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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 Thurs. 5 Postal from Lille - worked on the fertilizers. Began Illuminating Gas in 1:30 class. Wrote to Mrs. Booth, Prof. Turner of Lincoln, Ill. Prof. Starr of Cor[[?]] College. & Mrs. Durant - Prayermeeting - Miss Barrows -
Friday. 6 Class at 8. Spent remainder of dat, for the most part, on Bones & such.
Sat. 7 Took 10 o'clock train for Boston - thence to Andover to spend Sunday with Lilla D. Patterson - reached there about 1 o'clock. Had a good social time - open fire in evening. Mrs. Beard came in -
Sun. 8 Beautiful day - very warm in afternoon. Went to the chapel church & heard Prof. Egbert Smyth morning and afternoon - Met Prof. Churchill, who was very friendly & introduced me to Prof. Smyth - went in afternoon, after church, to see Belle French, Miss McKeen, Mrs. Mead, Mrs. Anderson (Clara Potter). Malcolm Ely & George

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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 2801px × 3888px 62.35 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_276_001_271.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQ4P

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