Table of Contents
- Collection Summary
- Biographical Note
- Scope and Content Note
- Subject Headings
- Administrative Information
- Access and Use
- Encoding Information
- Container List
Collection Summary
| Repository: | Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries |
|---|---|
| Creator: | Hannah M. Parkhurst's Boarding and Day School (Newburgh, N.Y.) |
| Title: | Hannah M. Parkhurst’s Boarding School Records |
| Dates: | 1863-1869 |
| Quantity: | 0.5 cubic feet (1 box) |
| Abstract: | Journals kept by Lucy Skeel, 1864, Fannie Denniston, 1865, and Ella Weed, 1868-1869, while attending the school. Denniston's journal also reports on a boat trip to Poughkeepsie and a visit to Vassar College grounds. |
Biographical Note
Hannah M. Parkhurst’s Boarding and Day School for Young Ladies was one of many private schools in nineteenth-century Newburgh, NY, and is listed in city directories for the 1860s. An advertisement in the 1864-65 directory mentions that, "Miss Parkhurst has had seven years of successful experience in the care of Boarding School in the State, besides several years of teaching in the best schools in Massachusetts." Nothing further is known of Miss Parkhurst or the school; it did not appear in the directories after 1869.
TopScope and Content Note
Journals of Lucy Skeel, Fannie Denniston, and Ella Weed kept while they were students at Miss Parkhurst’s School in 1864, 1865, and 1868-1869. Lucy Skeel and Ella Weed subsequently graduated from Vassar in 1873. Fannie Denniston’s journal reports on a school boat trip to Poughkeepsie May 28, 1865, which included a visit to the Vassar campus with a tour of the grounds by Matthew Vassar.
TopAccess and Use
Access
This collection is open for research according to the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library without any additional restrictions.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to quote (publish) from unpublished or previously published material must be obtained as described in the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library.
Subject Headings
Names:
- Denniston, Fannie
- Skeel, Lucy
- Weed, Ella, 1853-1894
Organizations:
- Vassar College--Description
Subjects:
- Boarding schools--New York (State)--Newburgh
- Boats and boating--New York (State)--Hudson River
- Women--Diaries
- Women--Education
Places:
- Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)--Description and travel
- Poughkeepsie (N.Y.)--Description
Document Types:
- Diaries
VCL Categories
- Education
- Local History
- Vassar College
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Hannah M. Parkhurst's Boarding School Newburgh, NY Papers, Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries.
Processing Information
Original processing date unknown. Updated January 2007.
Container List
There is no container list currently available for this collection.
Details
Journals kept by Lucy Skeel, 1864, Fannie Denniston, 1865, and Ella Weed, 1868-1869, while attending the school. Denniston's journal also reports on a boat trip to Poughkeepsie and a visit to Vassar College grounds.
