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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 of Miss Cooley and I had a fine breakfast at about 10:30 A.M. made Geography questions and conducted examination in same - corrected papers in evening. Fixed room to some extent. Miss Howes came this afternoon - Letter from Annie & N[??]ual Lesson arrived.

Thurs. 10 Cloudy in A.M. afterwards beautiful weather - worked at Qualitative places, Lamps and Library - went to College to prayermeeting - Subj. "The beauty of the Lord our God be with us -c" Hung pictures. Dinner here at one.

[in margin:] College opened

Fri. 11. Lamps again - went to Simpson to see Cassius - 2 letters from Pater, and 1 from Jack. Distributed pears - went with Miss Howes to see Mrs Harrison about our table - worked on Library Catalogue. Wrote letter home.

Sat. 12 Lamps again - & Library Catalogue & attendance at Schedul office, filled the time, with some miscellaneous business - went to Y.C.C. meeting in evening at Miss MacCarty's. The Baldwins & Nell Robbins, walked up with me, spilled ink on tablespread, dress +c

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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 2776px × 3883px 61.71 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_276_001_105.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FPZ3

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