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Inside of "Welcome" Sheet Music
"The Welcome" is another piece of music written by Oramel Whittlesey. This particular copy is a "Welcome" to the pupils of the Music Vale Seminary. This copy is autographed by Whittlesey.
Inside of the Admission Report Book
This is a page from the inside of the 1860 Admission Report Book. Several applicant's names are visibile. Oramel would keep track of the materials he had sent each applicant. On this page Oramel wrote, "Sent Music and Paper"
Instruction Hour
Oramel Whittlesey's daughter Kate is seated with her back toward the photograph. It looks as though she has two students practicing.
Jeanette Morgan Whittlesey
Jeanette Morgan Whittlesey, the third daughter, was born March 29, 1836, and married William Henry Maginnis, the brother of Elisabeth's husband, John. She was a talented singer, teaching voice lessons to the young women of Music Vale. Jeanette and…
Karolyn (Kate) Bradford Whittlesey
The youngest daughter of Oramel and Charlotte was Karolyn (Kate) Bradford Whittlesey, born April 2, 1843. She taught harp, piano, and guitar at Music Vale. Kate never married. She moved to Topeka, Kansas, to teach music. She became head of the…
Music Vale Seminary Diploma
The diploma reads "These present shelveth, that the bearer herof, Mifs of ............. having been a Member of the above Institution for the space of One Year ................ antenior to the date herof, and having been duly examined is considered…