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Mental Photographs Journal (Medford, Massachusetts)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

(1873 – 1935)

bulk 1873

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

Identifier SC2021.028
Creator(s) Unknown
Acquisition

Acquired by Dr. Beatriz Hardy (Dean of SU Libraries and Instructional Resources) in 2021.
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 Jennifer Pulsney, October 2023.
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Abstract

This Mental Photographs Journal was compiled between 1873 and 1935 with most of the entries occurring in 1873. Given to "Mazie" from "her 'little' cousin Hosie," this journal has entries from various locations with the majority from Medford, Massachusetts and Brookfield, Nova Scotia, but also includes: Liverpool, Nova Scotia; Harvard, Massachusetts; Tufts, Massachusetts; the Atlantic; and Boston, Massachusetts. Each "mental photograph" consists of two pages of questions and answers that offer rich personal details about the respondent.

Scope and Content Note

This Mental Photographs Journal was compiled between 1873 and 1935 with most of the entries occurring in 1873.  Given to "Mazie" from "her 'little' cousin Hosie," this journal has entries from various locations with the majority from Medford, Massachusetts and Brookfield, Nova Scotia, but also includes: Liverpool, Nova Scotia; Harvard, Massachusetts; Tufts, Massachusetts; the Atlantic; and Boston, Massachusetts.  Each "mental photograph" consists of two pages of questions and answers that offer rich personal details about the respondent.

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Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • City and town life
    • Questionnaires
    • Youth
  • Corporate Names
    • Harvard University
    • Tufts University
  • Location Terms
    • Boston (Ma.)
    • Canada
    • Massachusetts
    • Medford (Ma.)
    • Nova Scotia

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