Finding aid for the Lucinda White Brown Diary
Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Brown, Lucinda White
Title: Lucinda White Brown Diary
Dates: 1854
Extent: 0.10 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: Lucinda White Brown (1822-1917) was the wife of Rev. S. J. Brown, of Perry, New York, and great-granddaughter of one of the first Universalist ministers in Maine. The collection consists of her 1854 diary that kept during a trip to the western United States.
MS Number MS 0004
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Lucinda White Brown Diary, March 20-September 20, 1854 consists of a diary that documents Brown's trip to the western United States.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying travel and exploration in the United States during the mid-nineteenth century, especially in the western region. Those interested in women's history during the nineteenth century will also find this collection useful.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically and is maintained in one folder.

Restrictions on Access

While there are no access restrictions on this collection, researchers will be required to use the microfilm of this collection.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Brown, Lucinda White, 1822-1917.
Travelers -- United States -- Diaries.
United States -- Description and travel -- 1848-1865.
Women -- New York -- Perry -- Diaries.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, folder ___ ] MS 4, Lucinda White Brown Diary, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio