Linda Louisa Cousins diary
Scope and Contents
Linda Louisa Cousins diary, 1912-1914, 0.03 cubic feet, with daily notations about the weather, her work cleaning houses and her hobbies crocheting, and writing letters. One entry notes that she attended " a colored commencement."
Dates
- Creation: 1912-1914
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Biographical / Historical
Louisa Cousins was the seventh child of Thomas Jefferson Cousins (1832-1897) and his wife Rosa Ann Elizabeth Catherine Traylor (1851-1947). Her mother remarried Herman Christian Groot, a German emigrant and the family was fairly affluent. She may be attending business school and uses short hand in the diary.
Extent
0.03 Cubic Feet (One folder in a legal document box BW 10.)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was purchased from Frank Gilliam Rare Books by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia on November 2, 2016.
- Title
- LInda Louisa Cousins diary
- Author
- Ellen Welch
- Date
- 6/28/17
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States