Guide to the Emma Smith Diaries M0298

Department of Special Collections and University Archives

1999 ; revised 2022

Green Library

557 Escondido Mall

Stanford 94305-6064

specialcollections@stanford.edu

URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc

Language of Material: English

Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives

Title: Emma Smith Diaries

Identifier/Call Number: M0298

Physical Description: 2 Linear Feet (4 boxes)

Date (bulk): 1819-1858

Date (inclusive): 1796-1904

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased, 1978.

Biographical / Historical

Emma Smith was an Englishwoman who lived at Tring Park, Hertfordshire and Glenville near Southhampton in the nineteenth century. She made regular trips to Europe during her lifetime.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item] Emma Smith Diaries, M0298, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Scope and Contents

Diaries, travel journals, and sketchbooks (1819-1855) providing a detailed and sustained account of Emma Smith's daily life. Also included are papers regarding disposal of her property, her funeral account, and a printed copy of Manual of Nobility.

Separated Materials

Glass photographic negatives from this collection are separated and housed in MSS PHOTO 0100 General Photograph Collection

Conditions Governing Use

These materials are believed to be in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use of public domain materials.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Women's diaries

box 1

1. The Manual of Nobility 1804

box 1

2. Small green daily diary 1819

box 1

3. Small red diary and record book (expenses) 1819

box 1

4. Large red daily diary 1825

box 1

5. Small red daily diary 1826

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6. Small brown daily diary 1827

box 1

7. Small red daily diary 1828

box 1

8. Mottled green with red binding daily diary 1829

box 1

9. White daily diary 1829

box 1

10. Blue book with initials M.S., journal and letters. 1832

box 1

11. Small brown, household expense book 1831-32

box 1

12. Small red expense book 1832

box 1

13. Small red diary and record of expenses 1834

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14. Large green journal with daily diary entries. 1834

box 1

15. Small red daily diary 1835

box 2

16. Small red daily diary 1837

box 2

17. Small purple daily diary 1838

box 2

18. Small blue daily diary 1838

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19. Large black journal with red binding and daily diary entries. 1838

box 2

20. Small red daily diary 1829

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21. Lett's diary No 9 with daily diary entries. 1840

box 2

22. Small red daily diary 1841

box 2

23. Blue daily diary 1842

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24. Large green daily diary - Germany 1843

box 2

25. Journal in Germany daily diary 1843

box 2

26. Blue daily diary 1843

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27. Blue-grey Diary 1844 with daily entries 1844

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28. Brown with gold, daily diary 1845

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29. Red with gold daily diary 1845

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30. Dark green with red spine daily diary 1845 1845

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31. Blue with red spine Diary 1846 daily diary b 1846

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32. Journal of tour of France 1847 and 1851

box 3

33. Blue Diary 1847 daily diary 1847

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34. Grey Diary 1849 daily diary 1849

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35. Green Daily Rememberancer 1851

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36. Small red daily diary 1853

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37. Grey brown Lett's Diary #11 1855 1855

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38. Sketchbook with watercolors - Purple water-stained cover, large. 1843

box 3

39. Red Album with sketches, some water colors, large 1851

box 3

40. Small mottled grey and blue journal by niece

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41. Large mottled red and grey sketchbook Sketches E.S.

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42. Small mottled brown with blue binding sketch book

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43. Marbeled paper over boards with half-leather binding - sketchbook, large

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44. Green and black sketchbook

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45. Grey and black sketchbook Laura Maria Seymour 1854

box 4

46. Sketchbook, watercolours Alice Mary Fellows - 1904 1904

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47. Marbled, soft cover, begun Frolicks several hands 1796

box 4

48. Small red account book, personal addresses, recipes, distances

box 4

49. Loose papers and sketches

Container Summary: (Folder)