Object Details
- Harper & Brothers
- Harper and Brothers
- Description (Brief)
From the nation’s beginning, Americans have grappled with who gets educated and who pays for education. Both public and private schools have relied on a combination of public and private funding. Disparities in wealth and political influence have affected Americans’ ability to support schools. As a result, educational philanthropy has reflected inequalities in the American economy and society. Giving through contributions of time and money have both created opportunities for students and increased inequalities among them.
Beyond paying taxes, communities have helped to fund schools through giving time, money, and supplies. This portable library is typical of one that hung on school walls in the 1800s. In some schools, a portable library was purchased through community donations, while in others, an individual donated one.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
- mid-19th century
- ID Number
- CL.389117
- catalog number
- 389117
- accession number
- 182022
- collector/donor number
- 1636
- Object Name
- portable library case w/ books (31)
- Object Type
- books
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- leather (overall material)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 23 in x 6 in x 16 in; 58.42 cm x 15.24 cm x 40.64 cm
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Education
- Family & Social Life
- National Museum of American History
- general subject association
- Education
- Record ID
- nmah_676695
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-f9d2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
