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Marion Metcalf diary, 1883-1889

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Title Marion Metcalf diary, 1883-1889

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1883-1889

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 Sat. 18 - Warm weather. Note Books much. Helped sell tickets for Smith Concert - Letter fr. Mrs. Watson. Mr Safford is coming - Letter from Mrs Seymour, she cometh not. Walked to village in P.M. Note Books in evening - House of Commons Debate on House Rule in Gymnasium. Letter from little Margaret Seymour. also one from Jo Case - Cider leaflets from Mrs Edwin Fuller for Dana Hall.
Sun. 19 Beautiful weather - colder. Simon away - went to church in Village - Vesper Service here after chapel - Miss Sleeper being here for Sunday. Freshman Class prayermeeting at Stone Hall, led by Miss M.R.B. Roberts - Prof. Doolittle of New Brunswick, preached at College - text, Mar. 9:35
Mon. 20. Went to Boston at 7:54 with Ethel to dentist - Dr. Allen; 13 Arlington St. He pulled out her tooth & we came out at 10. Did Note Books in P.M. Celebration of Mr Durant's birthday in evening. Mr. Breckenridge gave the address - there was a reception to him afterwards.
Tues. Classes as usual - Worked in gymnasium in P.M. helping to arrange boxes for the evening - In evening, came the Smith Concert & 8 young men. Misses Safford, Johnson, Kimball, Howland, Chapman, Cowles

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 12 Folder 275-276

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2929px × 4447px 74.56 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_276_002_053.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQ6M

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