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Records of the Class of 1889, 1885-1957: a guide.
6C.1889

Summary Information

Repository
Wellesley College Archives
Title
Records of the Class of 1889, 1885-1957
Date
1885-1957
ID
6C.1889
Extent
6.5 Linear feet; 6 file boxes, 1 half file box, 4 oversize boxes

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Historical Note

Wellesley College, first named The Wellesley Female Seminary, was founded in 1870 by Henry and Pauline Durant. In 1875, 314 students enrolled as part of the first class. 18 of those women graduated in 1879.

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Scope and Contents

Records of the Class of 1889; dating from 1885 to 1957; consisting of correspondence, clippings, invitations, notebooks, photograph albums, programs, course requirement books, scrapbooks, class history, record books, songs and other memorabilia, correspondence (1886-87) of Phillips Brooks, honorary member of the class, and letters home of Alice L. Brewster from Wellesley (1885-89), and Directions for Special Exercises in the Wellesley College Gymnasium, by Lucile Eaton Hill.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Wellesley College Archives

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Collection Inventory

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Title Box Folder
Students: General  1
Correspondence: Phillips Brooks (1886-1887); ; Corespondence: Minnie Goodwin to Ruth Shield (1885); In Memoriam: Alice Elizbeth Waterman (1888) 1885, 1886-1887, 1888  1
Chronicles of '89 (2 copies) 1889  1
Chronicles of '89 1889  1
Abbott, Ruth: Memorabilia; Letters  1
Abbott, Ruth: Account book; Directions for Special Exercises in the Wellesley College Gymnasium, by Lucile Eaton Hill; College Regulations; Course Requirement Book; Examination Cards  1
Bean, Mary L.: Scrapbook 1886-1949  2
Brewster, Alice L.: Letters Sept. 1885-June 1886  2
Brewster, Alice L.: Letters Sept. 1886-June 1887  2
Brewster, Alice L.: Letters Sept. 1887 - Jan. 1888  2
Brewster, Alice L.: Letters Feb-Jun. 1888  2
Brewster, Alice L.: Letters Oct. 1888-Mar. 1889  2
Hoyt, Dr. Mary Osborn: photograph album  Oversize 2
Hutchinson, Maud: Scrapbook 1888-1889  3
Leffingwell, Lucia D.: Biographical information; Catalog; Photographs of portraits  3
Sherwin, Eleanor: Course requirement book  3
Soule, Florence: Legenda-covered scrapbook 1885-1888  3
Soule, Florence: Legenda-covered scrapbook 1889-1891  4
Soule, Florence: Photographs 1889  4
Soule, Florence: photograph album  Oversize 3
Alumnae: General: A Memorial (Ellen Scott Davison 1921); Dedication of the Gamble Window (1939) 1921, 1939  4
Alumnae: Bertha Jones: Scrapbook of holiday card designs  Oversize 4
Alumnae: Bertha Jones: Valentines designs  Oversize 4
Class Letters 1889, 1891, 1892  4
Class Letters 1893  4
Class Letters 1894  5
Class Letters 1895, 1896  5
Class Letters 1897, 1898  5
Class Letters 1899, 1900  5
Class Letters 1901, 1902  5
Class Letters 1903, 1904  5
Class Letters 1905, 1908  6
Class Letters 1909, 1914  6
Class Letters 1915-1921  6
Class Letters 1922-1931  6
Class Letters 1932-1937  6
Class Letters 1937-1940  6
Class Letters 1941-1944  7
Class Letters 1945-1950  7
Class Letters 1951-1954  7
Reunion Reports 1890, 1892, 1899, 1904, 1909, 1919, 1940  7
Class of 1889 photograph album  Oversize 1
Photograph album 
Topical Song for '89 by Florence Soule 

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Finding Aid Last Updated: 05/25/2012

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