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Marion Metcalf diary, 1892-1901

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Open book Marion Metcalf diary, October 1892

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 Tues. only one class in daytime. Great storm in evening. No girls went to school - all we could do is get home. Saw Missionary boys at 9.

Wed - Letter from home.
Thurs. Classes as usual. Went not to Prayer-
Fri. meeting. Reading room for Night
Middlers in U.S. History -
Tired at 9 P.M. Friday -

Sat. 13 Three classes in A.M. Bath, errand, mending, Hampton in P.M. Social in eveing - did not go - Saw Poorhouse & Jail Committees after prayers - Meeting of Temperance Com. in Study at 4:30 -

Sat. 14 Lovely weather - cool - Meeting of S.S. teachers in Parlot after breakfast - Studied lesson & made out cards. Sunday School at 11:00 - Registry Blanks to be made out, & other business. I had Seniors with my class. Went to Slabtown in P.M. after starting the poorhouse party. Back in time to get ready for church. Prayers in evening. Mr Frissel talked more about aims of school. Letter was read from Simmons - Announcement of death of Miss Dillingham - Minkins told me about this Sunday School -

Mon. 15 Cool & fair - Letter to Nette - Republicans to Ethel - Hampton with Miss Moore - bought a little pie, wh. Dora and

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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 277

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2579px × 4922px 72.67 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_277_001_128.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQEF

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