Teaching archive of Mrs. Florence Tuttle Baldwin and other printed materials (Addition 13) 2023-0134

Containers:
Box 3, Folder 10-19, Box 4, Folder 1-10, Box 5, Folder 1-6, Box 6, Folder 1-12
Extent:
2.5 Cubic Feet 6.5 document boxes
Scope and content:

This addition 13 (ViU-2023-0134)of MSS 16758, The University of Virginia Collection on the History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building, contains the teaching archive of Mrs. Florence Tuttle Baldwin of North Haven, Connecticut (Boxes 3-7). Florence was born in 1854, married in 1881, and died in 1926. She spent her career at the Sixth District School in New Haven, Connecticut.

It is a large addition containing her teaching materials including her ruler (signed by her), book catalogs, lesson plans and educational books from map making to mathematics, grade book, periodicals, manuscripts poems and letters, art work, needlepoint, phonetical drill cards, flash cards, educational games, and family planning from 1899 to 1905.

In addition to Baldwin's teaching materials, other materials include a drawing book entitled "Our Chat" with stories by Ella Smith and Audrey, Yvonne & Clifford Evans; publications on vertical writing (handwriting), "Talks and Tales"; and five England-published pamphlets from the 1950s discussing family planning practices and contraception. Titles include "Modern Family Planning," "A Planned Family," "Planning a Family," "The Planning of a Family", and a Lloyd's Family Planning Centre pamphlet.

There is a 1934 New York-published pamphlet that discusses Zonite as a family medicine and feminine hygiene products. Titles include "Another Zonite Product for Intimate Feminine Hygiene;" "Facts for Women;" and "The real meaning of Antiseptic in everyday family life."

There is a flyer entitled "Please Give A Quarter" which promotes the Salvation Army's Fresh Air Camps published circa 1900.

Also included is a dating book belonging to a young girl titled "My Him Book" which has categories of "High School Hims," "College Hims," "Home Hims," and "Movie Hims" about her romantic interests, and denotes William Purdy as the "best of all my beaus" under the "Wedding Hims" section.

Language:
English
Physical facet:
Boxes 3-7. Box 7 is a cubic box.

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Parent restrictions:
The collection is open for research use.
Parent terms of access:
This collections contains some in-copyright material. Visit our Permissions and Publishing page (https://library.virginia.edu/special-collections/services/publising). For more information about use of Special Collections materials. The library can contain copyright material on request, but users are responsible for making their own determination about lawful use of collection materials.
Preferred citation:

MSS 16758, The University of Virginia Collection on the History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building Addition 13, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

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