Frances Augusta Coleman McCandless papers, 1845-1929, bulk 1845-1885.

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Frances Augusta Coleman McCandless papers, 1845-1929, bulk 1845-1885.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/173863256

The collection consists of the papers of Frances Augusta Coleman McCandless from 1845-1929. The papers include three notebooks containing literature and Latin assignments, poems, notes and a partial draft of a play written by Frances Augusta Coleman at Patapsco Female Institute (Ellicott City, Md.) circa 1845. The collection also includes essays, accounts, and letters, most of them written by Coleman as a student; a book regarding the history of the Pynchon family (1885), and biographical information pertaining to Frances A.C. McCandless, including McCandless family genealogy; and a copy of the Emory Phoenix (1929).

.25 linear ft. (1 box)

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6927262

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Patapsco Female Institute (Ellicott City, Md.)

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McCandless family.

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Pynchon family.

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McCandless, Frances Augusta Coleman, 1819-1889.

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Frances Augusta Coleman McCandless (1819-1899) was born in West Haven, Rutland County, Vermont, and attended Patapsco Female Institute (Ellicott City, Md.), ca. 1845. She was a teacher for over forty years in South Carolina and Georgia. From the description of Frances Augusta Coleman McCandless papers, 1845-1929, bulk 1845-1885. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173863256 ...