UVA History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building-addition 84 additional Florence Tuttle Baldwin papers
Content Description
This addition to MSS 16758, The University of Virginia Collection on the History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building, contains four bound volumes of “Frobel Gifts,” small artistic pieces made from embroidery, paper-weaving, paper-folding, and paper-cutting. The pieces were created and compiled by Florence Tuttle Baldwin (1854-1926), a New Haven, Connecticut teacher. “Frobel Gifts,” artistic activities designed for young students using paper manipulation and sewing skills, was developed by Friedrich Froebel (1782-1852). He outlined twenty activities that could be fashioned with ordinary household and classroom materials, each varying in required skills. Baldwin compiled 210 Froebel Gift samples across the present four undated bound volumes, likely to be used as a companion guide for teaching her students.
Acquisition Type
Purchase
Provenance
Purchased from Michael R. Thompson Rare Books, 6 August 2025.
Language of Description
English
Script of Description
Latin (Gaelic variant)
Restrictions Apply
No
Dates
- Creation: c. 1890-1899
Full Extent
0.16 Cubic Feet (Four legal-sized file folders)
Language of Materials
English
No linguistic content; Not applicable
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
Four bound volumes
Source
- Michael Thompson Books (Los Angeles, Calif.) (Organization)
Topical
- Box: MSS 16758_NewAdditions_03, Folder: ViU-2025-0100_001 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: MSS 16758_NewAdditions_03, Folder: ViU-2025-0100_002 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: MSS 16758_NewAdditions_03, Folder: ViU-2025-0100_003 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: MSS 16758_NewAdditions_04, Folder: ViU-2025-0100_004 (Mixed Materials)