Title:: Ella Lockwood Diary 1874

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
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Summary

Extent:
0.01
Creator:
Lockwood, Ella, b. 1862 arrangement
Language:
The papers are in: English

Background

Scope and content:

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.

Biographical / historical:

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>.

Acquisition information:
The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 05/07/2009.
Physical description:
1 vol.