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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 first hour - Miss Hyde took the Middlers the last hour - & I came home to bed. Letter to Nette - pointed paper for A Mid.

Tues. 10 Lounge some of the day. classes as usual no more vacant periods in evenings. Prayermeeting after school. Very cold.

Wed. 11. Home letter - came not - Review Lesson in Bible class. made Exam. questions - Middlers all the evening, no singing. Miss Cleveland sick with sore throat. Queen Ester Rehearsals all day - 4 out from A Middle class therefore -

Thurs. 12 - Had B Juniors in Night School for 1st time - a large class, with disinterestly tendencies - Half hour of news with Middlers - Bible Exam. at 11:20 - 5 of the class absent. Prayermeeting of Night Girls difficult, as usual - Home letter came.

Friday 13 - Cold weather - still - Went to Hampton in P.M. for some rubbers, with Miss Moore & Miss Adams. Had Middlers all the evening and had a very good time with them.

Sat. 14 Walk with Miss Moore in P.M. Our table had supper at Uncle [??Lewis] Cabin with Miss Booth & Miss Lowe - & each invited one guest to our table where we provided a cake & floral decorations & dinner cards in style. Both parties were very good fun. Miss Feltham's mince pie was the centre of our feast. We had good toast turnover. Queen Esther Rehearsal in evening - very late in beginning & of course very late in closing. Tried to have meeting of C.E. [[?]], Committee.

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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 2533px × 4907px 71.15 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_277_001_027.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQBL

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