Margaret McBride Karns Mount Vernon Seminary papers, 1888-2000, bulk 1930-1975.

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Margaret McBride Karns Mount Vernon Seminary papers, 1888-2000, bulk 1930-1975.

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This collection contains papers, ephemera, and memorabilia pertaining to the Mount Vernon Seminary and College collected by alumna Margaret McBride Karns, Seminary class of 1931. The bulk of the material is related to the Mount Vernon Seminary, and Karns' association with the school as a student and as an alumna. The materials date from 1888 to 2000, with the bulk dating between 1930 and 1975.

2.0 linear feet (1 document box and 2 flat boxes).

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Mount Vernon College

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Mount Vernon Seminary and Junior College moved from its Nebraska Avenue location in 1942 to make way for the United States Navy, and remained in temporary quarters in the Spring Valley neighborhood until 1946, when it reopened at 2100 Foxhall Road. This collection documents the Foxhall Road campus with photos of students, campus events, and buildings from 1946 to 1999, when the college and its campus became part of The George Washington University. It also includes some documents such as minutes...

Karns, Margaret McBride 1910-2010

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Mount Vernon Seminary

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The Mount Vernon Seminary was officially established by Elizabeth Somers in 1875 with classes held at her residence on F Street; she named it after her brother's church in Baltimore, Mount Vernon Place Methodist. The Seminary began as a six year prepatory school, with four years of high school level classes, and two years of post-high school curriculum, calling it a "Family and Day School for Young Ladies." In order to graduate, students had to complete a formal process of "Senior Essays" in whi...