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Marion Metcalf diary, 1892-1901

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Open book Marion Metcalf diary, September 1895

Title Marion Metcalf diary, 1892-1901

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1892-1901

Place United States

Subjects Bowdoin College, Brothers and sisters, DuQuoin Coal Company, Illinois Central Railroad Company

Format Business records, Correspondence, Diaries, Genealogies, Invoices, Manuscripts, Personal narratives, Records

User-Contributed Transcription the young inventor with his machine. I prove to have Hypermetropia, right eye much worse than left. Turkish Bath - read chapter in Pembroke to Miss Willard with trial glasses on.

Thursday. 27. Lovely, springlike weather, Walk with Miss Holliday after prayer - came back with Mr Godduher again. Went to Miss Willard's room till time for Dr. Merritt's office hour - Saw Dr. Merritt again about glasses. visit with Miss Nash while waiting - Electro Thermal - Went to see Miss Wingate in P.M. also Miss Schenck, Miss Holliday. Miss Parmelee and Miss Cornell - P.P.C. - calls. Did not go out in evening, though Mrs. Joseph Cook gave Stereopticon Lecture on India. Letters from Ethel & Annie, enclosing John's - card fr. Miss Wingate - wrote briefly to Ethel -

Washing - .40
P'd Miss Jenness - see above .05

Friday. 28. Mrs T's primroses
Fr. Mr & Mrs Craighead - .20

Static, Massage, Dr Merritt - Finished Pembroke to Miss Willard. went to see Miss Smith & Mrs Adams - Walk with Miss Wingate after dinner - Turkish Bath - Meeting in evening. Mr. S.H. Hadley, Sup't of Jerry McAuley, Water St. Mission - he told of his own conversion and of "Old Rube Johnson. I decided to stay till Monday to be sure of glasses. A springlike day - sidewalk very wet. Letter from Pater -

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

Link to Catalog View finding aid | View record

Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 12 Folder 277

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2517px × 4889px 70.45 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_277_002_067.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQHT

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