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Title |
Papers (Underwood, Johanna Louisa, 1840-1923) |
Creator |
Underwood, Johanna Louisa (Underwood), 1840-1923 |
Description |
Diary of Johanna Louisa "Josie" Underwood, the daughter of a prominent Bowling Green, Kentucky family. She records her experiences while living in Scotland, where her father was serving as consul, from 1862 to 1864. She also describes her travel though several European countries and her return to the United States in 1864, when the family spent a year in San Francisco. She writes observantly about places and people, news of the Civil War, and family events. The diary includes a few early entries by her mother and summaries of family members' whereabouts from 1865 to 1871. Loose items in the diary includes family letters and poems. |
Collection |
Manuscripts & Folklife Archives |
Object Name |
Diary |
Date |
1848 |
Year Range From |
1848 |
Year Range To |
1911 |
Other Number |
SC 2295 |
Subjects |
African Americans Poetry. Social life Soldiers Travel |
People |
Grider, Benjamin Covington, 1826-1872 Grider, Frances Rogers (Underwood), 1833-1901 Henry, Matthews Winston, 1838-1877 Long, Juliette Blanche (Underwood) Western, 1835-1909 McCann, Lucy Winston (Underwood), 1838-1915 Nazro, Charles Augustus, 1837-1898 Nazro, Johanna Louisa (Underwood), 1840-1923 Underwood, Josie, 1840-1923 Underwood, Lucy Craig (Henry), 1816-1893 Underwood, Warner Lewis, 1808-1872 Underwood, Warner, 1845-1874 Washington, George, 1732-1799 |
Search Terms |
Belgium California Campaigns, battles, military actions Civil War, 1861-1865 Consolation Germany London, England Paris, France Perryville, KY Poetry Scotland Stones River, TN Switzerland West Point, NY |
Finding Aids |
For finding aid click here - http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_mss_fin_aid/1400/ |
Catalog Number |
2010.136.1 |
Dates of Creation |
1848-1911 |
Extent |
1 folder. 10 items. Originals and typescript. |
Number of Images |
1 |