Diaries and Papers, 1825-1918.

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Diaries and Papers, 1825-1918.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19771486

The collection contains Fletcher's diaries (1863-1901); diaries of her daughters Sarah Hill Fletcher Wagner (1863-1877) and Emily Fletcher (1866-1888); and Calvin Fletcher Jr.'s diaries while a young man (1847-1849); also Sarah's travel diary while in Europe (1874); Emily's notebook in French (1875-1876), and her poetry notebook (1883-1888). It also includes loose materials removed from the diaries including personal letters, poems, school-related work, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous personal items. Also contained is the correspondence of Calvin Fletcher, Jr. (185,7-1901), Emily Beeler Fletcher (1877; 1907), Emily Fletcher (1886-1910), Sarah Fletcher Wagner (1862-1918), and Theodore Wagner (1898-1902). Included are four folders of Sarah's correspondence to her fiance Willard W. Hodge (1875-1878). Most of the diaries are also held on two reels of microfilm, and stories Calvin Fletcher Jr. wrote for his grandchildren (1862-1901) are on microfilm only.

30 volumes, 1 ms. box, and 3 reels of microfilm.

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