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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 experiments, generally speaking, went well. Bible Class at 2:20, was a Geography lesson, on Palestine, and went off tolerably well. It has been rather a hard day. Read Tribune in evening - wrote to Annie, Miss Driggs came in for a little while - Had postal from Flo this evening.

Wednesday Jan. 23
Quite warm. No classes in A.M. Marion Marsh & I did Domestic work all the morning, making Cl water, cutting up test papers, and false gold leaf - +c. +c. Went to walk with Solomon John in P.M. Casius Cassius and Cassius Caius came down here for a little while - Teacher's prayermeeting was omitted. went to Prof. Wilkinson's lecture on Milton's Versification. Aruelia Hall and Nellie Pendleton came in after supper. Cora Rhodes came in before supper. I did not get up to breakfast this morning.

Thursday Jan. 24
January thaw - Studied Bible - taught classes at 9:50 & 11:45 - went to Library in village in afternoon with C.C. and C.C. but found that College people could not take books there. it was terrible walking. Prayermeeting was unusually good tonight led by Miss Foote - subject Joyous Service. went to see Miss Munger after dinner. Letter from Pater - Circular from Agency of Foreign Travel.

Friday -
Took lunch at Stone Hall. taught classes as usual. In Bible Class, just began to consider [Ralab?]. Corrected Note Books after Bible Class. Miss Driggs and I went to prayermeeting in the village - Mr. Rodman spoke, not very acceptably to us. the roads are very rough and slippery. Letter from no one. only Paper, which Miss Hall, Miss Pendleton & I attempted to read after

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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 3250px × 5050px 93.95 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_275_001_100.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FPQS

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