Manuscripts

mssHM 50177-50216

Description: The letters from Anna Mason Bronson to her parents Jesse and Dorothy Mason cover the time of her studies at the Thetford Academy and her employment in Manchester and discuss family affairs, including news of a brother in the California mines; evangelical religious beliefs; hours, wages, and working and living conditions in the mills; social life in Manchester, including lyceum lectures, fairs, exhibits, etc.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1848-1857.
Call number: mssHM 50177-50216
Creator: Bronson, Anna Dorothy Mason (1830-1910)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Alta California Bookstore, June 1984.

Anna Dorothy Mason Bronson papers

Manuscripts

The letters in the collection cover the period of Anna (Mason) Bronson's schooling at the Thetford Academy in Vermont and her employment in the cotton mills of Manchester. The letters from Thetford provide an interesting perspective on a situation that was probably not all that common in the 1840s - a young woman attending a college preparatory school and boarding away from home. The majority of the letters were written by Anna to her parents during her six years in the mills. They are full of information on hours, wages, and working and living conditions. Because personal accounts of workers are not that common, the letters should also be helpful in resolving questions about the adjustment of young farm women to the factory regimen and the impact of industrial work upon family life. Also discussed are family affairs, including news of a brother in the California mines; evangelical religious belief; and events in and around Manchester, including fires, lyceum lectures, fairs, exhibits, etc.

mssHM 50177-50216

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mssHM 46989-47019, mssHM 47840

Manuscripts

The collection consists of correspondence between Ida May Pope, her sister Anne, and fellow Hawaiians, missionaries and teachers. Some of the letters are written from the island Kosrae (Kusaie), Micronesia. Many of the letters include newspaper clippings or notes including obituaries for Ida May Pope. There are also two receipts. There is also an article about Anne Pope (after her death in 1932). Also included is a copy of Ida May Pope's Last Will & Testament. Subjects included in this collection include: education and teachers in Hawaii (and Kosrae); Hawaiian history and social customs; King David Kalakaua; Kamehameha Girls' School; Queen Liliuokalani; and the leper colony on Molokai.

mssHM 46989-47019, HM 47840

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El Dorado Water & Deep Gravel Mining Company. Time book

Manuscripts

Accounts of hours worked by white employees for the period of June through November in 1874, including days worked and wages per day.

mssEl Dorado County

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Account book and time book for the Rockdale Mining Company

Manuscripts

The volume contains an account book and time book for the Rockdale Mining Company in Blackhawk, Colorado. The time book, which covers 1864 and 1865, contains the names of employees, hours worked, days worked, and wages earned for several mines including the Leavenworth Gulch, the Calhoun Lode, and the Harsh Lode. The rest of the volume contains financial account information from 1875 to 1881

mssHM 66488

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Dame Ellen Terry Letter to "Dearest Politana,"

Manuscripts

In this letter, Terry comments on a gift and asks Politana to dine with her, "Miss Sarah," and several other people that next night. The letter is undated and written on "Lyceum Theatre" letterhead.

mssHM 79015

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mssHM 74320-74342

Manuscripts

The collection consists of letters written by Elizabeth Russell, Countess Russell, to her friend and neighbor, Henry Norman. The letters span the years 1931 to 1938, and discuss her life, family and friends, the current authors of the day, including Michael Field, James M. Cain, Rebecca West, and Virginia Woolf, as well as current political events and the rise of Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler.

mssHM 74320-74342

mssHM 50177-50216

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