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Starkey Seminary fundraising postcard

 Collection — manuscript box: 51 - folder 1
Identifier: 2619m

Scope and content

Printed postcard asking for donations from the students and friends of Starkey Seminary to remove its debt of $2,000. Signed by W.E. Bassler. Hand addressed to Richard Nichols, Oberlin, Ohio.

Dates

  • 1890s?

Creator

Language of Material

In English.

Biographical / Historical

Starkey Seminary opened in Eddytown in the town of Starkey, Yates County, New York, in 1842. It operated until 1936, when losses from the 1929 stock market crash, combined with a trend away from coeducational schools, brought about its closure.

Extent

1 items. (1 item.)

Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

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