Small Collections Oversize Box 7
Container
Contains 3 Results:
Diary, 1847-1863
Item — Container: Small Collections Oversize Box 7, Oversize_Folder: 1
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From the Collection:
Diary, 1847-1863, of John Davenport of Canton, Massachusetts. Davenport farmed, made and delivered shoes, cut and sold firewood, and sold posts and hoops. Entries include details about his day to day activities, his sale of goods, medical treatment and the death of his wife Hannah in 1855, his attendence of Unitarian services, reading, and visits by friends, among others.
Dates:
1847-1863
Silhouette
File — Container: Small Collections Oversize Box 7, Oversize_Folder: 1
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From the Collection:
Handpainted silhouette of William & Mary professor and Episcopal priest, Charles Minnigerode. The silhouette was painted by his granddaughter, Marietta Minnigerode Andrews and is signed by her. Minnigerode is presented in his clergy frock, under a pointed arch, and holding a closed text.Included is a typescript, which says the following:"1860The Reverend Charles Ernest Frederick Minnigerode, D.D. imprisoned at the age of nineteen when a student at the...
Dates:
circa 1890-1930
Scrapbook, 1939
File — Container: Small Collections Oversize Box 7, Oversize_Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Scrapbook of Edna Brue of Parker, South Dakota, documenting her travels via Chicago to the New York World Fair. Other places visited include Atlantic City, Washington, D.C. and Virginia. The scrapbook also includes mementos relating to events in South Dakota and news clippings of national and international events.
Dates:
1939