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Preferred Citation:

Edmund Dean Diary, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary

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Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in May 2011.

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Scope and Contents

Diary, 1877-1884, of Edmund Dean of South Dakota. Includes description of Dean's life at college, his marriage, the birth of his children, the Great Railroad Strike of 1877, and other current events. There is also an account of his move from Iowa to South Dakota, including interaction with others on the road. Dean also describes a lecture that he attended that was led by Eliza Stewart, one of the leaders of the Temperance movement.

Related Material

Travel Literature in the Special Collections Research Center

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Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Diaries
• Iowa--Description and travel--19th century
• Iowa--Social life and customs
• South Dakota--History--19th century
• South Dakota--Social life and customs