Livingston And Onondaga County Woman's Diary,1838-1842.

Collection Number: 6230

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Livingston and Onondaga County woman's diary, 1838-1842.
Collection Number:
6230
Creator:
Quantity:
1 reel microfilm.
Forms of Material:
Microfilm.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
The diary contains information about regular activities including attending church services, dedications of churches, ordination ceremonies, Sabbath School classes, lectures, occasional temperance meetings, and weddings. The diary also served as an outlet for her personal feelings.
Language:
Collection material in English

The woman who wrote this diary was born on March 4, 1816, and was 23 when she began making entries. She attended the Genesee Wesleyan Seminary before she began the diary. During the four year span of the diary, she lived in Lima, Avon, and Syracuse (Livingston County and Onondaga County). She taught from November 1838-April 1839 and from November 1840 to April 1841, and May 1841 to October 1841 in Syracuse.
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

The diary contains information about regular activities including attending church services, dedications of churches, ordination ceremonies, Sabbath School classes, lectures, occasional temperance meetings, and weddings. The diary also served as an outlet for her personal feelings.
SUBJECTS

Names:

Subjects:
Women -- New York (State) -- Diaries.
Women -- New York (State) -- Religious life.
Manners and customs
Women
Women -- Religious life
Women teachers

Places:
Lima (N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs.
Syracuse (N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs.
Livingston County (N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs.
Onondaga County (N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs.
Avon (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.
Lima (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.
Syracuse (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.
Livingston County (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.
Onondaga County (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.
New York (State)
New York (State) -- Avon
New York (State) -- Lima
New York (State) -- Livingston County
New York (State) -- Onondaga County
New York (State) -- Syracuse

Form and Genre Terms:
Diaries.

INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:
Livingston and Onondaga County woman's diary, #6230. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
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