Name/Title
Lucy Lazear, "Valedictory Address," Waynesburg College Female Seminary, Class of 1853Entry/Object ID
2008.2.32Scope and Content
Lucy Lazear, "Valedictory Address," handwritten document, 1853, Waynesburg College Female Seminary, Class of 1853; Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum, Waynesburg, Pennsylvania.
Lucy (Lazear) Stephenson was the valedictorian of the women graduating from the Waynesburg College Female Seminary, Class of 1853. The women attended classes in Hanna Hall, but had their own coursework and received lesser Diplomas than the Degrees that the men received.
A transcript of the original ten handwritten pages was created by Waynesburg University's History 295 class led by Dr. Elesha Coffman, 30 January 2009. Students participating, in order of pages, were: Marisa Hodge, Breanne Tomi, Ricky Keys, Amber Churney, Sara Schieb, Chelsey Clark, David Burch, Seth Farley, Tyler Emmerson, and Laura Garcia.
Dr. Coffman submitted the transcript to Candice Buchanan, Archivist at Greene Connections, for inclusion on Lucy (Lazear) Stephenson's Waynesburg College Alumni Profile.Collection
Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum CollectionAcquisition
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2008.2Acquisition Method
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Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart MuseumLexicon
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Lazear family, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Schools--Waynesburg College--Alumni, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Schools--Waynesburg College--Class of 1853Other Names and Numbers
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WAYN_AN001_1853_0005_VRelationships
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Waynesburg College Alumni Series - Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum CollectionAcquisition Method
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Source Citation: Lucy Lazear, "Valedictory Address," Waynesburg College Female Seminary, Class of 1853, item no. WAYN_AN001_1853_0005_V, Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).
