Inventory of the Ella Lockwood Diary 1874-1874
A Collection in the
Special Collections Research Center
Accession Number Mss. Acc. 2009.201
Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary
Special CollectionsEarl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8794
USA
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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
- Diaries
- New York (State)--Social life and customs.
- Children--United States--Diaries
- Children--United States--History--19th century--Sources.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- New York (State)--Social life and customs.