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Elizabeth Powell papers, 1854-1916.
BANC MSS 82/55 cLOCALBANC FILM 2059LOCALBANC FILM 2104LOCAL
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Title:
Elizabeth Powell papers, 1854-1916Creator/Contributor:
Powell, Elizabeth, 1838-1916, creatorAbstract:
Diary, v.1, 1854-1868, describes her life as a schoolgirl in Milton, New York; travels in N.Y. and eastern U.S., including
a description of conditions at Auburn prison; work as a governess in Louisiana and elsewhere; descriptions of slave life and
of New Orleans., Diary, v.2, 1868-1915, describes her voyage to the Pacific coast; teaching school in Pike City, Calif.; and
work as a governess in various northern California locales. Comments on her ambitions in life. Three letters, l869-1915, written
by her. Also included, a testimonial letter written by the Oakland Teachers Association after her death; statement of Helen
Hughes Vedder containing genealogical information on the Powell family.
Date:
1854 (issued)Subject:
n-us-ny -- n-us-la -- n-us-caEducation -- California
Voyages to the Pacific coast
Women teachers
Prisons -- New York (State)
Slavery -- Louisiana
Voyages vers la côte du Pacifique
Enseignantes
Prisons -- New York (État)
teachers
Education
Prisons
Slavery
Travel
Voyages to the Pacific coast
Women teachers
New Orleans (La.) -- Description and travel
California
Louisiana
Louisiana -- New Orleans
New York (State)
Oakland Teachers Association.
Note:
Copies : Also available on microfilm with call number BANC FILM 2104 (negative: BNEG Box 2363X): Diary, v. 1, 1854-1868, testimonial
letter, and miscellaneous papers, 1869-1915; and call number BANC FILM 2059 (negative: BNEG Box 2173): Diary, v. 2, 1868-1915.
Photograph of Elizabeth Powell, 1874, transferred to the Portrait File of The Bancroft Library.
Type:
Diaries.Genealogies.
Physical Description:
1 box (.4 linear ft.)
2 microfilm reels : negative and positive
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS 82/55 cLOCAL
BANC FILM 2059LOCAL
BANC FILM 2104LOCAL