Furness, Caroline, 1891

Main (Thompson) Library location: North wing -- First window. Johann Fust (c.1400 – 1466) was a wealthy financier who, in 1450, began to lend Johannes Gutenberg large sums of money to support his ambitions of printing with movable type. In 1455, around the time when Gutenberg was publishing his 42
1 letter from Nellie G. to Isabel Treadwell Towne. Nellie G. reflects on Towne's absence from Vassar as well as other friends who did not return, expressing her loneliness. Nellie also shares concerns about her own health. She relates news from Vassar, including information about their friends'
2 letters from Gallup to her parents, in Jun 1867. Gallup sends the tuition bill and considers attending Vassar for a further two years. She reports on social events and her election as Recording Secretary of Chapter Alpha of the Philalethean Society.
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