Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-2001
Keywords
Harriet Sweester, Gorham Normal School, Student, Letters Home, Maine, Gorham, Teacher Education, 1890's
Abstract
Description:
Harriet Sweester attended Gorham Normal School in the 1890s. She became a teacher and the first Administrator of Home Economics for the Maine State Department of Education. The collection contains letters Sweetser wrote home describing her daily life as a student.
Date Range:
1890s
Size of Collection:
0.5 ft.
Recommended Citation
Harriet Sweetser Letters, Special Collections, University of Southern Maine Libraries.
Included in
American Studies Commons, Family and Consumer Sciences Commons, Social History Commons, Teacher Education and Professional Development Commons, Women's History Commons
Comments
Provenance:
Donated by Elizabeth Sweetser Baxter in 1999.
Ownership and Literary Rights:
The Harriet Sweetser Letters are the physical property of the University of Southern Maine Libraries. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the creator or his legal heirs and assigns.
For further information, consult the Head of Special Collections, susie.bock@maine.edu