Tirzah M. Williams papers, 1834-1843.

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Tirzah M. Williams papers, 1834-1843.

Tirzah M. Williams was the daughter of Cyrus Williams of North Stonington and New Haven, Connecticut, and a graduate of Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, class of 1843. The Tirzah M. Williams papers include two letters from Mary Lyon, letters from Williams' friends and teachers at Mount Holyoke, English compositions written at Mount Holyoke, Williams' graduation certificate, and a diary kept from 1838 to 1841.

.29 linear foot (1 box)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8086815

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Lyon, Mary, 1797-1849

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Mary Lyon, educator and founder of Mount Holyoke Female Seminary (now Mount Holyoke College), was born on February 28, 1797, in Buckland, Massachusetts. Her parents were Aaron Lyon, a farmer, and Jemima Shepard Lyon. After her father's death in 1802 and her mother's remarriage 1810, Lyon remained on the family farm as a housekeeper for her brother. She started teaching in 1814 and continued her own education by attending Sanderson Academy in Ashfield, Massachusetts, Amherst (Massachusetts) Acade...

Williams, Tirzah M., 1821-1847.

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Williams, Cyrus, 1783-1863

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Cyrus Williams (1783-1863) was a merchant and cotton manufacturer of North Stonington and New Haven, Connecticut. From the description of Cyrus Williams papers, 1812-1862. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122534297 From the guide to the Cyrus Williams papers, 1812-1862, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Mount Holyoke Female Seminary. Class of 1866

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