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Marion Metcalf diary, 1883-1889

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Open book Marion Metcalf diary, 1883-1889

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 former paster of Brownfield St. M.E. Church, Boston. All the girls went up, except Sara Peckham, at home with a cold, & Miss Chambers, who goes to the Episcopal service in the afternoon - Miss Parkes, Maggie & I went to the Y.P.S.C.E. meeting. We had a "Sing" & the Chautauqua Service afterward in the parlor. Dinner - 1:30 - Supper 5:30. Crackers left on table in evening. Furnace Fire.
Monday - Beautiful weather - cool - Furnace fire - Furniture arrived. tables, bookstands, rocking chairs. Letter from Pater, also one from Helen Hawkes - Made a dishwashing scheme - rather elaborate. Went to College for Dept. Meeting in P.M. Furniture arrived today, tables, bookstands & rocking chairs - Reception in evening - opening of new parlor and electric light. Anna Stockbridge Tuttle and her reverend husband were hear - Mrs Watson, Mr. Safford, Mr. Faron and a Mrs Gilberts whom they brought with them. Had a note of regrets from Rec. Sherrod Soule.
Tuesday Sep. 25 Classes as usual. Sent note to Prof. Niles in P.M. about change of Geol. Led. fr. Sat. to Fri. Went to see Mrs Durant just before dinner. she gave me many flowers. Wrote to Helen Hawkes. Note from Mr. DePew.

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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 2968px × 4448px 75.57 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_276_002_100.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQ7X

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