MSS16707Kern,Thomas mathematics exercise bookGuide to the Thomas Kern mathematics exercise book MSS 16707Rose Oliveira, Accessioning ArchivistAlbert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

14 September 2022

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections LibraryP.O. Box 400110University of VirginiaCharlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110URL:

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-03-05 17:42:49 +0000.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Thomas Kern mathematics exercise book MSS 16707 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/3/resources/1400 .04 Cubic Feet 1 legal sized folder ca. 1856 - 1871 Poor. The notebook is missing a front cover and spine. The text block is detached from the back cover and has several loose pages. English BW 41 ViU-2022-0090-001 Preferred Citation

MSS 16707, Thomas Kern mathematics exercise book, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Content Description

This collection contains a mathematics exercise book from the mid-1800s belonging to Thomas Kern. The notebooks contains exercises and solutions for simple mathematics concepts, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Towards the end of the notebook, two pages contain longer writings of a religious nature written by Kern. The headings of each page contain many calligraphic flourishes and ornate touches. It is unclear if Kern was enrolled in a school or if this was his own independent learning.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was a gift from Leora Sheridan Vincenti to the Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia on October 14, 2018.

School notebooks