Skip to main content

Charlotte Ely's notebook, 1861

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

This series consists of a notebook kept by Charlotte Ely as a student at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in 1861 and an autobiographical sketch written by one of both sisters in about 1902. The notebook contains notes concerning U.S. and world history, "English Composition," and "Stenography" (shorthand). The autobiographical sketch describes the Ely's family background and childhood, education, travels in England and Europe in 1865-1866, their meeting with the Reverend and Mrs. George C. Knapp, and their subsequent work as missionaries and teachers in Turkey.

Dates

  • Creation: 1861

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted

Extent

From the Collection: 2 boxes (2 boxes (10 linear in.))

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English