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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 Parliament of Religious Report. Consulted Cap't. Washington about S.S. workers, and about Retiring Rules for boys. Miss Adams better but still in bed.
Miss Adams in bed all the week. no classes. very weak. gets back her strength slowly. Miss Lowe, Miss Johnston and Miss Herron mostly taught her 6th Graders. I talked with my Middlers Monday and again Thurs about keeping the school rules. A little talk with Geo. Thompson alone.

Bed a good deal on Sunday, Jan. 21. so did not got to Little England, as I had expected. Meeting of Nom. Com. of C.E. Society after prayers.

Monday. Jan. 22. Nom. Com. met again this afternoon and finished work. My week to take girls to school. 2 rainy nights. 4 boys learning quotations from Gen'l Armstrong to be given in chapel on Sunday evening. Literature this week. the Historical INtroduction in Underwood's British Authors - pretty stiff, but the boys seem to like it. Still working on Cube Root - began on some practical applications of Sq. & Cube Root - Friday evening -
Meeting to introduce the Hampton Beacon

Sat. evening, Jan. 20 -

Sat. Jan. 27 - Reception at Mrs Frissell's

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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 2477px × 4903px 69.53 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_277_001_143.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQER

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