"The School Question" scrapbook

Collection — Box: 1

Collection MS-2004-065: "The School Question" scrapbook

Dates

Creation: 1888, 1891

Scope and Contents

Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings primarily related to the conflict between the Catholic Church and the American public school system in the late nineteenth-century, specifically in Boston, Massachusetts. The clippings provide a detailed analysis of the controversy that arose over the role of religion in public education, and the political and social implications of this conflict, including the impact it had broadly on the Catholic Church in America. Also included in the scrapbook are newspaper articles about adjacent subjects, such as women's right to vote in school committees, and the role of religion in marriage and divorce.

Restrictions on Access

Open for research. Scrapbook is fragile and should be handled with care.

Conditions Governing Use

These materials are made available for use in research, teaching and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. The original authors may retain copyright to the materials.

Historical note: the School Question

The Roman Catholic Church and the School Question, written by Edwin Doak Mead and published in 1888, explored the conflict between the Catholic Church and the American public school system in the late nineteenth-century, and presumably was the inspiration for the title of this scrapbook. The book expands on a lecture delivered before the Woman Suffrage League in Boston, Massachusetts, and explores the controversy that was caused by Boston's school committee’s rejection of "Swinton's History" textbook. The basis of the rejection was the Catholic committee members' opposition to Swinton's treatment of the sale of indulgences in the time of Martin Luther.

Sources:

"The Roman Catholic Church and the School Question", Science, January 11, 1889. https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.ns-13.310.25.b (accessed May 23, 2024).

Extent

1 Linear Feet (1 container)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Composed of newspaper clippings primarily related to the conflict between the Catholic Church and the American public school system in the late nineteenth-century, specifically in Boston, Massachusetts.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Because the current accessioning system was not used until January 1986, it is not possible to know exactly the dates of acquisition of materials received before that time.