria-Africa	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 2	[unmarked – caravan- Algeria-Africa]	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 3	The Haulage at the DeBeers mines-South Africa	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 4	Sorting Diamonds in Keuberly, Africa	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 5	Washing for Diamonds – South Africa	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 6	Tasmanian Forest with ferns-South Pacific-Australia	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 7	Niagara- Falls from below- Canada	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 8	Bridal Veil Falls - Yosemite-California	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 9	Yosemite Park- Big Tree- California	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 10	Yosemite Park - California	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 11	Balanced Rock- Garden of Gods- Colorado	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 12	Balanced Rock- Garden of Gods- Colorado	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 13	Birdseye view of Colorado Canyon from gravel wash – Colorado	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 14	Boulder Canyon – Colorado	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 15	Castle Rock-Boulder, Colorado	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 16	Chicago Lake near Georgetown – Colorado	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 17	Gate to Garden of Gods-Colorado	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 18	General View – Garden of Gods-Colorado	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 19	Georgetown [Clear Creek] 8500 feet from Empire Trail – Colorado	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 20	Grand Canyon – Colorado	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 21	Gray's Peak-Colorado	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 22	Mount of the Holy Cross [Peak]-Colorado	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 23	Montezuma Temple-Colorado	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 24	Marble Canyon 5000 feet – Colorado	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 25	Train - Royal Gorge – Colorado	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 26	Seal and Bear Garden of Gods- Colorado	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 27	Terrace? Canyon – Colorado?	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 28	US Continental Divide-Colorado	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 29	Pike's Peak Ave –Colorado Springs-Colorado	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 30	Regicides? or Regiceles? Cave – New Haven, Connecticut	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 31	Observatory – Greenwich, England	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 32	Farm fields and river	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 33	Grain Elevator, Illinois	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 34	A Peat Bog-Killarney-Ireland	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 35	Glaciated rock surface- near Eastport-Maine	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 36	Glacial fjord Somes Sound- Mount Desert Island, Maine	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 37	Mount Desert Island-Work of the waves- Maine	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 38	Mount Desert Island- Jordon Pond- Maine	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 39	Tidal Marsh-Cohasset-Massachusetts	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 40	Glaciated summit of Mount Monanock [Monadock]- New Hampshire	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 41	Birdseye view of West Point- New York	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 42	Catskill near Palensville- New York	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 43	Chemung Falls near Ithaca- New York	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 44	Haines Falls – Catskills- New York	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 45	Horseshoe Falls from Maid of the Mist-New York	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 46	Ice Bridge-Niagara-New York	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 47	Niagara Falls – New York	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 48	Niagara Falls – New York	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 49	Niagara Falls- New York	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 50	South Ferry-Brooklyn- New York	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 51	Terrapue? Tower- New York	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 52	View above Falls – Niagara – New York	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 53	Whirlpool Rapids – New York	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 54	Plains of North Dakota	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 55	Phosphate deposits –South Carolina	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 56	Luray Cavern-2-Virginia	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 57	Luray Cavern-4-Virginia	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 58	Luray Cavern-5-Virginia	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 59	Luray Cavern-6-Virginia	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 60	Natural Bridge –Virginia	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 61	Warship USN [3 masted with single stack steam ship]	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 62	Adams Co – Rocks County,Wyoming	1880s-1900s
Box: 353	Folder : 63	Assorting logs-Wyoming	1880s-1900s
Box: 231	Folder : 60	Bee Hive Geyser, Wyoming	1880s-1900s
Box: 231	Folder : 61	Great Falls of the Yellowstone –Wyoming	1880s-1900s
Box: 231	Folder : 62	Mato-tepe- "the stock" or roots of an ancient eruption –Wyoming	1880s-1900s
Box: 231	Folder : 63	Mammoth Hot Springs –Gardiner's River-Yellowstone Park-Wyoming	1880s-1900s
Box: 231	Folder : 64	Old Faithful in eruption- Yellowstone Park-Wyoming	1880s-1900s
Box: 231	Folder : 65	Maine - Mt. Desert Island	1880s-1900s
Sub-series 19.2: Textbooks, 1803-1964. 6 Cubic Feet in twelve boxes Scope and Contents The series consists of textbooks that were used for instruction at Packer, dating from 1803 to 1964. The subjects are educational and include geography, history, and English studies. It includes volumes that were part of Brooklyn Female Academy's library.
