Mary Ann Ashbridge Papers
Scope and Content
This collection consists of a diary that chronicles the work of a young woman named Mary Ann Ashbridge during the annual cycle of running a household and dairy farm in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Having a chance to sit down, even for a few moments, was so rare that Mary Ann noted it in her diary. She was one of a number of young women and girls at home, and their activities are also described. Members of the household travel to Chester and West Chester, Pennsylvania as well as Wilmington, Delaware. The death of H. Ashbridge, possibly Mary Ann's family member, at the Friends Home is noted on 9 December 1893 in Susan Hibberd’s diary (see MC 132).
Dates
- Creation: 1871
Creator
- Mary Ann Ashbridge (Person)
Restrictions to Access
No restrictions. Open for research.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors, or their descendants, of items in these papers as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Aquisition Information
Acquisition information not available for this collection. Collection inputted into database in 2009.
Geographic
Occupation
Topical
- Title
- Inventory of Mary Ann Ashbridge Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Shannon Ryan
- Date
- July 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Marion B. Gebbie Archives and Special Collections Repository