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American School of Correspondence
Founded in the late 19th century, this pioneering distance-learning school helped bring practical education to students far beyond the traditional classroom. Its long publishing history includes hands-on books and technical courses that reflected a strong focus on useful, career-minded study.
7 Audiobooks
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 05 (of 10)
by American School of Correspondence
Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 1
by American School of Correspondence
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 04 (of 10)
by American School of Correspondence
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 01 (of 10)
by American School of Correspondence
Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2
by American School of Correspondence
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 02 (of 10)
by American School of Correspondence
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 03 (of 10)
by American School of Correspondence
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American School of Correspondence was founded in 1897 and became an early force in education by mail. Records from the University of Chicago describe it as having been established by R. T. Miller along with graduate students and faculty connected to MIT and Harvard, and note that the school moved to Chicago in 1902.
Over the years, the school produced a wide range of instructional books and correspondence courses, especially in technical, vocational, and business subjects. Library catalogs and book records show its name on many practical manuals from the early 1900s, covering fields such as engineering, architecture, electricity, textiles, and business writing.
The school’s importance was reflected in its Chicago headquarters, a 1906–1907 building designed by Pond & Pond that was later designated a Chicago Landmark. More recent institutional history says the school later moved from Hyde Park to Lansing, Illinois, and continued as a distance-education institution.