Melvil Dewey

Dewey's biographer, Wayne A. Wiegand, says he can't recall any evidence of Dewey touring in Vermont (but also says he's been away from his Dewey materials for a long time).

Dewey's book Field and Future of Traveling Libraries mentions that the Vermont Free Library Commission issued reports from its headquarters in St. Johnsbury.

Working along our to-do lists ...

I've crawled through ArcCat and the online index for the History Center in Barre, and have e-mailed Gregory Sanford (state archivist), Howard Frank Mosher, and Wayne Wiegand (bibliographer of Melvil Dewey). Fill me in on what you've been up to? BK

Another Possibility?

In Athenaeum archives (ArcCat):

Title:	Stone family papers, 1849-1998.
Description:	3.75 linear ft. (4 boxes)
	The collection is organized into five series: I. Fairbanks/Paddock/Stone family papers, 1849-1915; II. Arthur and Helen Stone papers, 1863-1984 (bulk 1890-1944); III. Laura Stone papers, 1897-1998; IV. Photographs, 1866-1998; V. Publications, 1891-1955.

Possible Resource?

In Athenaeum archives:

Sarah Houston Nelson (Mrs. A.D. Nelson) grew up in Hardwick, VT. She was the mother of Harry M. Nelson. At some point she moved with her son from St. Johnsbury, VT to the Boston area.

Scope & Content:

The scrapbook was apparently kept by Sarah Houston Nelson and contains clippings on local events in St. Johnsbury, Hardwick, and Walden, VT. Materials which were interfiled in the scrapbook were rehoused in folders and include additional clippings, a poem authored by Nelson, and a letter from the Hardwick Gazette. The majority of the clippings are undated. The bound volume serving as the scrapbook originally contained accounting records.

Charles F. King spoke in Athenaeum Hall for a Teacher's Convention November 29, 1895.
The topic was on the method of teaching geography. St. JohnsburyCaledonian.

He was published in the Journal of Geography by The National Council of Geographic Education in 1912.

From Open Library
The picturesque geographical readers

by King, Charles F.
Published in 1890, Lee and Shepard, C.T. Dillingham (Boston, New York)

Published By The National Geographic Society VOL, XV-YEAR 1904

Hubbard Memorial Hall

Washington, D. C.

Elementary Geography. By Charles F. King, Master of the Dearborn School, Boston. Profusely illustrated. Pp. vi + 220. 9 by 10^2 inches. Boston: Lothrop Publishing Co. 1903. $0.65. In plan and in treatment, and especially in illustrations, this elementary geography is a great advance over previous textbooks. It will create a new era in the teaching of geography to young children. The numerous graphic illustrations must appeal to the quick fancies of young people, while the simple, unpretentious language will hold their attention. The author has constantly remembered the words of Herbert Spencer that "a child's restless observation, instead of being ignored or checked, should be diligently administered to and made as accurate and complete as possible ; '' and he has also kept in mind the fact that the power of observation comes to children first and the power of reasoning later. As a result, his book will stimulate the questioning faculty which all young people have in such marked degree, instead of confusing and checking their ideas with elaborate explanations which they are unable to grasp.

A Mother Kangaroo, with a Young Kangaroo in her Pocket

From King's "Elementary Geography." Copyright, 1903, by Lothrop Publishing Co.

The book is divided into four parts: Home Geography by Observation,Geography through Type Forms, The Earth as a Whole, and Journey Journey. All descriptions and explanations are given as a story to the children. Photographs are exclusively used as a basis for the pictures of wild animals. Useful suggestions are given at the end of each chapter. The author is to be especially congratulated on his choice of illustrations. Each picture has some striking fact so vividly presented that the lesson is not forgotten. Some very handsome colored plates are given in the book. The publishers have done their part as well as the author. The work is handsomely printed, the type large, and the pictures clear and elegantly engraved.

Athenaeum Hall Lectures

Possible dates to check the Caledonian for text of speeches:

(These are from Edward Fairbanks' History of St. Johnsbury)

Athenaeum opening 11/27/1871

Japanese visitors (scales) 8/1/1872

Gallery Opening /1873

President Garfield /1880

Henry M. Stanley 12/10/1886

100^th Anniversary of STJ 1887

Death of Horace Fairbanks 3/17/1888

President Harrison /1888

Benjamin Harrison 8/26/1891

New Century 1900

125^th Anniversary of STJ (Pageant) 1912

William Howard Taft 10/9/1912

150^th Anniversary of STJ 1937

Arthur Stone

Collection Summary

Repository

The St. Johnsbury Athenaeum Archives.1171 Main St., St. Johnsbury, VT 05819 802.748.8291

Creator

Stone family..

Title

Stone family papers

Dates [inclusive]

1849-1998

Quantity

3.75 linear ft. (4 boxes)

Shelf location

For current information on the location of these materials, please contact the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum Archives.

Language

English

Abstract

The Stone family papers include correspondence, personal papers, photographs, and publications belonging to several generations of Laura Stone's antecedents. The work of Arthur Stone, in the form of correspondence, notes, speeches, and writings, takes up the bulk of the collection.