PUBLIC "-//College of William and Mary::Earl Gregg Swem Library::Special Collections//TEXT (US::ViW::viw00451:: Diary (New York State), 1890-)//EN" "viw00451.xml" Inventory of the Diary (New York State) 1890- Diary (New York State) Mss. Acc. 2009.514 Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary © 2012 By the College of William and Mary. All rights reserved.

Conditions of Use

Finding aid created by Ute Schechter, 2009 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. Inventory of the Diary (New York State), 1890- A Collection in theSpecial Collections Research Center Mss. Acc. 2009.514

Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary 2012 Special Collections Staff. Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary Overview of the Collection Special Collections Research Center Diary (New York State) 1890 01/Mss. Acc. 2009.514 0.01 1 volume. The papers are in: English arrangement Administrative Information Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

 Conditions Governing Use

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

 Preferred Citation

Diary (New York State), Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

 Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 11/04/2009.

 Processing Information

Accessioned and minimally processed in November 2009 by Ute Schechter, Warren E. Burger Archivist.

 Scope and Contents

Diary, 1890, of an unidentified woman, who lived in upstate New York with her husband, a teacher and her family. The back of the volume contains household accounts of money earned and spent, as well as a brief list of books read.The daily diary entries are brief and record weather, her and her husband's chores and work, illnesses births and deaths in the community.The following listing of place names and personal names mentioned in the diary was provide by the seller:"Palmer's Falls, Sandy Hill, Round Lake. Emma Savage, Fred Comstock, Willard Read."

 Additional Information Index Terms

This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Genre/Form of Material: Diaries Geographic Name: New York (State)--Social life and customs--19th century. Topical Term: Homemakers--New York (State)--Diaries. Women--Diaries.