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Finding aid created by Ute Schechter, 2009 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. Inventory of the Lydia H. Hart Diary, 1813-1875 A Collection in theSpecial Collections Research Center Mss. Acc. 2009.502

Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary 2012 Special Collections Staff. Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary Overview of the Collection Special Collections Research Center Lydia H. Hart Diary 1813, 1823-1831, 1875 01/Mss. Acc. 2009.502 0.03 The papers are in: English Hart, Lydia H., 1790-1831Hart, Maria W.Hart, William H. arrangement Administrative Information Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

 Conditions Governing Use

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 Preferred Citation

Lydia H. Hart Diary, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

 Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 10/29/2009.

 Processing Information

Accessioning and minimally processed in October 2009 by Ute Schechter.

 Biographical Note

Lived in Walden, Orange County, N.Y. The wife of Reverend William H. Hart, Rector of St. Andrews. Further 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/Lydia H. Hart">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Lydia H. Hart</a>.

 Scope and Contents

Diary, 1823-1831, 1875 and loose papers, 1813, 1831 (transcription) and undated of Lydia H. Hart Walden, Orange County, New York. The Diary was started by Lydia H. Hart, the wife of the Reverend William H. Hart of St. Andrews Church in Walden. She recorded events and thoughts, and many entries refer to religion. She also included lists of things received and given away as well as writings of interests copied from friends or published. It is possible that parts of the diary might have been used by other family members.  One entry is a a 1875 transcript of a 1829 entry "form another book." and since Lydia H. Hart died in 1831, it must have been entered by someone else. The name Maria W. Hart, is written in one of the inner covers but the first few pages on that end of the volume have been cut out as have some of the pages withing. Some entries were made in Walden, others in Richmond, Va. and some are headed N.Y. In the 1831 letter Rev. William H. Hart reports his wife's illness and passing to a friend; judging from some of the comments in the letter it seems to have been transcribed at a later time.

 Arrangement of Materials

This collection is not yet fully arranged and described. Researchers may wish to consult with a staff member for further information in advance of using the collection.

 Additional Information Index Terms

This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Genre/Form of Material: Diaries Geographic Name: New York (State)--Social life and customs--19th century. Topical Term: Women--Diaries. Women--Religious aspects.