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Marion Metcalf diary, 1883-1889

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Open book Marion Metcalf diary, 1883-1889

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 Fri. Went to Natick after our hats. The Townsends came up to go rowing after dinner and brought me some lobster salad - Long letter from Pater. Payday - Examination on N, P & As at 10:55. Corrected papers in P.M.

Saturday May 29 Float from 3 to 5 & Prof Niles' lecture at 7:20, without knowledge or consent of Chem. Dept.
Examination at 9 - Papers in P.M. Read "A Flat Iron for a Farthing" by Mrs. Ewing. Letter from home.

Sunday May 30 Rain in evening. Very warm day - Went to church in village. Mr. Cowan away. Mr. Rodman preached. Section meeting in my room. Miss Emily Foote read the 103rd Psalm. Miss Tucker read Mrs Purdy's [[?Parquisites]] - Miss Gregg read Thanksgiving [[?Ann]]. I read Mrs Pickett's Missionary Box. Mrs Wilkinson came with Mud. Gertrude Willcox brought her little sister. It was a good meeting. Fannie Holton and Evelyn Hall here on Sunday.

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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 2820px × 3879px 62.63 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_276_001_181.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQ1D

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