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Miss Elizabeth Chapman homage, published in “The Iris” Yearbook of Ward’s Seminary for Young Ladies, Nashville, Tennessee, 1902

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Title	Miss Elizabeth Chapman homage, published in “The Iris” Yearbook of Ward’s Seminary for Young Ladies, Nashville, Tennessee, 1902
Personal name	Webb, Christine; Chapman, Elizabeth
Corporate name	Ward Seminary for Young Ladies (Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry	Women in education--Tennessee--Nashville Schools--Tennessee--Nashville Private schools--Tennessee--Nashville Teachers--Tennessee--Nashville Boarding schools--Tennessee--Nashville Girls--History--Sources Women--History--Sources
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs
Description	An homage to Miss Elizabeth Chapman, “one who, through genuine love and deep understanding of the best in literature, has created for her pupils and friends a new and wonderful world; a creation, too, which must live because of the strong personality behind it. In the future, as in the past, her influence will ever be our inspiration,” published in the 1902 “Iris” yearbook of Ward’s Seminary for Young Ladies. This prestigious school for girls was founded in 1865 by Dr. William E. Ward, a Presbyterian Minister and his wife, Eliza Hudson Ward. The school was located at 15 South Spruce Street (Eighth Avenue) in Nashville, Tennessee, next to the Savage House, a townhouse in downtown Nashville. Pictured at the entranceway are some of the students, faculty, and Reverend Ward. The school was regarded as one of the leading schools for young women in the South. It offered training in fine arts and the "refinement of young ladies" in addition to its preparatory and collegiate curriculum. Reverend Ward directed the school until his death in 1887, after which it continued to operate for several years. On June 1, 1913, Ward's Seminary and Belmont College for Young Women merged and chartered Ward-Belmont, the first junior college in the South to receive full accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Condition note of the original volume: two pages are missing or torn out from within the section titled “Prophecy.” Forms part of the Christine Webb Collection. 1 yearbook.
Publisher	Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County Archives, Nashville Public Library
Date	1902
Type	Still Image; Text
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	ChristineWebbColl Wards Seminary Iris Yearbook 1902 014
Language	English
Relation	Christine Webb Collection
Coverage	1900-1909
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact: Metro Nashville Archives, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5880.
Location	Closed Stacks, Metro Archives: Christine Webb Collection