Anonymous Boston Woman Papers
Scope and Content
This manuscript collection contains the diary of a Boston woman who appears to be unmarried and living with her family, covering 1852-1855, scattered. The woman records her work mending men’s coats and domestic obligations, her social engagements, her family’s activities, and occasionally refers to larger events, such as the death of Daniel Webster. Less than half of the diary is filled with entries.
Dates
- Creation: 1852, 1854, 1855
Access Restrictions
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
Purchased from Manuscript Americana, December 10, 2004 Peter Christian Pehrson, Director Yale Box 206581 New Haven, Connecticut 06520
Subject
- Boston (Mass.) (Organization)
- Title
- Inventory of Anonymous Boston Woman Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Dania Piscetta
- Date
- June 2010
- 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