Container 1	Container 2	Title	Date
Box: 354	Folder : 3	The Search After Happiness. A Pastoral Drama, by Hannah Moore	1803
Box: 354	Folder : 4	Grecian History. From the Earliest State to the Death of Alexander the Great (Two Volumes in One), by Dr. Goldsmith	1823
Box: 444	Folder : 1	The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, by Charles Dickens	1837
Box: 452	Folder : 1	The History of Modern Europe by William Russell, L.L.D and a continuation of the history to the present time by William Jones, ESQ, Vol I General note Owned by Sophia Voorhees, 1845	1841
Box: 452	Folder : 2	The History of Modern Europe by William Russell, L.L.D and a continuation of the history to the present time by William Jones, ESQ, Vol II General note Owned by Sophia Voorhees, 1845	1841
Box: 452	Folder : 3	The History of Modern Europe from 1763, Being a Continuation of Dr. Russell's History by Wm. Jones, Vol III General note Owned by Sophia Voorhees, 1845	1841
Box: 450	Folder : 1	History of Europe - from the Commencement of the French Revolution in 1789 to the Restoration of the Bourbons in 1815 by Archibald Alison, F.R.S.E., Vol II.	1842
Box: 449	Folder : 4	History of Europe - from the Commencement of the French Revolution in 1789 to the Restoration of the Bourbons in 1815 by Archibald Alison, F.R.S.E., Vol I.	1843
Box: 445	Folder : 5	Dr. Blair's Lectures on Rhetoric, abridged with questions General note Owned by C. Sophia Voorhees, 1845 / Gift of her daugher, H.W. Austin, 1935	1843
Box: 444	Folder : 2	Men, Women and Books; a selection of sketches, Essays and Critical Memoirs, by Leigh hunt - Vol. I and II	1847
Box: 446	Folder : 2	Ollendorf's New Method of Learning to Read, Write and Speak the French Language by J.L. Jewett	1849
Box: 447	Folder : 4	Hand-books of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy, First Course, by Dionysius Lardner, D.C.L General note Library of the Brooklyn Female Academy	1851
Box: 450	Folder : 3	The Good Child's Library, 8th Book: Scenes in the Life of St. Andrew.	1851
Box: 446	Folder : 1	Episodes of Insect Life, by Acheta Domestica, M.E.S. General note From Brooklyn Female Academy's Library	1851
Box: 445	Folder : 6	Episodes of Insect Life, by Acheta Domestica, M.E.S. General note From Brooklyn Female Academy's Library	1852
Box: 445	Folder : 3	The Little Wreath of Stories and Poems of Children, by Caroline Gilman General note Owned by Garrett Cowenhoven / Gift from his aunt Ellen, 1856	1853
Box: 449	Folder : 5	Gockel and Scratchfoot or The History of Two Little Chickens from the German of G. Sus General note Gift of Mrs. Emilie L. Pratt, 1898 / Used by Ella Platt Jan 1854	1853
Box: 445	Folder : 2	Sketches of Western Methodism: Biographical, Historical, and Miscellaneous, Ilustrative of Pioneer Life, by James B. Finley	1857
Box: 354	Folder : 7	How to Use Globes in the School and Family	1859
Box: 447	Folder : 3	The American Intellectual Arithmetic: New Revised Edition, by John F. Stoddard General note Owned by Leonie D. Smith, 1886	1860
Box: 444	Folder : 3	McGuffey's Newly Revised Rhetorical Guide or Fifth Reader of the Eclectic Series General note Owned by Marie Therese Purdy	1860
Box: 354	Folder : 6	Scholars Companion, Containing Exercises in the orthography, Derivation, and Classification of English Words by R. Bailey	1860
Box: 445	Folder : 1	Sanders' Union Reader, Number Two by Charles W. Sanders	1861
Box: 445	Folder : 4	Blessings in Disguise, or Pictures of Some of Miss Haydon's Girls, by Caroline Cheseboro General note Author was a teacher of English composition at Packer	1863
