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Diary and cartes-de-visite

Description
The majority of the collection is made up of correspondence written to Sarah "Sade" Isabella Blackmar from friends and family. The letters contain information about the family, their daily activities, social outings, health, trips taken, etc. The letters of Frank Wilson Blackmar, Ellen Blackmar Maxwell, and John Quincy Blackmar include information about their lives in Contra Costa County, and Santa Clara, California. In one letter, Frank Blackmar talks about Chinese laundrymen in Santa Clara, and in another letter a Chinese man he met who lived in the woods outside of Fresno. There are a few other letters by friends who also lived in California including a friend named "Harriet P." and a woman named Mara L. Ferguson. There are several folders of correspondence by authors that are unidentified. There is a farm diary by an unknown person, 1865 to 1867, and two unidentified cartes-de-visite of a young girl and young woman.
Type
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Date
1865-1867, undated
Call number
mssBlackmar
Provenance
Purchased from McBride Rare Books on behalf of the Huntington at Swann Galleries auction, Sale 2486, Lot 241, September 27, 2018.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Blackmar, Frank W. (1854-1931.)
Blackmar, John Quincy, (1848-1893.)
Blackmar, Sarah Isabella, (1852-1893.)
Maxwell, Ellen Blackmar,
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