Elizabeth Albee Brooks Diary
Content Description
This collection contains the diary of Elizabeth Albee Brooks from 1865. Brooks was an artist in training who lived in Medford, Massachusetts. The diary has an inscription in the front endpaper that reads "With many happy new years from her loving Auntie. Medford." The diary contains 124 entries handwritten in pencil graphite. It documents and gives insights into the experiences of adult, single women in suburban Northern communities as the Civil War came to a close. The diary documents her life, the resumption of art classes, notes of appointments with friends to attend performances, exhibits, and lectures, and grappling with a decision to travel to California with her brother Charlie or not. Notable events in her diary include attending the Unitarian Convention of 1865 and the assassination of President Lincoln, which marked significant changes for her personally and nationally.
Acquisition Type
Purchase
Provenance
Purchased from Whitmore Rare Books, 5 February 2024.
Language of Description
English
Restrictions Apply
No
Use Restrictions
NoC-US: No Copyright - United States: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Dates
- Creation: 1865
Creator
- Brooks, Elizabeth Albee, 1830- (Person)
Extent
.03 Cubic Feet (1 letter folder)
Language of Materials
English
Metadata Rights Declarations
- License: This record is made available under an Universal 1.0 Public Domain Dedication Creative Commons license. The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library of the University of Virginia makes its bibliographic records and the metadata contained therein available for public use under the CC0 1.0 Public Domain Designation.
Inventory
1 item