Harriette A. Wells Royce journals
Scope and Contents
The Harriet A. Wells Royce Journals describe her activities as a student at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, 1845-1846, and her subsequent domestic work and social life after returning to the family farm in New Handford, New York. Includes references to her courtship and marriage (1848) to Julius Royce.
Dates
- Creation: 1845-1849
Conditions Governing Access
Unrestricted.
Biographical Note
Harriette A. Wells Royce was born on Novemeber 22, 1827. She lived in New Handford, New York, and attended Mount Holyoke Seminary from 1845-1846 (x1847). On October 25, 1848 she married Julius Royce. Harriette A. Wells Royce died in 1892 in New Jersey.
Extent
1 boxes (x1847)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Royce, Harriette A. Wells, 1827-1892; Student. Attended Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, 1845-1846. Papers consist of journals. Primarily noting her daily activities at Mount Holyoke and her life upon return to the family farm.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- College students -- Massachusetts -- History -- Sources
- Courtship -- United States -- History -- Sources
- Family -- United States -- History
- Farm life -- New York (State) -- New Hartford -- History -- Sources
- Home economics -- United States -- History -- Sources
- Marriage -- United States -- History -- Sources
- Mount Holyoke College Manuscript Collections
- Mount Holyoke Female Seminary -- Faculty -- History
- Women -- Health and hygiene -- United States -- History
- Women -- United States -- Social conditions -- Sources
- Women college students -- Massachusetts -- History -- Sources
- Title
- Harriette A. Wells Royce Journals, 1845-1849
- Subtitle
- Finding Aid
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by .
- Date
- © 2005
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections Repository
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