Transcript of the Diary of Mary Jane Sergeant Larison

Transcript of diary of Mary Jane Sergeant Larison.

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Transcript of the Diary of Mary Jane Sergeant Larison

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(1899-1989)

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Transcript of Mary Jane Sergeant Larison's diary, transcribed by Alison Matthews in 2024.
The handwritten diary of Mary Jane Sergeant (Larison) contains a series of journal entries from 1855-1856 describing her experiences and studies while attending the New Jersey State Normal School in Trenton, New Jersey. The diary encompasses the first term of the Normal School and provides a glimpse into the earliest days of its opening years, highlighting the variety of subjects studied including Latin, arithmetic, climatology and cartography and reflecting theory and practice in teachers' colleges in the mid-19th century. Some entries in the latter half of the diary appear out of chronological order. The diary makes mention of the laying of the cornerstone of the first permanent building at the Normal School, the first Principal Willian Phelps, as well as several instructional texts for teachers' education of the period.

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