Centre County Library & Historical Museum - Mary E. D. Wilson Composition Collection

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Compositions on abstract concepts created by a young Mary E. D. Wilson of Bellefonte, PA and written while attending the Lawrenceville Female Seminary in New Jersey circa 1851 and 1852. Concepts include: twilight, intemperance, ignorance, falsehood, liberty, peace, sad and dreary, friendship, sunset, evening, childhood, night, love, the importance of a well-spent youth, the life of man, sadness and mirth, and home. Also includes daguerreotype and B&W photographs of Mary E. D. Wilson and several of her report cards from the school.
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Semi-Sessional Report of Lawrenceville Female Seminary for Mary E. D. Wilson, July 1852
Semi-Sessional Report of Lawrenceville Female Seminary for Mary E. D. Wilson, July 1852
Women in 19th Century Higher Education
Report card for Mary E. D. Wilson of Bellefonte, PA during Summer Session of 1852 at Lawrenceville Female Seminary. Grades of 9.5 and 10 in all subjects with a 10 in composition.