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Identifier: RH-A-4450
Abstract
The collection is composed of a diary used by Almina Kinnison Conner (1840-1930) from Cass County, MI from 1888 to 1901.
Dates:
1888-1901
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3480
Scope and Contents
The writer of the diary is Amanda Crossman who was born as Amanda M. Burlingame in Governuer, St Lawrence, New York, USA on 15 July, 1818. She married Luther G. Crossman in West Bloomfield, Ontario, New York, USA on 19 April, 1837 until his death in 1879. The two lived for the majority of their lives in the town of Marengo in Calhoun County Michigan and had eight children starting with John Sidney (who died in infancy), George Harvey, Montgomery, Caroline (who died when she was five years...
Dates:
1881
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-4233
Scope and Contents
This collection is composed of thirty-two diaries written by Andrew Jackson Easton (1834-1920) from 1869-1914. The diaries detail the daily life of Andrew, a general farmer who lived in Berrien Center, Michigan. The winter months focus on activities such as woodcutting and selling. The warmer months focus on farming activities for both livestock and produce. The fall months focus on picking produce and harvesting crops.
Dates:
1869-1914
Collection
Identifier: 01-exws_trappistwrites
Abstract
Series of letters, notes, drawings, and worksheets that Father Anthony kept from June 22, 1972 - September 29, 1974. These journal entries, written as letters, detail his spiritual journey and his life over this two-year period. The heading or title that appears on many of the entries is "A Trappist Writes to God."
Dates:
1972-1974
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3752
Abstract
The collection contains various documents and photos related to Arthur and Effie Johnson Ford and range from 1887 to 1929.
Dates:
1887-1929
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-4438
Abstract
The collection is primarily composed of diaries by Bernice Frey Maxey (1900-2000) spanning 1916-2000. It also contains diaries from Theda Jones (1924-2005) and Mary Greer Frey (1871-1959). Bernice’s diaries were primarily written in Michigan City, IN as well as Battle Creek and Kalamazoo, MI.
Dates:
1891-2000
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-213
Scope and Contents
Most of the correspondence is letters to Norton Pearl, Betty Beeby, and Jane Beeby, but letters to other family members (Ethel, Myrtle, and Dorothy Pearl, etc) are included as well. In addition, the collection also consists of letters to Loran Post, the Dahne family, Henry Graves, the Waite family, and the Yunker family. The diaries belong to John W. Pearl, Norton Pearl (ranging from 1890 to1954), Alice Pearl, and Myrtle Pearl. The bulk of the photographs are from Glacier National Park and...
Dates:
1820-1970
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3378
Abstract
The collection is composed of two diaries written by Burton C. Waite from Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1889 and 1890.
Dates:
1889-1890
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-92
Scope and Contents
The collection contains material relation to Caroline Bartlett Crane's personal and public life as a Unitarian minister, a social and urban reformer, suffragist, and early conservationist. Papers include personal and professional correspondence, speeches, sermons, articles,articles, travel journals, scrapbooks, biographical material, and photographs. Papers relating to women's issues of the early 20th century include: correspondence with suffragists Anna Howard Shaw, Susan B. Anthony, and...
Dates:
1880-1960
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-4290
Scope and Contents
This collection includes documents and memorablia, and several small metal-based objects, relating to the life of Charles S. Clark (1840-1914), who lived in Assyria County, Michigan.The documents and memorabilia includes a 1863 diary, photo, a pocket bible, documents both photocopies and originals, buttons, a two cent coin, and an infantry hat ornamentation. These documents include a marriage record between Mary Wells and Charles S. Clark, and pension information. The hat...
Dates:
1840-1914