Diary collection, 1849-1885.

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Diary collection, 1849-1885.

Collection includes 33 volumes kept by sisters Anna Onderdonk, 1849-1885, and Maria Onderdonk, 1851-1858, concerning trips to New York City, church and Sunday School, sewing society meetings, social life, visiting funerals, holiday entertainments, death of their mother in 1857, hired help and domestic chores, with long accounts by Maria of trips to Canada and Boston, 1850-1852; one volume kept by Dr. D.B. Whitney, 1869, concerning weather and daily activities, with very little on his medical practice; and one volume kept by Rev. Samuel F. Johnson at Amagansett, Long Island, 1852, concerning sermons preached, pastoral duties, visits, weather, and other daily news.

.5 cubic ft.

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Onderdonk, Anna, 1839-1885.

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Johnson, S. F. (Samuel Frederick), 1918-2005

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Bryant Circulating Library

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Anna Onderdonk (1839-1885) and Maria Onderdonk (1832-1883) lived in Manhasset. Rev. Samuel F. Johnson moved to Roslyn in 1876. From the description of Diary collection, 1849-1885. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155534527 Collecting area: History of Roslyn, N.Y. From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155536515 ...

Onderdonk, Maria, 1832-1883.

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Whitney, D. B.

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