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Lydia Smith Douglass Diary

 Collection — sc_box: MS 1, Folder: 21-22
Identifier: MS-306

Collection Scope and Content Summary

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.

Biography

Lydia was the daughter of James K. Smith, of St. Clair County (Mich.), and a pioneer and wife of Columbus C. Douglass, who was a cousin and an assistant to Douglass Houghton.

Extent

0.02 Cubic Feet (2 folders)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

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.

General Physical Description note

0.23 cubic feet1/2 manuscript box (legal size)

Processing History

Elizabeth Russell,12/29/2009

Title
Lydia Smith Douglass Diary
Author
Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Russell
Date
12/29/2009
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Description is in English

Repository Details

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

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