Esther Fisher Wistar diary
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of the single handwritten diary of Esther Fisher Wistar. Entries focus on family news, social calls, religious reflection, descriptions of Quaker meetings, and discussions of aging and death.
Dates
- Creation: 1866-1892
Creator
- Wistar, Esther Fisher Smith (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Esther Fisher Wistar (1818-1900) was born on September 26, 1818, the daughter of Hannah Logan Fisher and James Smith. Wistar was born a Quaker, and her mother, Hannah Logan Fisher, was a minister of Arch Street Meeting. On December 13, 1838, Wistar married Dr. Mifflin Wistar. Wistar died on April 12, 1900, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Extent
0.06 linear ft. (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Esther Fisher Wistar's diary entries focus on family news, social calls, religious reflection, descriptions of Quaker meetings, and discussions of aging and death.
Acquisition
The Esther Fisher Wistar diary was donated to Special Collections, Haverford College in 2014 by David M. Morris, and released by Christian Higgins, Independence National Historical park.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed August, 2015.
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Esther Fisher Wistar diary, 1866-1892
- 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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