Box 1

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collections contains the records of the trustees of the Paptapsco Female Institute, relating largely to the organizing (1833), financing, and dissolving (1890s) of the school. Includes correspondence, minutes, and legal papers.As was common in the nineteenth century, the trustees leased the school buildings to principals who organized and operated the school. Therefore, few of these papers relate to the educational policy of the school. Mention is made of educational...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collections contains the records of the trustees of the Paptapsco Female Institute, relating largely to the organizing (1833), financing, and dissolving (1890s) of the school. Includes correspondence, minutes, and legal papers.As was common in the nineteenth century, the trustees leased the school buildings to principals who organized and operated the school. Therefore, few of these papers relate to the educational policy of the school. Mention is made of educational...