Series III: Eurith Trabue Rebasz papers, 1863-1931
Content Description
The Livingston Park Seminary collection comprises records of the Livingston Park Seminary, its Alumnae Association, and personal papers of its third and final Principal, Eurith Trabue Rebasz. The Livingston Park Seminary was a small, private school for young women, originally founded as the Curtis Seminary by Philip and Cathro Mason Curtis in 1860. Following Mrs. Curtis' death in 1892, it became the Livingston Park Seminary, with Georgia C. Stone as Principal from 1892 to 1900, followed by Eurith Rebasz from 1900 to 1934. After its closure, the Seminary's building remained standing until 1954, when it was dismantled and stored away for eventual preservation. Today, it can be found at the Genesee Country Village & Museum as the Livingston-Backus House, restored in its original form as a private residence. The materials in the collection date from 1863 to 1964, and include ledger books, letters, memoranda and ephemera.
Dates
- Creation: 1863-1931
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the collection.
Biographical Note
Eurith Trabue was born in 1861, and was first sent to classes at the then Curtis Seminary in 1869. She married William Mortimer Rebasz, a draughtsman with the City Engineering Department and noted amateur musician and patron of the arts in Rochester. They made their home in the Third Ward, near the Seminary, and had one son, Mortimer. Eurith Rebasz was an instructor at the Seminary for years becoming its third and final Principal in 1900. She served in that role until the Seminary closed in 1934. She then retired and lived with her son until her passing on November 3, 1951.
Extent
.05 Cubic Feet (One folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This series contains personal papers of Eurith Trabue Rebasz, Principal of the Livingston Park Seminary from 1900 to 1934. The papers motly concern her administrative work, though a few papers are from her time as a student. Much of the correspondence is to and from U.S. government offices regarding her requests to bring her class to Washington D.C.
Bibliography
Repository Details
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