Martha R. Whitmore Diaries 1937-1962

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Martha R. Whitmore Diaries 1937-1962

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Shortly after graduating from college in 1920, Martha Richardson married Philip F. Whitmore, a market gardener from Sunderland, Mass., and 1915 graduate of Massachusetts Agricultural College. As a housewife and mother of three, Martha supported Philip, who became a Trustee of his alma mater and a representative in the State House (1950-1962). Philip Whitmore died in 1962, with Martha following nineteenth years later. This small collection includes six scattered diaries of Martha Whitmore, kept somewhat irregularly during the years 1937, 1947, 1950, 1953, 1957, and 1962. Largely personal in nature, they are centered on home and family life, husband and children, and Martha's love of nature, but they include occasional references to Philip Whitmore's political activities and the University of Massachusetts.

6 vols.; (0.25 linear feet)

eng,

Special Collections and University Archives, UMass Amherst Libraries

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Whitmore, Martha R.

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Phil Whitmore and grandchildren, July 1960 Martha Hubbard Richardson was born on Aug. 26, 1897, the daughter of Mary "Mollie" Morse Richardson and Dr. William S. Richarson of Marlboro, Mass. Following in her mother's footsteps, Richardson entered Wellesley College and excelled, graduating with honors in the class of 1920. That October, she married Philip Ferry Whitmore in the college's Shakespearean Society House, settling soon thereafter in his hometown of Sunderland. ...

University of Massachusetts at Amherst

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Whitmore, Philip F.

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