Item Information
Title: Mary Thayer diary
Date: 1888 May 18 through Dec. 24
Physical Details: Diary : 54 p. : handwritten ; 19 x 13 cm.
Description: Mary Thayer, Abbott Handerson Thayer's daughter, describes her daily activities which often include walks in the woods, seeing wildlife, boating excursions, and posing for her father. She also describes the weather, the frequent visitors which the family received, and their move from Woodstock, Vermont to Dublin, New Hampshire.
She indicates that the entries are copied from a calendar, and that some events described occurred in 1887.
Creator: Thayer, Mary, 1876-?
Forms part of: Abbott Handerson Thayer and Thayer Family papers, 1851-1999, bulk 1881-1950
Rights Statement: U.S. public domain
Citation Information: Mary Thayer. Mary Thayer diary, 1888 May 18 through Dec. 24. Abbott Handerson Thayer and Thayer Family papers, 1851-1999. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Digital ID: 7226