Blanche Simmons diary, 1879-1880.

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Blanche Simmons diary, 1879-1880.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647791936

The collection consists of a single diary that records the events of two distinct trips taken by Blanche Simmons and her parents in 1879 and 1880. The first half of the diary documents a family vacation to Belgium and the Netherlands from September 19th to October 13th, 1879, with stops in Brussels, Spa, Utrecht, Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam, Antwerp, and Ghent. The second half of the diary documents a trip to Berlin, Germany, from June 11th to July 9th, 1880, during which Blanche's father, Sir John Simmons, and Major Ardagh attended a conference in Berlin for "the settling of the Greek frontier" accompanied by Blanche, her mother, and their escort, Captain Wood.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7919682

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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