autograph albums
Subject
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Found in 1 Collection or Record:
William M. Coates autograph album and diaries
Collection
Identifier: HCS-003-014
Overview
William Coates’s diaries detail his time at Haverford College and following his graduation. He writes about the weather, academic studies, weekly collections, the Everett Society, exercise, his letter correspondence, and trips with his friends and family. He begins writing about the Civil War on April 14, 1861, detailing Fort Sumter’s surrender and evacuation, remarking on the “great excitement” and formation of a mob in Philadelphia. He later remarks on Civil War events such as the...
Dates:
1860-1863