Diary of Phebe Anna Board
Overview
Phebe Anna Board, born on October 7, 1852 at Rushford (Allegany County), New York, was the daughter of Oscar and Clarissa (Richards) Board, who were devout Baptists and prohibitionists. Her diary for calendar year 1882 contains detailed accounts of her daily activities in the Allegany County household of her parents and brother Frank, including their household and farm chores, social and church activities, and the piano lessons which she gave to local... children. There are also some post-1882 diary entries, which contain detailed accounts of her trips to Elmira, New York's music festivals of 1883, 1885, 1887, and 1890, including records of expenditures.
See moreDates
- Creation: 1882 - 1890
Creator
- Board, Phebe Anna, 1852- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Extent
1 volume : Leather-bound daily pocket diary. ; Approximately 13x18 cm.
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
MS K30
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, Carmen Valentino, 2005.
Subject
- Board, Phebe Anna, 1852- (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Phebe Anna Board Collection
- Subtitle
- Diary of Phebe Anna Board
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mh, 2006. Finding aid encoded by mh, 2006.
- Date
- 2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in <language encodinganalog="language">English</language>
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/6177474435
- Preferred citation
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Phebe Anna Board diary, MS K30, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository