Baraboo Female Seminary

Baraboo, Wisconsin: Baraboo Female Seminary, 1857. Near-fine. Letter folds, a couple minor short tears.. Printed circular promoting the new Baraboo Female Seminary, founded in in 1856 and chartered by the state legislature. It was initially a Presbyterian school, but within a decade it had been sold to the Episcopalians as a church property and rectory. The circular notes the "healthiness of the location, the beauty of the scenery around it, and morality and intelligence of its citizens". Students attended for three years, with board and music education included. Printed bifolium (9.75" by 7.5") with decorative typographical heading.