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Azubah Capen Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SMC-018

Scope and Contents

Azubah Capen papers contain semi-monthly reports for the subjects of Arithmetic and Physiology and a monthly report from January 12 to February 12 1865. A receipt of payment is uncluded for the incidental, library, and pew tax as well as board, fuel, and light totaling $68.75. Four letters of correspondence sent to Mr. Henry Capen, Azubah Capen's father, are part of her papers with dates ranging from 1865-1868. The final part of this collection of papers is a composition by Azubah G. Capen written on July 8, 1868 titled "The Ministry of the Sunbeam."

Dates

  • Creation: 1864-1868

Creator

Access Restrictions

No restrictions. Open for research.

Copyright

Copyright is retained by the authors, or their descendants, of items in these papers as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Biography

Azubah Capen was from Stoughton, MA, and was the daughter of Henry and Laura Capen. She was born July 17, 1848 and attended Wheaton Seminary from the fall of 1864 until her graduation in 1868. After her graduation she taught at the Stoughton Grammar School.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Found in Collection. Acquisition information not available for this collection. Collection inputted into database in 2008.

Processing Information

Processed by: Ashley Kuhn, October 2008

Encoded by: Hanna Juergens, W13, September 2012

Encoding edited by: Megan Wheaton-Book, Assistant Archivist, September 2012

Title
Inventory of the Azubah Capen Papers
Status
Completed
Author
Ashley Kuhn
Date
October 2008
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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Script of description
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Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Marion B. Gebbie Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Wheaton College
26 East Main Street
Norton Massachusetts 02766