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Shaw, Frances-Italy, Frances Wells Shaw Travel Diaries with Notes, Receipts, and Ephemera, 1929

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Title Shaw, Frances-Italy, Frances Wells Shaw Travel Diaries with Notes, Receipts, and Ephemera, 1929

Creator Shaw, Frances Wells, 1872-1937

Date 1929

Place United States

Language English

Subjects Cruise ships, Mothers and daughters, Upper class

Description Papers of Frances Wells Shaw of Chicago and Lake Forest, Illinois, wife of architect Howard Van Doren Shaw. Bulk consists of material related to the frequent domestic and international travels of Frances Shaw during the first half of the 20th century. Includes her diaries, travel materials and memorabilia, and photographs. Also includes correspondence to and from Frances Shaw and her daughters, plus the diaries of her brother-in-law, Charles T. Atkinson.

User-Contributed Transcription it starred the small boats and
people did not go where
planned for trade -
it was by stony fields
but spread with rich & what
we call
ready for the crop of something -
The Castle was immense
& Marvellous Fort - it
was built during by the
Romans chiefly but the Catapults
& big stones & every thing -
It was quite a walk in
underground passages &
over the walls & down in
the moat but the view
of Syracuse & the Hyblean
hills & the firing of battles
was vivid. Dionysius
built in tyranny [[?]]
of [[?]] against the [[?]]
Carthaginians - It is
energy in getting [[?]]
well built & keeping
himself reminds me
of H.S. I meant Henry
Simmons [[?]] [[?]]

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Archival Collection Title Frances Wells Shaw papers

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Call Number Midwest MS ShawF Box 3 Folder 31

BibID 998397608805867

Rights Status Copyright Not Evaluated

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Size 1723px × 2946px 14.55 MB

Filename 998397608805867_Midwest_MS_ShawF_box_03_fl_31_198.TIF

Unique Identifier NL1Z98M

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