[Arithmetic copy books]

Name:

McCormick family; McCormick, James, 19th century; McCormick, William Hampton, 19th century; Stockton, J. (Joseph), 1779-1832; Day, Jeremiah, 1773-1867; Jess, Zachariah

Timespan:

19th century; Early works to 1900

Date:

1822/1845

Description:

3 volumes, mostly disbound, of sample problems copied by members of the McCormick family of Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, from arithmetic textbooks published in the first half of the 19th century. The first volume was copied in 1822 and possibly 1823 by James McCormick from Joseph Stockton's Western calculator, or a new and compendious system of practical arithmetic, published in many editions, the first in 1818. Notes and accounts at the back of the volume are dated 1825 and 1826. The second volume was copied circa 1839-1845 by William Hampton McCormick, earlier sections also from the Western calculator and later sections with more complex mathematics from Jeremiah Day's Introduction to algebra, published in many editions, the first in 1814. The third volume is an unsigned fragment in a different hand dated 1823, copied from Zachariah Jess's American tutor's assistant, improved, or a compendious system of decimal, practical arithmetic, published in many editions, the first in 1799. Stockton's textbook covers very similar material to Jess's, focusing on arithmetic to be used in the contexts of finance, retail, and building trades.

Language:

English

Provenance:

Formerly owned by Samuel Koslov.; Sold at auction at Christie's as part of Samuel Koslov's collection, 12 Nov. 1996, lot 377, to Lawrence J. Schoenberg.; Deposit by Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2012.; Gift of Barbara Brizdle Schoenberg, 2016.; Koslov, Samuel, former owner.; Schoenberg, Lawrence J., former owner.

Relation:

The Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative Fund Home Page: http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/366278; Digital facsimile for browsing (Colenda): https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3dh18; Digital facsimile for download (OPenn): https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0001/html/ljs164.html

Subject:

Arithmetic -- Early works to 1900; Arithmetic; Mathematics -- Study and teaching -- 19th century; Mathematics -- Study and teaching

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Codices; Manuscripts, American; Manuscripts, Digital; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

3 volumes (111, 105, 23 leaves) : paper; 334 x 200 mm (Volume 1), 325 x 205 mm (Volume 2), 334 x 208 mm (Volume 3) + 1 note (Volume 2)

Geographic Subject:

Fayette County (Pa.) -- History

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title supplied by cataloger.; Collation: Volume 1 in 5 gatherings with 3 loose leaves; Volume 2 in 3 gatherings, with the third consisting of a bifolium around 3 gatherings, 2 loose leaves, and 1 note; Volume 3 in 4 fragments of gatherings with 1 loose leaf.; Layout: Volume 1 written in 2 columns of problems; Volume 2 written in 2 columns for problems from the Western calculator and long lines for problems from the Introduction to algebra; Volume 3 written in 2 columns of problems.; Script: Written in cursive script in the hands of James McCormick (Volume 1), William Hampton McCormick (Volume 2), and an unknown student (Volume 3).; Decoration: Calligraphic headings in all volumes; simple decorative dividers between problems in Volume 3.; Binding: Volume 2 bound in paper boards; Volumes 1 and 3 disbound.; Origin: Volumes 1-2 written in Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Volume 1, f. 104v, 109v; Volume 2, f. 105v); all volumes written between 1822 (Volume 1, f. 30r) and 1845 (Volume 2, f. 96r).; Lawrence J. Schoenberg & Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, LJS 164

Collection:

Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection (University of Pennsylvania)