$976
A collection of six pre-fire imprints pertaining to North-Western Female College and N. W. University Preparatory, Evanston, Chicago, 1855-1860. Unlisted in AII. Contents include a Certificate of Agency, Enrollment Announcement, a Scholarship Bond, and Annual Circular (Bulletin), Certificate of Tuition, and a Commencement Program. Founded in 1855 by William P. Jones, the college was the alma mater of Francis E. Willard, a famous reformer and suffragette. Willard would become president of the college in 1871 (then called the Evanston College for Women), until it merged with Northwestern University in 1873, where she became the first Dean of Women at the University. (1) Certificate of Agency: 2 pp., 1857. Presented to S. Guyer, certifying him to sell Scholarships and obtain loans for re-building an establishment of North-Western Female College. Signed by President "William P. Jones." With original blind-stamped seal. (2) Enrollment Announcement: 4 pp., October 29, 1855. Printed announcement of the establishment of the Northwestern Female College and N. W. University Preparatory, and solicitation of "Young Ladies through the Northwest." With original blind-stamped seal. (3) Scholarship Bond. 1 p., n.d. Printed broadside announcement of Scholarship Bond, this one unallocated. With original blind-stamped seal; split at fold. (4) Annual Circular: 4 pp., 1860. detailing faculty, senior class, courses of study, and rules and regulations. (5) Certificate of Tuition: 1 p., n.d. Pri Read more…
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2010-11-18
