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145 pages. Wilbur wrote brief, one-line entries summarizing personally significant events for each day of the year on the "Memoranda" pages of the almanac.

Subjects: Almanacs, American; Women--Diaries; Women teachers; Women--Education; Lectures and lecturing; Meetings; Sewing

Relevant locations: New York (State)

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152 pages. Wilbur wrote brief, one-line entries summarizing personally significant events for each day of the year on the "Memoranda" pages of the almanac.

Subjects: Almanacs, American; Diaries; Women--Diaries; Women teachers; Women--Education; Lectures and lecturing; Meetings; Sewing

Relevant locations: New York (State); Ohio; Missouri; Kentucky

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168 pages. Wilbur wrote small paragraph-length entries summarizing personally significant events for each day of the year. Content primarily reflects her depression and social life in the wake of losing custody of her young niece Alfreda Bigelow.

Subjects: Women--Diaries; Quakers--Family relationships; Bigelow, Alfreda, 1856-1933; Foster parents; Housekeeping; Depression, Mental

Relevant locations: New York (State)

Scope and Contents 167 pages. Wilbur wrote small paragraph-length entries summarizing personally significant events for each day of the year. Primarily documents her social interactions and events of the Civil War. Frequently refers to losing custody of her niece Alfreda Bigelow. Subjects: Women--Diaries; Quakers--Family relationships; Bigelow, Alfreda, 1856-1933; Housekeeping; Books and reading; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Abolitionists; Anti-slavery movementsRelevant...

Scope and Contents 166 pages. Wilbur wrote small paragraph-length entries summarizing personally significant events for each day of the year. Primarily documents her family life, events of the Civil War, and her work in Virginia aiding individuals who escaped slavery to Union territory during the war (who were referred to as "contraband"). Wrote "there is a great work to do here, & I am willing to do it as far as I can, I feel that I am working for an entire race and for all time to come." Makes multiple...

Scope and Contents 372 pages. Wilbur wrote page-length entries summarizing personally significant events for each day of the year. Primarily documents events of the Civil War and her time in Alexandria, Virginia, where she worked alongside with African American activist Harriet Ann Jacobs aiding individuals who escaped slavery to Union territory during the war (who were referred to as "contraband"). Also describes spending extensive time with her family in New York.Subjects: Women--Diaries; War...

Scope and Contents 408 pages. Wilbur wrote page-length entries summarizing personally significant events for each day of the year. Primarily documents events of the Civil War and her time in Alexandria, Virginia, where she worked alongside individuals such as Harriet Ann Jacobs aiding individuals who escaped slavery to Union territory during the war (who were referred to as "contraband"). Also describes spending extensive time with her family in New York. The memoranda at the end include literary excerpts as...

Scope and Contents 408 pages. Wilbur wrote page-length entries summarizing personally significant events for each day of the year. Primarily documents events of the Civil War and early postbellum period, including her relief work for individuals who escaped slavery to Union territory during the war (who were referred to as "contraband") and freedmen. Relocated from Alexandria, Virginia, to work out of Washington, D.C., during this time. Records the assassination and funeral of Abraham Lincoln. Attended...

Scope and Contents 408 pages. Wilbur wrote page-length entries summarizing personally significant events for each day of the year. Primarily documents her charitable work in association with the Freedmen’s Bureau, and social/political events in the early postbellum period. Actively observed and commented on governmental proceedings in Washington, D.C., such as the passage of the Reconstruction Bill, and attended multiple White House receptions. Attended various lectures throughout the year. Spent extensive...

Scope and Contents 408 pages. Wilbur wrote page-length entries summarizing personally significant events for each day of the year. Primarily documents her charitable work in association with the Freedmen’s Bureau and social/political events in the Reconstruction era. Actively observed and commented on governmental proceedings in Washington, D.C. Attended congressional sessions, White House receptions, and various lectures throughout the year. Also describes spending extensive time with her family in New York....