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Maria Mitchell: Life, Letters, and Journals

CHAPTER XIII
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The resignation was laid on the table until the following June, at which time the trustees made her Professor Emeritus, and offered her a home for life at the observatory.

This offer she did not accept, preferring to live with her family in Lynn.

The following extracts from letters which she received at this time show with what reverence and love she was regarded by faculty and students.
"Jan.

9, 1888....

You may be sure that we shall be glad to do all we can to honor one whose faithful service and honesty of heart and life have been among the chief inspirations of Vassar College throughout its history.


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