Papers, 1807-1948.

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Papers, 1807-1948.

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Correspondence, bills, receipts, sermons, recipes, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and other material (chiefly 1881-1944), of Bessie N. Mason, of York, S.C. The correspondence is mainly personal but contains discussions of Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney, Va., Hollins College, Hollins, Va., and Mitchell College, Statesville, N.C.; the tariff of 1842, James K. Polk's administration, and party preparations for the election of 1848; aspects of the Civil War; Memphis, Tenn. (1880s), Arizona Territory (1890s), and Manila (1900s) and Philippine Islands; the Battle of San Juan and the capture of Santiago, Cuba (June-July, 1898); and the experiences of a missionary in Hangchow, China. Correspondents include Ella Davidson, John M. Mason, and John Moore.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Hampden-Sydney College

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Hampden-Sydney College is a liberal arts college for men located in Hampden-Sydney, Virginia. Founded in 1775, Hampden-Sydney is the 10th oldest college in the United States and one of only three four-year, all-men's liberal arts colleges in the United States. From the guide to the Lottery Ticket, 1777, (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) ...

Mitchell College (Statesville, N.C.)

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Hollins College

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Hollins College, a women's liberal arts college, was founded as the coeducational Valley Union Seminary in Roanoke, North Carolina in 1842. In 1854, it became Virginia's first women's college changing its name to Hollins Institute three years later. It was renamed Hollins College in 1911 and Hollins University in 1998. Hollins University has offered graduate programs since 1958. All undergraduates are female while graduate programs accept males. Euzelian Society began in...

Mason, Bessie Marlin

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