Lake Erie College

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The Lake Erie Female Seminary was founded in Painesville, Ohio in 1859 as a "daughter college" of Mount Holyoke. The course of study included a variety of mathematics and science courses, as well as courses in history, English, philosphy, Latin, and religion. In 1898 the name changed to Lake Erie College and Seminary and has since become a college.

From the guide to the Lake Erie College papers MS 0563., 1857-1982., (Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections)

Established in 1847 at Willoughby, Ohio as Willoughby Female Seminary; in 1856 moved to Painesville and became Lake Erie Female Seminary; by 1898 known as Lake Erie College and Seminary and by 1908, Lake Erie College.

From the description of Records, [18--]-[19--]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70966996

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Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Lake Erie College. Records, [18--]-[19--]. Lake County Historical Society
referencedIn William Ernest Hocking papers Houghton Library
creatorOf Lake Erie Female Seminary collection, 1857-1982. Mount Holyoke College, Williston & Miles-Smith Library
creatorOf Hughes, Sandra. Sandra L. Hughes Theatre Collection, 1975-[ongoing]. Ohio State University Libraries
referencedIn R. Buckminster Fuller Papers Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Dr. John H. Mathews house plans, 1934. Lake County Historical Society
creatorOf Willoughby Medical College. Records 1834-1848. Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library
referencedIn Mack Buckley Swearingen papers, 1920-1969. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
referencedIn Swearingen, Mack Buckley, 1902-1969. Mack Buckley Swearingen papers, 1920-1969. Cornell University Library
creatorOf Lake Erie College papers MS 0563., 1857-1982. Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections
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associatedWith Evans, Mary A., Class of 1860 person
associatedWith Fuller, R. Buckminster (Richard Buckminster), 1895-1983 person
correspondedWith Hocking, William Ernest, 1873-1966 person
correspondedWith Knox, Wilma, Mrs. person
associatedWith Lake Erie College and Seminary. corporateBody
associatedWith Lake Erie Female Seminary. corporateBody
associatedWith Sessions, Lydia A., Class of 1856 person
associatedWith Simmons, Charles. person
associatedWith Swearingen, Mack Buckley, 1902-1969. person
associatedWith Willoughby Medical College. corporateBody
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Ohio--Painesville
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Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke College
Women
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Active 1834

Active 1848

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