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Chestnut Street Female Seminary pamphlet, 1855
Chestnut Street Female Seminary pamphlet, 1855
Chestnut Street Female Seminary pamphlet, 1855
Chestnut Street Female Seminary pamphlet, 1855
Chestnut Street Female Seminary pamphlet, 1855
Chestnut Street Female Seminary pamphlet, 1855
Chestnut Street Female Seminary pamphlet, 1855
Chestnut Street Female Seminary pamphlet, 1855
Chestnut Street Female Seminary pamphlet, 1855
Chestnut Street Female Seminary pamphlet, 1855
Chestnut Street Female Seminary pamphlet, 1855
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Chestnut Street Female Seminary pamphlet, 1855

Permanent ID:
13705
Call number:
Wn* .298 v.1 1855
Date:
1855
Image Description:
Chestnut Street Female Seminary, was founded 1850 as an elite boarding and day school for women from prominent and wealthy families. This pamplet includes information about the school principals, Mary L. Bonney and Harriette A. Dillaye, as well as the school's general operations. Included in the pamphlet are: conditions of admittance, course of study, division of studies, tuition cost, necessary text books, etc. It also includes testimonials and references for the school. According to this pamphlet, the school contained "various departments of literature and science. Music, Painting, Penciling, Crayon, Latin and French receive careful attention." This pamphlet was published in Philadelphia, 1855 by Henry Ashmead, George Street above Eleventh.

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Address:
Chestnut Street Female Seminary, 525 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
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Pamphlet