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Amelia L. Carey Letters Manuscript Collection 1866-1869;1941
Biographical Notes
Amelia L. Carey((1848-[1869])) came from Princeton, Illinois, to attend the Knox Female Seminary from 1866-1867.
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Scope notes
The collection contains fourteen letters (transcripts; location of originals unknown.) which were written by Amelia Carey to her parents and "home" in 1866-1867 while she attended the Knox Female Seminary. They include references to her academic and social life and to various faculty members: Professors George Churchill, Henry Hitchcock, Edward Beecher , Milton Comstock, and Miss Lydia Howard. The collection also includes an unpublished family history of the Carey and Crawford families compiled in 1940s.
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Administrative Information
Donor: William T. Beauchamp, Knox College Faculty 1928-1948
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