Adams Female Academy collection

The Adams Female Academy Collection consists of trustee records, catalogs, compositions, record for students, historical information and postcards. The documents primarily date from 1824-1827 and provide information on the students, faculty, trustees and the Academy building. In the trustee records is a directive for employees which provides insights to the educational and moral principles of the institution. Also of note are contracts of employment for Zilpah P. Grant (later Banister) and Mary Lyon written by the Executive Committee. The catalogs list names of students and their home addresses, as well as the names of faculty and trustees of the Academy. There are thirty six compositions in the collection written by Mary Lyon's students on topics such as "Autumn", "Friendship" and "Wealth". Records for students list absences, tardiness, "failures in recitation" and subjects studied by each individual in 1826-1827. The history of the founding of the Academy is mostly documented in excerpts and material on the town of Derry. Also included in the collection is a postcard (five copies) showing the Academy building.