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Lydia Smith Douglass Diary, 1848

 File — sc_box: MS 1, Folder: 21-22

Collection Scope and Content Summary

From the Collection:

Diary, 1848, of Lydia Reed Smith Douglass. Photocopies of original and typed transcript of the diary describe her first year of marriage to Columbus C. Douglass, including trips to Illinois and Wisconsin to meet her in-laws and her trip to and subsequent life on Isle Royale, Michigan where her husband, then an employee of the Ohio and Isle Royale Mining Company, had moved to open and manage a mine and smelting operation.

Dates

  • 1848

Access

Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.02 Cubic Feet (2 folders)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Repository

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