The School District Library by Harper & Brothers
date: label: date made
content: mid-19th century
name: label: maker
content: Harper & Brothers
label: maker
content: Harper and Brothers
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>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.</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>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.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: general subject association
content: Education
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content: Home and Community Life: Education
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content: Family & Social Life
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CL.389117
label: catalog number
content: 389117
label: accession number
content: 182022
label: collector/donor number
content: 1636
objectType: label: Object Name
content: portable library case w/ books (31)
label: Object Type
content: books
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: leather (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 23 in x 6 in x 16 in; 58.42 cm x 15.24 cm x 40.64 cm