Anna Spencer diaries
Scope and Contents
This collection is composed of 50 handwritten volumes of Anna Spencer's diaries. Entries describe weather, social calls, domestic duties, family news, attendance at meetings, births, deaths, and marriages within the Quaker community, and the health of herself and family members.
Dates
- Creation: 1855-1905
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Anna Spencer (1832-1905) belonged to Gwynedd Monthly Meeting. Her parents were Mary and Jesse Spencer. She also was a member of Abington Monthly and Horsham Particular Meetings. She died at her home in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Extent
2.75 linear ft. (50 volumes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Anna Spencer's diary entries describe weather, social calls, domestic duties, family news, attendance at meetings, births, deaths, and marriages within the Quaker community, and the health of herself and family members.
Acquisition
The Anna Spencer diaries were donated to Special Collections, Haverford College in 1965 by Nancy Morris Wood.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed August, 2015.
- Title
- Anna Spencer diaries, 1855-1905
- Author
- Kara Flynn
- Date
- August, 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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