Overview
Diary kept by Calista Billings.
Dates
- Creation: 1848-1849
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright. Copyright in the diary created by Calista Billings as well as copyright in other papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns.
Copying. Papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures.
Extent
1 folderCollection consists of a diary created by Calista Billings. Entries include accounts of her social life and commentary on public affairs, such as Zachary Taylor's campaign and election; the Canton Taylor Club; "Free Soil Party" meetings; and attending the procession held in Boston, Massachusetts, celebrating the opening of the Lake Cochituate aqueduct, which brought fresh water to Boston from Natick, Massachusetts. Other topics include traveling on the Stoughton Turnpike by sleigh; creating tableaux from popular books for entertainment; the murder of George Parkman by John Webster; and seeing the local Native Americans.
BIOGRAPHY
Calista Billings lived in Canton, Massachusetts, with her aunt and uncle.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: 82-M186
The diary of Calista Billings was acquired by the Schlesinger Library from John F. Walsh in 1982.
Existence and Location of Copies
Digital Surrogates of the items in this collection are available through the Adam Matthew online database Gender: Identity and Social Change (Access restricted to subscribing institutions).
Processing Information
Processed: October 1982
By: Sarah Burns
Updated and additional description added: February 2021
By: Cat Lea Holbrook
The Schlesinger Library attempts to provide a basic level of preservation and access for all collections, and does more extensive processing of higher priority collections as time and resources permit. Finding aids may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- Author
- Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- Sponsor
- Processing of this collection was made possible by the Zetlin Sisters Fund and the Jane Rainie Opel '50 Fund.
- EAD ID
- sch01813
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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