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Diary of Mary Louise Shawhan Horn

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

(1891)

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

Identifier SC2014.055
Creator(s) Horn, Mary Louise Shawhan
Acquisition

Acquired by Dr. Beatriz Hardy (Dean of SU Libraries and Instructional Resources) in 2014.

SC2014.055
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 Margaret Long.
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Abstract

The Diary of Mary Louise Shawhan Horn was written in 1891 in Mobile, Alabama. Mary Louise Shawhan married Harold Horn in April of 1891 and the latter half of the diary details her life as a newly married woman along with her wish to not have children. A photograph of a woman not related to Horn is also present with the diary.

Biographical History

Mary Louise “Mamie” Shawhan Horn was born on February 12, 1873. She was the daughter of Garrett Benjamen Shawhan (1843 – 1905) and Mary Ellen Shrader Shawhan (1846 – 1919). Mary was the third of four children. She had two older brothers, Charles Shrader Shawhan (1869 – 1929) and Walter Shawhan (1871 – 1875), and a younger sister, Anna Louise Shawhan (1884 – 1900).

On April 15, 1891, Mary married Louis Harrell “Dove” Horn (1866 – 1926). The couple had three daughters, Margaret Horn Hiifner (1895 – 1983), Lucille Horn (1897 – 1969), and Helen Horn Pitard (1900 – 1986).

Mary died on March 15, 1930 at the age of 57. She is buried in Magnolia Cemetery in Mobile, Alabama.

Scope and Content Note

The Diary of Mary Louise Shawhan Horn was written in 1891 in Mobile, Alabama. Mary Louise Shawhan married Harold Horn in April of 1891 and the latter half of the diary details her life as a newly married woman along with her wish to not have children. A photograph of a woman not related to Horn is also present with the diary.The final page of the diary contains drawing practices of leaves, three dimmensional shapes, and a person in movement. The diary's binding has come apart. 

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Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Diaries
    • Diaries (Women)
    • Family Life
  • Location Terms
    • Mobile (Al.)

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