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Correspondence on the establishment of schools in Canada

Collection: 'Bray Schools' in Canada, America and the Bahamas, 1645-1900 Volumes Correspondence on the establishment of schools in Canada

BRAY/CANADA These documents contain information ranging from the more day-to-day business of which subjects children are taught to the formation of new schools itself. Locals' opinions on the schools and the conditions under which local black people lived are also discussed, as are the repercussions of an outbreak of measles. The schools discussed are located in Digby, Skelbourne and Hammonds plains

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Correspondence concerning the School at Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia. 1897-1906.

BRAY/CANADA/1/f 5. Correspondence concerning the School at Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia, 1897-1906. Includes references to the schools' focus on teaching children the catechism and guidance from the Society for the...

Collection:'Bray Schools' in Canada, America and the Bahamas, 1645-1900
Date:1897-1906
Contributor:Bodleian Library
Identifier:bray-CAN-1-f05

Correspondence concerning the Charity School at Skelbourne, Nova Scotia. 1787-1832.

BRAY/CANADA/1/f 4. Correspondence concerning the Charity School at Skelbourne (Birchtown), Nova Scotia, 1787-1832. This correspondence discusses the poverty of the black population, the death of a prospective teacher and the...

Collection:'Bray Schools' in Canada, America and the Bahamas, 1645-1900
Date:1787-1832
Contributor:Bodleian Library
Identifier:bray-CAN-1-f04

Correspondence concerning the School at Halifax, Nova Scotia. 1784-1836.

BRAY/CANADA/1/f 3. This item discusses the formation of new schools in Nova Scotia; it also mentions an outbreak of measles in one of the schools [img 41].

Collection:'Bray Schools' in Canada, America and the Bahamas, 1645-1900
Date:1784-1836
Contributor:Bodleian Library
Identifier:bray-CAN-1-f03

Rev. G. Pigeon, Fredericton, New Brunswick. 1800.

BRAY/CANADA/1/f 2. A letter lamenting the locals' lack of enthusiasm for the school and unwillingness to ensure their children attend it.

Collection:'Bray Schools' in Canada, America and the Bahamas, 1645-1900
Date:1800-1800
Contributor:Bodleian Library
Identifier:bray-CAN-1-f02

Correspondence concerning the School at Digby, Nova Scotia. 1785-1833.

BRAY/CANADA/1/f 1. Correspondnce discussing lessons [img 128], attendance, staffing and resources for the Digby school.

Collection:'Bray Schools' in Canada, America and the Bahamas, 1645-1900
Date:1785-1833
Contributor:Bodleian Library
Identifier:bray-CAN-1-f01

Correspondence on the establishment of schools in Canada