Sanderson Academy (Ashfield, Mass.)
Sanderson Academy opened in 1816 under the direction of Reverend Alvan Sanderson in Ashfield, Massachusetts. Mary Lyon attended the school in 1817, and then became a teacher. She served as principal from 1827-1828. Interest in the school declined in 1832, but it reopened in 1879. The school was destroyed by fire in 1939. Later that year it was reopened in a new building.
From the guide to the Sanderson Academy records MS 0582., 1817-1828., (Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections)
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| creatorOf | Sanderson Academy records MS 0582., 1817-1828. | Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections | |
| creatorOf | Sanderson Academy (Ashfield, Mass.). Records. | Mount Holyoke College, Williston & Miles-Smith Library | |
| referencedIn | Mary Lyon Collection MS 0500., ca. 1778- | Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections |
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| associatedWith | Lyon, Mary, 1797-1849 | person |
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