Susan Hale diary, 1898-1907

Physical Details: Diary : 56 p. : handwritten, ill. ; 22 x 14 cm.

Creator: Susan Hale (1833-1910)

Description: Diary entries recorded on a set of commercially-printed pages, each page recording a week. Susan Hale used these pages to records activities and her travel for scattered dates ranging from ca. 1878 to 1907. The diary is not in chronological order-it skips around, sometimes having a 6 month period together, sometimes only a few weeks. Subjects included: her own home at Matunuck, Rhode Island and various studios in Boston; Algiers; Mexico; Olana, the home of Frederic and Isabel Church; and Washington, D.C. A few pages include labelled photographs.

Forms part of: Hale family papers, 1861-1931

Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined

Citation: Susan Hale diary, 1898-1907. Hale family papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Digital ID: 7939

Subjects:

• Jamaica
• Vacations

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