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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 30
Monday May 7- Letters from Annie and Edith. Wrote to the family and to Jack, also sent Ethel's letter to Jennie Bullock. Made a few Chemistry questions. Walked to Cochituate and back in the P.M. with Miss Kendall. and found a little [asbestos?]. Lake Cochituate is a very beautiful place. We must have a picnic here sometime. Came back, pretty tired, had a late supper, by kindness of Miss Dennison and some of the girls, then went to Horace E. Scudder's lecture on Childhood before and after Christ. Was too tired to enjoy it much- took the coach home. Mrs. Durant was in the coach part of the time and talked to me very pleasantly.
Tuesday-8-
Letters from Annie + John, with accounts of the Junior Ex. wrote to Annie. R.I.Geog.Soc. met at 4:30 or even and considered the U.S. I staid to dinner at the College, then went boatriding with the girls to the cottage, and a young man who was with them from Princeton.
Wednesday
Not very well today. Marion March quizzed my 2:55 class on O, O3 + CO2. Had no letters, but received the Oberlin Jubilee Notes. Went in evening to a rehearsal at South Natick of the Entertainment to be given by the Saturday Night Club tomorrow night. Mr. Bailey is very kind to us. Returned about 9:45 and sat up till 11:15 finishing my examination questions.
Thursday
Classes in A.M. Qual.Anal.in P.M. Studied Geography some- read paper. The French Deputation now in the country on behalf of the McAll Mission spoke at W.C. this P.M. Was Berger, Sec. Mr. Sailleus and Mr. Greig. They were very interesting, especially Mr. Sailleus. I have in some way taken a bad cold. Am hoarse and have sore throat. Am taking some of Dr. Jones' pills- Alice Dow gave me some KCCl3+ Maggie Hill gave me some honey-
Friday- 11
Have been quite hoarse all day, but managed to teach my three classes. The R.I.G.S. met at 4 P.M. The bad Miss Kendall being absent, cause unknown. Letter from Flo - sent postal to Edith. Went to Entertainment of Saturday Night Club in

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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 3184px × 5050px 92.04 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_275_001_034.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FPO1

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