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Nolf (Mary) Diaries and Correspondence
SPC.2018.051
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Contributing Institution:
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
Title: Mary Nolf Diaries and Correspondence
Creator:
Nolf, Mary
Identifier/Call Number: SPC.2018.051
Physical Description:
1 box
Physical Description:
.42 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1831-1939
Date (bulk): 1880-1910
Abstract: The Mary Nolf Diaries and Correspondence collection contains diaries, autograph books, and a calendar book that mostly belonged
to Mary Nolf, as well as correspondence, such as letters and postcards between Mary, her siblings, family members, and possibly
friends.
Language of Material:
English
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There are no access restrictions on this collection.
This collection pertains to three sisters (Mary, Angeline or Angie, and Margaret or Maggie) who moved from Pennsylvania to
Pasadena, California after receiving an inheritance of land from their deceased parents. Their brother William and his wife,
Marie, remained in Pennsylvania. Angie married a man named Martin E. Geibel in 1910 and Mary and Margaret, who remained unmarried,
moved in with them in their Pasadena home where they lived out the rest of their lives.
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This collection was processed by Lindsay Anderson in 2020.
The Mary Nolf Diaries and Correspondence Collection (1831-1939) contains .42 linear feet of diaries kept by Mary Nolf written
between 1889-1912; as well as letters mostly written to Mary by her sisters, brother, friends, and other relatives. Also included
in this collection are autograph books; a calendar book; postcards; letters written to Angie, Margaret, William and more;
and other ephemera. Major events are briefly mentioned in the diaries and letters, such as the sisters attending a lecture
given by Susan B. Anthony on women's rights in 1905, witnessing Glenn Curtiss and Louis Paulhan's flight during the Los Angeles
International Aviation Meet at what was Dominguez Park in 1910, and attending the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago
in 1893.
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materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
1910 Los Angeles International Aviation Meet at Dominguez Field
Diaries
Correspondence
Autograph albums
Geibel, Angeline Nolf
Nolf, Margaret
Nolf, William
Geibel, Martin E.