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Marion Metcalf diary, 1883-1889

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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 to Boston at 5. Prof Honford sat with me on train & introduced me to Prof John Williams White of Harvard. Went to supper at the Reiner House with Helen Sanborn and was a few minutes late to Prof. Drown's lecture - heard Sam Jones for a few minutes & came out on 9 oclock train - [Note in margin: Beautiful weather - letter from Ethel & one from Cassius Caius -
Tues. Feb 1 Gray in the A.M. - clear in P.M. - Cold - 3 classes - Mineralogy at 10:55 - Faculty Meeting in evening - subject of class organization discussed - wrote to Pater - finished up Note Bks - of 1:30 class -
Wed. 2 Snow. Went to Boston at 3:39 - first to see Dr. Morton - then did a little shopping, had supper at Macdonald's & went to Lecture, alone - Mr. Sherman Denton entertained me on the train, coming out.
Thurs. 3 Mineralogy class omitted today - others as usual - went to Boston at 3:39 with Edith Harris - met at station by Mr. Hayes - took dinner at Boston Universi-

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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 2846px × 3888px 63.35 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_276_001_245.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQ3A

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