Diaries, 1863-1875.

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Diaries, 1863-1875.

Diaries cover a trip to New York and New Jersey in 1866, a stay at the home of the Rev. Lyman Abbot in New York City in 1869, and periods when Ainsworth was in Oberlin. The diaries are devoted to Ainsworth's musical activities and those of her friends. They record the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in April 1865.

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Oberlin College

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Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Oberlin, Ohio. Founded in 1833, it is the oldest coeducational liberal arts college in the United States and the second-oldest continuously operating coeducational institute of higher learning in the world. The Oberlin Conservatory of Music is the oldest continuously operating conservatory in the United States. In 1835, Oberlin became one of the first colleges in the United States to admit African Americans, and in 18...

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Abbott, Lyman, 1835-1922

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Oberlin College. Conservatory of Music

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