Inventory of the Ella Lockwood Diary 1874-1874 Lockwood, Ella Diary Mss. Acc. 2009.201

Inventory of the Ella Lockwood Diary 1874-1874

A Collection in the
Special Collections Research Center
Accession Number Mss. Acc. 2009.201


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Repository:
Special Collections Research Center
Identification:
01/Mss. Acc. 2009.201
Title:
Ella Lockwood Diary 1874
Quantity:
0.01
Alternate Extent Statement:
1 vol.
Creator:
Lockwood, Ella, b. 1862 arrangement
Language of Materials
The papers are in: English

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

Ella Lockwood Diary, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 05/07/2009.

Processing Information

Accessioned and processed in May 2009 by Ute Schechter.

Biographical Note

Information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Ella Lockwood">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Ella Lockwood</a>.

Scope and Contents

Diary, 1874 kept by a girl in southwest Albany, New York. Ella Lockwood was 11 when she started the diary, and turned 12 on 27 August, 1874. The entry for that day reads: "Miss Ella Lockwood's birthday today. 12 years old. Went to school today, didn't get whiped [sic] either."Her entries are brief and record the weather, school days, meals and family members' illnesses. She also records her chores, visitors to the house, work done by family members and other around the house, gifts received for holidays, trips to town, meetings attended by family members, etc.For excerpts from the diary provided by the seller, see Box List link below.

Index Terms

    Genre/Form of Material:

  • Diaries
  • Geographic Name:

  • New York (State)--Social life and customs.
  • Topical Term:

  • Children--United States--Diaries
  • Children--United States--History--19th century--Sources.

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • New York (State)--Social life and customs.

Detailed Description of the Collection

Folder: 1
Diary
1874