Guide to the Ella Woodward Notebook

5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050

San Diego, CA, 92182-8050

URL: http://library.sdsu.edu/scua

Email: scref@rohan.sdsu.edu

Phone: 619-594-6791

Guide to the Ella Woodward Notebook 1878

Special Collections & University Archives

Overview of the Collection

Collection Title: Ella Woodward Notebook

Dates: 1878-1878

Identification: MS-0407

Creator: Woodward, Ella P.

Physical Description: 0.20 linear ft

Language of Materials: English

Repository: Special Collections & University Archives

5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050

San Diego, CA, 92182-8050

URL: http://library.sdsu.edu/scua

Email: scref@rohan.sdsu.edu

Phone: 619-594-6791

Access Terms

This collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Genre/Form of Material:

Personal Papers

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Use:

These materials are in the public domain. However, the nature of historical archival and manuscript collections means that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. Copyright resides with the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. Requests for permission to publish must be submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. Permissions is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish. Materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.

Conditions Governing Access:

This collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation:

Identification of item, folder title, box number, Ella Woodward Notebook, Special Collections and University Archives, Library and Information Access, San Diego State University.

Scope and Contents

This manuscript item is the composition notebook of student Ella P. Woodward, who identifies herself as "1st Junior Sept." early in the notebook. The notebook contains numerous short stories, poems, essays, and other short compositions; each is graded and includes remarks and criticisms from Ella's teacher. The last entry is dated June 21, 1878.

Particularly notable is Ella's essay regarding her visit to the famous New York phrenologist Dr. Fowler: "My uncle has for a long time wanted me to go to Dr. Fowler's and have my head examined; but though I had no faith in the science last Saturday I went." She goes on to describe the process and her surprise at Dr. Fowler's accuracy in assessing her personality.

The contents are: Whispers of the night -- Grandma's old chest -- Leaves -- A dialogue -- A nursery tale -- What's in a name -- A visit to the phrenologist's -- Punctuation -- A chapter of chronicles -- Slang terms -- Another goose -- Color -- Musings of a mouser -- [Untitled: "Do not, my dear, let our mistake create suspicion in thy heart ..."].