Diaries of Margaret C. Merriweather
Overview
Margaret C. Merriweather, daughter of William and Sophia (Miller) Merriweather, was born February 28, 1883 at Reesville (Clinton County), Ohio. These three volumes of her diaries, which date from January 1, 1901 to April 29, 1903, describe her activities from approximately age 18 to age 20, while living with her parents and her younger sister Allie on a farm near Sabina in Clinton County. Her daily diary entries, recorded on 351 pages, describe her household chores, school and church attendance, social and leisure activities, holiday celebrations, travels to surrounding towns, the weather, local events, and the activities of her parents.
Dates
- Creation: 1901 - 1903
Creator
- Merriweather, Margaret C., 1883- (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
3 Volumes : Cloth-bound volumes; lined and numbered pages. ; Volumes are each 34 cm tall.
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
MS E271
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, Carmen Valentino, 2005.
Subject
Geographic
- Title
- Guide to the Margaret C. Merriweather Collection
- Subtitle
- Diaries of Margaret C. Merriweather
- 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/10407/9044368652
- Preferred citation
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Diaries of Margaret C. Merriweather, MS E271, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository