Subscription book to fund University of Rochester, 1850

Title

Subscription book to fund University of Rochester, 1850

Creator

University of Rochester

Date

1850

Description

$130,000 was required to establish the University in 1850, and although the school would be open to male students only, the names of women pledging their financial support are prominent in the lists of subscribers. Among them were the women students of Phipps Female Union Seminary in Albion, New York, who donated seventy dollars—a comparatively large sum. Phipps was founded in 1837 by Caroline Phipps, and was the second institution of its kind in the United States, opening 16 years after Emma Willard’s Troy Female Seminary. Phipps continued with notable success until 1875.

Type

Account books

Language

English

Format

image/jpg

Rights

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Genre

Donor lists

Location

University of Rochester Department of Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation

Form

electronic

Exhibition link

We Want More and We Will Have It

Collection

University Archives (UR-RBSCP)

Citation

University of Rochester, “Subscription book to fund University of Rochester, 1850,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 21, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/5645.

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