Overview
Diary kept by Sarah P. Walton.
Dates
- Creation: 1851-1860
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright. Copyright in the papers created by Sarah P. Walton 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 contains a diary recording Sarah P. Walton's grief and mourning after the death of her husband, thoughts on eternity and widowhood, religious consolation, church services (including minister and his text), travels, and her gradual recovery. Other entries include excerpts of poetry, and the death of her mother, Sarah Still Gold.
BIOGRAPHY
Sarah P. Walton was born to Thomas Ruggles Gold and Sarah (Still) Gold on March 18, 1802, in Whitesborough, New York. She married William B. Walton on September 30, 1818. The Waltons had one child: Margaret Walton Craig (born 1820). Sarah P. Walton was a parishioner at St. George's (Episcopal) Church in Schenectady, New York. William B. Walton died at the age of 55 on March 14, 1851. Sarah P. Walton died on February 6, 1866.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: 2012-M58
The diary of Sarah P. Walton was acquired by the Schlesinger Library from Carmen Valentino in 2012.
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: April 2012
By: Anne Engelhart
Updated and additional description added: June 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 thePforzheimer Fund for the Schlesinger Library, Jane Rainie Opel ’50 Fund, and the Zetlin Sisters Fund
- EAD ID
- sch01832
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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