Excerpts from the diary of Elsie M. Putnam

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Elsie Putnam lived in Deerfield, Massachusetts, where she had moved with her parents in 1866, at the age of two. She died there in 1949. At the time of this diary she was 24 years old. She was single and taught at the Green River School in nearby Greenfield, although she scarcely mentions it here. She briefly describes the blizzard of ’88 (p. 25), which blanketed Deerfield with 24″ of snow in three days. During this year she also attended a funeral which she describes in detail (pp. 31-35), and ended the year with a Christmas celebration (p. 123). Putnam did not marry until 1914.

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Item typeDiary, Journal
AuthorPutnam, Elsie M.
Date1888
PlaceDeerfield, Massachusetts
EraRise of Industrial America, 1878–1899
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatHandwriting
Dimension detailsProcess Material: manuscript, paper, ink Height: 8.25 in Width: 6.75 in
Catalog #L02.001
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Putnam, Elsie M. Excerpts from the diary of Elsie M. Putnam. 1888. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l02-001/. Accessed on October 4, 2024.

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