Box: 354	Folder : 2	Outline of Geography by Theodore Fays	1867
Box: 449	Folder : 2	Outlines of Physical Geography by George W. Fitch, Revised by Alphonso J. Robinson General note E. + M.K. Hallett. Packer Institute, Sep 19, 1867	1867
Box: 450	Folder : 2	Snell's Olmstead's School Astronomy: A Compendium of Astronomy: By Denison Olmsted, L.L.D. Revised by E.S. Snell L.L.D General note Mr. K. Hallett, February 1868	1868
Box: 449	Folder : 1	Anti-Nicene Christian Library, Translations of the Writings of the Fathers, Edited by the Rev. Alexander Roberts, D.D., and James Donaldson, Vol. XIV, The Writings of Methodius Etc. General note Presented by A.A. Low to Louise Sherwood, Class of 1887	1869
Box: 354	Folder : 1	Roman Empire Vol. II by Edward Gibbons General From the James Hale Bates Collection, signed "1871"	1869
Box: 447	Folder : 1	Practical Composition with Numerous Models and Exercises, by Mrs. Mary J. Harper	1869
Box: 446	Folder : 4	Practical Composition with Numerous Models and Exercises, by Mrs. Mary J. Harper General note Owned by Joseph Hedinger, 1870 / Author affiliated with Packer	1870
Box: 446	Folder : 5	Practical Composition with Numerous Models and Exercises, by Mrs. Mary J. Harper General note Note states book used by Frederick Dhuy Jr., Given to Packer by Mrs. Thurston C. Bassett (Leonice Dhuy Lawrence), Class of 1928 in memory of her mother Mrs. William Hays Lawrence (Bernice Sybil Dhuy), Class of 1906 who is the grandmother of Leonice Sybil Bassett, Class of 1958 / Author affiliated with Packer	1870
Box: 448	Folder : 1	Ante-Nicene Christian Library: Translations of The Writings of the Fathers, Edited by the Rev. Alexander Roberts, D.D., and James Donaldson, Vol VI. Hippolytus, Bishop of Portus, Vol I.	1870
Box: 448	Folder : 2	Ante-Nicene Christian Library: Translations of The Writings of the Fathers, Edited by the Rev. Alexander Roberts, D.D., and James Donaldson, Vol III. Tatian, Theophilius, and the Clementine Recognition	1871
Box: 448	Folder : 3	Anti-Nicene Christian Library, Translations of the Writings of the Fathers, vol. XXI, the Works of Lactantius, ed. Rev. Alexander Roberts, D.D., and James Donaldson, LL.D.	1871
Box: 449	Folder : 3	Hand-book of the Terrestrial Globe; or Guide ot Fitz's New Method of Mounting and Operating Globes by Ellen E. Fitz	1876
Box: 447	Folder : 2	Shaw's New History of English and American Literature, Prepared on Basis of "Shaw's Manual", by Truman J. Backus	1877
Box: 354	Folder : 5	A Brief History of Ancient, Medieval, and Modern Peoples, by Elizeth Messerole General Stamped "1908"	1883
Box: 442	Folder : 2	Maury's Manual of Geography, with letter General note Owned by Helen Storms, class of 1902 / Gift of Betty Benton	1893
Box: 451	Folder : 1	Catalogue of the Library of James Hale Bates, Part I, List of Authors	1896
Box: 451	Folder : 2	Catalogue of the Library of James Hale Bates, Part II, Classified by Subjects, Authors and Titles	1896
Box: 442	Folder : 3	Elementary Algebra, by Arthur Schultze General note Owned by Marjorie B. Smith / Includes class enrollment card	1908
Box: 442	Folder : 4	Goldsmith's Traveller and the Deserted Village - Gray's Elegy, edited by R.M. Barton	1909
Box: 443	Folder : 3	History of the United States, revised, by Emerson David Fite General note Owned by Sara Parsons, class of 1925	1919
Box: 442	Folder : 5	Representative Short Stories, collected by Hart and Perry General note Owned by Beth Webster / Written by instructors in English at Packer	1921
Box: 443	Folder : 1	The Ancient Mariner and Other Poems and Prose of St. Coleridge, edited by W.B. Henderson General note Owned by Betty Goodwin	1931
