This M.A. thesis (University of Delaware) examines the system of apprenticeship as it existed in Philadelphia through the 1780s. Quimby concludes that the system was a mixture of tradition and innovation.
Provenance
Presented by Ian M.G. Quimby and accessioned, 1963 (1963 1486ms).
General physical description
1 volume, 215 p. typescript.
General note
Thesis (M.A.)-University of Delaware, 1963.
Genre(s)
- Theses.
Geographic Name(s)
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Subject(s)
- Apprentices -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
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