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Items with subject 'Voyages and Travel'
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Diary of Marie Fitz
by Fitz, Marie (1896)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
The travel diary of Marie Fitz documents Fitz's journey to and within Europe from August 15 to October 5, 1896. Fitz departed with her husband "Bob" from New York aboard the S.S. Campania. While several pages were devoted to life on board the ship, Fitz wrote in extensive detail about her travels in Europe.
Diary of Marthe Johnson
by Johnson, Marthe (1927)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
The Diary of Marthe Johnson was written in 1927 by a 15 year old woman from San Louis Obispo County, California. Johnson frequently read and saw films, which likely inspired her emotive writing and dreams of "trips abroad to the mysterious and romantic lands of Europe and Africa and Asia." Johnson wrote nearly every day about school, family road trips around America, and what she had read. She was also a member of the Girls Athletic Association (G.A.A.). Also included with the diary is a 13 page note that Johnson wrote to close the year 1927, which provides insight into the author's intentions and emotions.
Diary of Massachusetts Woman
by Unknown (1932 – 1934)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This diary documents the daily life of an unknown Massachusetts woman between 1932 and 1934. The author was a graduate of Radcliffe College, taught school, and traveled frequently between Boston and Washington, D.C., as well as other cities along the Atlantic coast.
Diary of Maude Hyde
by Hyde, Maude (1943)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
The Diary of Maude Hyde for 1943 was written by a school teacher who lived in Worcester, Massachusetts and Dover, New Hampshire. Hyde wrote about rationing, late trains, concerts, films, and lectures she attended, faculty, restaurants, and the effects of the war on the home front. In February, her sister Grace suddenly died; included with the diary is the last letter she received from Grace. Also included is a letter from one of her relatives, Mrs. Carolyn Goodrich, whose husband had just returned from a secret mission to Algiers and Tunisia. She received a letter from the Bancroft School in Worcester, Massachusetts about her teaching schedule. She traveled a lot and visited Washington, D.C. where a relative worked in a new bookstore at the Pentagon.
Diary of Miss Standish
by Standish, Miss (1888)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This diary was written by a Miss Standish of Omaha, Nebraska between February 14 and May 8, 1888. Until April 29, she was visiting Washington, D.C. and then traveled to Pittsburgh and finally Chicago. She visited many notable locations and met several prominent people while in D.C., including places like the Congressional Library, Corcoran Art Gallery, Botanical Gardens, Mount Vernon, Anacosta Insane Asylum, and the Capitol Building and people such as President Cleveland and his wife, Dr. Mary Walker, and Belva Lockwood, who introduced her to play piano at a reception at Lockwood's home. Standish received an in-depth tour of the Capitol building from someone who worked there. She also wrote in detail about her trip to the asylum.
Diary of Myra Poole
by Poole, Myra (1905)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
The Diary of Myra Poole chronicles a year in the life of the young woman likely from New Bedford, Massachusetts. The author, however, spent most of 1905 in Herington, Kansas. While Poole was in Kansas, at least one tornado struck in May in nearby Marquette. In one of her entries, Poole revealed that her mother, father, and brother are dead; she spent much of the year living with a family with the surname Dayton. The fore-edges of the diary have the name "M.M. Lawton" inscribed in them and on the title page there is a note that states "read July 19, 1990 M.C." The transcribed diary is attached.
Diary of New York Woman Abroad in Europe
by Unknown (1892)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This travel diary documents a New York woman's trip abroad in Europe between May 17 and June 27, 1892. The woman wrote extensively about her departure and journey from New York City on the Inman Line ship "City of New York," as well as her experiences when she reached Europe. The transcribed diary is attached.
Diary of Ruth Ellen Thomas
by Thomas, Ruth Ellen (1912)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
The Diary of Ruth Ellen Thomas details a woman's journey with her family from Boston to England and Europe. Thomas boarded the S.S. Laconia on June 25, 1912, only a few months after the sinking of the Titanic, and returned on the Leyland Line Canadian on August 29.
Diary of Susan Hentsel
by Hentsel, Susan (1858)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
The Diary of Susan Hentsel was written in 1858 in New Market, Pennsylvania. The diary provides insight into Susan Hentsel's everyday life in 1858, as well as comments on her family's business. Trips to various locations on the Atlantic coast are mentioned in addition to her church-going life.
Diary of Virginia Woman Abroad in Europe
by Unknown (1908)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This diary documents the journey of a woman from Richmond, Virginia to Europe in 1908. The woman traveled from Italy to France, then England and Scotland. In addition to her descriptions of the trans-Atlantic trip, she listed hotels she stayed in, books she read, and with whom she traveled. It is likely that she traveled with college friends with the destination being Dove Cottage in Grasmere, England. She witnessed several deaths throughout her travels and became sick herself at one point.
Dorothy Tompkins' Travel Scrapbook
by Tompkins, Dorothy (1956)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This scrapbook documents Dorothy Tompkins' 1956 vacation with her husband as they traveled from Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania to southern Florida. She took several photographs and collected postcards, commenting on each item pasted in the scrapbook.
Edgar Bennett Collection
by Bennett, Edgar (1867 – 1997)
31 boxes (27 linear feet)
The Edgar Bennett Collection documents the personal and professional lives of Edgar T. Bennett and his wife, Margaret Truitt Bennett. Personal items from the collection include land grants, photographs, and correspondence. The bulk of the collection revolves around Edgar Bennett's professional life, mainly consisting of records from the former Red Star Motor Coaches, Inc. bus company, and Bennett's political career in the Republican Party, Maryland State Senate and Maryland State Roads Commission.