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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 except for last 10 minutes - Miss Adams & I brought up a girl from Miss Millard's and took her home again.
Miss Adams & Miss Moore came here in evening. we popped cord, & made a little very [?stony] candy - Letter from Mrs Emmert -

Sunday.5. Lovely weather. 22 degrees in early morning. thawing & muddy later. Went to 2nd Bapt. Ch. Hampton to S.S. with Uzzle, Williams +c. taught class, & spoke briefly to school. My own S.S. went pretty well. lesson on Esther - back just in time. Went down Goose Alley in P.M. with Miss Camp & Miss Pond. 5 houses. Church - Communion Service - Several united today - Herndon White, Blanton, Marshall Bird, Islie Thomas, Olivia Collins - Carrie Andrews - +c.
Y.M.C.A. meeting in evening. Mr Turner told a Temperance Story at prayers. C.E. Consecration Meeting afterwards.

Monday. 6. Warmer. Fair weather. Wrote letters in A.M. in Library, to Nette, Ethel, King Foster - & card home. Review of Reviews came & Week's Currents - & Wellesley Magazine. In afternoon went on a good tramp with Myrtie Sherman - across creek. Pettiford rowed us across to begin with - 6 boys at little meeting.

Tuesday. 7. Classes as usual. Walk with Miss Nettelton.

Wed. 8. Warm. Studied History. Walk with Miss Moore over by Seminary - Middlers sang in evening. Teachers' Meeting 1/2 hr. only.

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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 2535px × 4902px 71.14 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_277_001_038.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQBW

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