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Ladies' Collegiate Institute. Records, 1854-1861.

Title: Records, 1854-1861.

The collection contains two record books and a folder of correspondence and documents, 1854 to 1861. The octavo volume contains an abstract and record of the corporation's proceedings and includes a copy of the act of incorporation, a statement of objectives, original and amended bylaws, and abstracts of annual and special meetings. The latter refer to committee reports, elections of officers and teachers, and rules relating to scholarships and donations. The folio volume, 1854 to 1859, contains the minutes of the recording secretary, who was, first, E.A. Cummings ( - ), and second, Joseph M. Rockwood ( - ). The contents detail the financial aspects of operating the Institute, such as the original purchase of the building. There are also minutes of annual and special meetings which determined scholarship and subscription policies. The folder contains primarily letters, 1858 to 1859, written by D. Buckley Goddard ( - ) to Ira Moore Barton (1796-1867) concerning the Institute's suit against Goddard for non-payment of his subscription. There is also a list of court actions taken against other delinquent subscribers.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (207 p.) ; octavo.1 v. (512 p., 385 p. blank) ; folio.1 folder (14 items).

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