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Commonplace books

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Dunham family papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00246
Abstract Artist, photographer, homemaker, traveler, philanthropist, bacteriologist, pathologist, and financier. The Dunham Family Papers represent four generations of the Dunham, Parker, Kellogg, and Dows families. The collection documents the medical education, research and professional activities of doctors Carroll Dunham and Edward Kellogg Dunham, Jr.; the financial activities of Edward Kellogg Dunham Jr.; the World War I medical and the volunteer work of women, including Theodora Dunham Bodman;...
Dates of Materials: 1788 - 1997; Majority of material found within 1855 - 1951

Hale family papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00071
Abstract

Papers consist of biographical material, artwork, artifacts, correspondence, speeches, photographs, writings, and memorabilia created or kept by Hale Family members and their Everett, Beecher, Gilman, Hooker, Perkins, Stowe, and Westcott relatives. Primarily documents the households of Nathan, Sr., and Sarah Preston (Everett) Hale; Edward Everett and Emily (Perkins) Hale; Ellen Day Hale; and Philip and Lilian (Westcott) Hale.

Dates of Materials: 1787 - 1988

Louisa Stuart Costello papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 310183630381456]
Identifier: SSC-MS-00043
Abstract

Scrapbook of poems, a letter, drawings, and photographs by Louisa and her brother, Dudley Costello.

Dates of Materials: 1825-1868

Mary Ann Wodrow Archbald papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00006
Abstract Immigrant, Farmer, Homemaker, Pioneer. The Mary Ann Wodrow Archbald papers include diaries, correspondence, genealogical materials, commonplace and letter books, photographs, maps, drawings and watercolor paintings. Her diary (1785-1806, 1839-1840) documents her life on the island of Little Cumbrae, follows her move to western New York state, and reflects her lifelong literary and intellectual pursuits and love of nature. Original letters to her family in Scotland describe life as a pioneer...
Dates of Materials: 1784-2004; Majority of material found within 1784-1840

Miscellaneous manuscripts collection

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00226
Abstract This collection documents various aspects of the daily lives and activities of both famous and unknown women from diverse backgrounds. Materials include biographical sketches, correspondence, diaries, genealogies, photographs, memoirs, memorabilia, scrapbooks, and travel journals. A few well-known figures represented in the correspondence include Susan B. Anthony, Alice Stone Blackwell, Edward Hale, Julia Ward Howe, Frances Willard, Booker T. Washington, and Madame Chiang Kai-shek. Also...
Dates of Materials: 1814 - 2005

Portia Pratt Dahl papers

 Collection
Identifier: MRBC-MS-00175
Abstract

Bookbinder. Papers include documents related to Dahl's work as a bookbinder from her student days in Paris, France and her workshop in Boston, Mass. Seth F. Pratt's commonplace book also includes documents and papers related to him. In addition, there is an artist's sketchbook of Peter Dahl (1857-1929) and related papers.

Dates of Materials: 1864-1955

Rhoda Elizabeth McCulloch papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00098
Abstract

Editor; YWCA worker; Women's rights advocate; Pacifist. Papers include McCulloch's published writings and notes on education, religion, social progress, working women, marriage and the women's movement; speeches; biographical material; memorabilia; photographs; a scrapbook kept by McCulloch's mother; and writings by close friend and pacifist Henrietta Roelofs.

Dates of Materials: 1884-1978; Majority of material found within 1915-1944