Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Mary E. Fisher letters to Mary Beach
- Dates:
- 1891-1899
- Creators:
- Fisher, Mary E.
- Abstract:
- Letters from Mary E. Fisher to her friend Mary Beach, describing life in the town of Huron, South Dakota and an eventual move to Minneapolis.
- Extent:
- 0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Mary E. Fisher letters to Mary Beach, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Four letters from Mary E. Fisher to her friend Mary Beach. The first three letters are written from Fisher's home in Huron, South Dakota, where she had just moved with her husband from the nearby smaller town of Cavour. She describes her delight at living in a larger community with a nicer house; local news such as elections, temperance movements, the local economy, crop failures, and the weather; and also family issues including the work of her husband and children and the traveling they had to do. She also relates her concern for the impoverished families of Huron, and her efforts to help with food and clothing donations for Christmas. Fisher's final letter in 1899 is from Minneapolis, where the family moved due to her husband's constant traveling to the area for his work.
- Biographical / historical:
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Mary E. Fisher lived with her family in the midwestern United States in the late 19th century.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from McBride Rare Books, February 2020.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Kelly Kress in April 2022.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged chronologically.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-04-06 10:31:05 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Terms of access:
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Mary E. Fisher letters to Mary Beach, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191