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$Miniature of Mary Harvey to Ruth Fletcher\, undated$

Mary Harvey to Ruth Fletcher\, undated

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Creator: Harvey, Mary.
Description: Topics include plans for visiting family and friends.
Parent Collections: Fletcher Family

$Miniature of Elias Fletcher to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, 1845 October 15$

Elias Fletcher to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher\, 1845 October 15

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Creator: Fletcher, Elias.
Description: Topics include the deaths of their acquaintances and requests for items to be sent.
Parent Collections: Fletcher Family

Diaries

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Date Created: 1766-1919
Description: The Diaries collection provides access to more than thirty fully transcribed and searchable diaries from the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth century. The collection includes diaries documenting student life at UVM in different eras, the 1918-1919 flu epidemic, the civil war, life in Italy in the early 1860’s, courtship and marriage, social life, religious life, employment opportunities for women, travel, life at a summer cottage, and more.

Mary Jean Simpson Diary, 1926

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Creator: SimpsonMaryJean, 1888-1977.
Date Created: 1926
Description: Mary Jean accepts a job as a Bill Clerk for the United States Senate, and she and her mother make the move from Vermont to Washington D.C. in this Diary. Mentions of Senatorial legislation, visits from ambassadors, and national events such as the impeachment of federal judge George English are peppered throughout descriptions of her new job. Much of her diary includes descriptions of dinner parties with coworkers, politicians, family, and friends; visits to the movies, operas, theater, and live music; and shopping for new clothes, especially hats. Mary Jean and her mother also return to Vermont for several months; transit by train and automobile play a large role in her life in 1926. Topics include: 1920s US Senate legislation, Media: Movies, theater, opera, and music in the 20s, early 20th century transportation: trains and automobiles, Women’s fashion in the 1920s, Women’s Club Organizations, Political social life in early 20th century, Vermont and Northeastern Coastal geography, Presbyterian church life.
Parent Collections: Diaries

Woman with a child in a baby carriage

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Date Created: 1900
Description: Woman with a child in a baby carriage across the street from a store.
Parent Collections: Tennie Toussaint Photographs

John Weeks store in North Danville, Vt.

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Date Created: 1900
Description: John Weeks store in North Danville, Vt.
Parent Collections: Tennie Toussaint Photographs

Justin Smith Morrill to Matthew H. Buckham, November 14, 1890

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Creator: Morrill, Justin S. (Justin Smith), 1810-1898.
Date Created: 1890-11-14
Description: Morrill writes about the debate in the state legislature to separate the Agricultural College from the University of Vermont in 1890. (final page(s) missing)
Parent Collections: Justin Morrill Letters to UVM President Buckham

Justin Smith Morrill to Matthew H. Buckham, March 15, 1891

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Creator: Morrill, Justin S. (Justin Smith), 1810-1898.
Date Created: 1891-03-15
Description: Morrill writes about prospects for new agricultural and mechanical building and an experimental farm at the University and urges Buckham to seek support from the city of Burlington.
Parent Collections: Justin Morrill Letters to UVM President Buckham

Justin Smith Morrill to Matthew H. Buckham, July 3, 1893

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Creator: Morrill, Justin S. (Justin Smith), 1810-1898.
Date Created: 1893-07-03
Description: Morrill writes about asking the Governor of Vermont to establish a Military Hall in Burlington and the idea of giving the manuscript of his recent address to the University Library.
Parent Collections: Justin Morrill Letters to UVM President Buckham

Justin Smith Morrill to Matthew H. Buckham, October 22, 1888

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Creator: Morrill, Justin S. (Justin Smith), 1810-1898.
Date Created: 1888-10-22
Description: Morrill writes with a donation to the Century College fund and about the Watchman's recent efforts to discourage the state of Vermont from providing aid to the University and State Agricultural College.
Parent Collections: Justin Morrill Letters to UVM President Buckham

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