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WALKER COLLECTION Catalog of Texbooks PUBLISHED IN HONOR OF Benjamin F. Walker Professor Emeritus Indiana State University Edited by David E. Vancil Friends of the Cunningham Memorial Library Terre Haute, 2001 Copyright © 2001 by Indiana State University Electronic Edition For Educational Purposes Only Not To Be Sold Contents Preface ............................................................................................ v Introduction .................................................................................. vii Use of the Catalog ......................................................................... ix Acknowledgments ....................................................................... xiii Entries A...........................................................................................................................................1 B.........................................................................................................................................11 C.........................................................................................................................................27 D.........................................................................................................................................41 E .........................................................................................................................................49 F .........................................................................................................................................59 G.........................................................................................................................................69 H.........................................................................................................................................83 I ..........................................................................................................................................95 J..........................................................................................................................................97 K.......................................................................................................................................101 L .......................................................................................................................................103 M......................................................................................................................................111 N.......................................................................................................................................133 O.......................................................................................................................................137 P .......................................................................................................................................143 Q.......................................................................................................................................157 R.......................................................................................................................................159 S .......................................................................................................................................167 T .......................................................................................................................................185 U.......................................................................................................................................191 V.......................................................................................................................................193 W......................................................................................................................................195 XYZ .................................................................................................................................211 Index ........................................................................................... 213 Preface Benjamin F. Walker Professor Emeritus, Indiana State University This collection of textbooks was initiated because of my interest in exploring the heritage of our public schools. This interest was heightened as my research led to a variety of primary sources, especially the school textbooks of the past. Prior to the twentieth century, instructional materials and equipment were very limited. Strong community tradition, school system inflexibility, and inadequate teacher training resulted in a narrow school curriculum, usually centered on the textbook. Thus the study of old textbooks helps reveal the basic curriculum of the early school. Students, colleagues, friends, and family have all shared in my interest and motivation for the Walker Collection. I hope that the collection provides enjoyment in the nostalgic sense and, at the same time, develops curriculum perspective. As I have told thousands of my students and my own family, "As you handle these precious bits of our heritage, please hold them carefully in your hands, 'lest a loose page flutter and be lost to posterity, especially from the New England primers (the little blue-backed books that taught millions to read and not to sin.'). "Reflect back over two hundred years or so, and remember the little chubby hands that held the same books that you are privileged to hold today. To me it is always a kind of reverent moment. Seize the moment, but do handle the books carefully." It is most appropriate that special thanks be given to my family as they provided both inspiration and support during the many years I spent in building this collection. My wife, Marie (bless her heart!), spent parts of our vacations in musty bookshops with me. Our daughter, Anita, and son-in-law, Steve, used birthdays and Christmas times to add many special items to the collection. Our son, Ken, was always ready and willing to transport me to numerous places to search for and return with treasures. Our grandchildren, Alan, Clint, Megan, and Brian accompanied me many times to auctions, flea markets, garage sales, antique malls, and other places in search of just the right old books. Without their inspiration and assistance, this collection would not exist. November 8, 2001 - vi - Introduction By David Vancil Rare Books Librarian & Curator of Collections In 1980 Dr. Benjamin Walker made a donation of 300 early American textbooks, many of them from New England, thus establishing the collection bearing his name. The core of the collection, containing primarily nineteenth-century textbooks, provides examples of seminal school textbooks which influenced the direction both of textbook writing and of teaching in the United States for scores of years. In 1987 the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections began to acquire primarily pre-1900 imprints of textbooks for addition to the Walker Collection. Meanwhile, in 1992 and 1994, Dr. Walker generously donated additional books. While many of them were destined for the collection bearing his name, others used in Indiana were added to the Floyd Family Collection. The Walker Collection now contains over 1,000 titles. Readers comprise the largest portion of the collection, although after over two decades of existence, it has grown to include at least several examples from nearly every part of the school curriculum as well as a few books on the art, or science, of teaching. Particularly impressive are several editions of New England primers, which were intended not only to teach students to read but virtues as well. Relatively few copies of early American textbooks remain extant because of the hard use they received and because schools themselves discarded many textbooks when they were deemed no longer useful. Therefore, Dr. Walker's gift, painstakingly amassed over several generations, serves an especially useful purpose as important examples to students and researchers. A Web catalog completed in December 2000 was source for the records used in this catalog. They have been extensively revised for consistency and accuracy. In turn this catalog will be used to revise online records. This catalog has been published in a limited edition of 10 numbered copies, but additional copies will be made available on demand, so inquiries are welcome. December 2001 - vii - Use of the Catalog The catalog contains records of all titles received through December 2000. A header of the fullest form of personal names found in author statements and name authority sources precede the entries of books arranged under an author or authors. An author is understood to be the individual credited with the book, which in some cases may be the same as an editor or compiler. Such individuals as editors, translators, and compilers, when differentiated from the author, have been noted in the appropriate category in the entry. Title entries are also represented by a brief header. Entries are arranged under headers by a complete title and date of publication. In rare instances, place of publication and even the editor statement may have been used to establish entry order. Contained in each record, when present, are the following parts: author statement; title; editor or other participant statement; edition statement; series statement or relevant at-head-of title statement; publication statement (place, publisher, and date); pagination (Arabic numerals only)