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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 entertainment - Did not go to concert in evening but began packing.
Tues. 20 Commencement Day a good cool one. Packed in A.M. Usual program in P.M. very fine ovation by Prof. Schurman of Cornell. Dinner speeches good, but long. Reception as usual. Linnie Ayer there. Marion Pelton Guild on the Board of Trustees - Letter from Will.
Wed. 26 Warmer - Alumnae Day - Helen Clarke the last but me, went this morning. Miss Mattis also. A good time at Alumnae Meeting. fine papers by Adaline Emerson Thompson & Laura Jones - Dinner speeches by Pres. Marion - Mrs Durant - Miss Shafer. Gertrude Chandler, Mary Bian, Anna Palen, Annie Montague, Maria Blodgett Bean. Dora Freeman was here all day, had a good visit with her, also with Laura Jones & Lizzie Wallace. Many discussions & conferences with Carrie Soule. Wrote to Will.
Thurs. 27 Very warm - cloudy by spells - lacking continued - Dinner at College - went to see Dr. Barker, Mrs Manly, Carrie Vaughan & Susie Conly, Katherine Bates - Miss Godfrey, Nellie Pendelton. Decided to go tomorrow to Nahaut - Mrs Jones going with me. Wrote to Pater & posted to Independent.

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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 2889px × 4439px 73.41 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_276_002_165.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQ9T

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