Santa Rosa Seminary at First Presbyterian Church commencement and closing exercises, 1880 and 1885

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Published Dec. 20, 2019
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Santa Rosa Seminary at First Presbyterian Church commencement and closing exercises, 1880 and 1885

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Overview of the Collection

Title: Santa Rosa Seminary at First Presbyterian Church commencement and closing exercises
Date (inclusive): 1880 and 1885
Identification: SPC.00029
Physical Description: 0.1 linear feet 1folder 27 x 20 cm
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
Repository: Sonoma County History and Genealogy Library, Sonoma County Library
Abstract: This collection contains two items related to graduation exercises at the Santa Rosa Seminary at the First Presbyterian Church: closing exercises announcement dated Friday, May 28, 1880; and: commencement exercises announcement, dated May 28, 1885. Both include schedules of speakers and events.

Biography/Organization History

The Santa Rosa Seminary was a young women's school located at First Presbyterian Church on the corner of Beaver Street and College Avenue in Santa Rosa, Calif. The school was founded by early Santa Rosa resident Martha Chase, who had moved from the East Coast in 1875; the school opened on Monday, August 7, 1876. Chase served as principal for many years and was active in church circles until she closed the school in 1896 for unspecified reasons. She went on to become a missionary at the Hoopa Indian reservation in Humboldt County and eventually retired to Los Angeles due to poor health, where she died at age 89 in January 1936. https://www.newspapers.com/image/276239023

Scope and Contents

This collection contains two items related to graduation exercises at the Santa Rosa Seminary at the First Presbyterian Church: closing exercises announcement dated Friday, May 28, 1880; and: commencement exercises announcement, dated May 28, 1885. Both include schedules of speakers and events.

Access Terms

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Corporate Names

Santa Rosa Seminary (Santa Rosa, Calif.)
First Presbyterian Church (Santa Rosa, Calif.)

Topical Terms

Theological seminaries--California--Santa Rosa
Commencement ceremonies--California--Sonoma

Genre and Format Terms

Announcements
Archival materials

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[Identification of item], Santa Rosa Seminary at First Presbyterian Church commencement and closing exercises, 1880 & 1885. SPC.00029, History and Genealogy Library, Sonoma County Library, Santa Rosa, CA.
Gift: donor unknown, 2011?