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Elizabeth Wood Kane journal, 1895

 Item — Box: 29, Folder: 2
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 6 Sub-Series 3 Item 1
Image of Elizabeth Wood Kane journal
Image of Elizabeth Wood Kane journal

Scope and Contents

Journal written by Elizabeth Wood Kane, recording mainly family matters, including the birth of babies in their family, her visit to her sister's home in New York for the marriage of her niece, some of her family history research, and matters involving the family business. The journal also documents Kane's participation in the Woman's Christian Temperance Union meetings and her visits to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to see senators and the governor. She also writes about writing her father's memoir, her son Elisha's financial difficulty, and experiences of women campaigning for temperence and suffrage. Dated January 1, 1895 through December 31, 1895.

Dates

  • 1895

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Kane family papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.

Extent

363 p. ; 22 x 19 cm

Language of Materials

English

Other Finding Aids

File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/VMSS792.xml

General

Holograph.

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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