Chestnut Street Female Seminary pamphlet, 1850
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13706Call number:
Wn* .298 v.1 1850Date:
1850Image Description:
Chestnut Street Female Seminary, was founded 1850 as an elite boarding and day school for women from prominent and wealthy families. This inaugural 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 contains testimonials and references for the school. This pamphlet advertises, "The course of study will include all branches consituting a thorough scientific and literary education. The primary object will be to elicit and strengthen the intellectual powers, refine the taste and cultivate the heart." It was published in Philadelphia, 1850 by John Young, Black Horse Alley.This digital record contains images that depict the entire described item.