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Lucy E. Upson diary
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0077
Abstract
These four manuscripts are volumes of Lucy E. Upson’s diary, which describes life in Kosciusko County, Indiana, between 1875 and 1892. Upson remarked on the weather, her chores, visitors, various religious services, and other aspects of rural life.
Dates:
1875-1879, 1883-1892
Mary Avery White journals
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0084
Abstract
These three manuscripts are volumes of a journal kept by Mary Avery White (1778-1860) of Boylston, Massachusetts. White wrote extensively about life in rural Massachusetts, including observations on the weather, notes about daily work and social visits, meditations on religion, and information about her involvement in various reform activities, including abolitionism and the temperance movement.
Dates:
1805-1807, 1827-1835, 1852-1855