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Diaries of Louisa McConnell

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

(1840)

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

Identifier SC2017.051
Creator(s) McConnell, Louisa
Acquisition

Acquired by Dr. Beatriz Hardy (Dean of SU Libraries and Instructional Resources) in 2017.

SC2017.051
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

These diaries were written in 1840 by Louisa McConnell, a student at a Massachusetts girls boarding school known as the Pittsfield Female Academy. McConnell wrote about her daily education and recreational routine, in addition to the subjects that she studied. She enjoyed reading books--especially English literature, history, and religion-- and attended several chemistry lectures in town and was traumatized at one where the Professor Palmer killed a kitten in an experimental demonstration. The diaries conclude with McConnell's final days at the school, which included an exchange of farewell text between the students and the Principal, Nathaniel S. Dodge, followed by a long trip by stage and steamboat to New York state. Also included are notes for scripture, penmanship, chemistry and geology, and art exercises.

Scope and Content Note

These diaries were written in 1840 by Louisa McConnell, a student at a Massachusetts girls boarding school known as the Pittsfield Female Academy. McConnell wrote about her daily education and recreational routine, in addition to the subjects that she studied. She enjoyed reading books--especially English literature, history, and religion-- and attended several chemistry lectures in town and was traumatized at one where the Professor Palmer killed a kitten in an experimental demonstration. The diaries conclude with McConnell's final days at the school, which included an exchange of farewell text between the students and the Principal, Nathaniel S. Dodge, followed by a long trip by stage and steamboat to New York state. Also included are notes for scripture, penmanship, chemistry and geology, and art exercises.

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Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Diaries
    • Diaries (Women)
    • Education
    • Science
    • Youth
    • Religious History
  • Location Terms
    • Massachusetts
    • New York

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