Arithmetic--Early works to 1900.

Scope and Contents John Crooke was the county surveyor in Madison County, KY and these family papers include early survey books throughout the 19th century as his son and grandson followed in his footsteps. This collection is an excellent source of information for researchers of early Kentucky history and pioneers in the American west. The papers can also be used to study the life of an educated man of the period. In his writings and diaries John Crooke reflects on weather, land, religion, and other subjects...

Scope and Contents The Richard Alexander Edwards Collection documents the Cook and Gatewood families of Trimble County, KY, of which Pauline Cook, Edwards's wife, is a descendant. In addition to these family documents dating back to the early 19th century, there are scrapbooks documenting farm activities and daily life. R.A. Edwards added to the scrapbook collection with his notes on bee-keeping. School notes and teaching materials document the education and career of Edwards, especially related to the...

Scope and Contents This is an artificial collection created from various manuscript mathematics books found in the book collection and the Dorris Museum collection. Each of the books focus on a specific type of math, such as basic arithmetic, financial calculations and geometry for land surveying. Some of these volumes seem to have been used by teachers, but others may have been created by students. In addition to the books in this collection, other similar texts can be found in the Crook Family Papers and...

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Mathematical subjects.

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(by John Crooke, First Edition.)

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The book also contains another subject titled "Kiah Crooke's Travels to the State of Indiana", Aug 1819.