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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 and dusted room. Went to village to mail flowers to Miss Eaton - Marion Marsh went to Andover and came back again. Clara Emerson came in between 6 and 7. Alumnae Reunion with Mr and Mrs North in Browning Room at 8. Received appointment as President of Fire Committee in this building. Ellen Burrell, Vice Pres. - mended stockings. Ethel had a letter from Annie - Rev. C.W. Shelton spoke at 4 on The Indians - especially The Dakotas -
Sun. 4 Did not go to meals - rose from bed about 12:30 P.M. - read Independent +c - all the table girls except Misses Freeman, Miller and Mitchell, came to see me. Mr. North preached - "Our conversation is in heaven" - Missionary Meeting this evening. Dr. E.E. Strong, Editor of Missionary Herald, spoke on Africa -
Read "The man with the Book-" a story of City Missionary work in London -
Mon. 5, Notebooks. mending. Wrote letter to Gertrude Chandler - Lecture by Prof. Rolfe on "Tempest" in evening - Read Tempest in afternoon -
Tues. 6 Classes - Faculty Meeting in evening - interviewed people in afternoon - Letter fr. Home -
Wed. 7 Praymeeting led by M.E.B. Roberts - Inter-

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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 2911px × 4440px 73.99 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_276_002_056.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQ6P

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