UVA History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building-addition 75 M. De Moret Mémoire et Pétition
Content Description
This addition to MSS 16758, The University of Virginia Collection on the History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building, contains a manuscript proposal titled Mémoire et Pétition by M. de Moret for the establishment of an institute for teaching deaf and mute children run on Moret's technique of Lip reading. This was presented to the Departmental Chamber of Deputies in Paris, France, in 1819. The Chamber of Deputies was the lower house of the French Parliament during the Bourbon Restoration. Little is known of Moret, and his petition appears not to have been accepted, but his methods were noticed. John England, in his 1819 Treatise on the Education of the Deaf and Dumb, announced the success of Moret’s experiments, proclaiming them ‘highly interesting to humanity’.
Acquisition Type
Purchase
Provenance
Purchased from Benjamin Spademan Rare Books, 15 November 2024.
Language of Description
English
Script of Description
Latin
Restrictions Apply
No
Dates
- Creation: April 29, 1819
Creator
- De Moret, M. (Person)
Extent
.04 Cubic Feet (1 legal folder)
Language of Materials
French
Metadata Rights Declarations
- License: This record is made available under an Universal 1.0 Public Domain Dedication Creative Commons license. The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library of the University of Virginia makes its bibliographic records and the metadata contained therein available for public use under the CC0 1.0 Public Domain Designation.
Inventory
1 item [20 pp folio manuscript]