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Diaries and Notes, 1881-1929

 Series
Identifier: Series 3

Scope and Contents

Consists of diaries and notes kept by Anna Metcalf Root. Diaries cover 1883-84, and 1897-1929. The diaries are largely non-personal, primarily commenting on weather, activities, and other projects. Notes include monthly rhetoricals while a student at Oberlin College (including some written by Azariah S. Root), lecture notes, and recollections of a trip to Europe in 1912. Also found here are notes on contract law taken by Azariah S. Root as a student of Edmund Hatch Bennett at Boston University Law School in 1884-85.

Dates

  • Creation: 1881-1929

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted.

Extent

From the Collection: 7.70 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Oberlin College Archives Repository

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