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Genieve Lamson Diary, 1910-1912

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Creator: Lamson, Genieve, 1887-1966.
Date Created: 1910-1912
Description: Genieve Amelia Lamson was born in Randolph, Vt. to Whitcomb Elisha and Hannah Amelia (Philbrick) Lamson on April 29, 1887. Lamson graduated from Randolph High School in 1905. After graduation, she taught for four terms in Vermont district schools and for five years (until 1915) in high schools in Roselle Park, NJ and Springfield, Mass. Lamson completed her undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Chicago, receiving her B.S. degree in 1920 and an M.S. in geography in 1922. She accepted a professorship at Vassar College in 1922 and taught in the geography department until her retirement in 1952. Lamson traveled extensively during her 20s. In 1909, she visited family and friends in the Pacific Northwest and went on several sightseeing excursions in California, Oregon, and Washington. She and her sister Gail traveled through Britain, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy in 1912, and the pair took a trip to Bermuda in 1915. Lamson was an active suffragist and was appointed by the Vermont Suffragist Association to chair the suffragist convention in Orange County in 1919. Lamson remained an active member of her community throughout her life, donating her time and money to a number of social and professional organizations. She was also a historian and choir member of Bethany Congregational Church, a sponsor of Vermont Symphony Orchestra concerts in Randolph, a member of the Randolph Woman’s Club, and a member of the Randolph Garden Club. Lamson died on September 22, 1966. Topics in Lamson’s diaries include teaching (as well as the process for becoming a certified teacher in Vermont circa 1910), major cities of the West Coast, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle; turn-of-the-century fashion and home clothes-making, the sinking of the Titanic, turn-of-the-century slang, and the local history of Randolph, Vt.
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Caroline Crane Marsh Diary, September 23 - December 21, 1864

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Creator: Marsh, Caroline Crane, 1816-1901.
Date Created: 1864
Description: The Italian ministry dissolves and reforms in this diary amid countrywide protests against the September Convention treaty and debates over proposed bills for the suppression of monasteries and tax hikes on salt and other goods. The Marshes acquire the lower floors of the Casa d’Angennes during this period and the offices of the American Legation move into those rooms shortly after. Caroline Crane Marsh continues collecting items for the U.S. Sanitary Fairs and has an audience with the Duchess of Genoa. Topics in this diary include Italian law enforcement, slavery in the United States, differences between Turin and Florence, Italian art, Italian grief and funerary practices, convents, Italian medicine, relations between the Italian social classes, crime in Italy, political relations between Italy, France, and Rome; Catholicism, marriage, traveling and tourism in Russia, the Greek War of Independence, and the royal family of Savoy.
Parent Collections: Caroline Crane Marsh Diaries, Vermont Diaries

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Caroline Crane Marsh Diary, March 8 - May 14, 1862

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Creator: Marsh, Caroline Crane, 1816-1901.
Date Created: 1862
Description: The threat of war between Italy and Austria, increasing opposition to Urbano Rattazzi and the new ministry, and new negotiations between France, Rome, and the Italian government regarding the “Roman Question” serve as the backdrop for the events in this diary. The Marshes receive a visit from sculptor Hiram Powers and his family, and Green Clay arrives to replace Romaine Dillon as Secretary of the U.S. Legation, serving George Perkins Marsh alongside Marsh’s Italian secretary, Giuseppe Artoni. George Perkins Marsh completes the manuscript for his latest book, The Origin and History of the English Language, and resumes working on Man and Nature: or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action. Throughout this diary, the Marshes take sightseeing drives in and around Turin, visiting Moncalieri, the gardens at Valentino Palace, Stupenigi, Franchetti Villa, Madonna di Campagna, and Venaria Reale, among other places. Topics in this diary include Rome and the Pope, Catholicism and the prejudice against Protestantism in Italy, Princess Maria Pia, the behavior and politics of Italian royalty and elites, court etiquette in Italy and the Ottoman Empire, labor practices in Italian agriculture, education and health in rural Italy, diplomatic relations between Italians and “Northern” countries, the role of women in marriage and society in the 19th century, spiritualism, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Bettino Ricasoli, and Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Parent Collections: Vermont Diaries, Caroline Crane Marsh Diaries

