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A woodcut shows the two-story home featuring a second story balcony of Winthrop S. Gilman. Gilman and Captain Benjamin Godfrey, founder of Monticello Female Seminary, partnered to found Godfrey, Gilman & Company.

A woodcut shows the one-story preparatory school affiliated with the Monticello Female Seminary.

A woodcut shows the November 4, 1888, fire as it destroys the main Monticello Female Seminary building.

A woodcut shows a bell tower at the top of one of the Monticello Female Seminary buildings.

Barbara Cantrell, Monticello College Queen of 1956, poses for a portrait holding a bowl of flowers.

Monticello Commencement Queen, Elizabeth Collins, poses for a photo with her mother, Helen Penick Collins who was a member of the class of 1928.

Prudence Winterraud Douglas, an member of the Monticello Female Seminary's class of 1906, poses for a photograph at the bottom of a staircase.

Everett M. Dirksen, member of the United States Senate and Senate Minority Leader, delivers the 1967 commencement address to Monticello College graduates.

A Monticello College student paints images on wooden objects.

"Lady Peggy Vernon" stands outside the Monticello Female Seminary in full costume during the school's annual George Washington Ball festivities.

A Monticello College student uses a variety of hammers to create an artwork.

Newly elected United States Senator from Arizona, Barry M. Goldwater, delivers a commencement address to Monticello College graduates.

Newly elected United States Senator, Barry M. Goldwater (left), has a private conversation while attending the Monticello College graduation ceremonies where he gave the commencement address.

An unidentified Asian boy wearing a hat and collared shirt sits for a portrait.

Monticello Female Seminary principal Harriet Haskell sits in the drivers seat of a carriage while O. W. Maxfield holds onto the horse. Several women sit in the grass near the carriage. Maxfield, a Monticello Female Seminary employee, lived with his…

A man poses amidst the ruins of a Monticello Female Seminary building that was destroyed by fire on November 4, 1888.

A woodcut shows a woman walking in front of the Monticello Female Seminary as it appeared when the school opened in 1838.

A woodcut shows the Evergreens as it appeared in 1850. First constructed as a private home, Monticello Female Seminary principal Harriet Haskell later purchased the residence for her personal home and donated the building to the school upon her death…

A woodcut shows a residence hall at the Monticello Female Seminary.

A woodcut shows the senior stairway and conservatory complete with its glass roof.

A woodcut shows an arch over the Haskell Memorial Entrance at Monticello Female Seminary. The entrance is in memory of longtime school principal Harriet Haskell.

A woodcut shows a cabin located on the Monticello College grounds.

Mary Gilman, a member of the Class of 1904 from Monticello Female Seminary, sits in a chair for a portrait.

Samuel Snedeker, a farmer from Jerseyville, sits for a portrait. Snedeker was the father of Catherine Elizabeth Snedeker Hill, an alumnae of the Monticello Female Seminary.

Harriet M. Sunderland Snedeker, of Jerseyville, sits for a portrait wearing a dark dress and glasses. She was the mother of Catherine Elizabeth Snedeker Hill, an alumnae of the Monticello Female Seminary.