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Women's Diaries Collection

 Item — Box: 1 [3M-M-3C], Folder: 1-2
Identifier: Mss-Coll-Women's Diaries

Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of two diaries. The first diary’s author is Miss Gray. She described her travel through the Midwest with stops in Chicago, Wisconsin, Minnesota, St. Louis, and Kentucky in September through October 1859.

The second diary is another travel diary. Louisa Stone kept this diary in 1842-1843 during her travels from Wiscasset, Maine to Nacoochee, Georgia.

Dates

  • 1842-1859

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection is under the rules and regulations of the Walter Havighurst Special Collections and University Archives, Miami University Libraries. The Walter Havighurst Special Collections and University Archives, Miami University Libraries, owns the property rights to this collection. Learn more about our policy here: https://spec.lib.miamioh.edu/home/permission/

Extent

1 Boxes

2 Items

.21 Linear Feet (1 container)

2 Folders

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection is divided into sections by the author’s surname. In these sections, the materials are arranged by type, then in chronological order.

Miss Gray Series I: Diary

Stone, Louisa Series I: Diary

Custodial History

Custodial history of the items in the collection is not available.

Accruals

More materials are expected to be acquired for this collection.

Related Materials

Clyde Fisher and Te Ata Collection Margaret Watson Gillespie Fagg Collection

Processing Information

Collection processing completed 2021/12/22 by Tiffany Dogan. Finding Aid completed 2022/1/11 by Tiffany Dogan.

Title
Guide to the Women's Diaries Collection
Status
In Progress
Author
Finding aid prepared by Tiffany Dogan
Date
2022/1/12
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Walter Havighurst Special Collections Finding Aids Repository

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