American College for Girls Records, 1880s-1979.

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American College for Girls Records, 1880s-1979.

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These records contain information related to the formation of the American College for Girls. They document the founders' attempts to define the mission of a Christian women's college within the Ottoman Empire.

27 linear ft. (58 boxes).

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eng,

Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6347603

Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Robert College (Istanbul, Turkey)

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American College for Girls (Istanbul, Turkey)

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The American College for Girls was an outgrowth of an educational experiment called The Home School founded in 1871 in Istanbul by the Woman's Board of Missions and a group of women educators from Boston. Under the leadership of May Mills Patrick, and with the support of Sarah L. Bowker, Caroline Borden and other Boston women, the school was granted an act of incorporation as an educational institution in 1890 by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Home School had been gradually ...

Patrick, Mary Mills, 1850-1940

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