Description
Collection consists primarily of diaries written
by Sheldon while serving as a stewardess on Pacific-based steamer ships in the
1890s.
Background
Little is know about Ella J. Sheldon (b. October 13, 1856) outside of
the accounts of her being a stewardess for the Occidental & Oriental
Steamship Company in the early 1890s. According to the donor, Francis Hull
Charles, Sheldon may have never married and probably died in San Francisco in
the late 1930s. Her diaries were passed on to her friend Heddy Smith, who gave
them to the donor.
Restrictions
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as
the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the
researcher.
Availability
Collection open for research.