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Emma Wormwood Diaries

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-221

Scope and Content of the Collection

Three diaries kept by Emma Wormwood, a school teacher in Macoupin County, Illinois, during the years 1895-1898. In her entries, Ms. Wormwood describes the weather, her daily chores and activities, her interactions with family, friends and pupils, and her experiences teaching at Hazel Green School.

Dates

  • Creation: 1895-1898

Creator

Access

The Emma Wormwood Diaries are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).

Ownership and Literary Rights

The Emma Wormwood Diaries are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections.

Biography of Emma Wormwood

School teacher from Carlinville, Illinois who taught at the Hazel Green School in Girard, Macoupin County, Illinois during the late 19th century.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (3 folders)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Three diaries kept by Emma Wormwood, a young school teacher from Carlinville in Macoupin County, Illinois, who taught in Girard (also in Macoupin County) at the Hazel Green School.

Organization

Arranged chronologically.

Collection Stack Location

1 1 2

Provenance

Purchase, Ron Lerner, 2014.

Processed by

Elizabeth McKinley, 2014.

Title
Inventory of the Emma Wormwood Diaries, 1895-1898Midwest.MS.221
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth McKinley
Date
©2014.
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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