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Series IV. Volumes

 Series

Scope and Contents

Primarily diaries, scrapbooks, and other volumes used by Caroline Werner as an adolescent and as a young woman. Scrapbooks contain letters, postcards, programs, calling cards, dance cards, photographs, and other memorabilia documenting her childhood, her travels abroad, her years as a Rosemary Hall schoolgirl, and as a young Rochester socialite. Diaries discuss her travels abroad, life in Rochester, New York, and acquaintance, courtship, and marriage to Frank E. Gannett on March 25, 1920. Also, a notebook which includes a play, short stories, and poems written by Caroline Werner 1912; a camp songbook; and a Hotchkiss School Class Day book.

Dates

  • 1888-1978.

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Extent

8.5 cubic feet. (8.5 cubic feet.)

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
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