Sallie E. Bolton letters and autograph book
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and autograph book. ‡b The correspondence consists of letters from Sallie E. Bolton to her mother written between 1855 and 1858 while she attended and taught at Lancaster County Normal School (presently Millersville University of Pennsylvania). It includes comments on her concerns for her family, her feelings about a number of everyday life events, including marriage, illness, and her professional life as a young female faculty member at a new normal school in rural Pennsylvania. The autograph book includes brief notes from Miss Bolton's students and friends dated between 1857 and 1863.
Dates
- 1855-1863
Creator
- Bolton, Sallie Eva (Person)
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Extent
1.00 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
Chronological arrangement.
Technical Access Requirements
The processing fee for photocopying or scanning requests is $10.00/request. There is no charge for Millersville University students, faculty, or staff.
Accruals and Additions
In 2006 the letter dated December 28, 1857 was purchased and added to the collection.
Processing Information
Originally processed in August 1991 as MG14
- Bolton, Sallie Eva, 1836-1916.
- College students -- Pennsylvania -- Lancaster County.
- College teachers -- Pennsylvania -- Lancaster County.
- Lancaster County Normal School (Millersville, Pa.)
- Manuscripts
- Millersville (Pa.) -- History.
- Quaker women -- Pennsylvania.
- Universities and colleges -- Pennsylvania -- Millersville.
Creator
- Bolton, Sallie Eva (Person)
- Title
- Archon Finding Aid Title
- Description rules
- Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Millersville University Special Collections Repository
9 North George Street
McNairy Library, PO Box 1002
Millersville University
Millersville 17551-302 US
717-871-7134
Special.Collections@millersville.edu