Box 27

Scope and Contents Contains two small leather bound journals that A.R. Burnam kept in the years 1888 and 1914. Both Journals were printed by the Standard Diary Co. and they contain interesting information that cover everything from rates of postage and values for foreign coins to the known eclipses for the upcoming year. The 1888 Standard Diary No. 140 has daily entries that mention his activities, the weather, his health, family member illnesses, and other day-to-day events. There is also a short account...

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Contains a medium sized 1908 National Diary in which Jamie sporadically wrote daily entries. She only wrote in the months of January and May. Topics include her daily activities and performance at school. The pages after November 9 have been torn out for unknown reasons.

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Contains two composition notebooks that a young Katie Phelps packed full of literary inquiries, French linguistic exercises, and other school related assignments, questions and essays. The fact that every page has an entry or discussion of some sort underscores the fact that even from a young age Mrs. Caperton was astute at reading, writing, researching and documenting her intellectual pursuits.

Scope and Contents Contains 5 small pocket sized daily calendars for the years 1905-07, 1909-10, and a slightly larger 1909 National Diary that Mrs. Caperton received from Minerva as a gift. Each of the pocket sized calendars has daily diary entries in incredibly small script. Each calendar reinforces Mrs. Caperton's desire to record her daily life and preserve her experiences as best as possible. The 1909 Journal is valuable when attempting to reconstruct the final months of Col. Caperton's life. It also...

Scope and Contents Contains a journal titled My Trip Abroad, handwritten notes and a small metal ringed notebook. The materials recount the trip that Mrs. Caperton took with Jamie and her mother, Mrs. Thomas Phelps. As she states in the opening entry in her journal, traveling abroad with family was one of Col. Caperton's dreams and after the tragedies they experienced in late 1908 and 1909 (death of her father and husband) she felt that a summer trip across Europe was deserving. The handwritten notes have a...

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Contains a daily diary that Minerva Phelps maintained in 1889. The diary is in two parts, an actual composition notebook and a smaller tablet of paper that was arranged at the front on the former. The 6 Jan 1889 entry reads " Several times before I have attempted to keep a diary but have always neglected it after several weeks but this year I mean to keep it up." Minerva accomplished this goal since the diary is filled with entries from cover to cover.