Nora Schetter Blair essay

Abstract

The Nora Schetter Blair essay (dated 1890 December; 0.1 cubic feet; 1 item) consists of Nora Schetter Blair's essay entitled School Memories of Brook Farm.

Descriptive Summary

Title
Nora Schetter Blair essay
Date
1890 December
Creator
Blair, Nora Schetter
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet
Subjects
Boarding schools.
Utopian socialism -- History
Autobiography.
Communal living
Arrangement
Collection is arranged by format.
Finding Aid Author
Megan Mummey
Preferred Citation
2012ms009: [identification of item], Nora Schetter Blair essay, 1890 December, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Repository
University of Kentucky

Collection Overview

Biography / History
Nora Schetter Blair attended Brook Farm's school with her brothers as a child in the 1840s. Her teacher was Sophia Willard Dana Ripley, wife of Brook Farm's founder George Ripley.
Scope and Content
The Nora Schetter Blair essay (dated 1890 December; 0.1 cubic feet; 1 item) consists of Nora Schetter Blair's essay entitled "School Memories of Brook Farm". In the recollections, Blair remembers the school at Brook Farm and her teacher Sophia Willard Dana Ripley.

Restrictions on Access and Use

Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
Use Restrictions
The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.

Contents of the Collection

Nora Schetter Blair essay, 1890 December

  • Box 1, folder 16
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