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Mary Jean Simpson Diary, 1939

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Creator: Simpson, Mary Jean, 1888-1977.
Date Created: 1939
Description: In this diary Mary Jean spends the spring semester at UVM attending YWCA meetings, a Committee on the Worlds Fair, traveling to a Dean’s convention in Cleveland Ohio, visiting John in NYC, going to Phi Beta Kappa events, sorority luncheons, faculty meetings, and attending various student life events. Due to the busy nature of her life, some weeks in this diary are akin to a daily planner for Mary Jean. During the summer months, Mary Jean regularly goes to church, has dinner with friends, works on the Fletcher Farm, and occasionally goes out to see movies. Returning to work at UVM in the fall leaves her with a busy schedule involved in student social affairs and faculty business, once again attending regular meetings and conferences including the Ladies of Faculty, Phi Beta Kappa, and the YWCA. Ending out her year is a lively description of time spent with family around the Christmas holiday. Topics in this diary include student and faculty life at UVM, with a focus on Pan-Hellenic life, church and social life in Vermont, and brief mentions of locomotive transportation.
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Justin Smith Morrill to Matthew H. Buckham, November 4, 1882

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Creator: Morrill, Justin S. (Justin Smith), 1810-1898.
Date Created: 1882-11-04
Description: Topics include Buckham's interest in getting Frederick Billings to serve as a trustee of the University, Morrill's thoughts on the design of a new library building, and Morrill's thoughts on the Charles J. Folger's candidacy for Governor of New York and President Chester Arthur's role in getting Floger to run.
Parent Collections: Justin Morrill Letters to UVM President Buckham

Part of: Justin Morrill Letters to UVM President Matthew Buckham

Justin Smith Morrill to Matthew H. Buckham, June 11, 1887

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Creator: Morrill, Justin S. (Justin Smith), 1810-1898.
Date Created: 1887-06-11
Description: Topics include a $50 donation from Morrill to the University and his thoughts on his upcoming commencement speech on Land Grant Colleges.
Parent Collections: Justin Morrill Letters to UVM President Buckham

Part of: Justin Morrill Letters to UVM President Matthew Buckham

Justin Smith Morrill to Matthew H. Buckham, May 22, 1893

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Creator: Morrill, Justin S. (Justin Smith), 1810-1898.
Date Created: 1893-05-22
Description: Morrill writes about the state of agricultural colleges in New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, as well as the idea of having him make an address in support of keeping the Agricultural College at the University of Vermont.
Parent Collections: Justin Morrill Letters to UVM President Buckham

Part of: Justin Morrill Letters to UVM President Matthew Buckham

Justin Smith Morrill to Matthew H. Buckham, June 14, 1873

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Creator: Morrill, Justin S. (Justin Smith), 1810-1898.
Date Created: 1873-06-14
Description: Morrill writes with interest about Buckham's recent discourse on history and with a few thoughts on Milton's work on Latin history.
Parent Collections: Justin Morrill Letters to UVM President Buckham

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Justin Smith Morrill to Matthew H. Buckham, October 7, 1873

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Creator: Morrill, Justin S. (Justin Smith), 1810-1898.
Date Created: 1873-10-07
Description: Morrill writes about a former supporter of the University named Harry and Senator George Boutwell's changed opinion on agricultural colleges.
Parent Collections: Justin Morrill Letters to UVM President Buckham

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Justin Smith Morrill to Matthew H. Buckham, January 30, 1874

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Creator: Morrill, Justin S. (Justin Smith), 1810-1898.
Date Created: 1874-01-30
Description: Morrill writes about his surprise at the actions of Henry Clark, the postponement of a bill from Senator George Hoar, and an address from President Andrew White of Cornell in support of aid to colleges and against sentiments previously expressed by President Charles Eliot of Harvard and President James McCosh of Princeton.
Parent Collections: Justin Morrill Letters to UVM President Buckham

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