Jennie McGraw diary, 1877.

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Jennie McGraw diary, 1877.

The diary contains brief daily notes on her social life, travels to Detroit, Lake George, and New York City, and other incidents in her daily life; considerable mention of callers and correspondents from among prominent Ithaca families and the Cornell University faculty. A summary of significant entries is on file in the accession folder.

1 volume.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7907412

Cornell University Library

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Fiske, Jennie McGraw, 1840-1881

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Jennie McGraw was the daughter of John McGraw of Dryden, N.Y. and later became the wife of Willard Fiske, Cornell's first University Librarian. From the description of Jennie McGraw diary, 1877. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64032050 Mrs. Fiske and her husband, Prof. Willard Fiske, were wealthy, traveling to Europe and filling their home, Fiske Mansion, with art and goods purchased there. From the description of Inventory Book, 1889, 1891. (Cl...