Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Bodley family. Papers, 1773-1939. 9.33 cu. ft.
Call No.
Mss. A B668e 26, 79, 81, 89
Content
In his 25 Dec. 1840 letter to Wm. Bodley, Wm. Bullock writes of legislative business explaining that he was introducing a bill for the establishment of a school for the blind in Louisville; Wm. Bodley, Jr. writes in a 15 Sept. 1867 letter that he is enrolled in Noble Butler's school and claims that Butler is a better teacher now that he has a year of experience; Bodley also gives a list of classes at the school; Wm. Bodley Jr. writes in a 18 Aug. 1868 letter that Male High School had been improved with the replacement of several teachers in addition to the replacement of Prof. McDonald with Prof. Butler as principal; in her 5 Nov. 1873 letter, Martha Bodley writes about visiting a "training school"; she states the teaching style is different and that she witnessed small children doing difficult math and reading at a higher level than many adults.
