Elements of Timber and Concrete Drawings (International Correspondence School 290)

Flexible hardcover 12mo; 61 + 86pp. Near Fine with minor rubbing, copiously illustrated. The I.C.S. reference books provided indispensable instruction in specialized fields, especially to adults with limited access to higher education. Originally a series of bulletins published by the Colliery Engineer School of Mines after the Mine Safety Act of 1885 required further training for workers, the International Correspondence School emerged to provide a broader scope of courses as business leaders recognized the value of advanced training for workers. For workers, it offered the possibility for upward economic mobility without interruption to earning wages. Courses could be paid for in installments and studies undertaken outside working hours. I.C.S. promoted practical education on the principle that students learn only the information necessary to perform their jobs (emphasizing the what to do, not the why). Individual series of texts were distributed for each course, but overlaps between