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By Jackie Couture
Collection Overview
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Madison Female Institute was founded in 1857 to educate girls in the Madison County area. This collection contains some of their publications, course catalogs, financial records, and other legal documents which document the operations and educational priorities of the school.
The Madison Female Institute Collection is an artificial collection comprised of single items from various sources. Many of the materials came from the Dorris Museum collection and these are marked with the number 1728. Other items have unknown provenance. Although the records are incomplete they do create an overview of the institution and its history. See also photograph collection, other processed collections and vertical files for more information.
These materials should be used with other collections containing the Madison Female Institute subject heading for more complete records of the school.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives
Accruals:
Some items from the Dorris Museum Collection were added 04/2009.
Acquisition Source:
N/A
Box and Folder Listing
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- Box 1
- Folder 1: Board of Trustee Record Book, 1857-1915
- Record book showing original subscribers to the school and extant board minutes. There are many years where minutes were not recorded or were recorded in another location.
- Folder 2: Board of Trustee Record Book, Transcript, 1857-1915
- A typescript of the records in the ledger in folder 1.
- Folder 3: Correspondence, 1873-1897
- Letters relating to the operation of Madison Female Institute.
- Folder 4: Documents, 1857-1908
- Includes the act of legislation to incorporate Madison Female Institute, a 1908 amendment to the charter, and surveys of the Institute property.
- Folder 5: Financial Records, 1865-1905
- Receipts and ledger entries for expenses related to the maintenance of the building and grounds. There are also bank notes for the mortgage.
- Folder 6: News Clippings
- News clippings about events at the Institute and reprints of graduating classes of Madison Female Institute.
- Folder 7: Photographs, undated
- Item 1: Madison Female Institute Woodcut
- Item 2: Madison Female Institute
- Item 3: Madison Female Institute Reunion, 1967
- Item 4: Madison Female Institute School Group, ca 1907
- Item 5: Postcard of Madison Female Institute
- Item 6: Postcard of Madison Female Institute
- Item 7: Madison Female Institute
- Envelope with woodcut of the school on back.
- Folder 8: Annual Announcement, 1904-1911
- Catalog describing the facilities, courses offered, faculty, alumni and current students.
- Folder 9: Annual Announcement, 1914-1917
- Folder 10: The Goldenrod, 1891
- Published by the students of the Institute.
- Folder 11: The Madisonian, 1896-1906
- Published by The Castalian Society and contains photographs, poetry and essays on various topics of interest to the students.
- Folder 12: Programs, 1896-1914
- Programs from commencement exercises and alumni banquets.
- Folder 13: Handbill Announcing the First Session of the School, 1858
- (2000-005)
- Folder 14: Report of the Committee on War Claims, 1894
- Report documenting damages to the Institute while occupied by the Union Army after the Battle of Richmond. (2021-003)
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