| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | Steubenville Female Seminary |
| Title: | Steubenville Female Seminary Records |
| Dates: | 1829-1836 |
| Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) |
| Abstract: | The Steubenville Female Seminar was a girls' school located in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio. The collection contains a select-school book containing a list of students and reports on their attendance, achievement and behavior. |
| MS Number | MS 0023 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
The Steubenville Female Seminary was established in Steubenville, Ohio, in 1829 by Presbyterian minister Charles Clinton Beatty. Beatty served as superintendent and his wife, Hetty Beatty, served as the school's principal. At its peak, the school had 150 students enrolled at one time and approximately 12 teachers. After educating 5,000 women, many of whom became Christian missionaries, the school closed in 1898.
The Steubenville Female Seminary Records, 1829-1836, contain a select-school book containing a list of students and reports on their attendance, achievement and behavior.
This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of the Steubenville Female Seminary and the history of the city of Steubenville, Ohio. Those studying women's history and women's higher education in the early nineteenth century will find this collection useful. This collection will also be useful for genealogists studying ancestors who studied at the school.
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 23 Steubenville Female Seminary Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Gift of Mrs. E. J. Donaldson