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  Letter to Miss Mary E. Abercrombie from Mrs. Julia D. Clark, 1905.

  Mrs. Julia H. Clark writes to the Home on behalf of Mrs. W. E. Bellis, who says that "she will reieve the Girl, for whom she applied, through me, about next Monday." She says that Bellis, "requires a Girl of 16 or 17 years of age, for housework, or lightwork, the sooner she comes in the week, beginning October 9th, 1905, the better." She asks for the application, and provides information regarding the girl's delivery to the home. In postscript, she adds that "Mr. W. E. Bellis is a commercial Traveller." Attached is a note from Mrs. Julia D. Clark, stating that she was "directed by Mr. J. R. Sampey, to address you, as per enclosed letter, in regard to your sending a girl from the 'Sourthern Baptist Theological Seminary.'" Typed at the top of note, "Answered Oct. 10, 1905." Letter marked Meadowbrook, near Louisville, KY.
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  Louisville Free Kindergarten Association Annual Report and Catalogue

  The LFKA was founded by a group of women in 1887 who wanted to convince our good citizens that the kindergarten is an economic plan for the prevention of crime and a powerful agency in moral reform. In addition to opening a training school for kindergarteners (kindergarten teachers), the LFKA provided scholarships to promising young women, lobbied local and state governments to incorporate kindergartens into the public school system, and operated their own kindergartens. In 1887, the LFKA had two kindergartens and 100 students; by 1889 they had 7 schools and 350 children; and by 1905, they had served over 10,000 students. In 1911, the LFKA disbanded when training kindergarteners became a department of the Louisville Normal School and kindergartens were incorporated into the public school system.
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  Portrait of Patty Smith Hill, 1905

  Patty Smith Hill, together with fellow educator Anna Bryan (1858-1901), worked in Louisville to modernize the traditionalist kindergarten system and bring Friedrich Froebel's vision to American kindergarteners. Between 1890 and 1905, over 3,000 visitors across the nation came to Louisville to learn about their methods and subjects of teching. In 1893, Hill was named the Director of the LFKA, a role in which she further developed the Teachers College and successfully advocated for the incorporation of kindergartens into the Louisville Public School System. In 1905, Hill was appointed to the faculty of Columbia University Teachers College, where she taught for over 30 years. Hill published dozens of articles, wrote children's books, and invented "Patty Hill blocks" that are still used in kindergarten classrooms today.
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  St. Joseph's Church architectural drawings of the new towers

  Illustration of the design for new towers for St. Joseph's Church in Louisville, Kentucky. Details of the stone work are given. Sections and plans of the tower are depicted with measurements.
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  Havana, Cuba, 1905.

  This snapshot was captured on a 1905 trip to Cuba. The photo captures the happenings and people of Obispo Street.