Additional Nina Halsey Diaries 1895

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
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POC: Brenda Gunn
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Phone: (434) 243-1776
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See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred citation:

Additional Nina Halsey Diaries, Accession #10719-b, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Summary

Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Additional Nina Halsey Diaries, Accession #10719-b, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

These two bound travel diaries, 1895, kept by Nina Withers Halsey of Lexington, Kentucky, while on a tour of Europe conducted by Dr. Robert S. Barrett, continue Halsey's descriptive narrative about her trip begun in a previous volume (Accession Number 10719-a).

Each volume is illustrated with clippings, engraved pictures torn from a book, and memorabilia, and each part of her trip is described under clearly marked headings. Volume two begins on July 22, 1895, when the tour group left Venice for Florence.

Other sections in volume two include: Italy, Florence; Rome; St. Peter's Church; teh Vatican; Pompeii; Naples; Vesuvius; Pisa; Genoa; Turin; Geneva, Switzerland; Macon, France; Paris, and Versailles.

The third volume continues with Halsey's visit to Paris, France; the return to London, England; Westminster Abbey; Whitehall; Charing Cross; Trafalgar Square; Parliament; Hyde Park; Buckingham Palace; Tower of London; and ending with a ride up the Thames River.

Acquisition information:
These diaries were given to the Library by Mrs. Charles Carnan of Charlottesville, Virginia, on March 2, 1988.
Physical description:
This collection consists of 2 items.