Caroline M. and George Babb letters, 1891-1894.

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Caroline M. and George Babb letters, 1891-1894.

1891-1894

https://search.library.berkeley.edu/permalink/01UCS_BER/10rhv18/alma991045729559706532

Sixty-five letters, mostly written by Caroline to family and friends, describing travels with her husband, George, from Maine to Hawaii, via San Francisco, and their experiences while teaching there. The letters recount everyday life and activities along with the physical characteristics and customs of Hawaii. They provide observations surrounding the overthrow of Hawaii's monarchy in 1893, most notably in George's letter of Jan. 18, and Caroline's letter of Feb. 9. Also, in a letter from March 6, [1892?], Caroline refers to her students' opinions regarding the presence of "whites" and U.S. missionaries; in another, on Nov. 3, 1892, she mentions the murder of forty missionaries in China. Other letters discuss their travels throughout the Islands, local politics, the death of the daughter of John L. Stevens (U.S. minister to Hawaii), and contributions of the Bishop family to the islands. Three letters include sketches of the school campus, the island of Oahu, and a volcano, and several of George's letters contain appended notes from Caroline (and vice versa).

1 box (.4 linear ft.) 1 reel : negative (Box 3424) and positive (BANC FILM 3260).

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Kamehameha Schools

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Holden, J. F.

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Australia (Ship)

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Holden, William C.

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Babb, Caroline M.

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Caroline and George Babb, a young couple from Maine, were hired to teach at the Kamehameha School for Boys in Honolulu, Hawaii, and arrived there in Sept. 1891. From the description of Caroline M. and George Babb letters, 1891-1894. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 49050692 From the description of Hawaiian photograph album from the Caroline M. and George Babb letters [graphic]. ca. 1890-ca. 1925, bulk 1890-1895. (University of California, Berkeley). ...

Stevens, John L. (John Leavitt), 1820-1895

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Journalist and diplomat; editor in chief of Kennebec Journal; state legislator; U.S. minister to Paraguay and Uruguay (1870-1874), to Sweden and Norway (1877-1883), and to Hawaii (1889-1893); author of Picturesque Hawaii; resident of Augusta, Me. From the description of John L. Stevens correspondence, 1888-1894. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 192095724 ...

Babb, George Edward

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Brown, Mabel Webster

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