Anna Yarnall diaries
Scope and Contents
This collection includes 43 volumes of the handwritten diaries of Anna Yarnall. 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: 1856-1885
Creator
- Yarnall, Anna C. (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Unknown.
Extent
1.16 linear ft. (43 volumes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Anna Yarnall'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 Yarnall diaries were donated to Special Collections, Haverford College in 1941 by Margaret Loring Thomas and Edward Thomas.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed August, 2015.
- Title
- Anna Yarnall diaries, 1856-1886
- 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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