Cornelia Augusta Gilman Baldwin Diaries, 1868-1872.

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Cornelia Augusta Gilman Baldwin Diaries, 1868-1872.

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Detailed diaries kept by affluent Washington, D.C. mother. Entries chronicle her daily activities, often focusing on the education (secular, musical, and religious) of her two children Ralph ("R") and Lillian May ("M"); household management; and social activities. The author recorded the money her husband allotted for her household expenses as well as his frequent absences. Ms. Baldwin's strong religious enthusiasm is manifested in her church attendance and her quotations from the sermons of Reverend Phineas D. Gurley. She also wrote of performances she and her children attended, including those of "Blind Tom" (Thomas Bethune, also known as Thomas Wiggins) and Norwegian "Ole Bull" (Frederick Buckley). Other entries describe recreational activities including taffy pulls, skating parties, sleighing, school exhibitions, drawing, and music lessons. She recorded books she read as well as those read by her children, including Pilgrim's Progress, The Hills of Shatemuc, works by Dickens, Oliver Optics books, and various periodicals. She also provided details of her supervision of hired women (some of whom were African American). Other activities mentioned include sewing, shopping, food preparation, teas, and luncheons.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Baldwin, Lillian.

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Gurley, P. D. (Phineas Densmore), 1816-1868

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Clergyman. From the description of P. D. Gurley correspondence, 1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70984789 Presbyterian minister, Washington, D.C., 1854-1868; chaplain to U.S. Senate. Present at death of Abraham Lincoln and gave sermon at Lincoln's funeral. From the description of Letter : Washington, [D.C.], to M.D. Phillips, 1866 March 16. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 32483646 Phin...

Baldwin, Cornelia Augusta (Gilman), 1831-1909.

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Washington, D.C. mother and homemaker. Wife of Washington, D.C. builder William Henderson Baldwin. From the description of Cornelia Augusta Gilman Baldwin Diaries, 1868-1872. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 71835626 ...

Baldwin, Ralph, 1916-

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Student at University of Maine. From the description of Folklore paper, 1966. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70940925 ...

Buckley, Frederick, 1833-1864

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Blind Tom, 1849-1908

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