Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Scope and Contents Note
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Diary of a Farmwoman,
Date (inclusive): 1890
Collection number: MS 185
Creator:
X, b. 1839-40
Extent:
1 item (190 pgs)
20 cm
Repository:
University of California, Santa Cruz. University Library.
Special Collections and Archives
Santa Cruz, California 95064
Abstract: This is the diary of a single woman, identified only as 'X', living near Topeka, Kansas in 1890.
Physical location: Stored offsite at NRLF: Advance notice is required for access to the papers.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access
Diary is available for research.
Publication Rights
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.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Bonnie Kingsley in 1988.
Scope and Contents Note
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.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
X, b. 1839 or 40--Diaries
Rural women--Kansas--Diaries
Kansas--Biography