Diary

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Diary begun January 1, 1901, written daily for 5 years with some blank days in January , February, and March of the first year. The writer appears to be an upper class woman from the Boston area wh...

Diary begun January 1, 1901, written daily for 5 years with some blank days in January , February, and March of the first year. The writer appears to be an upper class woman from the Boston area who appears to live with a relative or companion, Nellie. She talks of visits and activities with Fannie, Rena, Charlie, dinners with Mr. & Mrs. Osgood among others. She writes about plays, art appreciation classes, servant problems, carriage rides, and shopping, household activities, her health, among other subjects. She almost always records the weather. 1903 records a trip to Europe. Other trips mentioned are to New York, Washington, D.C., Gloucester, Maine, and New Hampshire. Mentions death of President McKinley on Sept. 14, 1901.

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