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Julia Wilbur pocket diary, 1873
Title:
Julia Wilbur pocket diary, 1873
Description:
Wilbur wrote page-length entries summarizing personally significant events for each day of the year. Documents her social activities and professional life at the United States Patent Office. Actively observed and commented on governmental proceedings in Washington, D.C. Attended congressional sessions, as well as various lectures and meetings.
Date:
1873
Collection:
Julia Wilbur Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Robert R. Corson letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Robert R. Corson letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Robert Corson was Corresponding Secretary for the American Freedman's Union Commission. Encloses a check containing Schofield's salary. He is not sure whether the Association will fund schools in Aiken next year if the locals do not offer some financial support.
Date:
1869-03-06
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Emily Howland letter fragment
Title:
Emily Howland letter fragment
Description:
Possibly written to one of Howland's parents. Asks for cloth. Apologizes for not writing more by saying "I cannot while an actor be a narrator. The two do not blend in the same person."
Date:
1866-1867
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Julia Wilbur diary, April 1872 to May 1873
Title:
Julia Wilbur diary, April 1872 to May 1873
Description:
See also Wilbur's pocket diaries for 1872 and 1873 (mc1158_01_04_003 and mc1158_01_04_004).
Date:
1872-04-22 - 1873-05-30
Collection:
Julia Wilbur Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Julia Wilbur pocket diary, 1869
Title:
Julia Wilbur pocket diary, 1869
Description:
Wilbur wrote page-length entries summarizing personally significant events for each day of the year. Documents her social activities, charitable work, and employment at the United States Patent Office. Also records her attempt to register to vote with a group of other women in April. Actively observed and commented on governmental proceedings in Washington, D.C., including congressional sessions regarding African American suffrage and the trial of Minnie Gaines. Attended various lectures and social reform conventions. The memoranda at the end include quoted excerpts and notes on geography, demographics, and federal employment statistics.
Date:
1869
Collection:
Julia Wilbur Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Samuel Willets and Elizabeth Dorsey letters to Martha Schofield
Title:
Samuel Willets and Elizabeth Dorsey letters to Martha Schofield
Description:
In the first letter, Lizzie (probably teacher Elizabeth Dorsey) discusses recent deaths as well as donations to the Schofield Normal and Industrial School. In the second letter, Samuel Willets tells Schofield that he has enclosed a donation for her school.
Date:
1872-02-01
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Samuel S. Ash letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Samuel S. Ash letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Samuel Ash was Martha Schofield's brother-in-law. Discusses Schofield's travel plans. Mentions the recent impeachment of Andrew Johnson.
Date:
1868-05-27
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Mary H. Child and Eliza H. Schofield letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Mary H. Child and Eliza H. Schofield letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Mary Child and Eliza Schofield were Martha Schofield's mother and sister, respectively. Asks about construction on Martha's school-house and offers suggestions. Discusses Schofield's funding from Sarah Pugh and others. Describes a visit to Hettie Turner's.
Date:
1870-06-03
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Mary H. Child letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Mary H. Child letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Mary H. Child was Martha Schofield's mother. She asks if Schofield has everything she needs and requests updates on how things are going. She warns Schofield to focus on her job and not to fall in love with any men.
Date:
1865
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Mary H. Child letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Mary H. Child letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Mary H. Child was Martha Schofield's mother. She asks why Miner H.A. Evans was replaced as Schofield's superintendent and why there are soldiers at her school. She shares recent news concerning friends and acquaintances.
Date:
1866-02-15
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Mary H. Child letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Mary H. Child letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Mary H. Child was Martha Schofield's mother. She reflects on the past year, including the end of the Civil War and the abolition of slavery. She expresses sympathy for the "thousands who have been made free and are yet suffering in the transitive states." She talks about several friends who have recently died and describes the family's Christmas activities.
Date:
1865-12-28
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Samuel Foster letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Samuel Foster letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Written on the letterhead of the Assistant District Attorney of Rensselaer County, New York. Responds to a letter by Martha Schofield published in the New York Herald Tribune (15 November 1876) describing the violence southern whites committed on African Americans, including the Ellenton riot. Says his Democratic friends think Schofield's letter is "bogus" and the violence was actually committed by African Americans. Asks her to write back to him to convince his friends she exists and is honest.
Date:
1876-11-18
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Isaac N. Rendall letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Isaac N. Rendall letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Isaac N. Rendall was president of Lincoln University. Discusses Martha Schofield's former student Lawrence Obanyon Posey, who had just arrived at Lincoln. Describes his religious condition and tells Schofield to continue encouraging him in his studies. Discusses William Woodruff, principal of Lincoln's preparatory department. Also discusses Allen A. Scott, another student of Schofield's, and summarizes what Schofield has said about his life. Says Scott is welcome at the university.
Date:
1870-02-19
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Isaac N. Rendall letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Isaac N. Rendall letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Isaac N. Rendall was president of Lincoln University. Discusses Lawrence Obanyon Posey and Allen A. Scott, former students of Martha Schofield's who were studying at Lincoln University; gives a detailed description of their academic performance. Stresses the importance of Schofield's continued interest in them. Describes students' typical summer jobs. Asks Schofield if she knows of any jobs near her that might hire graduating students. Includes a sketched plan of a house.
Date:
1870-06-01
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
J.B. Painter letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
J.B. Painter letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Responds to a letter by Martha Schofield published in the New York Herald Tribune (15 November 1876) describing the violence southern whites committed on African Americans, including the Ellenton riot. Says that local conservatives do not believe her account. Asks for a correspondence with her or another "reliable reference." "You remember what Anna Dickinson did for our Country by her public work. You may do the same."
Date:
1876-11-30
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
James B. Silkman letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
James B. Silkman letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
James B. Silkman was a New York City lawyer. Responds to a letter by Martha Schofield published in the New York Herald Tribune (15 November 1876) describing the violence southern whites committed on African Americans, including the Ellenton riot. Describes Reverend Edgerton, whose misleading statements had led Schofield to write her letter. Tells her that Fulton Street Meeting will pray for her.
Date:
1876-11-17
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Martha Schofield draft letter to the Lyceum
Title:
Martha Schofield draft letter to the Lyceum
Description:
The Darby Lyceum was a debate club Schofield and her friends were part of. Describes her train journey to the South in detail. Discusses seeing part of a Ku Klux Klan trial in Columbia, South Carolina, and the mental impact such trials had on judges, attorneys, and reporters. Briefly mentions visiting an insane asylum.
Date:
1871-11
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Martha Schofield draft letter to the New York Tribune
Title:
Martha Schofield draft letter to the New York Tribune
Description:
Draft of a letter by Martha Schofield recounting the testimony of African American women whose husbands had been murdered in the Ellenton Riot. Published in the New York Tribune on 2 June 1877
Date:
1877
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Martha Schofield letter draft to Isaac Jeanes
Title:
Martha Schofield letter draft to Isaac Jeanes
Description:
Fragment; draft of a letter. Schofield longs to attend the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends this year but faces difficulties because she has not been paid in several months.
Date:
1873-02
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Martha Schofield letter draft to L.M. Rollin
Title:
Martha Schofield letter draft to L.M. Rollin
Description:
The Rollin sisters were African-American suffragists who helped found the American Woman Suffrage Association of South Carolina. Draft of a letter to Rollin discussing Schofield's interest in and support of women's suffrage and equal education. Encourages Rollin to continue her work promoting women's suffrage and wants to become a member of the Association.
Date:
1871-01
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College

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