Box: 443	Folder : 2	The College Survey of English Literature, edited by Witherspoon General note Owned by Barbara Winthrop	1951
Box: 446	Folder : 3	Great English and American Essays: Revised and Enlarged, Edited by Douglass S. Mead	1964
Sub-series 19.3: Nature Cards, 1873. 0.5 Cubic Feet in four folders in one box Scope and Contents Series contains instructional nature cards depicting plants and animals, including varieties of wild cats, birds, roses and others. The 104 cards are printed on approximately 3x4 inch cardstock in vibrant full watercolor, and are in near perfect condition. Images are clear, not damaged and are encapsulated in mylar in pairs. Each card is stamped with the date 1873. The cards are in order of their natural family and species. Those depicting animals give a perspective side view and include small diagrams of jaws and feet for identification. The plants are shown from a top/side view of the plant and shown in full bloom. All cards are mounted on black card stock with a descriptor on the back of the plant or animal pictured.
Container 1	Container 2	Title	Date
Box: 355	Folder : 1	Letter of Introduction. Quadrupeds-Wild Cats-Carnivores, 11 cards. Plants-Pink Family, 11 cards	1873
Box: 355	Folder : 2	Birds-Swimmers, 9 cards. Birds-Scratchers, 8 cards. Hollow Horn-Chewers (Cattle), 10 cards	1873
Box: 355	Folder : 3	Plants-Lily Family, 10 cards. Birds-Waders, 11 cards	1873
Box: 355	Folder : 4	Birds of Prey, 10 cards. Squirrel Family- Gnawers, 12 cards. Rose Family, 12 cards	1873
Sub-series 19.4: Photo Cards, 1880s-1900s. 0.5 Cubic Feet in two boxes in one box Scope and Contents Series contains 143 photo cards, which are photographs or prints mounted on heavy mat board. Images are mounted in both landscape and portrait orientation and vary in size. Mat board dimensions are predominately between 9x12 - 11x14 inches. Several prints are without mounting, all have been encapsulated. These photo cards were likely employed as visual aids in the teaching of a survey of western art and were often sold as thematic albums. The dates of use were likely during the last quarter of the 19th century through the early 1900s. The subjects of most of the images are Renaissance and Baroque art, including architecture (cathedrals, sculpture, plans, and elements), sculpture, paintings, and sacred decorative objects (reliquaries). Photographs were taken at the sites where their subject was created or resided at the time, which was primarily throughout northern Italy (Florence, Siena, Lucca, Pisa, and Venice). Many of the photographs include a caption or have a label fixed to mat board. A number of photo cards include maker's mark, the most prevalent being Alinari, the first and largest provider of these materials specific to the subject.
Container 1	Container 2	Title	Date
Box: 356	Folder : 1	70 Photo cards depicting Western Art and Architecture	1880s-1900s
Box: 357	Folder : 1	73 Photo cards depicting Western Art and Architecture	1880s-1900s
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Series 19: Instructional materials, 1803-1964

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Sub-series 19.1: Glass Lantern Slides, 1880s–1900s. 0.5 Cubic Feet in two boxes

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Sub-series 19.3: Nature Cards, 1873. 0.5 Cubic Feet in four folders in one box

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Sub-series 19.4: Photo Cards, 1880s-1900s. 0.5 Cubic Feet in two boxes in one box

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