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Diary of Ruth Ellen Thomas

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

(1912)

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier SC2013.024
Creator(s) Thomas, Ruth Ellen
Acquisition

Acquired by Dr. Beatriz Hardy (Dean of SU Libraries and Instructional Resources) in 2013.

SC2013.024
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by Ian Post.
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Abstract

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.

Biographical History

Ruth Ellen Thomas was born in Massachusetts in 1876. Her parents, David Thomas (1839 – 1907) and Ellen West Thomas (1849 – 1936) both immigrated to the United States from England. Ruth was the third of seven children, though only three of Ruth’s siblings survived infancy; Prudence (b. 1873), Eunice (1881 – 1973), and David (b. 1886).

Ruth never married. She, like her mother and sisters, worked as a school teacher.

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Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Diaries
    • Diaries (Women)
    • Family Life
    • Voyages and Travel
  • Location Terms
    • Boston (Ma.)

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