Alexandria Boarding School (Alexandria, Va.)
Organization
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Charles Farquar correspondence
Collection — Othertype SC-037
Identifier: SFHL-SC-037
Abstract
This collection includes correspondence from Benjamin Hallowell to his brother-in-law, Charles Farquar. The letters relate primarily to family news, and occasionally address issues related to the Alexandria Boarding School and methods of teaching scientific and mathematical information.
Dates:
1829-1842
Griscom family correspondence
Collection — Othertype SC-050
Identifier: SFHL-SC-050
Abstract
This collection primarily includes correspondence between William Wade Griscom and his family while he was at Benjamin Hallowell's boarding school in Alexandria, Virginia. Correspondents include his father, William, his stepmother, Sarah Whitelock, and his sister, Hannah S. Included are grade reports from Friends Central School and from Alexandria Boarding School, descriptions by William Wade Griscom of his trips to Washington, D.C., and an account of a lecture by Horace Mann. Also included...
Dates:
1844-1896
Hallowell-Stabler Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-057
Abstract
The Hallowell and Stabler families were Quakers mainly of Sandy Spring, Maryland. James S. Hallowell was a noted educator, and Edward Stabler was the postmaster of Sandy Spring. The collection illustrates the life of a 19th century Quaker family in Alexandria, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Sandy Spring, Maryland, and Philadelphia, where several relatives resided. While emphasizing family affairs and domestic life, these papers contain material of interest on education, farm life, observations...
Dates:
1811-1946
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- Quakers -- Education 2
- Civil service 1
- Farm life 1
- Hunting 1
- Quakers -- Education -- 19th century 1
- Quakers -- Maryland 1
- Quakers -- Maryland -- Sandy Spring 1
- Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
- Quakers -- Social life and customs 1
- Quakers -- Virginia -- Alexandria 1
- Quakers -- Washington (D.C.) 1
- Rifles 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
- Washington (D.C.) -- Description and travel 1 + ∧ less
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