Eva A. Brown diary
Overview
Typescript of a diary written by teenager Eva A. Brown of Nemaha County, Kansas. She discusses the weather, going to school or church, family members' coming and goings, and activities on the family farm as well as her own other daily activities. Family members frequently went to Seneca, Nemaha County's county seat; less frequently they went to Baileyville or Axtell in next-door Marshall County, or K.C. (Kansas City). Other family names from the area mentioned in the diary include McBratney, Warrenburg, and Griffeth [sic].
Dates
- Creation: 1899 - 1900
Creator
- Brown, Eva A., 1883- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent upon physical condition of manuscript materials.
Biography of Eva A. Brown
Eva Brown was born in 1883 in Nebraska to parents Benjamin and Sarah Brown, both of whom came from Indiana. Eva was the youngest of several children, including Burt, Clyde, Ward, Jennie, and Robert (Bob).
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS P959
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transfer, University Archives, University of Kansas, 2013.
Source
- University of Kansas. Libraries. University Archives (Donor, Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Eva A. Brown Collection
- Subtitle
- Eva A. Brown diary
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mwh. Finding aid encoded by mwh.
- Date
- 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/7235494931
- Preferred citation
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Eva A. Brown diary, RH MS P959, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository