Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Diary of a Farmwoman,
- Dates:
- 1890
- Creators:
- X, b. 1839-40
- Abstract:
- This is the diary of a single woman, identified only as 'X', living near Topeka, Kansas in 1890.
- Extent:
- 1 item (190 pgs) 20 cm
- Language:
- English.
- Preferred citation:
-
Diary of a Farmwoman, 1890. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.
Background
- Scope and content:
-
The author of this diary is a single woman, age 40, living with her ailing mother outside of Topeka, Kansas, and identified only as X. The diary covers the whole of 1890. Some additional information is contained in enclosed letter of transmittal by donor.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Bonnie Kingsley in 1988.
- Physical location:
- Stored offsite at NRLF: Advance notice is required for access to the papers.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Rural women--Kansas--Diaries
- Names:
- X, b. 1839 or 40--Diaries
- Places:
- Kansas--Biography
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2003
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid created by UCSC OAC Unit. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: October 8, 2003.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
-
Diary is available for research.
- Terms of access:
-
Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to publish or to reproduce the material, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
- Preferred citation:
-
Diary of a Farmwoman, 1890. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.
- Location of this collection:
-
Special Collections and Archives, University Library1156 High StreetSanta Cruz, CA 95064, US
- Contact:
- (831) 459-2547